First off...... The Walkera is designed for the main rotor to rotate clockwise ( not that it can't go
the other way ). A couple of reasons why it may spin counter clockwise is , the gyro is set to
the wrong direction, or the tail drive belt is slipping.

Yes the headspeed on a 36 is WAY faster than a Blade because the 36 is brushless. Just set your
throttle and pitch curves so it feels comfortable.

The factory gyro is kinda cheesy , but it works OK for tail in basics.

The only reason that the motor would quit midflight is because of radio interference or the cheesy
Walkera ESC sensed a low voltage condition.

The flashing gyro LED indicates no radio ( tx ) reception.