Introducing the Blade CX 2 R/C helicopter

[Kaido]

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Price: $159.99
Estimated shipping date: 12/15/06

This is a great chopper to upgrade from one of the smaller Piccolo Z or Dragonfly choppers for two reasons:

1. It has dual-rotor blades for stability
2. It has a DSM transmitter/receiver system

I have a Blade CP and it is very, very hard to fly, at least for me. I didn't have any problems with the dual-rotor designs, but single-rotor is very hard for me personally. Michaels, back me up on this

The DSM radio system is officially the Most Awesome Radio System Ever Invented. Rather than being tied to a particular frequency due to the crystal system, it acts like a cordless house phone - it hops frequencies. The end result is that you never lose control of your bird due to someone else being on the same frequency or other interference. It is a very, very, very awesome system.

Just thought I'd pass this along for those of you looking for a bigger bird down the road.

 

[50cent1228]

kool

 

[Kaido]

Here's a vid on youtube with one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYHtF2Ceno

The stability makes me drool

 

[Stumps]

I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vertical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

 

[50cent1228]

i more of a nitro r/c car fan

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mock dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mike dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before. The single-rotor models are very difficult, but the dual-rotor models are cake. I'll probably pick one up for Christmas; if I do I'll let you know how it compares to the small $30 models.

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mike dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before. The single-rotor models are very difficult, but the dual-rotor models are cake. I'll probably pick one up for Christmas; if I do I'll let you know how it compares to the small $30 models.

Cool....I reckon a dual rotor Kamov KA-50/52 Blackshark would be pretty cool...but thats just me, I more into military models rather than the civilian models.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mike dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before. The single-rotor models are very difficult, but the dual-rotor models are cake. I'll probably pick one up for Christmas; if I do I'll let you know how it compares to the small $30 models.

Cool....I reckon a dual rotor Kamov KA-50/52 Blackshark would be pretty cool...but thats just me, I more into military models rather than the civilian models.

Yeah, that's cool. I don't think you'll ever get scale performance out of ANY r/c model simply due to physics, but man dogfights are fun. I used to do them with my tiny Aero Aces, lots of fun. We don't have any big open spaces to do the serious dogfights with streamers and whatnot where I live, but I'd like to do that someday.

 

[michaels]

LOL..yeah these things are tough.

 

[LennyZ]

These are easy to fly,if you let go of the controls it hovers in place.
My CX is fun to fly and actually pretty durable.
Problem is i fly outside when i shouldn't so i go through spare parts quickly

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mike dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before. The single-rotor models are very difficult, but the dual-rotor models are cake. I'll probably pick one up for Christmas; if I do I'll let you know how it compares to the small $30 models.

Cool....I reckon a dual rotor Kamov KA-50/52 Blackshark would be pretty cool...but thats just me, I more into military models rather than the civilian models.

Yeah, that's cool. I don't think you'll ever get scale performance out of ANY r/c model simply due to physics, but man dogfights are fun. I used to do them with my tiny Aero Aces, lots of fun. We don't have any big open spaces to do the serious dogfights with streamers and whatnot where I live, but I'd like to do that someday.

I have a few scale warbirds (TA-152,FW-190, P-51, BF-109 and a Spitfire) most are converted from cheap Guillows kits, I mainly use the plans, the balsa with kits is very ordinary...although the last kit I did, My FW-190 come TA-152 I used much of the original balsa as it was pretty good.

I ususally get together with a few mates on the weekend and we go to the local park and fly them ( we crash them more often than not after a few beers.)

I had built a few EDF (Electric Ducted Fan) Jets but we found that they quickly run out of space even in the large cricket green that we flew in....those things can be dangerous with speeds in excess of 120km/h easy. so I went back to flying props again...much easier to keep a track of while flying.

My last EDF was a 40in wingspan Sukhoi SU-34...however it encounted a pigeon and then a power pole on it's last flight.....bird strike is a b!tch.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps
I prefer R/C planes.....more fun to build, and easier to fly...and they go a hell of a lot faster than a helicopter.

My recently completed Guillows FW190 converted to a TA-152C electric setup is good for about 80-90km/h easy...the unlimited vetical is fun...it can hang of the prop for ages.

Nice! I too am more of an airplane fan. There's just something fun about small choppers though...

Yeah, I've been tempted by R/C choppers in the past, but having no real clue about flying them and the fact that they can cost way more than a decent airplane setup, I've never been bother to buy one and give it a try.

Although there is nothin like mike dogfights using scale warbirds....much fun.

I have to change out the MIG280 that I have in my TA-152 to something a little bit tamer...sure it's cool to fly but it's hardly what I would call scale performance, it fly's like a missle.

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before. The single-rotor models are very difficult, but the dual-rotor models are cake. I'll probably pick one up for Christmas; if I do I'll let you know how it compares to the small $30 models.

Cool....I reckon a dual rotor Kamov KA-50/52 Blackshark would be pretty cool...but thats just me, I more into military models rather than the civilian models.

Yeah, that's cool. I don't think you'll ever get scale performance out of ANY r/c model simply due to physics, but man dogfights are fun. I used to do them with my tiny Aero Aces, lots of fun. We don't have any big open spaces to do the serious dogfights with streamers and whatnot where I live, but I'd like to do that someday.

I have a few scale warbirds (TA-152,FW-190, P-51, BF-109 and a Spitfire) most are converted from cheap Guillows kits, I mainly use the plans, the balsa with kits is very ordinary...although the last kit I did, My FW-190 come TA-152 I used much of the original balsa as it was pretty good.

