sorry to have to respond this way, but somedays i just cant "REPLY" due to java script error bull****! but to WINGS, no the alpha is safely in the hanger, i just didnt feel like tempting the hand of fate that day, i started out on that aero, fighter brd series and still a little spooked when anything over 5 m.p.h. starts blowing! im taking sat. off maybe the weather will be good, more later. whstlgdeath, thanx, your the first to give me some good info, awesome pics!! ya shes a beaut alright! and i tell you this today,hear me tomorro, the saito 1.80 an the t200 twin are my favorites. i am,was,i f, maybe,going to go with the hanger9 1.50 p-51w\one of those bad boy 4s but thankfully reality set in. maybe later for the low wing scale giants. i like um big an capable and the vert is cool but just putting in the laps w\that monster will be cool. i can eventually see myself getting into the jets when the skills are developed, its a sharp an harsh learning curve im on!! ive got a million thing going on like servos, what radio?, fm, pcm?i do know that i want duel rates and multi plane ability, jr and hitec i like. i know very little about futoba. iwouldnt have been able to do ANY of this if i was still married to the ex. 20 years was long enough for both of us, besides shes "into" girls now, but i digress, that stuff is for a different forum! its a wonderfull road im on now and the best people ive met in years are R.C. people. im also looking for a new camera to take video and post pics in the forums, it really gets the message across a little better. if i couldnt see it @the field the next best thing is audio\video on rcu! like maybe a giant beaver with one of saitos 5 cyl. radials, now that would be a combo, huh? thanx guys, good luck and keep in touch. Ted aka flip-flop-fly!