Hi,

I'm just getting back into to the hobby also and just bought the Hangar 9 alpha trainer. I've been really impressed with the quality and flight characteristics. I really like the 3-blade prop they use. It makes it easier to take-off and land on grass without breaking a prop or covering your plane in cut grass. The motor is already broken in and I've only had to flip start it. The whole plane takes about 30 minutes to finish besides charging batteries and cost me $279.99 at my LHS. I thought about the package with the computer radio but I thought I would go the cheap route to see if I really wanted to get back in and besides, I didn't like the computer radio with the kit.

My first plane was the LT-40 and although it is a really easy plane to fly, I also didn't like it because of the huge 70" wing. If there was a slight breeze, it would really catch the wing and throw the plane around.

As far as radios, I'm really looking hard at the Airtronics RD6000. I used to have one and it was really easy to program. Its also compatible with any receiver because it allows you to change the "shift" of the frequency.

chris