well, I just got back inside from my first "lesson" with the CX2... I'm really glad I started off slow and ON THE GROUND ... otherwise, I KNOW I would have broken stuff!!! I do have to admit, towards the end of the battery pack, I did have it off the ground (about 2 or 3 feet), which was still manageable.. but I can certainly tell that it will take some patience to get 'good' at flying this, and I'm glad I didn't try it inside the house for my first attempt!!!! Anyways, it seems like it's going to be a BLAST! Thanks for pointing out that RADD tutorial... some of the tips/pointers/instruction in it really helped.