RE: getting into rc jets
A friend has a Rookie Mk 2 with a P-120 SE engine but it has not flown yet. Beautiful finish & it went together easily.
Plenty of these at jet flys & they seem to be a reliable performer.
He started with the small Boomerang & it's a great rough field fly every weekend model, P-70 in his.
The Comp ARF Flash is a very smooth flyer as well but a bit delicate, I've seen lots of them break through the fuselage at the canopy on bouncy landings, would probably pay to beef them up prior to flying them.
I priced a Bobcat kit from the local distributor, A$3000 + [X(] - John.