OK I will try and take a shot at your questions:

Today there are many more packaging options when buying rado equipemt and sales of total packages are not really the norm anymore, the reason is there is such a wide and varied number of options today including servos, receivers and chargers that the one size fits all packages of the past are just not practical for many these days.


The days of the past when many clubs keep records of who used what frequency is also quite rare these days with the proliferation of 2.4 which requires no frequency control at all. And Indeed some events are going to 2.4 only as are some clubs. Such as my club which recommends 2.4 only and this is because of park flyers basically at our gates and many of them who show no interest in frequency control for those who use 72. There were many shoot downs on 72 so our club decided to go all 2.4 and that's the best decision we ever made and we even removed the frequency board.


The use of alkalines rather than rechargeable packs is still only used on the very bottom line systems and this is not the norm nor would I recommend buying any brand system that used removable single cells.

And finally concerning the advantages of 2.4 over 72, well its far more that bragging rights. In addition to the magical removal of the need for frequency control there are many advantages and here are only two. First in my opinion mystery Glitching is almost a thing of the past and second the receivers are far more durable in crashes.

In my opinion for anyone new or a returnee it would be a mistake to buy 72 equipment which is rapidly disappearing and my standard advice is to always purchase the most capable and current equipment possible. Most who do purchase this bottom line stuff or its included with some 'ultimate Combo' deal, Are almost always looking to replace it in months or even weeks.


John