All these recommendations will work very well. If you want to get started in pattern without spending a lot of money at the outset, the Venus 40 & Javelin will give you a great experience. I have an order in for the Aquila ARC after having seen the prototype, picked it up in my hands for a good look. Construction quality looks excellent, and with an ARC I can give the glue joints a good look just for the extra confidence, plus finish it to my own taste. If you know you want to fly pattern, the Aquila is a great way to jump in with both feet. If you want a less expensive introduction, Venus, Javelin, Widebody are all good solutions. My preference would be the Javelin, of which I'm putting together my third, with a few mods, including fuse-mounted CF landing gear and complete re-covering.