HAY KENVW I WAS ABOUT TO SAY SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THE G3 WAIT 3 MONTHS PRACTICE ATLEAST A HOUR A DAY THEN JOIN A CLUB THEN GET A TRAINER! bUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU FIGURED THAT ALL OUT ON YOUR OWN. YOU CANT BEAT THE G3,I HAVE LESS THAN A YEAR AND LIKE YOU GOT THE BUG.NEXSTAR SAITO 45,ALPHA60,27%54YAK,TWIST 60 SAITO 125,GOLDBERG CUB 82 SAITO,THREE ELECTRICS AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I LEARNED MORE ON THE ELECTRICS AT THE FIELD BY MY HOUSE THAN I DID WITH AN INSTRUCTER AT THE CLUB .LOL ALL LOADED IN A 6X10 WELLS CARGO TRAILER. KEEP EM FLYING AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULL BAG OF MARBELS IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE RC GAME.