Well, if you are just starting out...then I recommend a co-ax heli. The
esky lama will be one of the cheapest. I have flown the MCX and CX2, the price difference doesnt make them fly any better. They only diff is the 2.4g radio, but I didnt need that when flying indoors. Even then, its
AVAILABLE if you need it. The one i bought came with a flight sim that I put on my dads laptop when I bought one for him.(he got hooked when he saw my little heli)
If you do anything more complicated than a co-ax, then a flight sim is a MUST!!!!
What you will have in broken parts will cost more than buying a computer and a flight sim. The 3d helis are not easy to fly. I had the GreatPlanes RealFlight g4., and was one of the first to have a Blade 400 with the dx6i. It took me forever to learn to invert it and do tic-tocs, and I never would have done it if it wasnt for the flight sim.