The axe has been a love / hate experience.
Can't blame anyone for wanting to sell it. Its a rough one and can be extremely frustrating.
It was my 2nd heli after flying a blade cx2 coaxial.
They said not to move up to a single blade so fast but I did anyway so it was shame on me.
I also plan on upgrading someday but not until I can fly this one.
The upgrades I have made like the gyro and TX will work on practically any heli I choose to go to.
These will be a must anyway for a arf heli.
I also saw the video of a 15 year old kid (eeeeky) make the axe fly like it was on auto pilot.
What a great show 3d and all for this class heli.
I'm not going to be beat out that badly by a kid 1/3 my age.
If he can do it then I'm going to do it at least half as well.
This is the link if if you want to see it.
http://videos.myrctoys.com/electric/axecp_1.wmv

I have had a lot of the same troubles others have, its one heck of a challenge.
What I have learned while trying to figure out this crazy bird has been
priceless considering I never knew anything about r/c cars, planes, or helis before this.
The guy at the lhs has 16 years experience with helis and can fly the axe out of the box quite well.
I couldn't belive it. Thats when I knew how much skill and how much practice was involved here.
He told me he could have me flying a $1000.00 9 pound nitro in one day but one good crash and it could take
as much as $600.00 to fix it. I want to fly one someday but thats a lot of money to learn the hard way.
I'll take my lumps now and maybe it will save me money in the long run. If not then lesson learned.
They said if you can fly this thing then you can fly anything and I believe it.
One way or another I'm hooked on r/c heli's now and do not plan on giving up anytime soon.
I will spend my summer with this bird and graduate to something bigger next year.
No more moving to fast for me. When the axe has seen its days I will retire it and keep it in a safe place
as a reminder of what got me to the next level or what drove me insane.

FJ