I'm putting the finishing touches on my plane and hope to see it fly next week on training night. Battery questions:

1. My transmtter shows battery status in the LCD screen, but how do I monitor the status of the receiver battery?

2. I'm aware of some of the issues with NiCads from some of my early photography days. Can someone please educate me on battery "cyclers"? Can I cycle both the receiver and transmitter batteries with the same piece of equipment?

3. What about field chargers? I've seen reference to them and suppose they can be use to quickly recharge either the TX or RX batteries. Is this correct? There is a disclaimer in my transmitter manual that using a charger other tnan the one Futabe supplied may damage the batteries. Is this really a concern?

4. For 2 and 3 above: What is reasonable in terms of equipment (cost, abilities. etc.) and what is overkill? Any specific recommendations on equipment?

Thanks in advance.

Bob