Hah! My good friend CappaJ1 documented his journey in getting started with glow planes. I will try to find it. He had revised it throughout the summer and talked about what worked, what didn't, what was required, and what was optional.

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7692929/anchors_8189104/mpage_8/key_/anchor/tm.htm#8189104]Here it is.[/link]