Hi folks,

Just got my first r/c heli. It's an Ares"Ultra-Micro MD 500D CX 100" and is well spoken of by numerous people whose opinions I trust.

My initial attempts to take off have been mixed.It would usually go straight up, but now, a few days later, it's gone weird on me (maybe too hard a landing rattled it too much? I'm baffled.)Now, after I give it a bit of throttle it leans back on its tail skid and as I throttle more it either takes off,still tilting backand reverses. A crash results.Or, almost all the time now,it tips and falls on its right side before I reach take-off speed. One of thosetwo things always happens. Basically, it appears to want to "lean" to the rear and to the right. What is going on? I have noticed there are somesmall chips on the leading edges of the bottom rotors, from a small crash I guess.Could that be it? I'm stretching here. I'd really appreciate any advice.

Thanks alotin advance,

C