Dave,
Thanks for the reply. I was looking at the HK250GT from Hobbycity as my first and do realize that it won't respond the same as a coax heli, but if it is at all possible, I would like to not go through a FP heli to get into my target of flying a CP heli. Does this sound reasonable, or should I make the intermediate step. I wouldn't mind getting a 450 sized heli, if the cost was as reasonable as the 250GT and had the alloy head.
Curtis
P.S. It looks like Clearview might be a good option to paying $100 for a decent Sim.