grubs4flyn,

I've been flying for about a year, and having a ball. If you're going through that many blades, you need to SLOW down some. It takes time and patience to fly a heli. And you can see it takes a big wallet too.

You mentioned you can hover okay at waist level, but had a hard time at 15 feet or so. That's orientation, it is more difficult at higher altitudes. Learn the basics, tail in hovering, left side in, right side in, and nose in. When you can do all that, then your ready for alot more fun. Take everything in small steps, learn one position well, and go to the next. When controlling the heli, use small stick movements, 1/8 to 1/4 inch is more than plenty... Remember, you have to fly the heli, it won't fly by itself.. Total focus. And do the Radd's training if you don't have outside help.

Good luck, keep us posted,

Dave / Choppersrule