irush
Senior Heliman
Location: Greensboro, NC
| Lefty, I have a question for you first. Are you just starting to fly helis, or do you have some time in it already? If you are, then, yes, a trex is a more stable and smoother to fly, I feel it is a very nice heli to fly. However, I learned on a CP like what you are doing now. I have over time upgraded my Blade to something past stock, and it is now one of my favorites to fly. I do not suggest learning on a rex if that is what you intend to do. Repair and reset is time consuming. A blade can take a beating and for a few bucks, can easily be repaired. In my experience, I learned that the wood E-flite blades can easily be repaired by ripping off the monocoat, using a little balsa wood epoxy and some sanding. They need to be balanced after that, but this is easy enough. The main shafts though soft, can be straightened good enough to reuse a few times. All the plastic head parts are cheap and very abundant. Next, I think you were trying to hover too close to the ground. I noticed that I had the best luck getting out of what is called ground effect, and getting up about four to five feet, where hovering was much better. Until you can confidently hover around the backyard/garage/carport, don't bother upgrading anything. The stock setup is just fine when it comes to doing that. I would suggest the lypo batteries( I use the thunder power 1380)which will give you more flight time to hop around and smack things while you learn. Put the wood blades back on, they break so your rotorhead won't. Avoid those plastic"trainer blades", those never ever break and destroy more head pieces than I can name. Keep the super skids now that you have them, those stock ones are a pain. Last but not least, I really do love it when someone says that If you can fly a blade you can fly anything. I hope this helps. If not, sorry to hear frustration, and name a price on that ESC and brushless main motor.
flying is simple, electronics is hard |
