Well if your only experence has been on a Air-Hog Havoc or other 2 channel heli, I would suggest getting a FIXED-PITCH heli to learn on. I started with a Havoc, got bored after a few days, bought a Helimax Rotofly FP (4 channel), that took a while longer to master (several months). If it wasn't for the 25mph gust that smashed my Rotofly into the house (I get alot of wind around here). It was small enough to learn on indoors (10x10 area), yet still capable of outdoor flights (less than 8mph winds, no gusts).
The only modification I'd suggest for the Rotofly is to CA (super-glue) the inner races of the bearings to the stub shaft on the Center Hub, so when you crash, and the rotor hub pops off (with the blades attached), those 2 tiny 3x6mm bearings don't disappear into the carpet or roll off into the yonder!
The best thing I loved about that heli was packing everything into the fitted case it came with, heli, TX, 2 Lipo's, charger, training gear, and some spare parts & tools, all fit in that nice package. I have to pack my MX300 in a cardboard box, ugly but functional. I did rebuild the Rotofly for my brother-in-law, he seems to have been bitten my the bug as well, and is looking to upgrade to CP.

Shadow