Originally Posted by Rossco

Yeah they're not easy to learn! I've been flying fixed wing since I was a kid and it's taken me 3 years to become competent with heli's (no not jesters type of heli!).

A Simulator is the way to go to learn to recognize the heli's orientation in flight and how to recover from unusual situations.....Way cheaper to crash & bash on a pc than with your pride & joy.

I have a copy of realflight G4.5 (with a 6 channel controller if you want to have a crack).