RE: Use of crashed components.
I finally found servos and receiver from a mid-air in june (see post: "A Tale of Two Crashes" in this section). The servos are doubtful, only one of the three works, but the receiver was in a plastic baggie, stayed dry, and passed a range test when i installed it in my trainer to test it. I will fly it in my trainer and see how well it does; if it doesn't, well that's just one more of the many Superstars that have bit the dust. If I have any doubts, really, I will send it back to Futaba. I'm just glad I didn't sell the Tx that's on that freq.