Hi,

I'm pretty new to Helicopters (hovered a few many years ago) and I bought a Blade CP from a co-worker who "got bored" with it... That said I got a nice set of stuff with it (for a great price), but I am not sure if all the pro stuff he added to the heli will help or hinder me. He is a 3D crazy heli guy, and I am still wearing the training balls...

He added:
a Li-Po battery (3 cell, not sure about capacity, but I think 1100 the sticker has velcro on it)
8T pinion motor
heat sinks
carbon fiber main rotor blades.

I added the training ping-pongs.

I trimmed it out in my living room today and its holding straight pretty well now, and I was able to hover it for a bit (I am pretty new, not completely new)... It seemed quite twitchy and while I could hold it for a bit, I end up feeling like I am over-controlling it and I set it down. Still Kudos to the designers its really pretty cool.

My questions for the more experienced...

1. Should I switch back to the flat bottom Balsa blades?
2. Should I switch to the aerobatic Balsa blades?
3. Should I switch back to the standard battery?
4. If I use the standard battery, should I go back to the 9T or will the 8T be good enough?
5. I bought a LiPo charger with the ping pongs, how long would the pack take to charge typically with the charge set to 500mA?
6. Any tips for flying this thing? Is hovering in your living room harder than just forward flight?
7. Any way to change the transmitter stick control rate for small motions near center? I'm guessing not...