OK, I've been bitten by the heli bug. I fly giant scale gas planes, but can't always get out to the field and always have an electric foamie to pull out and fly in the park.
I recently got a Blade MCX after I saw a demo at a club meeting. I've flown that thing all over the house and in the garage and out in the driveway when the wind is calm. I've had a blast with it and crave something more.
What is the next step in electric (I hate glow fuel) helis for me? I'm not a noob to 3D flight and I've crashed and rebuilt many planes. However, I do realize that heli flight is a lot more involved.
I'm not interested in a larger coaxial heli and have been told not to even bother with fixed-pitch. I fly with a JR X9303 2.4 and want to stay with that tx. I would like to stay under $500.
Any ideas? Maybe something with easily obtainable spare parts.