ORIGINAL: Insanemoondoggie
The Pulse is an excellent second plane . I'm not sure what an E=Flight Apprentice is , if it's a lite foamy , then there well be a huge difference between it and the Pulse. You might be O.K with some buddy box time . But if your going it on your own , you may want to pick up a cheap High wing trainer and then move to the Pulse.
You can swap the gear from the trainer to the Pulse to keep the cost down .
Apprentice is a larger 4 channel trainer. It is foam, but is probably close to a .25 trainer in size and it is a full 4 channel plane.
If you can handle the Apprentice OK, then the you should do OK with the Pulse, too. Definitely get someone at your club to look it over and maybe even dothe maiden for you and help you for your first few flights. it will be faster and more maneuverable than your Apprentice.