Well fellas,the verdict is in. The bird is exactly as pictured,it does have a Sky Sport radio,however its not Futaba.The good news,the electronics are all seperate,so no problem upgrading. Assembly is pretty straight forward,and the instructions are not too spacific,but can be understood.However,may I point out a few things I discovered during assembly. 1.The little collars that hold the wheels onto the landing gear are aluminum,the grub screw is "steel" do not over tighten,better yet pick up 3 good ones from LHS.The supplied ones are really cheap. 2. The plane comes with a huge tube of cement,probably good for repairs as well as assembly,however,it is as messy as hell! 3. Have a tooth pick handy while cementing the tail fins onto the stabilizer,the cement will ooze out and glue the elevator flaps if not carefull.Just use toothpick to clean off cement.4. The kit comes with a roll of "scotch" like tape.I assumed it was for holding the motors to the air frame while cement was curing,as well as taping servo wires out of the way,however, if you like the paint on the plane,DO NOT USE TAPE ON EXTERIOR OF PLANE FOR ANY REASON!!!! It will remove the paint! 5. The motors are a pain in the ***** to mount,be creative,I already found out that the paint is easily removed with tape so I preceded to use tape to hold them in place while the cement cures.6.Do not over tighten the screws that hold the main and tail wing on,after all,the thing is foam! Over all I like it,haven't got a chance to fly it but it does look cool and can easily be upgraded.My first foamy,but I will give it a 7 out of 10 just because it looks cool,it's fully functional and upgradeable.I hope those that took the leap with me will be just as impressed.Good luck all.
P.S, I almost forgot,thanks Gorish, no it is not mode one.It's mode 2,"conventional" left stick throttle.