oh, forgot to mention GET A SIMULATOR!!!

the free ones that come with some helis arent all that bad, but if you invest 200 bucks in one, it might save you double that in damage. remember when you get a new heli, you have to get used to its different responses and tendancies. in other words, you gotta smack it up pretty good before you realy know your chopper. save yourself the trouble, with a sim you can just download the model, making the step-ups much simpler.

i extremely recommend it, to the point where id call you a lunatic if you dont use a sim lol.

once again, good luck and welcone to helis -Matt