Hobie, i envy you. i'd like to get into glow, but i'm kinda reluctant due mostly to the cost and mess. but, i do love the smell of nitromethane fuel in the morning

i'm anticipating spring/summer as well, i've been eyeballing the new Stryker F-27B since it came out, and since i crashed my original stryker for its last time. lipo's dont perform so well when its 20 degrees outside though. i dont think you'll have a problem going back to 4 channel, its like riding a bike...a bike with high altitude!
sal37, its not a mod, its a guy, NitroCharged, a rather nice fellow. he's the one who figured out the original "turn w/o throttle" modification that used a physical connection on the sticks to give steering without throttle applied. i havent tried that one yet, but from those who have, it sounded like it worked just fine. there's just more steps involved.
nick