The Raptor is not a waste of money. If it was over 1/2 +->< of the heli pilots out there have wasted their money. Numbers do not lie. The Sceadu is a great heli and it is better than the Rappy (you get what you pay for) but to say the rappy is a waste of money is going a little overboard. The Rappy has reenergized the entire hobby. I do not think the Sceadu would even have been produced if it werent for the success of the Rappy.