ORIGINAL: horses
Wanting opinions. I currently have a Llama V4 and am learning to fly on it. For moving up, would ya'll suggest a FP such as an HBFP or would you suggest skipping that and going on up to something that includes collective?
Thanks,
horses
I think it depends on the individual. Some people like to do the gradual step by step thing, others prefer to "take the leap". Like gliderpiolot was saying, you can jump to CP if you're patient. My first heli was a Blade CP+ and I learned to fly that without a simulator. The sim definitely helps (I eventually invested in one) but isn't absolutely necessary.
If you haven't already, google radds school of flight and read through that. If you think that's something you have the patience for, get a CP. If not, maybe an FP or spending some time on a sim would be a good idea first.