SOME useful links 

There is a link in this post to a very comprehensive spreadsheet listing the radio protocols used by the cheap "heli" bricks, small quadcopters, Walkera and WL Toys receivers and the like.

www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=35033027&postcount=2270

The easybuilt models website contains a great section on tips and building advice for traditional stick and tissue construction that is here:

http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/tips.htm

Hip Pocket Aeronautics is a wealth of information on small flight.

http://hippocketaeronautics.com/index.htm