blade cx

[pappy60]

any one have any pros or cons on the blade cx I am thinking about geetnig one. thanks

[GeneR]

I have both the Blade CP and the CX. The CX is very stable and probably the easiest way to break into micro electric helicopters. OTOH, the inherent stability makes the CX limited. Great for indoors, outdoors if very calm. It is like buying a kadet in the airplane world. You use it to learn or as a relaxing flyer, not to practice aileron rolls.

IMHO, it is an amazing bargain.

Finally, just to be clear, even the CX is not the sort of thing a person who has never flown anything can buy and be buzzing around their basement later that day. There is still some acquired skill involved and if you hit something with it, it will break.

Hope this helps.
Gene

[RW650]

Like Gene, I have both the CX and the CP. I am still very new to heli's, although I've been flying RC planes for several years. The CX is a great beginner heli. I fly it every day. The stability is amazing. I hope that the skills I'm learning with the CX will help me with the CP. They are both alot of fun to fly, but the CX is my favorite.

[GeneR]

I purchased the CX primarily to learn to nose in hover. I have a couple of friends who are very experienced heli pilots and they used the XRB (the original coaxial heli model) to learn nose in.

Now that I have it though, it is just too much fun to fly. My wife works evenings <g> so last night I flew it up the basement stairs...

Gene

[debhicks]

He he he. I am finding the orders are coming from seasoned heli pilots for these. Must be stress free. :)

Once the frenzy slows down I'll get one for us to play with.

But you guys are first. :)

[rmbler]

just my two cents but i have the blade cp blade cx and hirobo and in MHO the XRB is hands down a better heli all the way around i get longer time on my xrb batteries and they are 700 Mah the cx is 800 both 7.4v and way more stable than the cx the cx is pretty much hands free but the XRB is as well hands free and easier to keep at a steady altitude than the cx Regards
Phil

[GeneR]

The XRB is quite a bit more $, from what I understand.

Everything is a compromise, and all RC helis have weak points. Some have broken the flybar mount on the CX. I have 40 flights and so far nothing broken (probably jinxed myself now).

For my $ the CX is a great bargain, a very nice flyer, and my LHS has spares.

Gene

[zappedalaskan]

Rw, Gene,
I agree 100% The CX is a blast to fly around the house. I have 70 flights on it now and have had no problems (yet) I have other helis that are less fun to fly, and I have more into the batteries for it than the whole cx costs. With that being said, I agree that the cx is the best hobby bargain under $200. In my humble opinion..
Happy hovering,
Jay

[rmbler]

thanks for the input guys have any of you had the chance to compare it to the XRB i agree its about 50% more $$ but so far i think they are both good hel'is but i leaning towards the XRB maybe it's cause i have more stick time on it. all opinions would be greatly appreciated

regards,
Phil

[1kingbee]

I have been flying for maybe 5 months or so, always indoors because of the cold here in ohio. My 1st heli is a Dragonfly and let me say indoors is not the place to fly on of these. At least not in your rec-room etc.
because of the tight space.I did however learn to hover and forward flight but felt really unsure about the nose in flying. So I purchsed a CX
just last week and deffinately think it will help tremendously to learn to fly nose in. In my oppinion they are very stable, and for the money ($189.00)
are a good investment for newbies like myself. The parts are relitively cheap,and they seem rather simple to work on compared to my Dragonfly and other Helis ive seen. Also the owners manual is written well and easy to understand. And lastly I purchased the Police canopy for it, and have to say they are a sharp looking Bird.With my limited experience and knowledge for what its worth, I give the CX 2 thumbs up :D

[debhicks]

Just think how good it will look with the blue anodized inner shaft:)

It's a fun heli. I wish we could keep them in stock long enough for me to grab one. I'll have to settle with my CP.

[jakjr]

The Blade CX is a great little heli, I have nothing bad to say about it aside from it's capabilities being limited.

We fly one nearly every day at the hobby shop I work at and so far after numerous crashes (I didn't crash it, the other workers did) only 3 parts have needed replaced (1 landing gear, 1 inner shaft, and one lower blade).

[UflyIfx]

I'm very new to flying heli's, I bought a CP to try and start off with and after a week, I got tired of replacing the blades and the center shaft after one or two hover attempts, to make a long story short, I was given $200 store credit and a LHS and I decided to pick up a CX....I LOVE THIS LIL HELI, I've had it for about 4 days now and about 10 flights on it and I can now move it around the living room, land and lift off of random objects. I've put it down hard a few times and flew it into things and so far all I've had to replace is a set of blades...which by the way, still fly great even with tips broken off. Once I really get the hang of this sucker, I'll go back to my CP and make another attempt at learning to fly that sucker.

[Spankys Flying]

I hear alot about the heat in the copter affecting the flight. I have seen where people are putting heat sinks on the two motors. Is this something that I should invest in?

I have three batteries for my blade cx and usually will use 2 of them while flying it. Will the heat sink help the copter to fly better? I seem to have to adjust the electronic gyro each time I change batteries. I am learning as I go and seem to tweak it out faster each time I fly, but just wondering if the heat sink will help me.

Spanky in Georgia

[Mike_117]

CX2 is a great heli. Fly's stable and easy to learn on. The motors will get hot if you try to fly it more than 2 batteries straight through. I vent the canopy and took the 4in1 out of the case to help the heat disipate. Works pretty good that way. stays pretty constant with the settings, maybe a click right or left rudder trim and it holds.

[Spankys Flying]

So there is some truth to venting the heat from the motor then? Does the heat affect the electronics and the stability as it gets hotter?

Spanky in Georgia

[Mike_117]

My motors have several flights 100+ on them I run about 4-5 flights a day given battery charges. At first I had a hard time dialing in the proportional mix on the 4in1. I would use 1 battery just trying to find the right adjustment and then trim with tx. finally I added a heatsink to the motor, vented the canopy and removed the 4in1 casing. The motors still get really hot, can't touch them hot... The 4in1 out of the case doesn't retain any heat. I just have to watch my motors.. and the proportional is pretty centered on the Tx so I can go a few clicks left and right between batts.. not as drastic as needed when it appeared the 4in1 was getting hot in the case. Some drill holes in the case and some just completely remove it. Your choice. I put a regular canopy back on the front and use a carbon tail boom. It seems to allow more air flow and I didn't need to cut the canopy. I flew with it off and my motors were still hot.

[Spankys Flying]

Thanks for the information. Do you have any suggestions as to where parts can be purchased online? I noticed that some things are almost half-price online versus buying at the local hobby shop.

[Mike_117]

helidirect / helihobby / Horizonhobby

All are pretty much the same. Some parts are more in the store vs online.. but you will find the common parts.. i.e. blades are still the same... at least at my LHS.

[carhop]

I am getting a Blade CX2 for Christmas and had the hobby shop order me the new model with some of the metal parts. I dident get to look at it much and never opened the box and the wife wraped it. I went to a different store to buy some spare parts, extra plades and landing skids and a heat sink and training gear. I asked what else I should get and he got a new one from the shelf and it had some gray on the bottom, and on the box it read something about a over load protection. Now I dont rember reading that on my box and am thinking i dident get the latest model. I do remember reading it a little and it did say it had the new metal parts. Now i wish I would have opened It and took a look.
Carl

[Insomniac]

As I understand it, there are only three heli's in the cx line: The original cx, the newer cx2, and the upgraded cx2 with the metal parts and overload protection. If yours has the metal parts I'm pretty sure it has the overload protection thing (which makes no difference to flight, it just cuts power to the motors if the blades are prevented from moving, stopping the esc from frying. Cutting the throttle immediatly if a crash happens does the same thing)

[carhop]

In the owners book for the CX2 does it tell you how to in stall the heat sink.
Carl

[carhop]

Has any one tryed the Mega Power batterys.
Carl

[merctech]

In the owners book for the CX2 does it tell you how to in stall the heat sink.
Carl

It does for the blade cx. You have to remove one of the motors.

[carhop]

How much of a pain is it to install the alm swash plate.
Carl

[carhop]

Will the training gear for the CX2 work on the CP Pro.
Carl

[carhop]

Will the training gear for the CX2 work on the CP PRO.
Carl

[Heli Jim]

yes, it's the same gear.

[carhop]

Is ther an artical on useing the flat blades with the CP PRO

[Heli Jim]

I don't know about ahy article but what the flat blades will do for you is allow you to lift off at a slightly lower head speed and you will extend your flight times from about 7½ minutes with the symmetrical blades to about 10 minutes with the flat-bottomed ones.