another consideration might be trading your CP in and getting the CX to learn on. The CP for a first heli is going to be hard to learn with. Not impossible but more than a little tough. I learned on the CX after a year of flying planes and I couldnt imagine learning a CP straight off. But if youre going to stick with the CP I wish you luck and advise you to read all the CP info on the forums. The guys here are a huge help.