News Item: : So, how about that helicoptor?
(Category: Music)
Posted by cotharyus
Sunday 17 February 2008 - 20:11:24
Knowing the CX was an outmoded breed, I picked one up at a minor discount. The newer (CX 2) uses a different controller, and has some minor upgrades, all of which are compatible with the older CX. Already I am certain I can pick up the receiver for new model and use my DX7 to control it. It will happen eventually, but I'm waiting for the current unit to burn out, which happens, apparently.
Worthy of note is the battery situation here. The CX comes with an 800mah LiPo, of the two cell variety. A new one costs about $30 bucks, and it's handy to have two of them, since flight times are, lets face it, short, at about 6-10 minutes. Of course, until you can fly the heli, there's no getting that much flight time around repairs. But in case you pick it up fast, pick up a commonsenserc.com pack instead of the E-Flight one - it costs all of $11, and it's a quality pack.
Speaking of repairs, blades for the CX are easy. They come in four packs, for $4, and all you have to do is screw them on. Except that you really should balance them. I use two cans of green beans to balance them on, and put packing tape on the underside of the light blade to get things evened up. Trust me, it makes a lot of difference.
Out of the box, these helicopters aren't much good out doors, but flying them indoors may prove to be too much of a challenge, especially if you have pets, small children, or a wife that likes lots of knick knacks. That said, if you want to fly it out side there are two things you should do. First, drop the stock tail assembly, and build or buy a slim shaft style tail. You can use an arrow shaft to get a good start. The other thing you need to do, is shorten the fly bar, otherwise you'll get blade clash, or the bottom blade and the fly bar will strike, and this will bring your bird down. Trust me. Do both of these things, and these helis may be able to fly in winds as high as 5 mph.
Fun? You bet. What do I like so much about it? You have to think to fly it. Just like when you're bashing with cars, you can relax a little, but you have to think every second of a race if you want to win, you have to think every second this thing is in the air if you want to keep it in the air. It's a challenge. And it's fun.
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(Category: Music)
Posted by cotharyus
Sunday 17 February 2008 - 20:11:24
Knowing the CX was an outmoded breed, I picked one up at a minor discount. The newer (CX 2) uses a different controller, and has some minor upgrades, all of which are compatible with the older CX. Already I am certain I can pick up the receiver for new model and use my DX7 to control it. It will happen eventually, but I'm waiting for the current unit to burn out, which happens, apparently.
Worthy of note is the battery situation here. The CX comes with an 800mah LiPo, of the two cell variety. A new one costs about $30 bucks, and it's handy to have two of them, since flight times are, lets face it, short, at about 6-10 minutes. Of course, until you can fly the heli, there's no getting that much flight time around repairs. But in case you pick it up fast, pick up a commonsenserc.com pack instead of the E-Flight one - it costs all of $11, and it's a quality pack.
Speaking of repairs, blades for the CX are easy. They come in four packs, for $4, and all you have to do is screw them on. Except that you really should balance them. I use two cans of green beans to balance them on, and put packing tape on the underside of the light blade to get things evened up. Trust me, it makes a lot of difference.
Out of the box, these helicopters aren't much good out doors, but flying them indoors may prove to be too much of a challenge, especially if you have pets, small children, or a wife that likes lots of knick knacks. That said, if you want to fly it out side there are two things you should do. First, drop the stock tail assembly, and build or buy a slim shaft style tail. You can use an arrow shaft to get a good start. The other thing you need to do, is shorten the fly bar, otherwise you'll get blade clash, or the bottom blade and the fly bar will strike, and this will bring your bird down. Trust me. Do both of these things, and these helis may be able to fly in winds as high as 5 mph.
Fun? You bet. What do I like so much about it? You have to think to fly it. Just like when you're bashing with cars, you can relax a little, but you have to think every second of a race if you want to win, you have to think every second this thing is in the air if you want to keep it in the air. It's a challenge. And it's fun.
This news item is from The Control Room
( http://cotharyus.net/news.php?extend.29 )