Yes its the same way it is out of the box. I called and talked to a person at Horizon and they said it was normal. I dont think it is because the demo Blade CP does not do it at all. Mine really drops fast with very little imput to the left and climbs fast with little imput to the right.. I can see the likage binding up, it is so bad the it changes the gear mesh and causes a bad vibration. I think I might just send it back to them and let them deal with it.