RE: beginner durable cheap heli recc.
Well, I don't think you will get much that flys cheaper than 180 bucks. Do you have a flight simulator? If not, that would be your best investment. As for wanting something durable and cheap, if you by a cheap helicopter, you better hope it's durable because it's going to fly like crap! I don't know what kind of flying you can do but if you can take off and do some forward flight and land but crash some just due to dumb thumbs then you can get something like a T-rex. While not cheap it is durable and parts are cheap and very easy to get. There are some other good helicopters out there that I'm sure others will recommend but the Trex is my favorite.