mr_matt,
You must be talking about me! I can tell you the cost of getting into turbine and the cost of losing everything and I mean everything.
I crashed mine on final. I don't know why it went in but there seems to be 3 or 4 people who were not there that can tell you how it happened.
Mine burst into a large fireball and then proceeded to melt and burn every wire, servo, TURBINE!!! and component that you put into one of these jets. All totaled up minus the things that I got to keep, (the Transmitter) about $8500!
JetCat has offered to sell me a new one at 25% off, which they don't have to do but is very nice anyway. But that is still $5000 short of a new jet.
I can afford a new one but as Zaney said, it is hard to shrug off.

Approx. cost of a new jet- $8500
Not having someone tell you 10 minutes after you get the fire out that they know exactly what happened - priceless

Just my 2 cents worth which would bring the cost up to $8500.02

Eldon
Texas