Glad to hear you recovered your plane....

And it sounds repairable... Double yahoo!

I've got 2.4 Futaba radio, and I like it. Many people at my field have switced to 2.4. If you find out something's wrong with your current radio setup.. It'll be a great opportunity to make the switch.

One thing I did... I bought the largest capacity receiver battery I could get. The standard battery that comes with a "kit" is like 400mAh. I bought 1500mAh (I think, working on memory here). I get 3 or 4 flights on a charge, no problem.. I used the little 400 for testing 'n such in my workshop.

But the voltmeter is also attached to the side of my plane.. just to make sure...