RE: Wanting to get axe cp as first heli
What Heli Bat said is dead on. Axe is my first heli and I think it is a good starter. My LHS will sell time on RealFlight G3.5 for $10 per hour. If you don't have a sim then perhaps your LHS may do this for you. Be best money you could spend to help yourself out. I also used Radd's school of rotary flight method and that was well worth the time spent.