Thanks for the fast response, I'll giving all your suggestions a try and will get back to you. As for my experience with EDF's....I'm new at it but I pretty good at following instructions and troubleshooting but the package didn't come with much instructions with troubleshoots or tips. But yes, I'm a green horn looking forward to learning as much as I can. I bought the flight simulator to get lots of practice with my radio control before I fly my F18 Hornet (70 mm)

I did install batteries correctly in the TX
I checked to assure the TX crystal is making contact.
I'll buy some 5 minute epoxy to glue the wings together first thing in the morning.
I'll initialize the ESC after plugging in the battery.

Any suggestions on a good place to pick up a charger and extra batteries for my F18?