Tom- I have enjoyed watching your enthusiasm for learning to fly helicopters, then just drool at your choices that you can afford. Good on you for being successful in life. Your hard work is really paying off. Its fun to see what you will choose. If I played the lotto, and won a huge amount, my chice would be an MD500. Only trouble is I couldn't work on it and that is why I don't own one! Ha. Never mind me, I am just making excuses. We will all be looking forward to seeing what you end up with. Stan