RE: ultra stick as a second plane
An Ultra Stick is the PERFECT second airplane. No other plane has that great of qualities and is still forgiving. Everyone should have at least one stick during their lifetimes. Just reinforce the landing gear block ten times over. That's one of its flaws. Its other flaw is that it inspires confidence. I've flown it in wind so bad I had to land backwards, and could hover the plane horizontally. I just dropped the flaps and it was literally going backwards when it landed. Stalls are nearly non-existent, it's simply awesome.