I had a honey bee fixed pitch and it was starting to be no fun. decided to get a blade. busted a set of blades and bent the shaft. replaced the parts and decided to take it slow. after 20 charges or so I can hover tail in sideways and nose in. No busted parts. Now I can fly a heli on a sim LOL. point is, for any newbe, take it slow keep it low and you can learn with a blade. Once you can control the tail and react ahead of the heli it will be easy to hover and gain altitude. What a fun little heli.