Strangest thing... My LHS had an A9 on the shelf when I called to exchange the Futaba. I was a little miffed at the price until I found out I had just purchased a 9 chanel reciever (He spoiles us rotten with his low prices)!  $424
The battery seems itty-bitty for the jumbo-tron display! Looks like lipo is the only way to go. I've not had a Hitec transmitter before, anyone have any good suggestions on cycleing the battery through the charge port? My 8U required jumping out a diode, I can only assume we don't have to do that anymore, do I simply purchase a charge cord (or hack up the wall charger) for my Triton?

Here's what I brought home today