RE: mini dragonfly more user friendly???
What components do you have? An onboard mixing board? Seperates?
A good head hold gyro like the Futaba GY240 helps a lot, by keeping the tail tame.
Cutting the blades can help, but it requires lots of changes. It raises the head speed at hover, giving more gyroscopic stability.
Putting wheel collars on the flybars, out by the paddles helps also.