Thank you guys for the replies and advice. I can certainly understand all of your concerns about trying to fly without experience. However, that was never my intention (It's too expensive and, more importantly, dangerous). My idea behind this is just to build a test stand for a project and to learn how these turbines perform/function. The farthest I wish to go with this project without experience is to mount it to a stand and run it in order to acquire data. I will keep you guys updated on my progress and hopefully get any more questions answered by you guys. John, thank you for your recommendations!