Right on, I think you will be better off that way just jumping into the hdx. Use the money you saved on this heli for spare parts for the hdx....spindles, main shafts, gears, grips, etc and you will be good. Just stay in your realm of safety for the most part and don't move forward till you are comfortable.

I'm working with helidirect to return a canopy I bought for my mini titan. It's a POS, the one I ordered came with a crack in it. I hate having to return things, They now have my money for a broken product that I have to pay to send back (tying up more of my money) and when they receive it I should then get a refund. Canopy is out of stock right now so apparently others are buying it, and probably finding out the hard way. Fusuno has no QA I am sure of that, this canopy was never test fit on anything except the box it was shipped in.

Glad they got you taken care of.