Hello Brennan,

I can see your point. It may sound logical - and it is true that repairs on small helis are cheaper than on the big ones. But the fact that you will crash the small ones more often than the big ones pulls in the opposite direction. And my feeling is that there is no cheap way into helicopters. With the possible exception of cheap, small coaxial helis (i.e. helis with a double main rotor and no tail rotor). They offer, presumably (I've never tried myself), some real heli feeling combined with a stability which exceeds ordinary helis.

best regards,
Bing117