I really appreciate all the advise.

I'm thinking I do want to spring for good gear even if I have to spread it out, get a plane, next month servos, next month lipos, next month accessories. A hobby is something you are suppose to throw a hundred bucks or two in a month to keep busy, it doesn't have to be $1000 all at once and then nothing for the rest of the year.

My wife knows I lost my 48" Edge in a mid-air and want to get a new plane to replace it. So if a big boxes shows up, it's okay. Little boxes are fine, so servos and accessories and such can arrive whenever. But, I have all the gear from the 48" and really want to replace it and not miss the sales on the Monolog. That would be two big boxes. That would take some serious "splainin".

-l2t