I've been in the RC airplane sport for about a year, started with a Firebird. I'm having trouble with the reliability of the accessories needed for this sport. This stuff ain't cheap to begin with, it would be nice if equipment lasted longer. My servo failure rate to this point has been about one in ten. I've had two ESC's (for electric flight) fail, one cost me a plane. So far, my receivers have been reliable with no failures but today, my JR radio malfunctioned. Thankfully, it happened while the plane was on the ground. I have the 662 with memory for 6 planes, it stopped working on memory number 2. My glow engines have been OK so far(Irvine, V-mar and Thunder Tiger) but the Irvine has been very difficult to adjust. Oh, I almost forgot, I've gone through at least a dozen glow plugs this year at about 5 bucks a pop. I've had flying friends tell me they fly all year on one or two. I follow the rules and take care of my equipment. Am I snake-bit or what? And to top it all off, my less than one year old MRC Brain charger has suddenly developed Alcheimers! Is my experience unsual or common?