I can't seem to get the mental picture of an "airborn cabbage" enough to help you.

If that's the stock TX/RX, I believe the pitch curves are already set and cannot be adjusted too much (could be wrong...I have a blade cp..if not a twin brother than a close sibling ). Make sure you have 0 pitch at half throttle (stick in the middle). That's a good starting point. You can then use the trim to adjust it a bit more. Screw or unscrew the connecting rod ends to get the pitch centered. In short, the throttle/head speed needs to be up a good bit before you apply positive pitch.

Check out bdavisons build thread on the Blade CP....should be applicable in your case too.