Todays modern technology allows the size of RC Helicopters to be reduced without loosing a great deal of performance, this is demonstrated excellently with the OMP range of helicopters in this category.

shown here is the OMP M2 with a 3D printed canopy.

This is an amazing little Heli, its extremely capable and quite robust, this one has seen many a bump (some quite hard) and it tends to survive well, parts are in expensive and easy to change too. i would recommend one of these for a beginner to learn on without a doubt.