hey man, nothing to apologize for =) and welcome to the group. For the CP heli's I would look into the blade cp pro (honeybee cp2 is close to the same thing), and the helimax axe cp. Those are pretty good RTF's that are right in the ball park of $200 bucks.

I personally started on the cp pro, and I've found that alot of fun. Some people though get really frustrated and quit because the size and price range of heli's you are looking at are really the hardest ones on the market to fly.

here is a write up I did on the axe vs the cp pro
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5638183

if you go with e-flite get the cp pro, not the cp. I have a good article on why you want to go that way. Lemme know if you are looking at that way and want to read it.

Good luck, and let us know if you have more q's

If you had more like $500 to start, you might look at a TRex also