Vhayne,

You take my point well. If you buy the Hitec Flash 5X, you will not have to buy another radio for a LONG time, if ever. The bells and whistles on the Hitec will make setting up your plane much easier, and also may ease your learing curve. Most beginners overcontrol a LOT. This is helped a lot by exponential rates, which soften the stick response around neutral. The Hitec radio has those, the Futaba doesn't. The Hitec radio will also fly 5 different planes. Flight packs from Hitec are fairly inexpensive, and can be had for special types of planes, such as sailplanes and micro planes.

Dr.1