c mark smith
Senior Heliman
Location: Mt Vernon, Indiana
| Disappointed,,,,,,,,,Not me !I and a friend bought two used Blade Cps from two guys who moved up to the Shogun I. They had had their share of mahor accidnets so i found a few things wrong when i tried flying it.
The training gear on concrete allowed me to scoot around on the floor, harmlessly i might add, whilst learning to steer tailin.
As I gained some control, lift off was another ballgame. The thing would shoot off in most any direction with me frantically moving the stick, and the previous owners yelling " Cut the power ! ".
I've gone through several sets of blades, straughtened the main shaft several times, adjusted and traked the new blades and re tracked the old ones after a 'problem'.
But I know more than I knew a month ago, and now lift off into a fairly stable hover indoors with total ? control. Outdoors is another subject and finding the no wind times is tough.
But for 150 each used, including extra batteries and chargers and whole wad of spares, it is a real bargain.
I bought a brand new one so I would have a spare and it flew very well right out of the box. A few flights outdoors managed to move it into the used category, but some parts and time makes it good as new.
Those who criticize the Blade CP prolly have a lot more money to spend. My friends who went on the the Shoguns instantly were better pilots with the faster head speed, larger ship and HH gyros.
I'll be trying the ducted fan tail assembly and may also try the DD tail motor too.
Kinda reminds me of the previous owners asking the lady at the spare parts store how long the Blade would fly on the stock battery. She said it would be " the longest 8 minutes of your life " and she was right. I now use the 1320 Lipos in the stock Blade, and limit my flights to a minute or so. Have the two heatsinks installed and the training gear. Just don't need more,,,,,,,,,,,, |
