RE: brushless vs nitro
I don't know how much nitro costs, I have only flown electric. But for a nice plane you are looking at $100, $70 motor, $70 battery, $60 ESC, $95 flight pack w/ 3 servos and receiver, $15 extra servo, $20 in props, $90 nice charger, $40 wattmeter = $560 if you already have a radio you want to keep using. Nice radios go from $160 on up. I would look at the new Spektrum 7 and the Futaba 6EX-PCM.