Hello, I agree that is a lot of bad luck. I heard that about 10 or 15 years ago Hitec had a lot of problems with their servo motors that they finally corrected and I think that now they might be having more problems. In My case I have been using Hitec servos with the torque rating of from 44 oz to 144 oz in 40 size planes such as the Escapade that I lost yesterday and a 40 size Uproar a while back. I do not fly 3D only sports type of aerobatics so I do not think that I am overloading the servos at all with the extra size of the servos and their torque ratings. I use batteries with 4.8 volts instead of the 6 volt type so I don't think that is a factor. When I wrote to Hitec about the problems that I was having, they did not give me any reasons or suggestions for my problems. I wish I had some kind of answer. Take care, Bob