The original poster doesn't have a Venus 40, I simply recommended it as an alternative in case he'd like to try something besides another Super Sportster.

The problem as I see it is that he doesn't seem to want another Super Sportster and he doesn't want to go to a more mild airframe. My previous point was that the Super Sportster is one of the most capable and aerobatic sport plane ARFs on the market, so there aren't very many alternatives.

Oh, and Nathan you are welcome to come over to the Midwest Performance Flyers field to fly as my guest any time. We'll see how well your landing gear holds up on their fine field. You couldn't make it much more difficult to land if you practiced artillery shelling there. It's no wonder that helicopters and hand-launched electrics are so popular with club members there!