Huh - Not exactly sure why he went asking for advice for a second aircraft. Seems to me that his mind was made up - Aerobatics or nothing at all. A bit of a large jump if you ask me going from a trainer to that! Then, what do I know, I've only been flying for a couple years...... It a common mistake among Over Achievers in RC - jump into the 'coolest airplane ever' after you've done one flight. My girlfriend did the same thing - went with a Mini FuntanaX as her first airplane (Because she's a real pilot, she thought she could handle it after one flight with the Hobbyzone Super Cub) - and tanked it in under 45 second!

Very painful to watch.

Now, she's more then happy with her Mulitplex MiniMag (modified w/a brushless motor) and said it was a real stupid (and expensive) move going from trainer to 3D.

Lessons learned...."Best of luck Hangar9Guy"