First of all, don't be in too much of a hurry to get into any other plane until you have your trainer mastered. And I don't just mean being able to solo around the field. I"m talking about being able to fly it out of nearly any emergency in your sleep. It's important to become one with your airplane, especially your first one. Trainers allow time for the new pilot to think, when you fly a more advanced design, you lose that margin of think time. You must be able to fly by instinct in order to succesfully advance up the ladder. Too often I see guys who learn to solo their trainer and then start buying airplanes that are just to advanced for their skills. The end result is always the same. a series of crashes with expensive airplanes and a modeler who remains clueless. If you want a good second plane check out some of the spads at spadtothebone.com, they have something for everyone. I"m currently flying a qhor and it's a blast.