if you are going to teach yourself then i would say a next star would do good. i have never flown a cub of any kind so i dont know how they fly. but i would say just about any flat bottom wing trainer like that would be good. to help you out try a simulator. i have flown those quite a bit and when you crash all you do is hit the reset button. i have seen people teach thereself on them and i would say in your position getting one would be a good idea. i'm sure someone else will chime in and prolly agree.