I can vouch for the Hobbico Superstar package. The Futaba radio isn't bad by any standard, and once your OS .40 is tuned, you just about don't have to touch anything ever again. I personally like the combination, and everybody I've talked to at the field where I fly says I got a good package. The only thing better would've been the Nexstar, just because of all the 'extras' it comes with, like the autopilot/autocorrection feature, and the flight sim software, but that would've raised my price another $100 and at the time, I couldn't afford it. I don't know much about the Hangar 9 stuff, but I know with the Hobbico Trainers, you can also buy replacement parts (full wings, fuse, tail assem or the complete plane) for pretty cheap, just in case you happen to destroy it while learning.