[BrianG]

That's true, but nice if you have it. If not, the Y adaptor works well too - you just don't have all the seperate EPA/range/etc adjustments you would with the channel mixing.

Personally, I like locking the tranny into one gear and using the motor as the brake and reverse. A lot of times, you can remove components out of the tranny making it simpler and lighter (less rotating mass). Plus, less overall weight and complexity since there are no metals discs, servo, linkage. It is a little harder on the ESC though...