How can you check (I assume a few times per year) your Rx battery to know it is OK.

I know a NiCd should last a couple of years but I also am not sure how you know when it is about to die.

I assume one option is a $150 cycler such as this [link=http://cycler]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEYD4&P=0[/link]

Perhaps you could keep checking the voltage after every flight but I am not sure that is a fool-proof way.

Other might just replace the battery every 2 years?

Just trying to figure out how to avoid the plane dropping from the sky in 2011.

Thanks for "best practice" suggestions.

(Note: I am thinking about investing in a field charger and would like a "dual" function one that can do Tx and Rx for the days I forgot to charge prior to going to field...like this one [link=http://field charger]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCTZ5&P=0[/link] but shopping, started to wonder about cycler capability. Are there other cycler options versus having to spend $150?)