Dzaken.

Been flying heli's since 1985. I manufacture model airplanes in the 40% range for a living. Strait to the point: A .30 heli will always be a more docile machine to start with. You won't outgrow that heli in fact, you will probably do like I did. I kept mine for more than 20-years as a back-up machine and an everyday flyer (I had one of the first Shuttle's to arive in Continental US) I used it to fly off water and to bring everywhere, especially on familly gatherings. Yes, you will find out that having two machines in the heli world is a must (I have now seven) so get that combo, learn the tricks with nitro and then, look for a .50 machine or larger. One thing is certain: I learned all of my maneuvers with my initial Shuttle and I now fly mainly Evo .50 but that Shuttle is still in flying condition and I can still get some parts for it in Montreal, 10-minutes from me.

We always come back to our trainers, even in airplanes. Rule of thumbs!

Dany,
www.genesis-rc.com