Evan,

If you're near a RC club ask around if anybody has a used trainer to sell. I bought my Alpha .40
used RTF for $125 off an older gent who was selling all his planes. It came with everthing except
fuel, it had the 4 futaba servos, RX/TX , flight battery .46 OS engine and one serviceable Alpha .40
Granted it didn't look new but it was still wearing it's factory covering and flew well after we got the
trim set and the bugs worked out as it had been sitting for 2 years. (not acutal bugs of course!)
If your not flying at a club, stay with the park flyers like the Supercub.

Hemicuda