NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
#51
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Toledo,
OH
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
I was in the local shop today and they had both in stock. I passed thinking I should wait on it until I have used the CX2 a bit more. By the sound of things I think tomorrow I'm heading back to pick one up. Too many reports of it being a ton of fun and the videos make it look WORLDS more apartment friendly than the CX2.
#53
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FLINT,
MI
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
NO BLADE CLAP! Tried everything I could to get the blades to hit, not an option!! Nice.
Got carried away, bounced off the wall, no damage, this thing is bullet proof...
Got carried away, bounced off the wall, no damage, this thing is bullet proof...
#54
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: , CA
Posts: 4,900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
I own both this and the original blade CX and overall I prefer this much more. No breakage despite several mishaps, 9-minute runtime off the stock battery, precise, excellent control, no maintainance, tuning, or blade balancing / alignment necessary, etc.
#56
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gilbert, AZ
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
Yahoo!!!
Man am i lucky, i went to the local hobby shop about a half an hour ago and they actually had them, i picked up the BnF without thinking and its charging now, cant wait. The only reason they weren't sold out was because the lady was telling people it would be released oct 1 but they released them today. I got the last Bind and Fly They had six of each and had already sold 7 total today.
Man am i lucky, i went to the local hobby shop about a half an hour ago and they actually had them, i picked up the BnF without thinking and its charging now, cant wait. The only reason they weren't sold out was because the lady was telling people it would be released oct 1 but they released them today. I got the last Bind and Fly They had six of each and had already sold 7 total today.
#57
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FLINT,
MI
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
The light in this thing is awesome!
Fly it in the dark, totally cool. Took a pic with my cell phone, kinda lame but in person it is so cool. It lights up enough to keep the orientation fine!
Fly it in the dark, totally cool. Took a pic with my cell phone, kinda lame but in person it is so cool. It lights up enough to keep the orientation fine!
#58
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FLINT,
MI
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
FYI!!!
Just flew my MCX with the LiPo outta my Parkzone Cessna 210. It is a bit smaller, only 70Mah and 3.7V. Good to know. Lighter battery! Cheap too. It flew great!!!
Just flew my MCX with the LiPo outta my Parkzone Cessna 210. It is a bit smaller, only 70Mah and 3.7V. Good to know. Lighter battery! Cheap too. It flew great!!!
#59
My Feedback: (81)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Annandale,
VA
Posts: 7,920
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
ORIGINAL: aviator24
The light in this thing is awesome!
Fly it in the dark, totally cool. Took a pic with my cell phone, kinda lame but in person it is so cool. It lights up enough to keep the orientation fine!
The light in this thing is awesome!
Fly it in the dark, totally cool. Took a pic with my cell phone, kinda lame but in person it is so cool. It lights up enough to keep the orientation fine!
#60
My Feedback: (17)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greenwood, IN
Posts: 662
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
ORIGINAL: aviator24
FYI!!!
Just flew my MCX with the LiPo outta my Parkzone Cessna 210. It is a bit smaller, only 70Mah and 3.7V. Good to know. Lighter battery! Cheap too. It flew great!!!
FYI!!!
Just flew my MCX with the LiPo outta my Parkzone Cessna 210. It is a bit smaller, only 70Mah and 3.7V. Good to know. Lighter battery! Cheap too. It flew great!!!
David
#62
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: , CA
Posts: 4,900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
Here is a video of the mishaps / crashes / hard landings it's survived intact.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQx9eHrfDF4
Seems like there might be some kind of 'slipper' on the blades themselves, in order to prevent damage, not that I recommend getting them caught in something like I did in this video.
And a nearly-unedited full runtime video (roughly 9 minutes).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zw1T6JfhMc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQx9eHrfDF4
Seems like there might be some kind of 'slipper' on the blades themselves, in order to prevent damage, not that I recommend getting them caught in something like I did in this video.
And a nearly-unedited full runtime video (roughly 9 minutes).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zw1T6JfhMc
#63
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Erie,
PA
Posts: 1,300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
I am guessing that this little thing will not fly up side down
How is it as far as being able to fly around through halls and door ways?
How is it as far as being able to fly around through halls and door ways?
