Just seen this, I started with the Blade400 its ok, I did get a friend who flys a lot to calm it down a bit for me before I started, a half decent shop should have someone behind the counter who can do this for you,But you will crash more than a few times when lerning, and the blade parts are so cheep, tail booms £4.80ish pr pair, worst part is the blades at £8.50 a pair
but once you get the hang of it , it is a cheep hobby as you don't ware much out,just grab the heli and go flying. I have the blade400 now and also bought a T-rex500 sweet but a bit more costly to put in

,so I practice with the blade...then the 500

But the buzz is great, it's like driving an A final every time you lift of the ground.
I learnt on my own,I put training gear on and spent hours on a tenis court, this way the heli can slide around a bit on the tamac, and you won't tip it over straight away as you get the hang of it ,as they are so so sensetive to input on the cyclic.
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