Well, the electronics are certainly "lowest bidder" type I spent the last 15 minutes diagnosing and fixing the on-off switch.  Simple diagnosis, though "Nothing works.  Is everything plugged in?  Yes.  Ok, well... huh.  The back of that switch looks pretty dodgy.  Is there continuity through it?  No.  Guess that's the problem."  The rest of the time I spent looking for a screwdriver small enough to open it.  Everything else seems to be more or less OK, though the physical build quality of the transmitter makes me a little nervous.  Simple electrical repairs are well within my ability level, though, and the servos and motor seem to respond well.  It's a bit too dark to take it out and try it now, but I'm reasonably confident it will work tomorrow.   I'll have to wait on the range check to know for certain, of course, but I'm hopeful. </p>

Whether it ever flies or not, of course, may have more to do with me than the electronics... the prop will push it across the floor at a pretty good clip at less than half throttle, anyway.</p>