im north west of u, about 2 hrs...about 45 min. straight east of dodge city..I buy my fuel from hobbietown there in wichita..lot of good support here...its the best...im new to rc as well...I didnt like the fm..I run a jr xs3, I got it used cheap..plus I can change to 30 diff channels.....I got a hurricane pro and a lightning..in one the stickies on top of page one theres alot of good info...make sure to put ur engine at bdc after you run it..sicky is "support for all models"..anyways glad ur here and look foward to learning this great hobby with ya...