RE: thinking about starting w/heli's
the g2 and the esky belt cp are very similar (and similarly priced heli's), either would be a good choice for a RTF 400 size electric. As for whether they are a good starter or not, there are a lot of different opinions on that. I think you can do it as long as you put in a lot of sim time and go through radd's school of flight. others will suggest that you start with a co-axial, they are fun little heli's and inherently very stable (I can put my tx on the counter and walk away and it will hover on it's own). if you have a big field where you fly your planes then I don't think you need to go the co-axial route (they are pretty much useless outside without a lot of upgrades). still others will suggest that larger = more stable (true) and that you should learn on a .60 or .90 nitro, this is a $2000 invesment though and you don't even know whether you like them yet.
overall I think you can learn on the G2 as long as you take your time.