Hey man it sounds like you started just like me. I also got an avistar for my first plane and I thought I had mastered it so I steped up to a hanger 9 f-22........dont reccomend that plane. But I will say that the avistar was a great trainer......mine is now dead cause I got a bit to comfortable w/ it, snap rolled it onto the runway......may she rest in piece.

the next plane that I would recommend to you is the low wing Sky raider, got mine at hobby town usa for 70 bucks arf. it was simple to put togther and cheap enough that if I put it into the ground its no big deal. I def wish ya the best of luck with whatever you chose, be sure to take care of that avistar, you can always put a .46 in it and really wake her up.