I had the Picoboard to start with, and the gyro went out on it after about a week of flying. I bought separates, with a heading hold gyro. This is the only way to go. The POS picoboard did not last more than a week or two. The separate set up I have is much easier to fly, and did not cost much more than the picoboard. Weight is about the same. I have a 5A GWS ICS 100 for the main motor and an ICS 50 for the tail, GWS receiver, and a CSM HL200 Heading hold gyro. I run an 8 cell 700 mah NiMH batteries, and it seems like I get about 7 to 8 minutes of run time.

Greg