Noobious - I too am a newb. And I'm having a similar problem. After about 10 feet of flight, my FF makes a steep dive and right turn. Hand launch - or rolling take off - its all the same. I have had many successful flights but this started about 2 weeks ago. I even replaced the tail. Had an experienced RC'er look at it and he thought the control surfaces looked fine. I've had my share of crashes - some quite hard - and I'm wondering if my problem isn't electronic - maybe a servo? I've run it up while holding it and things seem fine. I too have read the other posts and so far, nothing has worked. Please keep us updated.
Mamou