RE: nitro planes help
Madtown
There is NOT a "problem" with the brushed motors as you've alluded to.
That is not to say you didn't have a problem with yours.
John can best address that and is pretty good about such things. Don't go by the on-line chat.
However the brushed version flies fine, particularly with higher voltage packs...
Here are a few videos of the A-10 with a stock brushless motor & LiPo packs as suggested.
Note the takeoff distance...
My brushed version flies the same way with LiPo's.
The brushless versions have greater thrust and take off in about 3/4 the distance required by the brushed versions, but the brushed plane performance is never-the-less pretty good.
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMl-4eW7lcc&feature=youtube_gdata]Brushed Plane - One - Click me![/link]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeUNFb04C4w&feature=youtube_gdata]Brushed Plane - Two - Click me![/link]
The caveat with the brushed motors, is that you'll probably need to replace them after a few seasons once the brushes wear down. However brushed motors are inexpensive to replace.