Dozens for me, too. Even when I have a splattering crash that rips teeth off the gears they are easy to get back on-line with replacement gear sets. I don't notice all that much play in mine. Remember your fingers have A LOT more strength than the wind across the control surfaces and the leverage will be different through the linkages (control horn and servo arm arcs) The important thing is to attach a deflection meter to your model and make sure they return the control surfaces to zero. The play is not critical in most models. Returning consistantly to zero is.