Well, lucky you! I didn't mean that sarcastically, the plane had a lot of great qualities. Apparently the FuntanaX is older than I initially though, since I bought mine like 6 months ago. What you said about easy recovery: I couldn't agree more. The plane did have a lot of great qualities, but mine had bad qualities. The Fliton is just a bigger, slightly more expensive plane that is a PITA to build, so the quality (I believe) is much better in the air. It's just as easy to recover from 3D moves, and it can go fast. It also tracks perfectly and never really gets tossed around with the wind. Also, ZERO knife edge coupling. I loved my Fliton Edge, and I'm really considering getting a new one (if my parent let me).
What I meant about balancing my Funtana to no end wasn't that it was hard to balance...it needed no weight to balance it out for the first flight, but I kept adding weight to get the CG back for 3D flight. About flying quickly: I learned that you're not supposed to the hard way, but I LOVE to fly fast...like a full-throttle KE pass 3 feet off the deck, but that plane wouldn't handle the speed. Speed isn't what these planes are for though, so it doesn't really matter.
Another plus about the Fliton: the Extra comes with a pull-pull set-up.