Sorry hear you are not having success....YET! A couple questions I have are...is it windy a lot where you live? I can't really give you advice about quads....but heli's take a while to get the hang of. I think the key is not getting a helicopter that you can take your hands off the controls and it will hover a while....but getting you to the point where making small adjustments just come natural without thinking. I had the same kind of problems when I first started....everything seemed out of whack. Then one day it kind of "clicked" and became easier. Did I have crashes along the way...sure...did I have to do repairs and adjustments...sure did. But to me it was worth it to go through a few growing pains to get to the point where I could do tricks and fly all over the place with ease, hovering became second nature. Am I still learning..heck yeah...still crash from time to time...yeap...still having a blast? yes!! For me....it all started when I got a Blade mcpx because I wasn't afraid to crash because when I did there was hardly ever any damage and when there was it was a 2 dollar part I had spares for. Now the only time I crash is when I try new things or get crazy trying to do fancy flips and stuff. If you can fly outdoors where it's not windy and you can fly over grass....a mcpx bl(couple hundred bucks) is the way to go in my opinion. A lot of things are easier to do than you think. Just relax.....don't try to do to much to soon, and practice. Before you know it you'll be surprising yourself at how far youv'e progressed and will be having a lot of fun!! Hang in there and good luck!