Yes the pipe is dented. I didn't get a good explanation on that damage, but could not find any frame damage etc related to it, so may have come off another bird?
The guys who were flying out at the field when they showed methsi bird in flight were all pretty good. One of them had only been flying for eight months and was flying 3D with the best of them. If I can get there within a year I'll be appy and will plan to leave this one a lone and train with a complte nother setup
ORIGINAL: Ronbo
Is that a ding in the MP2 or just a reflection? I think where you are, plus all the stuff you have setup, the price aint bad at all. personally, i wouldnt touch or remove anything. leave it setup the way it is. use the transmitter for another trainer nitro. if you have instructions from the LHS, stick some training gear on it and go slowly with it.... but a 90 isnt for learning.... it will be more stable than the smaller electrics you mentioned, for sure.