The Sig Four Star is a good plane. My second was the Tiger 60 and it was really a joy to fly. It had pretty much everything. And, the Pattern folks suggested that I work with it as an entry level plane for pattern, so, as far as I'm concerned, if it's good enough for that, it's pretty much good enough for anybody to use as a second plane.

I had a student that had been racing cars for quite some time (several years). He decided to move into planes. So, I had my trainer out at the field and put him up on it. After the first flight on the buddy box, I put him back up but mid flight, I let him take over completely, but under reall close scrutiny. He landed just fine. So, I put him back up for a complete solo (without buddy box) and he did just fine.

A few weeks later, he built a Tiger 60 kit but shortened the wing two bays and slightly lengthend the fuselage. Then he started right into Pattern and did very well with this clipped wing Tiger 60. Later, he started right into the 2 meter pattern planes and has been doing great with it.

My point here is, as Gray Beard said, some can and do, some take more time. I fell into that second category. If you are capable, then move up to what your capabilities dictate. It's always a good idea to let someone with experience do your maiden flights for you. Then, do maybe one or two flights with an instructor on a buddy box so you get the idea of how the new plane with a more radical design performs and your ability to handle it.

At some point, though, you can cut those cords and move into doing all this yourself.

CGr

Four Star was my second and you will not be disappointed. Have fun with it.

i got an xtrme stick but i only got that coz my mum got it for mefor christmas and she thought it was "pretty" i would recomend a skyraider mk 2