thanks everyone... this is really helping.

CGRetired- I shall ask about a club trainer on the weekend. So most trainers are High wing? mid wing is less forgiving? (more aggresive) and a low wing would be somewhere in between am i right? I will research some of the planes u suggested.

brett65- Have u flown a sundowner? So a race plane..... wat the? didnt know people race these things. So being a race plane i take it u cannot do slow flying with it aswell?

once again thanks
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