shd3920,

For what it's worth to you, three years ago, I started w/ a Nexstar and then went to a Avistar w/ OS46fx...'twas a good step up cause it was had aerobatic capabilities and was capable of fast speeds --I then went to a $120.00 Thunder Tiger Lazy P-51 w/ a 40 La (you could still use your Super Tigre in it) in it for the low wing tail-dragger experience...if I had to do it again, I would do it the SAME.

By the way, my 4th plane was a Sig Mayhem 3D - although I didn't /don't do 3D - with a Saito 100. You could go directly to the Mayhem for your 3rd plane, it was an absolute kitten until I started flying it like a tiger and lost it to some trees on the second outside loop that lost too much altitude.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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