Started with a dx-6,,,then went to a Dx-8, then went to a dx-18 gen 1, now have a G2 DX18, that when arrived I immediately pulled apart and painted ppg base and clear because I plan on keeping it for a long time. I have been spektrum from the start,,have a buddy who was Jr, then Futaba, Now jeti, at one point he would swear they were all the best,,till he lost jets on em, hes had great results with Jeti, I have had great results with Spektrum, to each his own,,, however, considering the DX18g2 recalls, and stealth recalls, and now this one, kinda hard to defend em. At least they sent out a recall to try and fix it and prevent losses.