I use hitec servos and a programmer so that I don't need the matchboxes etc. Here is how I have my setup. As you can see this greatly simplifies everything. I use y's to the rudder servos and to the ailerons in the wing so that there's only 1 extension being plugged in to the receiver. If you loose 1 receiver (which is the least likely possible failure of everything in the plane) you will still have control over half of the plane, aileron/elevator which you can still land with. I've seen it done 2 times in one meet. The cause wasn't a failed receiver though, it was a bad battery connection where it plugged into the receiver, loose connection. The plane was landed fine both times.



rx 1
1 - right aileron
2 - left elevator
3 - throttle
4 - rudder
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -

rx 2
1 -
2 - right elevator
3 -
4 -
5 - choke
6 - left aileron
7 -
8 -