Maxcat I know what you mean I am on fixed income also and not into cutting grass with my rotor blades I went electric at first also but spent a considerable amount of time on a simulator to learn control first and then purchased a Trex 450x built it and flew it doing simple stuff like you I am not into the 3D stuff.It was a great learning heli and cheap to fix but the bigger is better bug got to me and I purchased a JR Voyager E and have had fun with it,then I went to a flyin for helicopters and saw what the nitro birds can do and so I was so impressed that I sold the Trex and got a Hirobo Freya 60 and am in the process of getting all the needed equipment to fly it.I tell ya I am sold on how much easier the nitro birds fly compared to the electrics I am considering selling my JR and getting a Hyperaptor 50 from heliproz and going all nitro and the noise is not that bad I used to run nitro monster trucks and man the noise was really bad but the heli's are not that loud.Nitro's are much more controllable than the electrics and are much more stable in the wind because of the weight,they are more expensive to fix but as I say I do not get wild with my birds so crashes are few and far between so I do not have to worry about it.Best thing to do is sit down and think about what you want to do in the long run and not wast your money on something that you will grow tired of in a few months it is better to wait and put money aside for a larger bird than to buy a small one now and then want to go larger later and resale value on these things is lousy no matter what you pay people are to cheap to pay what it is worth and so you loose out.Don't rush into it research the web because there are a lot of other heli's out there and you do not want to get one that you will not be happy with I know I have been down that road,you need help E-mail me and I will do what I can to help you out.