First of all, again, thanks to all for your comments. I understand that you're trying to help out a new flyer and only offering advice for my benefit. I see now, after thinking about it more, what you're saying about using the refinement of skills as a sense of purpose while up in the air and agree that I have a lot to learn and this should be something that can keep me more attentive while in the air. I think for the time being my next course of action will be to spice up the NexStar a little. Adding another aeileron servo and a tuned pipe should help some and as I get more adventerous, maybe I give a shot at removing the dihedral from the wing. I think I'll wait a little while longer before getting my 2nd plane, since I'm really in no hurry anyway.

Thanks for all the helpful input!

Any direct Tower suggestions/links for a good tuned pipe for my .46FXi? I tried to look for the one that the last person mentioned, but didn't see it.