Wpw, in this hobby, it's all about "you get what you pay for". Trust me, a LOT of us have been around the clone block and purchased EXI, or HK or whatever, and it has bit us in the ass, HARD! Right now, I have only one clone, and it's the HK450GT. I thought it was the perfect helicopter when I sold it, but when I was able to buy it back, it was a piece of crap. I had learned how to fly on an Align 450 Pro V2 and let me tell you, it's night and day on teh flight characteristics.
The quality of the electronics are another thing to look at. If you get cheap servos, they do not center well, and have a HUGE dead band. Again, you get what you pay for.
My advice is if you are a completely new pilot, never flown a helicopter before, get a Blade mCX. It's a coax, it's just stupid stable and will teach you how to fly a helicopter. This is an indoor helicopter only.
Once you learn the mCX, then get an mSR or 120sr from Blade. Again, the mSR is NOT an out door helicopter, but the 120sr can withstand the outdoors on a light wind day. I'm talking <5mph.
Once you master the single rotor fixed pitch, THEN and ONLY THEN are you ready for a CCPM (Collective Pitch) helicopter. CP heli's are VERY hard to fly and starting out on them will almost break the bank. When you put these things in the air, they want to do what they are designed to do, fly, and fly fast. They will flip and roll on you at the drop of a dime.
If you have mastered the fixed pitch helis and you are ready to try the world of ccpm, then my suggestion is the same as above, get the Align 450 Pro DFC or the like. The Align Sport, with it's flybar, is also a GREAT beginner heli and is cheaper than the Pro. Setup is not as much of a headache either with the flybar. No computer needed to program a gyro.
I hope this helps. There is an article section on this forum by clicking the Articles button at the top left of the forum, or you cna click the link below. On the left side of the page you will see a lot of links with different heli's and Tx's to hopefully help you out.
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