I judged a pattern meet in Maine today where Intermediate was swept by the CD flying a Hobbico Spectrum. Plane had no problems doing the schedule, flew straight & smooth, looked good all around, great visibility, handled the wind well. He did mention having to strengthen the landing gear mount. He powered with a 2-stroke, I believe a .61. My personal preference is for the Venus, of which there were a couple in this meet as well. Mine is getting its wing re-covered, otherwise I would have flown it today. Not to be overlooked is the Cermark Javelin, currently on special at $150+s&h. One of these flew in Advanced, had all the flight characteristics of a genuine pattern ship. Put a YS .63 in a Javelin and you've got a serious contender for not a lot of work or $$$.