Great info, thank you. I have the swash mix set O.K. and the proper servos reversed. My gyro is set at 68/25. The pitch and throttle curves were making my head explode though. Do you use the other settings on the DX7 menu such as: Travel adjust, auto D/R exp., D/R & EXP., revo mix, etc. I also played around with the heli while the speed control was in the default setting. (I am using the Align BL35G) I was getting about 15 to 20 minutes run time. When I programmed the speed control per the instructions I am know lucky to get 6 to 8 minutes out of a pack and have problems with the speed control causing the motor to surge up/down in rpms. Could the speed control be overheating? I am only trying to hover the thing so far, but trying to get a stable hover is a task in itself.