If you end up with the worse of these two planes, you will still be very, very happy.

Your wife could make her shopping very, very easy by ordering you the Thunder Tiger Tiger Trainer .40 Mk II Super Combo from www.thundertiger4u.com and you'd get all of your basic field equipment as well:

http://www.thundertiger4u.com/thunde...k-p-13083.html

For $269.99, you get:

-Tiger Trainer .40 MKII airframe covered with Ultracote
-Thunder Tiger GP-42 engine pre-installed with glow plug and propeller
-Hitec Laser 4 radio system pre-installed
-Thunder Tiger Side Kick accessory kit including glow plug/prop wrench, glow ignitor and charger, fuel pump, fuel cap kit with fuel line, starting stick, and carrying caddy

The folks at www.thundertiger4u.com will provide free UPS Ground shipping on all orders over $150 as well, so your wife doesn't have to leave the house to order your plane.

This is a top quality airframe, top quality glow engine, and top-quality 4-channel sport radio combined with about $40 to $50 of free accessories. This particular package is, in my estimation, the single best value in a .40-sized glow trainer being offered today.

I like the LT-40 and the Avistar both very much, however, and I think you'll be happy with whichever your wife provides you.