Hi Guys. Glad I found you.

Heres the deal. I've been wanting to fly RC Heli's since - like forever, and only just recently got the Lama V4.
I've had it three weeks now and am quite comfortable with it, but don't want to fly around in the house all the
time. I went to a RC Heli Flying club Sunday to check things out, asked a few questions, and after reading a
lot of reviews, got myself the Thunder Tiger Mini Titan E325 on Monday .

I finished building it last night... well... 12:30 this morning [&o]; and just need a few more bits and bobs to get
it ready for the first test flight. Servo's, gyro and transmitter. I'm getting the JR 2610. I decided to get the chopper
before I get the TX, for I know myself . I would have tried to finish building in one day and get it out and flying.
This way, I took my time, made sure I followed the instructions precisely and won't have rotors flying off in every
direction the first time I spool it up. It took me three days to do it properly.

I've read other reviews, but they either don't cover what I am looking for, or use terminology and abreviations
that I don't understand.

My Question is this.

I am excited and scared of the first spool up.
What are the do's and don't's?
What steps do I follow? and what am I looking for?

I've read two reviews of guys who burned out their speed control units during the spool up.
Is this a common problem with the stock standard SC that comes with the Mini Titan? Or can it be avoided?

Up to now, I've only flown coaxial. I got the Phoenix RC simulator and will run through it properly as soon as I get my TX.
But I am new to CCPM and want to make sure my heli is "safe" to fly before I do so.

Thanks in advance.

I've had the same motor, speed controller, and batteries in mine that I fly every weekend that I used in the review published in the magazine section.

Don't panic and dont hit the ground or anything attached to it

Using training gear until you can hover well. I'm sure you made sure that every screw/bolt to metal was loctited and all the moving parts greased/oiled?

You can't set up the head until you get the transmitter but make sure that you get the mechanical set up as perfect as possible instead of using the radio to compensate.

Hello my fellow "Chopper Pilots".

Thanks for the posts so far.

BarracudaHockey Thanks for the tip. I noticed that things attached to the ground tended to break blades on my lama.

Druss I followed the instruction manual and only applied loctite wherever they said to. The only part they "showed" that should
be greased... or rather, "vaselined" was between the Feathering Shaft and the Flap Damper. I started reading through the manual
again last night just in case I missed something. I'll go through everything a few more times before I spool it the first time.

Speaking of which. What the heck is this spooling thing? As near as I can tell; It's when you connect the electronics to setup the
servo's etc. Check that the movement is correct, trim things out and finally run the engine up to... what? the Desired Head Speed?
This is where I really need the most info. I know there is a process where they "Spool" the chopper, but I haven't the foggiest what
that entails.

Thanks again for the replies so far. It's nice to know there are guys who know what they are doing and that they are willing to help us
newbies.