First off, we are not trying to misguide you or tell you false things, but you have to understand that the heli you have is not the same thing as a normal, collective pitch heli. The Walkera 4-3 (AKA-Novus FP) is meant as a segue between the full-on helis and the co-axials that pretty much fly themselves. If you had bought a full CP heli, you'd be in an entirely different boat. The good thing is that you have the slower response of an FP, but the full control of a CP. Just know that it's like riding a moped, not a full on race bike. Just like in motorcycles, there is a reason for the warning. Does that mean you can't jump right ona Hyabusa and learn? Nope, but you'd be pretty foolish to do so, right?

Anyways, the problem with most new pilots is they do exactly what you said; they go full throttle, they don't bother setting it up, they have no clue how to handle it, and they get all pissy when it doesn't work the way they see it on Youtube. Honestly, how many guys have you seen that got CBR, YZF, GSX-R, and 636's as their first bikes?Just about all of them under theage of 25 right? Samegoes for helis. Our main goal is to help you get past the first stages which are always the most critical. It's really easy to get scared away from helis because they are incredibly compliatedat first, and there are lots of people who fail at it when they should have succeeded.

Also, not to sound like a "heli-snob", but the tought that you can truly learn to fly a heli in a few short days or hours is very incorrect. This is not to say some are not better or faster at learning the stuff, but I've yet to see someone hover "successfully" on their first few attempts (even with a co-ax it's tough). Helis have a pretty steep learning curve and they're not as simple as most people see them. (Trust me, hand them the controls to a simulator and watch the amazement on their faces as they bash the snot of the thing for the first few hundred attempts) Most people don't care to respect them enough at the beginning and either quit early, or never seem to get very far with them. We recommned the simulator because you can use it throughout your heli career (I'm still using the original G3.5 I bout nearly 3 years ago) and it's free to crash.The real thing costs every time. But if you want to do it your way, eventually you will be repeating the exact words we are saying right now if you stick with it long enough.

One warning about calling them toys (including your dinky Novus FP):While the littler ones are not as much of a concern, you still need tobe reverent of the inherent dangers of using them.If you smacked into someone with a slightly larger heli, you could do some serious damage. If you'd bought anything larger, you'd definately need a bit more caution before simply going bashing around the garage. Ever taken a moto safety course? Ever wondered why they are uber strict with the SAFETY rules of the course? It's to get you into good habits before the bad ones begin and helicopters are deadly in the wrong hands.

<span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="font-size: small">"Be smart, do your research, take your time, and most importantly be careful and you will be fine."

</span></span>Famous last words my friend....if everyone followed this statement, there'd be less of a need for the statements we were pointing out.