I recommend the CG Tiger 2 or the GP Cherokee. I have flown both and I love them both. Both are very good flyers and are aerobactic. The Tiger 2 loves to float and come in fast and the Cherokee would do the same if it wasnt for the flaps. Right now the Tiger 2 is waiting to be put back together ( the fuse is in 2 pieces), hopefully over the off season and be ready to give away( since it was given to me ) to the next person.

I'd highly recommend you at least research a Big Stik or Ultra Stik as your second plane. I guarantee you'll love it.

I'm with DenverJayHawk-Big Stick 60 was my 2nd plane-very stable-you can load a big engine in it-it is as fast as your thumbs can move-set mine up with digital servos on 6 volt-I glassed the center of the wing only because I lost a trainer to wing failure on a factory joint right outside where I epoxied the wing together-it's a great plane-mine's actually down rightnow because of an engine failure and an unfortunate meeting with a steel pole-check out the crash and rebuild forum- the post is just after Prop Bitten I think it's on the 3rd page now it says Big Stick Down-Good Luck.

Thanks everybody i'm most likely going to go with a Great Planes Cherokee because I love how it looks and then maybe move onto a 60 U-Can-Do

You could get a U CAN DO, I bet on low rates its real easy to handle. My OMP Edge 540 profile is a 3D monster but on low rates its so easy to fly. Its so forgiving since it has large wing area it doesnt want to stall. Get a buddy box for the first few flights and u will be good to go. I remember my second plane was a Sig Four Star 40 and after a couple flights on it I was looking for something more. So do yourself a favor.

Speaking of monsters have you seen the Hangar 9 beast??? It's name really doesn't do it justice i freaked out when I saw it on youtube the second it took off it was inverted and it's so HUGE. This is the one that is the smaller version of the real deal I remember seeing it in a magazine somewhere and they had the real deal next to the rc version some sweet stuff.

Get a Big Stick, or something else with a shoulder mouned wing,a Falcon 56,...etc.. I learned this back when we had to BUILD our planes, it took a while to get one togetherafter you crashed one. Theey're easy to fix, too.

You'll learn MORE about flying that, than some 3D ship.There's lots of people out there that can hover and whatever, all day long, but whn it comes to finding stall points and take off speeds , when to abort a take off, at some point it'll cost you a plane.

My hobby acct. has a limit, I can't spend money on an airframe a week.

I had no choice on my second plane, being out of work and taking early retirement, money is critical so I had to fly what I had. Back in 08, I bought an SSE for $50.00 with motor and receiver. Being out of work and with some health problems I stopped flying in Aug. or Sept. of O8 having just crashed my trainer into a tree making it unrepairable. With life settling out, I started working on my SSE about a six weeks ago and first flew it on a buddy cord 2 weeks ago today, my trainer and I set the control surfaces at about half of the factory suggested low settings and off we went. After he took off, I took control and very quickly mastered the in air control. Landing was another story, not a control issue but depth perseption got me on my first attempt and I ended up catching the left wing on a soy bean plant and had some minor damage.

Fixed the damage and went back today, after the trainer took off it was basically my day, my first takeoff was a little shaky but got off well, all that followed were per the book. Made several landings greasing two or three and bouncing two or three but brought home an undamaged airplane.

I would not recomend the SSE as a second airplane but with dramatically reduced control surface range, it will make a second plane especially if started with a trainer on a buddy cord.

By the way it is great to be flying again, I really missed it.