okay, but....
I have tried checking if there is binding in the swashplate. It does seem that at full fore/aft cyclic the inner race that the shaft bearing is set in will rub a little on the main shaft. I am unsure of whether this may be an issue, but it seems that when i have it sitting in front of me with the engine off that even at this full fore/aft position, the servo will still effectively move the swashplate back into position. Also, when the engine is off, and I apply full fore/aft and let go of the stick, the servo as well as the swashplate will resume it's normal centered position. However, if I bring the rpm's up to almost-hover speed and perform the same maneuver, the servo/swashplate will not resume to it's center position. I am so completely baffled by this. The poor tech support guys at heli-world are so sick of me they probably wish I would shove this helicopter up my....... well... you get it...