Bill,
...Odd, the topic header had me as last poster... Your post followed mine...
Since Tucson, AZ, has turned into Valhalla - according to Richard Wagner, the post-mortem playground of many famous (California) "fighters" - there will be more than ample talent available to get the best out af any and all "mail-ins". (I'd hate to post a picture of Bart Klapinski's bloody hands after getting Currel's Dewoitine flying... Tri-motor models are a world of their own!)
Of course, we'd rather have YOU bring your plane, but we'll welcome your participation even at second hand - bloody or not.
And, as to Valhalla, remember: a dead rattler can still kill you with its venom, and our (California) rattlers aren't even dead yet! And, Arizona is rattlesnake country...
May 2008 be kind to you, and may the road rise to meet you.