Idon't know exactly how long the Blade mCPX is but it sounds like it may be a helicopter you are ready for. Idon't have one but you here good things in here about how durable they are and they are a collective pitch so you will be learning on a heli that when you get good with it you could probably get a bigger heli and do well with it. Parts are pretty easy to get and are fairly inexpensive....and from what people say you can crash and not break anything a lot of the times. Most in here that have these heli's say they are well worth the money.