DUDE! Why are you complicating this so much??? Look at it this way...If you're looking at the rotor from above the heli, as if you're looking down on it and it's on the ground, the main rotor should turn clockwise, that is, the same direction as a clock (THATS SIMPLE) The tail blades should be turning so that the tail rotor closest to the main body of the heli is traveling upwards into the rotor wash of the main rotors.

Or - Looking at the heli, from the right side, the tail extending to the left and the main body to the right, the tail rotor should be turning counter-clockwise, or opposite of clockwise, or anti-clockwise as some of you call it.

I'm guessing you have that down. I've read this post before, I'm just stunned it's not solved yet, and I'm sorry I didn't have time right now to read everyones response so If I'm repeating something already said that's why.

Lean that sucker as far as it will lean out, then try to start it? Did you check your exhaust for tightness? Maybe check to see if your muffler is clogged and there's too much pressure on the fuel tank forcing too much fuel in? I dunno!

I hope you're listening to everyone when they're telling you to lean the low end needle. Heck - I think you should lean both of them...Just start like this...

First set the needles to the factory starting point. If you don't have that informatiuon