u r to be congratulated for all the fore thought that u put into it I,m trying to do somi;iar with an Astro Hog converting it to electic with 6 cell batteries if I can get them ,bit of a short supply here and at Hobbyking seems to be plenty in the states but postage is prohibitive ,,,I really hope ur plane gives you hours and hours of fun ,,thats what big boy toys are meant to do aye