The simple truth of the matter is that the larger a helicopter is the more stable it will be to fly and therefore be easier to learn on. The micro helis like the Hummingbird (Piccolo/Hornet/Aerohawk/et al) are so small and light that a mild breeze (or even the output of an air-con unit indoors) is enough to disturb them and seriously affect the handling. Apart from the collective pitch ones (Hornet CP and Pic Pro) you don't really stand a chance of ever flying outdoors but the ONE advantage that micros do have when learning is the very fact that they CAN be flown indoors (maybe more important during the winter!).

The Corona on the other hand is the perfect beginners heli as it is much bigger and even though, compared to 30/50 size I/C machines it is small, it flies remarkably stable making it very easy to learn. But the thing that REALLY sets the Corona apart from all other model helis is the fact that it was designed to survive a crash. No other heli offers this and during the learning phase you WILL crash (several times). The Corona will walk away from such crashes needing a maximum $5 in spares on most occasion (usually no cost cos nothing broken). On almost all other helis figure on $30+ for a crash. That's the Corona advantage.

The only downsides of the Corona are that the Electro Fusion 7 motor supplied in some "combo"s is hopeless and prone to failure so most people go to www.roffeetvhobby.com and buy the bare kit and then either add a $20 Kyosho Atomic Force brushed motor or make the more sensible choice of going straight to brushless and pay as little as $145 for a Mega 16/15/3 and CC25 or CC35 controller from either www.dynamoelectrics.com or www.allerc.com. The other downside is that it's simply too big to fly indoors (in anything less than a gym/sports hall). Otherwise it's all plusses.

Cliff