Okay, life got in the way of fun, so I haven't gone anywhere yet with this aside from researching. The receiver has 8 channels, and I picked so many cahnnels because I'm (most assuredly) going to be adding crazy things like bombs, spoilers, flaps, pellet guns, fpv and whatever else I can think to add. It's a big part of a large project.

I actually plan on buying 3 or 4 batteries to start. I'm going to be flying for long stretches and I know I will have other planes soon (new convert to the hobby). As far as the extensions... whatever, I'll figure it out haha. Trying to keep costs down [I am a lowly college student and recently gave up my car in favor of a fuel-efficient bicycle so that I could buy more exciting things than gas and taxes] but soldering stuff isn't so bad and I'll need it anyways; it was a moot point.

In summary, I ordered all that stuff recently plus a few tools I'll need. China said they were fresh out of pandas, dancing or otherwise, but I think this'll work for now. I'll keep updating.<br type="_moz" />