The Scout w/c pack without landing gear is really responsive. It will do rolls so fast, yep I could see with some mods it might just be 3D. I flew it a bit Wednesday morning, I lost my field, as they are building houses now. I went to a church, fly an area that is great for the UMX Timber but a tad small with more risk with the Scout. I threw landing gear on it, did pavement take off and grass landing (too deep for take off). I also had the b pack in it, pretty docile. I didn't fly the Super Sportster there, a bit concerned about the speed/space and a near by 6 lane, busy road. I make sure to fly far enough away, that if I lose power, I can't drift over to the road but still.
For a beginner, you just can't go wrong with the Scout (B pack) and with a C pack, it's become an intermediate plane. Also the wings are big and wide, visually easy to orient (just don't do what I did, paint the top and bottom exactly the same).