Well finally did it. High winds and lack of experience wiped out my blade 400. Didn't seem like it hit the ground that hard but when I walked over it was a yard sale. Still gonna rebuild it. waaay too much fun to fly. Think the wind was too much for the small helicopter. should have packed up and went home after landing it 3 times. Had to go for a fourth round and thats when it happened. Having a tough time at times with orientation of the helicopter. think that was also a part of why it went down. Is there any tricks to tell the orientation of helicopters? I remember on planes we used to cover the bottom wing and tail differently than the top to dipict orientation. seems like when i bank the helicopter sometimes i cant tell where the tail is at. Any help would be greatly appreciated.