GG, I haven't been having as much bad luck as it may sound. You have to remember, I've beat the living tar out of this plane learning it, having only flew a Challenger prior. Considering I'm on my second body (which is generation 2 and is holding up nicely to the intense crashes...glues together well with only two major breaks thus far), I've only had to replace two servos and now the circuit board. I think this is very good if you would have seen some of the crashes I've done thus far. At least my crashes now are from trying to do a trick at too low of an altitude (like inverted flight), instead of just trying to get the plane to fly. I'm way beyond launch and loops and am now pushing her into new advanced flight stunts...even flying in high rates here and there.

What I couldn't understand was that the loss of power was after a hard crash. Since it would appear to be crash related, I would have expected a loose contact on the board somewhere...but despite my intense search with a good magnifying glass I can't find any loose contact. Now I suspect that one of the input power wires from the battery, or the two going to the motor, may have flexed enough to short circuit the board and blow a part. I have no servo or motor power but I am getting power to the board where the battery lines come in. I'd like to check the FET, transistor, and the capacitors on the board for proper function if I can dig up how to do that. The resistors are easy enough to check. I already ordered a new board but doesn't hurt to try fixing the old one.

Oh, by the way...I saw reference that you guys were getting two servos with the RX for $26 despite the fact that it wasn't listed as coming with the servos. A buddy of mine just picked up his RX but no servos came with it. Is there a special place to order the RX from in order to get the extra servos?