TEX,your right,cheap gear,but it can be replaced(thank god).Was kinda nervouse about that just in case it was mode 1! The bird is totalyl servicable,not sure about spare parts but I once read somewhere about applying some thing to foamies to make them more rigid.I cant remember where I read it though.I think I saw a video on YouTube of a GWS A-10 with brushless motors and he had mentioned something about coating the bird with something to make it stronger. Any ideas?