Our LHS just got one in last week. I put a down payment on it and will pick it up in the next couple of weeks. I had a Venus 40 and loved it. Unfortunately, however, I had an unexpected surface impact with it during take off.. was strange.. added throttle, rear wheel came off the ground, I added elevator but there was a pretty good crosswind. I over-reacted, went inverted, hit the ground pretty hard. Interestingly enough the wing was untouched but the fuse was broken up in just about every conceivable place.. split in half just aft of the engine.

I have an Excelleron 90 that I like a lot but have had some issues with the engine. I intend to use that engine on the Venus II because I can mount it upright rather than upside down, then put a Magnum 1.20 on the Excelleron.. maybe... not sure yet. I will have to see if the latest fix works on the enigne performance.

Anyway, my reason for choosing the Venus II is based on my experience with how the Venus 40 performed. 'Great Plane'.

DS