The main reason I went with Spektrum was because of all the cool Horizon BNF aircraft they have nowadays. Up until buying my DX7, I was a diehard Futaba guy. Had it not been for that T-28, micro P-51, and some Blade Helis, I probably would've gone with Futaba, but only because I was more familiar with them. What I've found though is after buying the radio and some BNF aircraft, that I'm drifting away from anything I would've put a Futaba 2.4G in, ie glow powered AMA field stuff. Most of my glow models have sit idle for over 2 years now. However, I did use the Spektrum stuff with a .40 trainer once and it worked flawlessly. Another benefit of Spektrum is that AR6400 brick, that is if you like building your own micro stuff. Good for the occasional Guillows or Air Hog conversion as well.