RE: Is nitro worth the trouble?
I started electric with an axe cp and bought a mini titan after that. Both of them have their own niche's, I love my MT because I can fly it on lunch breaks/after work with a quickness with no hassle. Plug and fly. I have enough batteries where the flight time isn't much of a concern for me because my hands/brain will tire before I run out of packs.
I just got a raptor titan for xmas and can't wait to get it going. I think the ability to land/refuel ought to make for a bit more flying on saturday plus I just love the size of it. I couldn't see going electric for that size because the battery cost would get way out of hand IMO. I have it all built more or less and am waiting on the last few items to complete the setup, can't wait to get going with it.