Where to go from here?

[Peteski]

I think there are 2 separate issues here. The first is your limited budget and the second is how big do you want to go for the spaces you are planning to fly in. If you think your Logo is small enough to fly regularly, then upgrading it to a rescue FBL unit should be pretty cost neutral if you sell the mini-vbar and buy a used Ikon - the rescue software upgrade is free. The sale of your 130X should allow you to buy a few budget batteries too. This solution should give you the best flying heli possible. But if you think it's too big for where you fly then it gets more difficult to find a good solution without throwing money at the problem or buying everything used. As you were planning to upgrade it anyway, a used 180 CFX might make more sense than a brand new one in this case. Especially if you can pick one up cheap with a dicky FBL unit.