Truglodite,

The article below claims 100 flight and still performs well.. Let's say each flight is 15 minutes, times 100 flights, that equals 1500 minutes, divided by 60 minutes in an hour, equals 25 hours. Hmmm.. not that aweful bad for 10 bucks.

I talked to the guy at the local hobby shop awhile back, about the tail motors. He said it's the same motor that is a lot of RC Cars. Said you could get 20 hours on them. I've never had a tail motor last that long, I'm on my fourth one now, with maybe 30 hours on the heli.
Oh, after those thirty hours, I just noticed a couple days ago that the main motor does seem to be loosing it's power. I'll be replacing it as a maintenance item later today. I always have at least 1 spare of everything that normally breaks, skids, blades, motors, etc. See Picture.

One of my buddies keeps a detailed log of everything. He uses a timer when flying so he knows exactly how long each flight is.
He keeps records of every crash and parts needed to repair. Keeps track of his repair time to.. Guess he's a data geek.

Gets expensive, doesn't it[&o].

Hope this helps



Main Motor, Pinion, Heat Sink, Battery and Main Blade Configurations

When using the recommended main motor, pinion, heat sink and battery configurations we have experienced very good main motor life (better than any other models in this class). We have main motors in stock and Aerobatic Enhancement Kit equipped models with more than 100 flights that continue to perform very well.

For those who may be experiencing premature main motor wear, it is likely the result of excessive current draw causing damage to the motor rather than brush wear. Excessive current draw can be the result of using the wrong main motor, pinion, heat sink and battery configurations, improper gear mesh or constant power on blade strikes and crashes (shock damage). For these reasons you MUST follow the power system configurations recommended to achieve expected motor life