Hi Bryan,
Tower has a great Kaos ARF one can get going in a week. I'm still trying to fly the Novice Pattern with some recognition reliably so my Kaos is still ahead of me ability wise.
I just figured out that for 300 bucks one could have a finished SPA/CPA model; Tower Kaos with coupon, 104 bucks, Magnum 46 from Hobby People, 49 bucks, Airtronics SD6 2.4 computer radio with receiver, 99 bucks, four 50 oz Airtronics servos, 50 bucks, rx batt, 9 bucks (Hobby People is having a heck of a sale). We are really living the Golden Age of model airplanes right now.
Chris...