I have some new flybars on the way. But I am impationant so I cut a white coat hanger to 170mm and used it for a flybar flys great a cheap allternative just thoought I would pass this on happy flying Rick

fwiw, mikado logo flybars are made of very malleable stainless steel 3mm rod...in a crash or blade strike, the paddles fly forward after the sudden stoppage, and the flybar corkscrews...usually, hand-straightening is all that's needed...centrifugal force takes care of the rest...ken

And I thought you are talking about V-bars

I got a bunch of the anti-crash training kits from DealExtreme.com (free shipping from Hong Kong, too). The CF legs are the same diameter as the HBFP flybar, only a bit longer. I installed a longer one just to see if it makes hovering a little easier - seems to be more stable now.

Hmmm..... Forget carbon fiber or steel..... Think titanium alloy!

I have decided that Esky purposely manufacture all of the main rotor assembly to be cheap pieces of brittle, low strength, sub-standard, injection molded, plastic *****. If there was a complete metal upgrade for the rotor assembly Esky would probably go out of business because the damn heli would fly instead of break.

.079 music wire works great. You can pick up the wire at the LHS for cheap. Cut to length.