Speaking from experience, I can tell you that jumping too far ahead of your skill level can really discourage you from continuing with the hobby. I too bought a Blade CP as my first copter because I thought I'd get bored quickly with the CX. After a couple of months of trying to fly the darn thing, I got discouraged with the 10 second hovers followed by crash followed by blade replacement, spindle replacement, etc... It really takes the fun out of it when your fixing the thing more than actually flying, especially when the blades alone are $15 bucks a pop. I put the CP away and didn't fly it for almost a year. Then I was hanging out with a friend who had a Lama. I tried flying it and found it much easier to control. I decided that I needed to buy a coax for myself. I bought a Blade CX2 in November and found it very easy to fly once properly trimmed. I intentionally didn't trim the tail at times so I could learn to "fly the tail" like I knew I'd be doing with the CP. After a couple of weeks of flying the CX2 in the house, I dusted the cobwebs off of the CP and decided to give it another shot. I was amazed at how much better I had become just form being able to actually fly the CX2 instead of constantly crashing. Now, I still fly both. On rainy days, I can work on my nose in hovers in the house, and if the weather permits, I'll fly pack after pack on the CP. I love both of my Blades and I'm already thinking about moving up to the 400 in a month or two. The nice thing about the CX2 and the CP is they are small enough to fly around the neighborhood without POing the neighbors. I don't know if you could say the same about the 400. I have a feeling that alot of parents would be wary of that thing buzzing around the neighborhood. Just my .02 cents.