I purchased a Cherokee last year as my second plane and love it. It is as easy to fly as my trainer, but will do any aerobatic manuever that I am capable of and probably many that I am not yet aware exist. I have the O.S. 46 AX and it is very strong. It will not hover, but wide open it really hauls. Most peope at the field are impressed with how well it flys. With the flaps down it will crawl down the runway at what appears to be not more than a jog, and does not have any bad tendancies in a stall. It simply drops its nose a little and starts flying again. I dont know anything about a Tucano, but I highly recommend the Cherokee.