I see it Minnflyer's way too. If you plan to advance to more complicated planes in the next two years, then by all means go ahead and buy the radio you'll need for them. But any longer than that and a new model will probably be out. Then you'll have the option of buying the one that you're looking at today used for a lower price, or getting the new one. For example, check out prices on the JR 9503, and then look at how much the older 9303 is selling for. The new one has a couple of features and more memory, but it's basically the same high quality radio.