CGRetired brings up a good point. You don't have to confine your selections to .40-sized aircraft only. The jump to a .60-sized bird isn't really all that much more money. Since you were looking at .40-sized aircraft, that's what I listed.

The Ultra Stik, Super Stick, Big Stik, Cloud Dancer, Four Star, Goldberg Tiger, Lucky Stik, and World Models Super Stunts are all available in .60-size as well as .40.

I just purchased a Super Tigre ringed G-61 for $79.99 from Tower Hobbies for a project in the works. That's cheaper than several .46-size glow engines, and considering the Super Tigre is a dual-ball bearing engine with a 3-year warranty, that's pretty impressive.

A Hangar 9 Super Stick .60 ARF and a Super Tigre G-61 would only set you back $199.98 for the pair. Add a good 6-channel computer radio and you will be flying for less than the cost of a Nexstar Select RTF but with a much nicer setup!

Hehe, I like that setup so much for the price, I might have to add it to my shopping list sometime!