Bill - REMEMBER - breathe! Glad you're making progress - winter, Bah humbug! Have you driven the Traxxas in the snow yet? If so avoid the salt!!!!! Don't ask!!!

Gary - Super on the sellout of the XP blades! I really got to get the 300 back in the air & soon.

Ivan - I'd be embarassed to have you fix the 300, there's nothing to them! If I can get it back to "normal" I'd be happy to let you fly it! We could even swap blades to show you how much better Gary's are then the stock ones. Yea, I've been pushing the 450 a bit in the warehouse, I've done a few good saves, but we all know that won't go on forever!
Do you need an AMA membership for the Barrington fly? I never got around to getting one - too many heli parts to buy! If you'll be there, I might come any way & see if I can pick up anything from watching you. Your buddy that did all that fancy flying in the dome, he doesn't happen to teach beginning flying does he?

Dave - One weekend I spent a couple of hours just downloading all the Finless vids that sounded useful to me & then I watched them over the next couple of weeks even before I got the 450. That helped me decide I really "NEEDED" the 450! Then when I got the 450 I watched the ones I remembered that applied & they helped a lot.

Not sure what the next couple of days may bring as I'm expecting a house full of out-of-town relatives, so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a

Happy & Safe Holiday. May all your heli dreams come true!

Chuck