ORIGINAL: zooland1

Something is really wierd with what's happening to you. Sure you bought the swash for the blade? With the TX in normal mode, are the rotors at zero pitch with the throttle all the way down. Make sure the trim is down, too. You really don't need a pitch gauge on a micro.

The tracking is key. Hold a piece of paper on the bottom edge of the blade and site to the flybar rod. If you have the sym or CF blades, you align by the center axis. Using the stock radio; when you raise the throttle (unplug the motors first) you can't really exceed 10 degrees, it's preprogrammed. Using a replacement TX it is possible to extend pitch beyond 10.

I made a pitch gauge from a cheap angle protractor from harbour freight. Got the idea from bladecprepair.com. It works pretty well but isn't really necessary as long as my tracking matches.

One more thing. Are you setting tracking at max throttle. Clamp a small board across the LG to a table and you can turn up the rotors and not worry. That's how I set mine and have had no trouble. Keep in mind though that if your main shaft is even slightly bent, it will vibrate a bit when clamped down. If it vibrates a lot, you may need to replace the shaft or spindle.

Just trying to hit everything I can think of off the top of my head.