Everything we sell above £1,500, which in practice means large scale helicopters: the 700 and 800-size airframes from Roban, and the top of the FLISHRC range. These are the machines that read as real aircraft in the air rather than as models.
Most are supplied ARF, so the fuselage, mechanics and rotor head are built and you fit your own motor, ESC, servos, gyro and blades. Budget for those on top: a decent flybarless gyro and a set of servos add several hundred pounds. The ready-to-fly models at this price are bound, trimmed and tested before dispatch.
If this is your first helicopter, do not start here. A 450-class model in the £500 to £750 band flies the same sticks, costs a fraction to repair, and is the size nearly everyone learns on. Our scale helicopter buying guide works through the sizes, and the full range sits under RC helicopters.
Other budgets: Under £50, 50 – 100, 100 – 150, 150-200, 200-300, 300-400, 400-500, 500-750, 750-1500.
