Thanks for the responses so far. Seems I have two issues. Potentially dangerous launches and noise. As far as the launches, there are a few different styles for WOT throttle launches. One way is to face the opposite way, hold the wing by the nose and backstroke it over your head. I'm personally not a fan of this. It just seems a gust could come along and give you a haircut. The other route is grabbing the wing on one side and flinging it. This one seems safer. Then there's the pizza toss, which I never liked.

The noise issue bothers me the most. If the small nitros are that loud, I'm probably in trouble. I guess I'm going to stick with the electric route. Don't get me wrong, I see all the advantages to electric, but sometimes I get to thinking about nitro after looking at these high priced esc's, brushless motors, lipoly batteries, and chargers. One can drop 300-400 on the ultimate electric upgrade; then there's the peppy little Norvel for 50-60 bucks. It will make you wonder sometimes.