why 'the dark side' tIANci ... ? BTW, nice collection ... your 2 smaller fighters look like what i have in mind.

nitro wing - yes on all counts. have old RC (maybe 15years ago) experience, as well as real flight time and government simulators (yes, i flew the f15 sim at langley).
have built many models and machines ... just never a foamie electric jet airplane !
just looking for proactive troubleshooting tips ... the battery charger is scary to me, not flying fast.

will look into EDF threads ... thanks much boys !!