micro rc electric helicoptor rocks

[fechter]

I wanted to try hanging the guts from a laser pointer on mine. I'm not sure how much they weigh, but the diode/lens is pretty small.

[voicecoils]

I picked up the Blade MCP x (version 2) RTF with the stock transmitter a couple of days ago.

Since it was raining, I attempted the first few flights inside and found it really needs to get a bit above the ground before any controllability can be obtained (at least with me at the control). If you pop it up half a meter or so into the air, it's much easier to start flying from there.

It's only a tiny bit bigger then my FP100 but has far more power and I managed to crash it hard into to tables and chairs which cracked the swashplate so it no longer can hold the bearing in place. A new one is ordered, along with an extra set of blades since I already cracked the weight out of one of the 2 weighted blades when it struck something. They called them 'fast forward' blades and that's what they did - into a wall.

So the Blade is sitting waiting for new parts. Once it's fixed I think I'll try to continue practicing on a grass field with low wind till I can control it better.

In the mean time I realised the death spiral my FP100 had developed was due to the tail motor shaft spinning without taking the prop with it. The prop is just pressed on and the fit isn't great. I'll have to try to super glue it in place.

Cheers!

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[E-racer]

I love my mcpx I probably fly it almost every day! I've probably crashed mine 500 times mainly trying to throw a 3d trick when the batt is getting low. They are relentlessly durable. I dont reccomend the weighted blades for any flying at all. From hovering all the way to my messy attempts at tic tocs I find the normal blades to be better. When your stock mini tail motor begins to wear out (will do so quickly) go for the 120sr tail motor setup. You will have to cut down the 120sr tail rotor just a little bit.

[voicecoils]

I love my mcpx I probably fly it almost every day! I've probably crashed mine 500 times mainly trying to throw a 3d trick when the batt is getting low. They are relentlessly durable. I dont reccomend the weighted blades for any flying at all. From hovering all the way to my messy attempts at tic tocs I find the normal blades to be better. When your stock mini tail motor begins to wear out (will do so quickly) go for the 120sr tail motor setup. You will have to cut down the 120sr tail rotor just a little bit.

Thanks for the info.

I did get the MCP x based on it's reviews as being durable, but the first thing I did was break the swash plate in 2 pieces!

Before it cracked, I was finding if I crashed lightly, the bearing would pull out of the swash plate. Is that normal?

I'll ditch the weighted blades. I'll need to learn to fly it in 'stunt mode' where the throttle runs continuously. As I understand it, that's the heart of collective pitch - controlling lift by blade pitch instead of blade motor RPM.

[E-racer]

I have had mine for abt a year and never broken a swash or had the bearing come out... i recently got an aluminum swash but my original stock one was still perfectly fine. I think yours failing was just a fluke. Usually they just break or loose conecting links. If you get the micro heli aluminum head piece you will never loose a link again. I always use stunt mode and reccomend you do the same. Not being in stuntmode all thethe time is so annoying when you start to learn 3d stuff. You pull the pitch back and instead of negative pitch it chops the throttle.

[Nehmo]

Many jobs can be accomplished more effectively by using teams of automated small helicopters rather than one big. Eventually, when automated methods of control and cooperation are advanced, small 'copters doing regular work will become common.

[parajared]

I have flown a multitude of rc helis and mcpx is my favorite so far. I own a mcpx; it's certainly not a good heli to start out with; best to master a msr or FP100 first. If you want the "better" clone of the mcpx, turnigy fbl 100 is the way to go. It has a bigger tail and main motor thus removing the tail blowout problems the mcpx has.

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