oh yea sorry forgot to say this...

people are always saying training gear is a MUST and so on, but truthfully for me it didn't even help. It was actually the biggest waste of $15.

im always indoors over carpet so it doesn't really matter if I land hard.

if you're outside a lot over hard pavement, than yea im sure it will help. But then again this helicopter can't be flown outside for jack... A little wind and it's a goner. Stick with indoor flight if you want to save money.