I recently finished my Slow Stick and I ended up using the same radio, which until now has just served as a spare in case I needed to buddy box a student. I've flown it a couple times in the street at home (dead end and I'm the only one who lives on it). The first time I took it to the field I gave the radio to another of the instructors and let him fly the Slow Stick to give some stick time to someone who had never flown. So far, it's proven to be an inexpensive, durable and good flying plane.