well I've been doing some searching and found something in my price range that has everything i need for my second plane:

-four servo's
-battery
-reciver
-transmitter

it's a six channel. I don't really need 6 channels for now but you never know eh? I just wanted to ask if this is the type of Transmitter you guys are talking about with the digital memory? Thanks!

[link=http://horizon.hobbyshopnow.com/products/description.asp?prod=JRP6219%2A%2A]XF631 Six Channel FM Radio System Mode 2[/link]

Have two 4 star 40s. Love them both. One has a OS 46FX and one has a Thunder Tiger 40 Pro. Both are very nimble and have plenty of power. You can easily up the power and get even more performance but I think you will be very happy transitioning from a trainer to a 40-46 powered low wing intermediate plane.

IMO going way over powered on this airframe is not the best use of your finances. Get a solid 40-46 and have fun. It will still be plenty fast.

The four star will carry you for a good long time. It can do lots of aerobatics but still slows down for really easy landings. Great 2nd plane wehn your are proficient with that Alpha.

Eric

You may want to check out Futabas 6 exa. It is cheaper than the one you posted and it has more model memory. The rest looks about the same.


[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0095P?FVSEARCH=6exa&FVPROFIL=++]Futaba 6EXA[/link]

Righty,

That radio will do the job for now but does not look like the most bang for buck.

Dual rates
Travel adjust
Sub-trim
Servo reversing
3-model memory
4 types of preprogrammed wing mixes (standard, flapperon, V-tail, or delta/elevon)

3 model memory seems a little low with the next plane you will fill the space and looking for a new radio. Which will happen quite soon as this is an addicting hobby.

wings sugggestion Futaba 6EXA is good radio and will do the job for the most 40-60 size planes and is a perfect step up from the 4ch basic radio, but it is Futaba and you probably want to stick with JR since you have already JR stuff, I use Futaba and don't want to give miss information about their models.

You better check with the radio forums and do a search here for jr 6-8 channel radios, you might find a perfect 6-8 ch JR system for the long run.
Looking at Horizon web page http://horizon.hobbyshopnow.com/prod...Prod=JRP6644**
seems like a better investment.

also you can look into Hitec 7ch http://horizon.hobbyshopnow.com/prod...prod=HRC171721

which is a good radio.

but $50-60 more than what you selected but seems to me like it is worth, you are the end user you will decide what you are going to do with it and how much you want to spend. Are you adicted yet? if yes go buy the good one you will soon need or just want to have it.

You can still use your current radio for the two planes as described above by Crashem.