I started out with the Honeybee 2 at Christmas and your right it is a piece of crap. I did learn that I like heli's from struggling to fly that thing. I then moved on to the Hornet II and it flew much more stable but would not hold together long enough to learn anything beyond hover, and just like the HB2 its all glued together and is a ***** to repair. I just got a close up look at the blade and it is very much like the HB2. I bought a T-rex two weeks ago and finally I'm having a blast!!! It's very stable, holds together and it goes together with nuts and bolts, no glue, and repair parts are cheap. I have done forward flight and nose in hovering all without a hitch because I can trust it to hold together. I'm sure there are heli's out there just as good but I know for a fact the T-rex is a winner.