Let me start by saying that there is an instructor here locally, but my schedule and his are like oil and water. He is a Medical Professional, and I'm in Retail. Therefore, I read all I could find, and I went out to giv'er once. I'll start by saying that I did not crash. I fly (that sounds good!) a JR Venture with an OS 32 (Wildcat YS 20/20 fuel), JR TX (652), Rx and Gyro, and Hitec (545 on CCPM and 525 elsewhere)servos. I built the hoola hoop type training gear. I very slowly ran up the baldes until the heli looked weightless. A touch of tail rotor proved this to be so. The tail was jerking. And, as the Venture manual advised, I lowered the gyro gain slightly to fix it. After that the heli seemed to do all it could to help me. I skidded it around the flying field a few inches off the ground for two tanks. The highest I let the heli get was a foot or two up. I felt like I had pretty good control of where it went. By no means complete control. On lift off I consistently had a drift to the left of the heli. I dailed in trim to the right, but the drift continued. I think maybe I wasnt as straight into the wind as I thought. For over 8 years I've been wanting an RC heli, but prices were high and time was none. Now competition has made pricing better and my time has become less constrained. I can't wait for a shoulder high (stable) hover! I plan to add some more EXPO, as the cyclic seemed more than sensitive, and maybe reduce the TR throw to soften it a bit. But first, I'm going to the LHS for more fuel. This is going to take a while to learn. At first I was worried about the $20.00 per jug fuel, but now I say POUR IT ON! I like the smell of Wildcat 20/20! I like the Venture! :devious: