I have a hobbico avsitar and have mastered it and more (inverted flight, loops, rolls corkscews, working on knife edges, immelmans, ect...). what would be a good next plane?

LOTS to pick from!! If you want to move to low wing, tail dragger you`ll get a lot of folks who`ll recommend Sig 4* series, and they are an RC classic design for sure. Flew one as a second plane and liked it very much. The Tiger from Carl Goldberg is another " standard " for a second plane. You could also look at H9`s Pulse. I`ve started flying one and like it very much. Good sport plane for aerobatics and is great with a good 46 up front. Would be fine for a second. If you want to stay with a trike, might want to consider the World Model T-34. SUPER airplane. Steady as can be, a real sweet flyer, likes a little speed on landing ( at least mine seems to ), and is a nice looking sport scale plane.

By the way, keeping your Avistar? I think it`s a good move. ALWAYS better to have more than one plane, and the Avi is an excellent one IMHO. Soloed on one four years ago, still have it even though I fly other planes, and have always been glad I kept it.

definetly keeping the avistar. probably hold onto it just beacuse it was my first glow solo too.

I too flew an Avistar for my first plane. Next would be a to get a mid or low symetrical winged and/or a tail dragger set up. The Tower Hobbies Kaos .40 is a very good next step. Frank Granelli the editor for the AMA e-magazine just did a review on this model WWW.MASPORTAVIATOR.COM. You can also get a Goldberg Tiger 2 or a Sig Something Extra. The great planes Big Stiks or any of the other varities that are out there would also be fun to fly. You'll not have a lot of problems flying these planes, with tail traggers you need to get used to the rudder application. If you are flying in a windy area make sure your plane has a little meat on it. Pratice good take offs and landings and the rest will come in time.

I think a slightly more agile low wing plane would be a lot of fun for you to try next. The previously mentioned Tower Hobbies Kaos .40 ARF is an excellent choice. You should also seriously consider the Goldberg Skylark 56 ARF or Skylark 70 ARF.

These designs were originally designed for pattern competition, and they're a bit more sleek and agile than your typical low wing trainer aircraft.

Good luck and good shopping!

Another vote for the Kaos. I've flown a lot of different Kaos's over the years, and never had a bad one. I take my Kaos to every flying session, and usually fly it. The wonderful thing about the Kaos is that it is extremely easy to fly, easy to take off and land, and yet can be fast and is aerobatic. It is also a rugged airplane. Been flying this one for a long time and never had any kind of failures of the landing gear, firewall, or other things, which can give you trouble on some ARF"s. I also think the Tiger 11 and the four star are good airplanes, and for a real mild (and inexpensive) low wing airplane, the Calmato sport is a good choice. Good luck. If you can handle the Avistar, none of the planes mentioned will give you any trouble. Happy flying.