Interesting that you fly in Hawaii, Casey, the public model plane field east of the Pali Pass? I used to fly there in the late 1970's, early 1980's.

Of course if you have repairing skills, you could extend the life of both of those ARF's. At least you made a smart move in saving costs and still being able to fly in those 15 - 30 mph Trade Winds with the bigger planes.