I suppose that in a perfect world they would be great. But from the comments here the problem of "asking" for control is a problem I hadn't considered. I assumed that because it was the much simpler of options permission would be easier to obtain. It would have to be a fault of some description to lock you out. Another item in line to go wrong is something to be avoided.

Perhaps I'll make sure my tests are in a plane I could stand to lose. Which one is the question. All of them have taken too much time to build to simply throw away. My end result, if successful I intended to install in my Penguin. Maybe not such a good idea. I've spent too much on it to be told by a $50.00 item to get lost. :-) That took the wind out of my sails. It looks like the Penguin's stabilizer will have to be me.

I think perhaps you're being rather harsh on HobbyKing's product though. They sell many items sold by the more sophisticated retailers. The Quanum and even the NAZAs now. I see the main stumbling block as their God Awful customer Service, or lack of it. :-)