Just because an airplane is light and has big wing area does not automatically mean that it will 3D or IMAC well. Granted light weight and lots of wing area does not hurt, but there is a lot more to it than just that. The plane has to be built right.. It needs to have incidence settings and moments that allow the plane to fly neutrally at a CG that does not require a lot of trim to fly straight and level but still be a little tail heavy. That helps to minimize coupling. The wing needs to be in the right place. It needs to be engineered so that it is lightweight and strong. Not all lightweight planes will hold up, but I must admit that most of the more popular designs that I have flown are all pretty well designed.

If I were going to look for a CHEAPER 25% gasser for 3D the Wild Hare would be a good choice. A cheaper option might be the World Models Katana... Its not super light but its reasonable less expensive and it flies IMAC style flying VERY well. They are not all that light, but they do fly straight and true.

If I had to save the money I would be inclined to go a little smaller and get the Extreme FLight 74" Yak and a Brillelli 46. Its going to be the best combination for the money. Its a little smaller overall, but it is light, it has proportionally large wings and its extremely well built. There is nothing that flies better in the 25% class except maybe the 50CC Extreme Flight planes, the Quique planes and the CH Double Vision which is another good, but not cheap plane.

The 74" EF Yak presents like a 25% plane, its BIG and it flies great. That would be my choice and the Brillelli is a great running and very reasonably priced engine that offsets the cost of the Airframe.