PKH, tie it down, bolt it to a bench or what ever. Leave the blades on it. Don't take a chance on damaging the gears.

Drew, when you grow up a little, you will understand why we tell people to get help. I too was impatient when I was a kid and took a finger off in my first heli, but that was a very different heli than the have now days. Funny part of that was, the old fart that yelled at me the most for it, took one finger all the way off the next week, and a couple months later ran one into his leg and had to have some major fixing done on his leg. Never thought I would be telling someone to think safety, but I have seen too many kids and adults alike get cut up by these things. It doesn't need to happen and help is easy to get.