I ususally get together with a few mates on the weekend and we go to the local park and fly them ( we crash them more often than not after a few beers.)

I had built a few EDF (Electric Ducted Fan) Jets but we found that they quickly run out of space even in the large cricket green that we flew in....those things can be dangerous with speeds in excess of 120km/h easy. so I went back to flying props again...much easier to keep a track of while flying.

My last EDF was a 40in wingspan Sukhoi SU-34...however it encounted a pigeon and then a power pole on it's last flight.....bird strike is a b!tch.

Wow, nice! I haven't done any warbirds yet, but I do enjoy building them from scratch. I haven't built one in awhile though since I haven't had access to a good shop (yay apartments). Next year I am planning on moving to a bigger place and will hopefully have some kind of workshop. Until then I have been getting into 3D foamies, they are lots of fun!

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Wow, nice! I haven't done any warbirds yet, but I do enjoy building them from scratch. I haven't built one in awhile though since I haven't had access to a good shop (yay apartments). Next year I am planning on moving to a bigger place and will hopefully have some kind of workshop. Until then I have been getting into 3D foamies, they are lots of fun!

I have a friend who swears by ARF foamies, he reckons they are just as strong if not stronger than Balsa flyers and half 1/10th the build time.

He has a BF110 twin prop and it runs pretty good...even if it does weigh heaps (1100grams), although it is pretty funny to watch it get attacked by the lighter and faster balsa spitfires and Mustangs...it almost looks realistic.

But the ARF foamies can cost (at least in Australia) near 5 times as much as a scratch built balsa model, which is why I haven't got any yet(I'm a tight wad)..also I like the hands on building of the balsa kits.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Kaido
linkage

Price: $159.99
Estimated shipping date: 12/15/06

This is a great chopper to upgrade from one of the smaller Piccolo Z or Dragonfly choppers for two reasons:

1. It has dual-rotor blades for stability
2. It has a DSM transmitter/receiver system

I have a Blade CP and it is very, very hard to fly, at least for me. I didn't have any problems with the dual-rotor designs, but single-rotor is very hard for me personally. Michaels, back me up on this

The DSM radio system is officially the Most Awesome Radio System Ever Invented. Rather than being tied to a particular frequency due to the crystal system, it acts like a cordless house phone - it hops frequencies. The end result is that you never lose control of your bird due to someone else being on the same frequency or other interference. It is a very, very, very awesome system.

Just thought I'd pass this along for those of you looking for a bigger bird down the road.

I have the Blade CP Pro.

It's a good helicopter. Too bad it's been windy here lately in NJ.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Here's a vid on youtube with one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYHtF2Ceno

The stability makes me drool

That video doesn't tell us much, since that guy would be able to do that even with the most unstable, acrobatic helicopter out there. The pros are that good.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Wow, nice! I haven't done any warbirds yet, but I do enjoy building them from scratch. I haven't built one in awhile though since I haven't had access to a good shop (yay apartments). Next year I am planning on moving to a bigger place and will hopefully have some kind of workshop. Until then I have been getting into 3D foamies, they are lots of fun!

I have a friend who swears by ARF foamies, he reckons they are just as strong if not stronger than Balsa flyers and half 1/10th the build time.

He has a BF110 twin prop and it runs pretty good...even if it does weigh heaps (1100grams), although it is pretty funny to watch it get attacked by the lighter and faster balsa spitfires and Mustangs...it almost looks realistic.

But the ARF foamies can cost (at least in Australia) near 5 times as much as a scratch built balsa model, which is why I haven't got any yet(I'm a tight wad)..also I like the hands on building of the balsa kits.

Well not just that, I enjoy building planes too, that's half the fun for me. Spending a couple months building a plane from scratch and THEN flying it always gives me a great deal of satisfaction

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: Kaido

Wow, nice! I haven't done any warbirds yet, but I do enjoy building them from scratch. I haven't built one in awhile though since I haven't had access to a good shop (yay apartments). Next year I am planning on moving to a bigger place and will hopefully have some kind of workshop. Until then I have been getting into 3D foamies, they are lots of fun!

I have a friend who swears by ARF foamies, he reckons they are just as strong if not stronger than Balsa flyers and half 1/10th the build time.

He has a BF110 twin prop and it runs pretty good...even if it does weigh heaps (1100grams), although it is pretty funny to watch it get attacked by the lighter and faster balsa spitfires and Mustangs...it almost looks realistic.

But the ARF foamies can cost (at least in Australia) near 5 times as much as a scratch built balsa model, which is why I haven't got any yet(I'm a tight wad)..also I like the hands on building of the balsa kits.

Well not just that, I enjoy building planes too, that's half the fun for me. Spending a couple months building a plane from scratch and THEN flying it always gives me a great deal of satisfaction

I think thats why a lot of people still build with balsa and ply, I know it's the reason I do....I also like the fact that you can modify the plans(like I did with my FW190 to make a TA152C), you can customise your model to suit how you want it to work...need a litt more washout on the wing tip...add some, need a little mor dihedral in the wing...add some(although with Guillow's kits it's usually the opposite...less is better)

the ARF kits aern't very customiseble IMHO, with the except of what equipement you can run in it, which even then can be limited.

 

[sager66]

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before.

. . or cats

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: sager66

The dual-rotor models are really, really easy to fly. It only takes like 10 minutes to master them, even if you haven't flown planes or other choppers before.

. . or cats

ummmm NO i don't think so...maybe in japan.