Thanks again for the wealth of information and thank you for taking your time to pass it on! It is very much appreciated.

jester - Absolutely I am still doing reading and trying to understand what all the features are and also when I read about issues they have I then go read about that so slowly building my knowledge. So far I have read both are great - the Hi-Tec has (possible) latency issues and is not compatible with Spektrum (I think this is receivers, no?) The JR is a good deal more expensive and doesn't have features which the Hi-Tec does (touchscreen is real nice) and vice verse it will take a while for me to come to a decision.

I didn't mention engines as that was my next item, I was trying to find an Enya (was my first engine and I loved it) but they don't seem to be as popular as before. The thing I would like to know about engines is what to steer clear from, I remember when I was young there were certain manufacturers which lacked quality. Are there the same now? I remember Irvines were not on the same level as Enya/OS. Also there are quite a few new ones which I have no idea about.

carellh - Sussex is top of my bookmarks The two trainers I have earmarked are the Seagull Boomerang and the Thunder Tiger Trainer MKIII, I know the boomerang is a sport trainer but I'm not sure about the Thuder Tiger, which I prefer (visually and also sentimentally) but I am trying to find info out about the flying characteristics. Also the Pulse XT60 will be my second model, I had one boxed a while ago when I tried to restart the hobby and looked like a fantastic model so will definitely be getting one again!

harlanb - thanks for replying, I am visiting a club a week on Monday to talk to the members and get a feel for it, but my gut tells me its home! They do have a trainer but you need to book it out I think, I will get some trial flights on the buddy box before your allowed to join (or at least to assess your capability). I am also going to talk at length to the members about my different alleyways, you also make a very valid point which I have no considered with regards to the buddy boxing and compatible radios, I will need to talk to them about this.

Thanks again all for the warm help.