Avoid the LA engine. They were OS's attempt to compete with China on price, and they are no where near as smooth running, reliable or easy to tune as the FX engines.
The Tactic is a better choice than the FR-SKY. Although both are made in China, the Tactic is made under the quality control of a US company, the FR-SKY is not. The FR-SKY also has a lot more programming options and unless you are a gadget freak, that just means there are a lot more ways to screw it up.
I think you already have your best choices to start. Go for it, have fun and be careful.
I think it'l be the tactic then. Does it also work with simulators ?
Im looking on tower hobbies and they have it, says it comes with a free reciever but when I click on it and look at details it does not say its included. I'm gonna email them about that hopefully they get back to me soon as Id like to order it asap.
Thanks again for the help, there is a boatload of radios to choose from and I typically take forever to make a decision so Im just gonna go with it and stop browsing various radios and recievers before my head explodes
