RE: buying a radio
Hi Jason,
Take a look at the radios offered on Tower Hobbies website. You will have to match your budget with what looks good to you. A good place to start if money is tight is to simply get a basic 4 channel setup. The next step up from there will be a 6 channel radio that will have some computer abilities, like the Futaba 6XE. With the 4 channel radio, you won't have luxuries like end point adjustment, subtrim, and exponential. Let us know if you need to know what these terms mean. Best of luck you,
Ernie