Well, I've been over to my local hobby shop, and I have to say, it doesn't impress me much. Most of the focus is on trains and die-cast models. There's also a full shelf of Tamiya diorama figures, and then, way in the back, there's a small shelf to RC. It's not too bad in terms of parts, but there aren't too many actual RC cars/planes. Also, the prices are definitely out there. On Tower Monokote is about 11 bucks, and at the LHS it's about 20. I'm not too sure about fuel, usually I hear he has only high-nitro fuel, 20+ usually, but I'll check to see if he has some 10%.

For the master airscrew props, I read on Tower (on the wooden prop page) that they can warp with engine rotation in mid-air. Is this something I have to worry about?

Also, idle bar. what is it? It said on Tower that the Tower glow plug doesn't have an idle bar, is this bad?

Thanks alot