RE: Bipe good for a 2nd plane?
A Biplane is not a good second airplane. IMHO the best choice for a second airplane is a low wing tailwheel. I won't get into details on choosing one here since there are many good sources already available (RCKen's list), but use common sense not all low wing airplanes fly the same!
P.S. Not all biplanes are short coupled, you know.