I find the Skyfly to be a little heavy for its power, which is why you took of the landing gear?? Anyway, I'm going to change the center of gravity by putting in a 800mah 7.2v lipo pack I have as a spare for a heli I have. Its 1/2 the weight or less of the 6 cell pack that comes with the Skyfly. I will give you all a report of how it goes and minus the nose gear... and thanks for the altitude/distance info, maybe now if I get the Skyfly aloft I won't worry so much about taking it out a distance over the trees. I have a small area behind my house about 500ft long by 300ft clearing that I fly in surrounded by trees in all directions.

Have fun flying!