tpierce, i am 14 and i definatly know what money restraints are. i make some extra $ by recycling aluminum cans and it takes me over a year of scrounging money to pay for a new plane, but it is well worth it. when you get a 3d plane, all that extra "no benifit" extra stuff suddenly has a great deal of benifit to you. partly because your skills have improved, partly because the plane is more responsive. i saved up and saved up and sold everything i did not need and bought an EF yak with a 110 and digital servos all around and i would have waited twice that long for how happy i am with this. it really does make a difference. keep saving up. that's all i can say. ask any of us kids here on rcu. it is tough