Ok guys, my wallet just hurled again: $45 for a whole new tail assembly and main gear.

The problem is this: I can't get past Step 1 unless everything is factory spec. The entire complex system must pass QA 100%.

Especially the darn tail. If it failed in flight and the Axe went down in a bent heap I could only blame myself. Better to pay up. Its just the cost of learning to fly. I knew going into the deal it would not be cheap.

BUT I had made so much progress so quick and then suddenly boom boom and I'm on my 3rd set of blades. I intend to keep these a while.

So now I have a spare tail motor with no gear... might come in handy if I can get a new gear on it.

Also replaced the main gear. No sense going half way on the repairs.

Tomorrow, she'll be 100% pass QA and in spec. Then I will VERY carefully get the tail dialed in - I really want to nail down my 3-in-1 board settings, and NOT crash in the process!!!

I can hardly believe its like this after I've been flying patterns 100' up with this thing - but its imperitive to start at the beginning when complex systems backfire.