you can use it straight away or you can charge it the evening before a bash but dont keep them fully charged for days tho
I would invest in a lipo sack or an ammo box or a batsafe box to store your lipos in
heres a link to update Phoenix and lots of user fields and aircraft
https://www.rc-thoughts.com/phoenix-sim/
Does it come with the dongle ?
check my flight sim thread in the air section
Another good vid
I was looking a while back for another 450 size heli and reading the other forums put me off the 330 so i picked up a 2nd hand 450X from a forum member instead