ORIGINAL: canadian_jesus
Istarted with 30$ coaxial heli's too, but, after you figure out how to get them into the air (which is by no means any feat of talent) they get boring. Going with the hobby grade heli's is definately the way to go. My mCPx falls gracefully when it reaches low voltage cutoff. Ihonestly can't tell you exactly what is happening with yours, but it could have something to do with having too much play in the rotor head somewhere., but that's just my 2 cents, don't take it as gospel because i'm also fairly new in this hobby.
The mCX2 is considered "hobby grade", despite the fact that it's a co-axial heli. It also costs a lot more than $30 (it's now priced at $120 for the RTF version). This 4 channel heli is definitely superior to all the 3 channel "toy" helis. Performance wise, it's probably one of the best micro co-axial heli's you can get.
Iliked the mCX2 so much that I recommended it to my nephew, who then promptly bought one. Inoticed that his mCX2 does the same thing when it reaches LVC, so it has to be something with the 5 in 1 unit that this bird is equipped with. Timing your flights is a must if you don't want to crash it uncontrollably.
While I still have fun with the mCX2, I definitely want to graduate to a more capable bird. I thought about going with the MSR x, but now I'm seriously considering leap frogging it and going directly to Walkera's HM MiniCP. The reviews show that the mini CP is a bit more stable than Blade's mCPX, which is better for beginners. It also looks like the mini CP handles 3D better, although the mCPX is great as well.