RE: Thecheatscalc's 36 tuning and assy
Tips for newbies:
GET A KITCHEN TURNTABLE!
I picked up a 12 pound granite turntable (Lazy Susan for us older guys...) for a whopping 11.00 at a kitchen supply store in a mall.
It is heavy enough to held down all of my electrics (I use small clamps although I'm considering drilling in permanent hold downs...)
That way you can fine tune the heli while it's on the table, and even run it up to see if the tail is going to wander on you.
The inertia of the granite is just large enough to dampen the quick movements just a bit, so that you are adjusting for the things.
Add to this a microheli pitch gauge and a bubble level to the turntable and you have yourself a nice "tuning station" for your birds.