Hello everyone.
I'm new to the rc helicopter world andTHOUGHT I got in the right way, now I'm seriously worried I may have gone in over my head.
I received a cheap coaxial helicopter for christmas (from the "as seen on tv store", so I mean CHEAP). and became bored of it VERY quickly. Learned to fly it without crashing in the first hour and within two days I was bored. I did a lot of research and came across the Blade series of rc helicopters. I've read the fixed pitch copters are a lot more fun and the blade 120SR is a great starting point for FP.

I purchased my blade 120SR this afternoon from a small, local hobby shop here in Toronto, Canada. I've seen countless videos and read the instructions and peoples posts on this website. Everyone seems to make it sound so simple, "hover and adjust the trims". "i lifted off and learned to hover in minutes"

I cannot, for the life of me, control my helicopter. I take off slowly, get a few inches up and it still flies in large circles no matter what I do to the trims. I can keep it at a steady height, but it moves wildly andI'm afraid to crash it further and damage it. The store I bought it from has no refund policy, butI don't know if it's a specific problem with my helicopter or my flying. I plan to go back tomorrow and see if the guy who owns the shop can show me anything I don't know about it that might make it easier. I'm hoping it's just me.

Any advice from the Blade 120SR owners? Should it be as simple as throttle up slowly and it should hover easily? Thank you!