OK Check this out. I've been flying the Lama V4 for 3 days now and have gotten pretty good at tail-in hovering and forward flight, I'm starting to work on nose-in hovering but I'm having a strange issue with the gyro setting. It seems that every time I charge the battery and start flying again I have to dial up the gain and reset the trim. Initially I had it dialed in with the proportional and very little gain setting and had the trim set at dead center on the Tx. Each time I've recharged and started flying again I've had to dial up the gain and now the trim tab has to be set all the way to the right. Now the gain is cranked way up and so the turning speed has slowed way down of course due to dialing up the gyro lock. I assume this is due to crashing and the resulting small nicks to the rotors as well as what appears to be a slight bend in the flybar control linkage. What I want to know is if I'm on the right track concerning the cause of the tail drifting more each flight or is there a problem with the 4 in 1 control module. I don't think the 4 in 1 is burning out because I've been almost religious about killing the throttle immediately if the rotors strike an obstacle. Oh and yes, I still usually have a crash on each flight from trying new maneuvers. It seems that most the damage is caused each time due to the flybar coming off and striking the rotors or vice versa.

One more thing, has any one else experienced a boom strike when having to perform a hard flare in forward flight? I had this happen this morning when I had to flare really hard to avoid hitting the fish tank. It didn't cause a crash but I did put the first nicks in the fuselage. I don't know if it scared me or the fish more! hehe Overall this is really one tough little heli though, a great first heli.

For you RC Airplane pilots out there who are thinking about getting a heli let me warn you that your airtime on planes won't translate over to the helicopter very well. I've been flying planes for 19 years and the only experience thats helped me so far is the fact that I have lots of bench time making repairs and building airplanes from kits and plans under my belt. A helicopter is a completely different bird in flight. (Sorry couldn't resist the pun.) The best thing about flying mini-helis vs. nitro planes? I don't have to check the weather forecast and wind speeds before I can go fly!

Man I can't get enough of this! I just need 3 more batteries and a case of replacement rotors! LOL

Danny