Three years ago, I bought the Futaba 6 channel/receiver/4 servos combo from Tower for $149.99. Since then, I've flown all my planes on channel 29 using the same equipment. I bought a flight pack for a new plane, but now since I've had some crashes, I've got plenty of equipment. The only thing I have replace is one receiver battery and a servo that got stripped in a crash. I'm sold on Futaba. Glen