(This information is very important and is detailed in the manual but just in case you don't want to read them, we've reworded them here.)

1. Prior to initial use, fully charge the included lithium battery. The status light LED turns green on the charger adaptor when charging is done (this should take less than 1 hour). Don't connect the battery to the helicopter yet.

2. Next, make sure your remote control is switched to OFF and install 8 AA batteries into the remote control.

3. Important: before you turn on the remote control, pull both the throttle stick and the trim switch besides the stick all the way down. If you don't do this your helicopter will begin flying the second you connect its power - this must be avoided. When your transmitter is correctly set up, it will look like the remote control photo shown below the reviews on this page.

4. Now, turn on the remote control and check if the battery indicator points to at least at the green area marked (M). If the needle points at the red (H) area that's fine too. It just means you have a lot of battery power, which is good.

5. Finally, install the the lithium battery into the helicopter by detaching the battery holder from beneath the body and reattaching it with the battery inserted. If all looks good, connect power to the helicopter. This is done by hooking up the red male plug on the battery to the red female plug on the helicopter.

After you connect power, the servos (black control units under the blades) will re-adjust themselves and make some noise in the process. This takes less than a second and is perfectly normal. Don't worry the blades won't begin turning (provided that you've followed step 3).

At this point, all is set. Follow the detailed flying tutorials in the user's manual that's easy enough even for beginners and fortunately it is fully printed in English. If you need want to read more, go to this forum (scroll to the "flying" section towards the middle of the page): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444936