Im sorry that you guys have had such a bad experiences with your Axes... My experience with it has been nothing short of wonderful!!! I seriously doubt that there is another RTF heli out there than can take the kind of abuse that the Axe can take. I remeber looking at the Blade CP before buying the Axe and thinking "this looks like my old Piccolo, a bunch of sticks glued to a basic frame...". When I had the Piccolo, one hard landing always meant a broken skid, cracked tail boom, or some other bent/broken part. The Axe not only looks like it can take a beating but it will take a beating!!! I have flown mine into my house and only suffered a pair of broken blade grips and main rotor blades.