That's OK Cameron.

PaPa-NeGeorgeo,

The 4 Star would be the better of the two that you mentioned for pattern. I have one that is currently on inactive duty due to more expensive airplanes (Hydeout, and since I am 16) that had a Rossi .45 . I can't give you a fair evaluation on the LA because I had a .40 FP that was weak and died at the bottom of downlines, so my cousin Warren Thomas had a Rossi .45 that we stuck in it.

If you really want a good entry-level pattern plane, look into the Hanger 9 Aresti, or the Great Planes Venus 40 or Tracer 40. I am hoping to get the Venus soon, but I will give it the "pattern" treatment with a YS .63 and a little better hardware. This is not to say that you can't take a standard .40 size 2 stroke and use everthing out of the box to yeild a great airplane. Just food for thought, hope that this helps.