RE: Something small and stable...
The problem is once you get away from the countra rotating rotors, flying becomes much harder and there is less inherent stablity. To get to the next step in size and stability you really need to go to a standard main-tail rotor setup and none of them are nearly as stable as the CX2. If you want to fly in decent wind, you probably need to move to a 400 scale electric.
Steve