@jetmech: Thanks for making sure I was aware that some use it pejoratively, jet. I choose not to be insulted by such small things, nor worry much about people who are. To me its a term of endearment for one of my great passions.

@Switch: It is a foamie. I really, really wanted the wood and "fabric" kit at nitroplanes.com, but don't have the skills I would need to fly it or repair it. Once I have some confidence in my flying and repairing, I want to step up to a nice kit like that, perhaps the Eflite Stearman. They are just so beautiful. I need to be sure I am not going to kill it though, it deserves better than me right now. I would welcome any advice on how I should comfortably progress... for instance in helis a bigger one is more stable than a smaller one, but more costly to crash. Is this true for airplanes? Its this sort of naivete I need to overcome before I can move up. Right now I am just looking at my little foamie, enjoying the sight of her before I fly her and possibly damage her...