I have to agree about the quality issues on the Falcon-3d. I gave up on mine, just to many little problems over time. I spent the extra $$$ and went for a T-Rex 450SA and could not be more pleased with it. Once the head is set-up, it stays set up! I also like the belt driven tail as compared to the flimsy shaft system on the Falcon-3d. I did get many good flights from my Falcon-3d between repairs (mostly from non crash related part failures) and it was very stable when it worked. Some folks have had good luck with their Falcon's and Hobby Lobby does stand behind them, but dealing with issues takes lots of time, I'd rather be flying.

The CPP is touchy, but something must have been messed up in the setup or system to make it that hard to fly. I had a CPP before my Falcon-3d and could put it pretty much anywhere I wanted to, but the motor driven tail stunk (replacing the tail motor every 50 flights on a good tail motor). That being said, the any of the 400 class heli's (Falcon-3d, T-Rex450XL/SA/SE) will be much more stable than the CPP due to higher head speed, shaft/belt driven tails with good gyros and more size/weight. For the price of two Falcon's, you could get a T-Rex 450SA set up with decent parts, or get a used one for even less. It will be worth it in the long run if you intend to stick with it.

For reference, I purchased my 450SA used on ebay for $575.00 and it included a charger that I sold on E-Bay for $60.00. My setup included 2 Thunder Power 2100MiH 15C batteries, a nice LiPo charger, a Futaba 6EX Tx and Futaba micro receiver, 3 HS65-HB servos for cyclic and a Futaba 3107 for the tail, a 30 A ESC (Align) and a 430L Align brushless motor (3550Kv) and a Align 500x gyro and a ton of spare parts. I have since sold the radio system and went with a DX6 Spektrum setup.

Good luck.

Steve