anything by Perkins under the “Twister” brand. Or perhaps anything by EFlite or Blade. Then it starts getting expensive… which it will also do if you want to fly it outdoors…
http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=11&cat=helicopters
helis with contra-rotating main rotors and 4ch control are the most stable and easiest to fly. single main and tail rotors with 5-6ch control are the most versatile, especially those with full collective pitch, but are harder to fly than contras.
I personally wouldn’t go near anything with less than 4ch control – Throttle, pitch, roll and yaw – anything else is less controllable.
On a heli (well, anything that flies, basically), the basics are this: throttle controls up & down, pitch makes it go forwards/backwards (on a plane, points the nose up or down – mix this with not enough throttle and you have the makings of a stall and, if you don’t recover, a crash); roll makes it go from side to side (on a plane the wings will tilt) and yaw makes it twist on its vertical axis; roll & yaw are usually used together to make a nice smooth turn.
If you’re going to spend any kind of decent money on a heli, spend a little on a simulator as well, so you can practice crashing – and avoiding it – on your computer. Spares can be more expensive and hard to get hold of than the original.
also have a look at http://www.heliguy.com
