All true about the toughness of the LMH this is what sold me on it. But also concider this, LMH rotor blades here cost $9.95 each. A pair of hawk blades cost $ 18.95 hummm same as the tail fin, the hawk fin 3 times the size as LMH's is less money. True that you may damage more on the hawk if you crash but also think of this, the hawk has a 48 inch rotor and there for is way more stable than the LMH nitro. Even the main rotor shaft is the same price as the LMH. Over all even the cost of the hawk is less. But if you flop it over as I have my LMH the hawk will brake a blade, parts do break on the LMH also, but you could get help and also use training gear. Of course my 2 cents worth Alan