I'm looking at getting into the sport of flying and the Easy Star from Multiplex sounds like the way to go. On Tower hobbies website they offer it in 3 different "kits".

Bare bones plane for $58 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXFRU7&P=ML
Plane, speed control and servos for $110 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMYK8&P=M
RTF with 3 chanel remote for $180 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXFXV0&P=ML

The first two options appeal to me for one reason, I don't want to pay for a 3 channel remote that I can't use on a future planes with alerons. Is it worth while to get the bare bones kit and add a speed control and servos of my choice or better to just get the $110 kit that already has the speed control and servos mounted? What if in the future I want to add a bigger higher current motor or more cell battery pack... then I'm guessing the stock 8A speed control won't be enough...? Also what remote do you guys recommend for a newbe? I want something that I can use on future planes but I don't think I need a 7+ channel remote. Is the new futaba 2.4gig really worth the extra cash?

Thanks!