I'm not exactly sure what the SkyFly 2 has changed over the SkyFly, but the original SkyFly flies like a refrigerator full of cinder blocks. On the plus side, if you can get good at flying it without crashing, you can probably fly just about anything. It's underpowered, overweight, control surfaces are way too small and it takes it a long time to respond to control inputs, I think it takes those more as a suggestion than anything else. You'd certainly learn to "fly ahead of the plane", a comment you may see again. If you don't fly ahead of the SkyFly and get in trouble you might as well lay the radio down and pick a front row seat so you can at least have a good view of whats about to happen.

As far as recommendations, I'd say take a look at the HobbyZone SuperCub they have a new LiPo version and an older NiMh version. I have the older version and still fly it when I feel like being lazy. It's very easy to fly and is easy to repair if you actually happen to sustain any serious crash damage (made out of tough foam). With the LiPo version you'd get longer flight times and more power. Price difference is only about $10. They are 179(Lipo) and 169(NiMh) at HorizonHobby.com, but you may be able to find them cheaper locally, my local shop has them for $129.00 (NiMh).