Thanks for the links Ron, I'll check them out. I'm still contemplating my first electric. I think it will be the E-flite Mini Ultra Stick or the T-28, both available at my local hobby shop. If the Mini Ultra Stick came with motor and ESC in the box it would be a no-brainer.

Edited to add: I just checked online and evidently there is a "Plug and Play" version of the Mini Ultra Stick, evidently my LHS simply doesn't have it in stock. Does anyone here have the PNP version of the Mini Ultra Stick?