Jeffman12,
Where will you be flying? Why don't you come on out some weekend and introduce yourself... we've got buddy boxes for JR, Airtronics and Futaba... you can ask the instructors etc all the questions you can think of....
www.wcrcaf.com
I've got a "near retirement" LT40... flies well with an OS 46FX. The bright contrasting strips on the wings is a good idea.. I put fluorescent pink on my leading edges... looks ugly, but it sure shows up against those grey west coast skies!