Dang.. I just lost everything I wrote because the page timed out. bleh.. anyway..
To sum it up, aside the club and sim, which I will pursue both, I do like acdii's idea of the Ultra Micro t-28 to mess around with, exactly that I was kind of looking for, Iwish it wasn't tricicle, but I see they make it in a p-51 as well. But you're right Zeeb, it's coming down to my radio being crappy and non-compatible. It seems I just need a new one, unless I buy an arf and install compatible receiver/servos... but then I still have an old radio in the end. So is the dx6i that the new PTS comes with any good? I see it has fairly decent ratings on Amazon, but it seems that's the base bones basic model? what about the dx7i? or even JR or Futaba? I know that question has been beat into the ground, and I have read post after post of one vs the other... but there has to be one out there that one would want to have. Any suggestions?