Syclic,
I have the Falcon SE V2 and was gonna recommend that. But, he did say he was wanting a 30 primarily.

You are right though. The Falcon would be the best choice IMHO. Alot of people are FINALLY catching on to the Falcon/Raven 50s. After you get the Raptor/Sceadu helis and then add at least $100 in upgrades just to get the slop out you end up on the short end financially. I should know, I have owned all three of these and the only 50 left in my fleet is the Falcon SE V2. After nearly 4 cases on my Falcon it is just as tight as the first gallon. I planted it once inverted and got it back in the air for $59 bucks + blades. Not bad at all...

Since 90% of the people reading these message boards shop online then even not having local parts support won't be a problem with Century. I placed an order with Rick's yesterday for some Falcon SE V2 parts and he shipped them out yesterday. If that won't work for ya heli-world.com is picking the shipping on all orders $49 bucks or more.