Flywilly, that's right. I flew at Apopka last year. Good info on the Focus II. I can get a Meridian from a friend of mine, he has two, offered me one, but I want to start out on a clean sheet of paper. Going to Miami this week, try to fly the Intruder's two sequence's on one tank. OS 61SF's in both. Have to practice throttle mgm't. I don't have any pattern types up here. I am in SPA Novice. Probably go with the F-II and YS170DZ to get started, unless there is another plane in that price range that is more suitable to a beginner.
Vince