Thank you all for your feedback. The loose metal control rods were something I would not have thought of, I will keep that in mind. I do plan on keeping the receiver +12" away from the ignition system, and I will be using all new components for the build. I would like to push the heavier components, batteries and servos, as far forward as possible to help balance the plane.

A few people mentioned chokes, what are these? how effective are they in blocking RFI.

Thanks
Stephen