As soon as I saw the title of your thread, I thought Citabria. Yes, the payload is limited, but to get what you require any aircraft is going to require a compromise.
Decide what your priorities are then work out what you can lose. Persoanally, I would buy a Cap10c and rent an aircraft when you want to tour longer distances. You won't be flying limited aeros the Cap, but it flys a lot better than a Citabria and it's heaps of fun.
Edit; Actually, thinking about it, the Cap10 isn't particularly STOL like. I take it you want operate out of a strip.
Last edited by Dan Winterland; 1st April 2008 at 06:02.