RE: Nextar Only
You can always buy the Nexstar and sell the Rx, AFS, and simulator on ebay! It is a very nice looking trainer. I've had the chance to fly one, and it is great. I which they had something like this when I started.
FWIW, I put the plane inverted (pretty high up) and the AFS got it back upright when I let go of the sticks. It also works great keepin the plane steady in the wind. It is a bit weird though, because you need to keep the stick pushed to the side to keep the plane in a turn.
Carl