Although fairly inexperienced in helicopter flight, (only baby indoor types), I found this chopper to be very easy to get the hang of and within 10 minutes had it hovering in my quite small front room. After about 30 minutes practice, I can now fly it around my front room, very carefully, and land safely. Strong, durable and great fun, the only drawback is the charge time. My one takes around 2 - 2 1/2 hours to charge. Having said that, I would reccomend it to anyone who wants to get into heli flying. Can't wait for some reasonable weather so I can try it out in the open. Should be great fun! My dogs, on the other hand, think it is a giant insect and hide in the kitchen when I get it out.