hehe Anything to get a fellow noob heli pilot in the air and confident! Speaking of...
Today I flew seriously without my training gear :O Lots of fun! Heheh... I ran my super-light battery and no training gear and did a few circuits around the parking lot and practiced more hovering. I actually had a hard time getting it to land 'cause it was so light, but all went well and it was a great day to fly -- no wind for a change! hehe
StephenT & 3D -- 'grats on getting that head off!

Now for the repairs! Good luck, and good flying! Just ask if you have any other maintenance questions.