What others have said about this NOT being a good second plane. You said you want to stay with the less expensive 2 stroke. Do you realize that this plane will end up being WAY over $1000 when it's finished? Your fellow club member is doing you a dis-service by suggsting it. While it can fly slow (relatively), it takes an amount of skill to do so. No dis-respect, but if you have just recently mastered your trainer, you don't have that skill yet. Do yourself a really big favor and pick something different and easier to fly as your second plane.
Paul