Heng Long ROC Falcon

This little gem I managed to pick up from Sussex Model Centre £23.95

This is a real high tech helicopter for it's size.  The helicopter is of 4 channel Remote control and is very quick.  You can strafe left to right in addition to the usual 3 channel movements.  Personally this is the best indoor helicopter I have tested and is an excellent price.

Unlike the other co-axial 3 channel helicopters the Falcon uses micro servo's to change the pitch of the main rotor.  This eliminates the need for the tiny rear rotor for forward and backwards motion.  The speeds it can achieve are incredible and sometimes it gets too fast for a small room.  Being that it is 4 channel it would be an ideal starting point for anybody looking to get into model helicopters as a hobby.

What's good:  Well built and impressive design technology.  The helicopter comes with a spares sheet that gives you a part number for every tiny piece.  The LED's are impressive and bright, it looks good when flying.  Flight time is a generous 12 minutes with about 18 minutes charge.  The handling is superb, you can actually bank it on turns.  The airframe is all metal and has decent flexible rotors for the inevitable crashes.  The rotors can pop out of their mountings rather than break off like many other small helicopter designs.

What's bad:  Does have some unusual flight characteristics which will fool a novice.  The remote control could be better as it sometimes tricks you into movements you didn't want to do.  Probably wont be as sturdy as the S107G.

Conclusion:  Apart from the S107G's stability and build quality the ROC Falcon beats it everywhere. It is fast and well built and is far more advanced in design.  To be honest it leaves most indoor helicopters standing unless you fancy spending over £70.  It is tricky for a beginner but can be flown as a 3 channel.  The Falcon gets my highest marking to date.  Truly brilliant, just a shame it is quite rare.

9.5 out of 10