Chris,
I don't know the heli or transmitter - but you might want to check the wires for the tail are the correct way around...this would cause it to just spin the tail out of control. the tail rotor should turn counti-clockwise when you look at the right side of the heli - i.e.it counters the rotation of the heli caused by the rotation of the main rotors. Also make sure you plug the battery in on a flat service so all gyros are initialised correctly.
Thanks
Chris
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