My 3rd plane turned into to many planes ,as I sought the ultimate 3rd plane. Cubs,Cubs on floats, SSE, Skybolts, Twist ,Edges, Extras and a few more . I was,nt sure what I wanted to do with my flying . After a while I found myself building or fishing more than flying . Got bored with flying.
A few weeks ago , I decided to try and get back into flying,Took all the cool planes with me and found I was still not enjoying it as much as I once did.. Then I decide to teach myself IMAC and after looking over my fleet , picked out my old trusty 4 Star. I had,nt flown it for a couple of years and forgot how nice of plane it is. It flys all the Imac manuvers ,but not near as easy as an Extra or Edge, but by flying the 4 Star ,has given me the discipline to go from a good pilot to becoming a great pilot . I should have taken the time 100`s of flights ago to learn to fly the 4 Star to it`s full potencial.
For 3rd plane
Twist
Skybolt
SSE
But alot depends on what kind of flying you want to do . If your like me you`ll end up with many 3rd plane lol . Focus on what style you are going to fly, then you`ll get great feedback on airframes , etc.