Well, I may have to retract my suggestion. I have been reading about the covering issues on the newer GP arfs. I have a Ryan STA and it has real Monokote on it. I didn't know that some of the Great Planes have been using an inferior material. To me, that is the most important thing in choosing an expensive ARF and that is that the covering is decent enough to last a few seasons without rotting off, blowing away, or getting brittle. I have one little Cap that is a fine flying plane but it always looks like a prune with all the wrinkles that won't come out. I have a Hangar 9 that is at least 5 years old with Ultrakote on it that still looks great. So get an airframe that you know something about how they hold up. They will all fly good enough, I reckon. And you are ready to move up if you can fly what you already have.