Chuck
I think I can defend going wiht a 6EXAS. I did check out the HiTecs. Saw the 6ch with 4 servos... (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXHGR3**&P=0) but it seems to be missing the computer memory. Am I right?
And I feel good about the Futaba b/c folks here seem extremely pleased...
How do those two brands compare overall? Is Futaba the higher-quality/higher end?


servos: I hardly will go smaller in terms of plane. I could see wanting to have dual-servo ailerons, or some other shnickshnack for which I'd want a micro servo - but that's a while down the road...

Can you tell me more about "the speed control low voltage cutoff can handle them" and LiPos?

JasonM used the stock (30A) ESC...

NiMH - interesting! Would those obviate the need to recondition the packs?

Thanks for the charger link - I wondered about that one because it does handle NiCd, NiMH AND LiPos. Was confused about the charging current (2A) - for some reason I thought it needed to be higher, especially for higher capacity packs (somewhere I read that the rule of thumb is charge currect = 1C ?)

Hey - I got someone recommending the DuraPlane models b/c they're so tuff. Kindof think that I might be OK with the Superstar + trainer and sim... but opinions welcome!