recommendations...
A JR 662 is an exellent choice I just got mine.
This radio, new, is $249 has all the programing youll need for awhile, you can fly 6 different planes, or helis, or mix um up.
It comes with 4- 537 ball bearing servos w/42oz torque, a 4n 600 battery pack, and an NER-700 receiver, aileron extention, switch and charger.
I wish I had bought this for my first model. If you just have to save $s, you can fly this plane with a JR 400 tx this will come with pretty much the same equiptment, (a little less battery and servo strength wise) this is a five channel non programable tx, the 5th channel is full travel can only be used for bomb drop, flap, ect.
and is around $140.
I have used OS 46 FX engines and I can tell you this is a great trouble free engine.
Here, in TN., it seldom gets below 20deg. for more than a few days at a time and we fly almost non stop through the winter.
I wish we did get more snow, Id like to try out some skis!
GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!