ORIGINAL: SJN
hehe....sorry could not resist posting it
This thing tought me to to fly fast, and land fast like a jet.
The weston Magnum.
You can get a plane and engine combo that just screams.
http://www.westonuk.co.uk/westonuk2_103.htm
I fly a Magnum and a Tiger Shark and you are right they will certainly teach you how to keep your reactions up to speed, the replacement for the Tiger Shark should be out soon and with its airfoil section instead of the flat plate wing it has now should be even better.
Mike