Blade cx3 question??

[Flysohigh]

I have been wanting a heli for a while now and wonder if anyone will recommend the cx3? I want go know can it be flown outdoors( in calm wind) and what is the range on this heli?

[Heli Jim]

It can be flown outside but there needs to be very little wind because the heli is very light.


As for range, you probably won't out fly the transmitter because it gets REALLY hard
to see when you get out more than 50 feet or so. I think the range is something like 200 feet or so.

[Flysohigh]

Originally Posted by Heli Jim

It can be flown outside but there needs to be very little wind because the heli is very light.


As for range, you probably won't out fly the transmitter because it gets REALLY hard
to see when you get out more than 50 feet or so. I think the range is something like 200 feet or so.

Is it 3 or 4 channel? It says 5 channel but does it have full control left right forward back up down?

[kenchiroalpha]

Hi
Yes in calm conditions and the range is 1500 ft
Ive had the first CX since they came out and fly it quite often outdoors
Take care
Hank

[kenchiroalpha]

Originally Posted by Flysohigh

Is it 3 or 4 channel? It says 5 channel but does it have full control left right forward back up down?

Hi
Yes it does
Throttle rudder elevator and ailerons
Here this explains it well
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-...-controls.html
Take care
Hank

[Heli Jim]

The 5th channel is the built in gyro

[xmech2k]

I have the CX2, and I found it was a rare day that the wind was calm enough to fly outside. However, I used to work 2nd shift, and found when I got home at midnight or later, it was calm enough. Since I added a Squirrel body with scale lighting, it was fun to fly at night. Also, at least on the CX2, the 5th channel wasn't used, and the lighting system I found plugged into it, and controlled the spotlight. That was the CX2, though, not the CX3.

Also, I find it's a bit big for flying in the house. (Was fun for the rare flight at work, though. Just don't tell my boss! ) If you're a proficient fixed wing pilot already, you may want to consider the MSR or SR120. I don't have the 120 ( yet! ), but understand that is a much more capable outdoor flyer. Do the research. It's a larger version of the MSR, and they are very stable hovering birds, I guess due to the 45 degree flybar, but can also get up and go, thanks to not being a co-axial, with the upper self-stopping rotor that you fight with the lower rotor to get it to move.

Ugh! Sorry I rambled. I have to get ready for work! TGIF!