First attempts on flying a heli can be challenging. It takes loads of patience, a step at a time, this was the procedure I learned to fly the more aggressive CP, hold position before lift off, infact you don't lift, simply hold that tail, eventually perhaps the bunnie hops, also throttle off before impacts saves damages, these lighter helis are tuff, but cut that throttle before hitting things.
Here is perhaps lesson one before the hover, use as many batteries as it takes, your learning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CNv_Tql23k