usually word of mouth, all my friends know AP/AV is my new hobby so they always have suggestions, thats how I found this place, although it was a 30min hike to get there

sweet, but never land near people : ) when can we expect some loops?

the paddles will probably never break, it'd take a VERY HARD crash to even come close to breaking them.

I always tightened mine till it was really tight but could still move the blade grips freely, twisting motion

if you don't know how to fly then getting a Belt CP as a first heli is gonna be a bad thing, trust me on this. Just an example the first time I crashed my Belt CP (the vid is here on youtube) it cost me a little more then $50, thats half the price of the HBFP. You will crash more then twice. But if you already know how to fly then its a great intermediate heli.