Would the throttle inputs need to be translated due to the step and stay of the airplane stick radios vs. the auto return of the pistol? Also Arct1c, I dont know of the cap mod. Are you referring to his "stage one". I am sold on mechanical brakes. As I wont be racing competitively I am not too worried about them fading. Pretty much decided now on the Rc8 with the conversion parts needed from RCM. Not sure on esc because not sure what the best deal would be. I would like to get something nice, maybe a Air esc with no brakes but not sure on reverse. I may not need it since I have lots of space but as it isnt subtracting from weight and such like removing a gear and all that why not. Whats a relatively cheap plane ESC to get me started? I still have to get a new charger and a couple starter lipos, most likely 4s with nice milliamp rating. Would a feagio run it sufficiently for a while til' I upgrade and I can put the feagio in something smaller? When I buy better electronics for this I want a little more than I need, in case I get something bigger.