Maiden powerup and blade strike Finished the build of the 500EFL Pro a few weeks ago but the weather and some common sense has prevented a maiden. I am hoping to get some time with zeeflyboy to do a proper check over and maiden flight when our calendars sync up. This afternoon was overcast and cold but dry so off to play with the 130x and get the 500 into a hover. Bust the tail boom on the 130x coming out of an inverted hover and I should have taken the hint but no. Powered up the 500, did a range check which was ok. Stood back and slowly powered up to 30%ish and back down after 20 seconds or so, no drama and everything in once piece. Then this The tips of the main blades have been sanded down a little Now I know the interior of the 425D CF blades are made of wood. Other than that I think I got away very lightly indeed and will use the main blades for the next flight test. Looks like I screwed up the head lock gyro, it needs reversed if I read the manual yet again. I was so sure I had it the correct way around, all part of the fun and learning curve The heli is stock so it is the 3GX. Looks like page 18 of the manual explains where I went wrong. I will reverse the head lock gyro. What I should have done at