hey everybody, I just flew the falcon3d at a friends hobby store, in a word, unbelievable. I think everyone that has read my statements knows I am very much into the esky honeybees, for the money I just don't think they can be beat, but I have not flown anything that competes with that falcon for anywhere close to the price. My buddy sells then for 299 rtf. I have flown the align products and this will fly with anything they make and a large majority of the parts interchange, and the falcon rtf cost what most aligns cost arf, it has to be the most stable heli I have flown period. It is optioned like most upgraded helis, headhold gyro, all metal head parts, etc. Now, having said that, it is relatively new to the market so parts may be tough for the first year, but since suprex and align parts will interchange you should have no problems. don't get me wrong, I still think the helimax is a good chopper, but for the money you end up spending to upgrade the axe to fly like you want, there are alot of other options to look at. One word to the newbis though, there is no such thing as a ccpm that flies itself, they all require deft fingering but there are helis that inspire flight and ones that inspire fight, you just have to choose wisely and blade cp's and axe cp's are for intermediate pilots. these birds are hard to master if it is your first heli but they are still great little helis. Once again, just my opinion and I hope the information helps.
If you are interested, the falcon is made by ART-TECH, worth looking into