Success at last! I flew the remodeled Kombat Kopter today. The first flight was pretty short. The engine cut out right after takeoff going downwind. I landed with minimal damage. Pretty much just a prop and bent landing gear. The second flight's crash was much more spectacular. Just like in the very first crash that happened a year ago, I lost orientation and found myself pointing straight up. This time, however, I pulled BACK on the elevator and did a loop. The rotors lost alot of speed, but started spinning up again down the backside of the loop. When it hit, the blades were almost up to speed so it didn't hit very hard. Once again, broken prop and bent gear was all the damage. On the third flight of the day, I got alittle smarter. I kept it close and low so I could see it better. I also learned how important it is to coordinate the turns. My figure 9 (crashing after a loop) happened because I just banked the copter with the rotors(no rudder) and pulled back on the elevator. This is what caused it to point straight up both times. But by using the rudder, I was able to make the turns much flatter and I actually landed it. I wasn't sure what to expect when I set up for the landing. I pointed it into the wind and pulled back a little on the throttle. The thing seemed like it almost stopped. Then using the elevator and throttle I was able to bring it down at about a 45 degree angle with the nose high. I couldn't beleive how gently it touched down. I flew it several more times after that. By the end of the day I was feeling pretty comfortable and was even able to do a few touch and goes. Man! am I happy Here some pics taken after the day of flying. She's still in one piece