It is very durable and there is not much that 5 min epoxy can't fix. I'm on my second fuse ($28) and I broke it in half and tore the firewall off about 4 times, re-glued, and kept flying. It is a MUCH better flier with a park 480 and 35A ESC and Hitec HS-81 servos. The stock servos are prone to stripping gears and are not really strong enough for 3d. It takes a pretty heinous crash to do significant damage, unlike the formosa. I glassed the wing and tail of my formosa and it is still fragile, but a much nicer flying airplane than the typhoon. More of a pattern type flier than 3d. I like em both, but the typhoon takes the cake for everyday flying.