I'm in a lot of the same situation you are. I originally learned to fly on a Concept .30 DX many years ago. Then after being out of it for several years I've gotten back in recently. The new electrics are amazing compared to what was flying even 5 years ago. I love flying electric,... no messy junk to clean up,... nice and quiet, less stuff to carry around with me. Batteries are not cheap, but neither is the fuel the nitros use. I'd even say the batteries are cheaper in the long run.

Anyways, in my case I just recently picked up a Blade CP pro. It's a pretty small heli, but I'm having a blast with it. For just over $200 I took it home and was flying in less than an hour. It's proven to be a bit more touchy than the larger helis I've flown, but nothing too extreme. Since its so cheap I'm not too worried about it and repairs are really cheap. (So far my most expensive repair has been a spindle ($10) If I would have read the forums before buying it, I probably would have avoided it due to all the people complaining about tail motors and whatever else, but so far so good. I don't plan on putting anything special into it so it will remain a cheap heli. I think some people are so caught up in the latest upgrades that they forget about the flying aspect. I figure as long as it works well, why change things?

I'm already planning for my next heli, which will be a TREX 450. That seems to be where most people are going around here, and maybe that's a better one to go to first. The larger size will be more stable, and I'll spend the money to get a decent brushless setup from the start. In the mean time, I'll be having fun with the little CP Pro.