I agree that bigger is better - to a point, when you are a newbie, as 90 size and Gassers fly the best of the lot, they are very expensive to get in the air and to repair after the inevitable newbie type mishap. And of these, the 90 size nitro costs an arm and a leg in fuel cost per flight.

I admit to being a heli junkie, over the past 20 plus years, having accumulated a fleet, that now consists of micros (like your Axe CP), mini's (450 size like the T-Rex 450), larger 30 nitro size type of electrics (e.g. Swift 16 and 550) and nitros (30/50/90) and some gassers. I like them all for various reasons.

That being said, I have logged over 700 flights in the last two years (since getting my larger 30 size Swift electrics) and on any days when the weather will permit any type of flight, I must admit that my electric Swifts, Hawk Pro 30 and Raven 50 are the ones that get flown the most.

All because they fly much better then any of the micro or mini electrics, (the Swift 16 actually cost me less to get into the air then the mini T-Rex SE). And the Hawk Pro is a great inexpensive 3D test platform for trying new stuff and the Raven flies like a 90 without the high fuel and crash costs. All three being easy to set up for mild training or hot 3D right out of the box.

So I would suggest that you take a serious look in electric at something at least the size of the Swift 16, and in nitro, at least like the Hawk Pro.

Leave the large 90 and Gasser for much later.