My First RC Helicopter

I purchased the COLCO Thunderbird V2 in May of 2005 from Raidentech for around a 100$. It's a cheap little fixed pitch bird that is perfect for learning to fly. Out of the box all I really had to do was center the fly bar and get the stabilizing blades leveled. I also made sure to mount the battery so as to keep the CG centered! After a few quick adjustments to the gyro to dial it in, I was hovering.