RE: Well, it was fun while it lasted
Yeah the helicopter hobby is 50% flying and 50% fixing. Seems the natural state of a heli is on the shelf broken waiting for back ordered parts to come in.
Good thing about them is when you replace the parts you have a brand new heli where if you crash a rc plane it will be heaver and weaker and unless your good with refinishing will be blemished where the repairs was made.