Joey...going to an 11T will help a lot. I've learned cutting holes etc, it don't work. Having the right ESC, battery, motor, that counts for a lot.

Eric....I crashed 3-4 times before I could do a loop or back flip. The crashing now is because I set my dual rates too high, I'll put them from 140% back to 125 and 100%, this should take care of it. Thanks to Jeff....he taught me that if you don't push, you don't advance, and he pushes hard. Been doing this heli stuff nearly 3 years...need to advance.

What I like about the Exceed, simply, the belt drive off the main shaft. The bare bones is expensive ($110.00 before shipping). I'll be throwing CNC on it anyway, so the plastic don't bother me. As of right now....I think it'll be a while on the exceed. The reason is, the EXI is still doing great and I put an align tail drive gear set in it, they're pretty solid and don't fail like the stock EXI tail drive gear set.