My apologies if this post is in the wrong forum - I've used the search function here as well as Googled the internet and quite frankly I have a hunch someone here could point me in the right direction - a simple wiring diagram would help.

I fly glow but I'd like to fly electric and take advantage of walking to open spaces around me rather than driving 30 minutes to my local field.

I know very little about electrics. I'd like to keep and use my current radio, a Futaba Skysport 6A (mode 1) for electric planes. I do know an "ESC" is involved, but that's about it. So, in a nut shell this is what I did this afternoon:

I pulled a 32 crystal out of a Hitec receiver in one of my planes (I fly all at 32) and headed to my local hobby shop. Unfortunately the personnel working had less clue than I did, but they were very nice and let me open boxed planes, receivers and servos. So, I popped a 32 into a Hitec Micro 555, plugged in an S74 micro and everythings working fine until - what the heck, where does the ESC plug in? The ESC had it's own battery connection, what powers the receiver? And so obviously I stumbled across the fact that a single battery in the plane powers both the motor and receiver, but interestingly, and maybe it's bad luck, but I can't seem to find a simple wiring diagram on the internet that explains basic electric ESC/receiver/motor connections. So, two questions:

1) To keep it simple a basic wiring diagram for brushless and good quality ESC

2) Advice on ARFs that include a motor and ESC that I can use with my Skysport. I was looking at a Parkzone J-3 Cub that looks like fun - how does it fly? If I bought it, what receiver and battery would it need to work with my radio? - and how would I hook it up?

More Cowbell! Or actually I mean, electric seems like more accessible fun and I'm looking forward to learning more about it.

Thanks