Hi, I've been planning to get an Eclipse soon, but now I see the Optic announcement and wonder if I should wait. I'm a sport flier and not particularly into advanced mixing and no interest in 3-D--I just want a good computer radio with 6 channel capability. I have an early model Flash 5 and it does what I need except for flaps and being limited to two memory channels. Whatever I get will be my main radio for many years.

1) Will the Optic cost more or less than the Eclipse?

2) How might a sport flier use the assignable switches?

3) What else can it do that the Eclipse cannot, or v.v. (besides the number of channels and memory, and assignable switches)?

4) Any difference in ease of programming?

5) Will retailers have it soon?

Thanks for anything that can help me decide. Jim