Ok look at it this way.....out a 100 bucks for an airplane in this hobby is nothing,,,toy price range...
new stuff cost: cheapest airplane I know of 79.00, cheapest engine 100, cheapest flight pack 130.00...thats 309.00
now if he lost an airplane that cost 100 bucks what is the quality of the electronics on board? the airframe?
If he bought it used..well do you know the seller?...was the the aircraft repaired?...see where I'm at?
Like everyone else I'm not happy he lost his plane...I never like to see anyone loose a plane...
as far as stepping up I'll give you that one didn't mean to offend our electric powered brothers....so perhaps you could step up to a good 4 channel aircraft. With quality electronics on board