acam37,
Yes you may be asking for too much. $100 for a .40 size plane of good quality. I love ExtremeFlight planes and regularly fly their Extra. I hear the new YAK is off the charts good. However, you asked for a .40 size, and EF's new YAK is quite a bit smaller than that. When you get to a true .40 size, the extra $100 for the airframe is the small cost. You need bigger everything, sevos, motor, ESC, and more expensive batteries. Hyperion engineers a complete package with power system, so you know you will have a great flying plane after all is said and done. With EF and Hyperion you get great support as well.
That said here is a link to a .40 size YAK of unknown quality for less than $100 and they are in stock.
http://www.peakmodel.com/index.php?m...7e14bb513520d0
And another:
http://www.hobby-estore.com/w03-yak-...-airplane.html
Hope you find what you are looking for, let us know....
-STEVE-