RE: problems
Why spend $99 on an Avistar? $49-59 trainers are online all the time, and right now you can get a March sale just about anywhere so inventory is down for the count. As far as a PA cop/target, is $40k worth a life? Sell your stuff online, I do. You could get $70-85 for your FX and get a decent used Chinese engine that's satisfactory, a used GMS .47 sells cheap, $25 or so. There's your trainer money. LA could be a parts engine for someone...flying in a rough plane isn't the best idea, but I'd squeeze whatever life is left in the LA first before blowing the plane apart from the FX power.
rcgroups has a forum just for sale ads, check it out, saves a lot of searching on your own. You can always get a Tower trainer ARF, flies well, search online for the free shipping coupon with $50 order.