I have the Hitec flash 5 x. We have three of them in my family. It is computer and has lots of features. It has V tail mixing and elevon mixing. Unless you are going to fly helicopters or need more than 5 channels there is no reason to spend more money. I was having trouble with interference and crashed several planes. I bought a Futaba 9 CAP PCM. No more inteference problems. A PCM radio sends a coded signal that is less prone to stray signals. I cant imagine needing more radio than this, yes it was more money but I am set probably forever.