I'm starting with the LT-40 I'm about 80 percent finished. It is a great learning curve for kit building.. The plane is nice and big!!.. easy to see. I think the kit was about $240 but you will need about $100 in covering material and some tools like a covering iron, glue, knife and bit and pieces.......but flying is only half the sport for me.

I put a thunder tiger .46 engine I think I paid about $185 and I bought a JR 421 6 channel radio with cheap servo's for $400

After you buy fuel, glow plug, batteries I really don't think you’re going to get much change out of 1000 bucks..... Might want to pick up a trainer out the trading post and buy a new radio to start with..

I all so didn't like the colour scheme, so mine is yellow, and red on top of the wings... I thought if I see red while flying I know I'm in trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.