Fly I agree that most "good" planes fly comparably. I have flown the aeroworks 90 edge and the Yellow 60 Edge and can honestly say that that there is not much difference, and all have some strong points and some weaknesses, and there is no clear winner, although I think the VF flies best overall for IMAC, and the Aeroworks has better 3d design but jumpy. On the other hand there are also many dogs and in the interest of diplomacy I wont mention any names here!! But the good ones you can tell almost immediately. The VF compares in performance to planes priced much higher and thats all there is to it. Some of the other $150 range planes I have bought were pure junk or broke apart in mid air. Some lasted pretty good! My first VFs covering after 2 plus years looks as good as new and it is my one and only plane which has never had a wrinkle or a bubble in its covering. To me that is a real plus. I have always used the entire hardware pack that came with them, none of my other planes had a sullivan tank or sturdy US made engine mount and wheels. Its nice not to have to upgrade the hardware out of sheer necessity. Now if this is not supreme value in a 149 bucks airplane tell me what is! Bet your TDL didnt have a sullivan 14 oz tank or as you mentioned not even any tank.. My only complaint with VF is their slow delivery and I can understand that they are a small company and easily get more orders than they can make in any given time. And they dont seem to rush thru orders.
All in all it is obviously yours to call. I am just happy there are so many more choices now and better prices than even 5 or 6 years ago.[8D]