I've also heard a lot of good things about the Hobbico Avistar. Some have said that it isn't for a newbie, but i will be training with an instructor for a while before i try anything solo. Plus after my first flight this week on a buddy-box with an instructor, he told me (and all the other experienced pilots for that matter) that i did very well for a first flight. That has really helped to boost my confidence to get into the hobby. Its coming down to looking at the Avistar or Superstar, since they have Futaba radios and that is what the club uses for the buddy box. One thing i noticed on Tower Hobbies is that the Avistar package comes with a Futaba 4VF radio, whereas the new Futaba 4 channel radios are 4YF. Is there anything different performance-wise with these radios? I did notice that the 4VF's have a battery indicator needle and the YF has LED indicators (I would actually prefer the needle).