http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBMZ5&P=7 Venus 40 $ 159.99

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXFMD5&P=ML OS 46 AX $ 104.99

If you apply their $25.00 discount for purchases over $199, you have $239.98.

Not a bad deal for such a quality aircraft. And the plane is a Great Planes, the engine is an OS. What can be better than that? There are other and additional discounts you can apply to this and get the price down more than that. This is just an example. A little creative work with Tower can get you into a fine pattern plane for a very reasonable price. I owned a Venus 40 and loved it. It flew like it was on rails. Very nice. I crashed it because I panic'ed during a take off. But, I still have the wing, believe it or not. I don't know what I will do with it, but I have it. Anyone want it?

If you want more power, then get the OS 55 AX, although the .46 would be just fine. The added power of the 55 would cost about an additional 40 bucks. Still a real great deal for such quality.

CGr