I too have Century helis. A hawk and now a Falcon. I have bought from Century a couple of times. Each time I got what I ordered and if something is backordered they let me know. The shipping was timely too. My first time I flew my Hawk it hovered with ease very stable. As I can tell these are very good helis. For someone starting out I think it is the way to go. At a price of $159 for the Hawk Sport it cant be beat. There are going to be poeple who love Chevys and hate Fords. They will both get you where you are going (you might end up pushing the Ford though[:@]
) Good luck with it and welcome to the Darkside!!