I never had a cub, but this is one of my favorite planes and was always curious on the way it handles,but any way my second plane was a four star 40 I like it so much I'm thinking about a four star 60 kit with a 4 stroke .91 and building it the way I want (with wing tips )is the astro hog on that list?thats a nice looking plane that can fly slower and is arobatical,good second plane if you ask me but you gotta build,but think of it this way a second airplane is just another trainer and it's gonna take more abuse,so is it worth messing up a nice plane?I don't think so.Tigers are are a good next plane that can take some abuse.