Blade CX is for me ?

[sLiTcH]

Hey guys, I'm a car/truck RC guy and I'd like to get in the heli thing.

One of my friend offered me his Blade CX, which he bought with a load of accessories thinking he would love heli's but he just didn't buy into it. I've been thinking about helis for a while now. Seeing the stunts pulled by the experienced drivers drives me crazy. I've seen multiple videos of micro helis like piccolo's pulling crazy tricks and each time I see a video like that, I go crazy and wants to buy an heli to eventually after some experience pull that kind of tricks.

However I'd like to know if the Blade CX is what i'm really looking for. I don'T really have anywhere to fly it except than in my garage (which will be full this winter). I'd like to know if it is possible to fly the Blade CX outside ? I mean is this too ''micro'' and the wind will make it impossible to fly properly ? Because that is mostly the only place I could eventually drive the heli.


And as far as the deal goes, give me your input on it (good deal, ok deal, great deal, deal of the century, no deal at all, getting screwed)

- Blade CX RTF
- One complete spare heli
- Lots of spare parts
- 2 Radio controllers
- 4 Li-Po batteries
- 3 Li-Po chargers

and not to mention the kit looks to be in very MINT shape. My friend says he has tried to fly it only indoor in his house maybe went throught 5 to 10 packs I guess.

The price is 150 $ CAD which makes around 130 $ USD. No shipping no extras.

Thanks a lot for the input.

BTW this is really my first attempt at heli's :D

[z-man280]

$130 for all that? yeah, you're doing okay to say the least!!!

I have only had my blade for a short time, and with no prior flying of anything, i am getting the hang of it pretty well. Keep in mind, the cx wont do some of the crazy stunts you see done with a CP heli ( collective pitch),...but it has proven to be loads of fun for me. After repairs due to my own stupidity, ( i tried to "adjust" soemthing that didnt adjust..) i have flown every day since. I have a small cottage to fly in, so it really tightens the learning curve for ya, but in the long run, its worth it. Flying outside is a bit rough, it better be CALM to take it out, a little breeze can upset it .

If you're like me tho, a car guy wanting to fly, the cx cant be beat! i love mine!

[chewyateme]

good deal get it. fly outdoor with no wind.use the training gear.

[mdrevo]

i'll give you 150 plus shipping for it...

[sLiTcH]

lol I'll send you an email when I'll get tired of playing with it

[rocknbil]

Hey Slitch where ya been!? :D

Anyway coming in late but the CX is stupid easy to fly compared to a single rotor heli. After a few weeks you can get it to just hang there hands-off, it will only yaw (turn) slightly. This is a problem in the 4-in-1, its supposed to go away with the new one but IMO it just trains you to always mind the tail, which is one of the most important things about learning a single rotor heli.

My friend says he has tried to fly it only indoor in his house maybe went throught 5 to 10 packs I guess.

By the looks of the nick in that blade not very successfully. :D

If there is one thing everyone needs to know about lipos - they are not like our nicads and nimh's. Every newbie to helis and lipos in general really REALLY needs to read this thread (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209187). Lipos are very safe if properly handled and charged, but even these little E-Flite 2 cells can burn down a house. Use those balance chargers, don't attempt to overcharge them, NEVER over-discharge them*, charge them in an area that if they do catch fire won't do any harm, and you'll be fine.

I'd like to know if it is possible to fly the Blade CX outside ?

As mentioned as long as it's not windy. Any wind at all and it will say buh-bye . . . my wife has chimes all around the house. My rule of thumb is if the chimes are ringing, it's too windy.

* IF your CX won't climb on its own - BRING IT IN. This roughly equates to around 3.7 volts per cell resting voltage, under load this is getting close to 3.0 VPC. If you discharge them more than this, it will throw one cell out of balance and on next charge it can explode.

[RDucky02]

I was lookiIng at getting a CX just a few days ago. I used to try to learn on a Lite Machines Corona 120. But I didnt have the time for it then. I'm a car guy looking at getting into heli's too. I was just about to leave to go buy one and I saw the CX2 coming out. So I decided to wait. I still go back and forth. I wish it were here now. Anyway, my LHS showed my the CX and the CP outside. The pilot said as everyone else has said that the CX can fly outside but with very very very little wind. He showed me both outside. He showed me the CP inside to begin with. He set the controler down as it hovered on it own. It looked very stable to learn with. He even brough the rotors a few inches form his face while holding a stable hover. Not something I think I would ever do.

Im hoping to get the general idea more of what I'm doing with the CX and then move onto a CP or equilvalent.

[rocknbil]

... He showed me the CP inside to begin with. He set the controler down as it hovered on it own.

You have to mean the CX here, just so everyone knows. A CP will only hold a hover for a few seconds before it begins to drift off and accelerate one way or another. :D

Yeah the CX is stupid easy to fly, and it will only take you a few weeks to trim it out and get it to do the same thing - hands off it will just hang there. I fly outside all the time, see "Onboard Video Success" in the micro flight forum here.

[z-man280]

odd, no matter how i trim my cx, it wont sustain a perfect hover. not hands free anyway. Besides, what fun it THAT?

[rocknbil]

What's it doing? If it's just rotation, you will never get away from that, it's a fault of the 4-in-1. IMO this is OK, you will have to learn to control the tail with a single rotor heli and this prepares you for that.

If it's drifting, you have to fiddle with the lengths of the servo control rods.

Figure out which way it's going, then disconnect the motors and power it up. Work the controls and figure out which side does what, and adjust the length of the servo control rods a few turns in the opposite direction of the drift. Shut it down, reconnect the motors, and check it out. Rinse and repeat as necessary.

[z-man280]

its a bit odd,...and i do blame it on the 4-in-1. OF course, still in ground effect, it acts a bit "drifty"...but at about 3 f...it settles down,...i keep the rudder a touch to the right, with trim full right, and that keeps the tail straight, which, i enjoy making the corrections, teaches me smoothness. At times tho, it will "glitch", then drift right, forward, back,...whatever. i land , unplug battery, and re-plug battery, and it flies totally different. I love it tho, it keeps me on my toes.