If this heli is such a popular model (and by all accounts, it seems like it is), why isn't there a generic parts market for things like blades and landing gear? Why isn't GWS making main rotors that fit the Blade for $3 a pop? The aftermarket replacement parts manufacturers do a thriving business when it comes to RCcars and trucks - why not the Blade? I think the Blade CP for $219 is a screaming deal, but it's also clear to me that Horizon means to make a good deal of its money on crash kits which - at $25 - seems like quite a bit of money to me.

judd