I only know glow planes, but if you're willing to consider one (I think I remember you saying you were open to glow) AND have a club or large enough field to fly at:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXMU53**&P=0

I flew this thing for a short while and had a total blast with it. I would stick with a trainer since you have two more channels to learn, and this is one of the more agile trainers out there. Very fun plane.