I had a Firebird two weeks ago, threw it in the trash after breaking the motor pylon a few times. I got a slow stick and it is much better, it will turn.. and if you get in trouble those nifty, ah, what are those, yes, CONTROL SURFACES help a lot.
I'll admit I got a worse pile. It was 20 bucks at walmart, who could pass that up? Don't remember the name, but it was very small, and had a trim tab on the rudder you would actuate with the ONE available control, a button on the tx. They say on the box (famous last words) it would fly for about 5 minutes, and recharge with a 6-C pack it comes with. But I could never get the pile of crap to cross a 4-lane road with no wind. Oh well, cheap is cheap!