#64
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gilbert, AZ
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
This thing loves the tight spaces, no washout from the blades so it doesn't get sucked to the walls. One thing i did is that i noticed that forward flight would level off after a few feet to where even full forward and the thing would be at a hover, i simply fixed this by popping the left link (if looking from the front) off of the swash and giving it 5 turns clockwise to shorten it. It flys much faster forwards and doesn't level off. It still has a good amount of backwards flight too. Here's my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=879rWWl6xt4
#65
My Feedback: (81)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Annandale,
VA
Posts: 7,920
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
Nice vids guys. You got me anxious, so I called my LHS even though they said they wouldn't get them until Thursday, and they said they have 4 BNF's and 8 RTF's. So I will be back shortly
Question for you guys with the DX5e. How did you bind it?
Question for you guys with the DX5e. How did you bind it?
#66
Member
My Feedback: (3)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Rolling Meadows,
IL
Posts: 75
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
ORIGINAL: Wheelnut
The have a pint size CP but it goes onder another name. It won't be near as easy to control as this little bird is.
The have a pint size CP but it goes onder another name. It won't be near as easy to control as this little bird is.
#67
My Feedback: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Virginia Beach,
VA
Posts: 644
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
I got my MCX yesterday and it flies great! Extremely stable and forward flight is easy as pie. Today I'm having an issue with the battery and/or charger. The charger light just glows red long after the battery should be charged. When I remove the battery from the charger, the red led remains on. Taking out a AA cell and replacing it shuts off the red light. The result is only a partial charge of the battery. Hopefully my LHS will just replace the whole package for me. I'll see tomorrow.
#68
My Feedback: (81)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Annandale,
VA
Posts: 7,920
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
Got the BNF just a little while ago. Bound very easily with my DX5e. The stability of this little heli is un believable. Seriously, I can't believe how stable it is. I wish my CX2 or even my Lama V4 came out of the box as set up as this little bird is.
THANKS E-Flight GREAT JOB. Now I'm going to order the glow in the dark parts
THANKS E-Flight GREAT JOB. Now I'm going to order the glow in the dark parts
#69
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Toledo,
OH
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
WOW, THIS THING IS AWESOME!!! I had just bought a CX2 since I thought the LP5DSM looked like a much nicer controller than the one that came with the MCX. I thought the CX2 would be good on calm days outside as well. I really had been struggling to use any rudder indoors with the CX2 as I only have about 10'x10' to fly. I charged the MCX battery up, bound the tx/rx, and off I went. After a minute of realizing channels 6,7, and 8 on the tx needed reversed I was on my way. Boy it was so ungodly stable. I could take my hands off the sticks for literally 30 seconds before I would have to enter any input to either slightly adjust throttle or correct a slight drift, and remember I am starting in the middle of a 10'x10' area and I would leave a good 2 feet from the walls, floor, or ceiling when I made adjustments. To me the best part is the charge time. In 30 minutes I am ready to go fly again. With a second battery charging when the first gets done you cut down time to about 20 minutes. I don't know what more you could ask for. Compared to the 2.5-3 hour charge times I have been getting with the CX2 this is outstanding and I the flight I took lasted 8 minutes. This isn't going to be a heli that you do crazy livingroom 3D with. If you are looking to take the stability of a coaxial and use it in an apartment sized area this thing is PERFECT. This is the heli I was looking for when I bought the blade. If you already own a radio that will bind to this I don't see how you couldn't pick one up. If you are looking for small room indoor fun I don't see how you couldn't pick one up. If you want to relax a bit and play around I don't see how you couldn't pick one up. Please if you are on the fence go get one.
#70
My Feedback: (17)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greenwood, IN
Posts: 662
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
ORIGINAL: skorman
I got my MCX yesterday and it flies great! Extremely stable and forward flight is easy as pie. Today I'm having an issue with the battery and/or charger. The charger light just glows red long after the battery should be charged. When I remove the battery from the charger, the red led remains on. Taking out a AA cell and replacing it shuts off the red light. The result is only a partial charge of the battery. Hopefully my LHS will just replace the whole package for me. I'll see tomorrow.
I got my MCX yesterday and it flies great! Extremely stable and forward flight is easy as pie. Today I'm having an issue with the battery and/or charger. The charger light just glows red long after the battery should be charged. When I remove the battery from the charger, the red led remains on. Taking out a AA cell and replacing it shuts off the red light. The result is only a partial charge of the battery. Hopefully my LHS will just replace the whole package for me. I'll see tomorrow.
David
#71
My Feedback: (81)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Annandale,
VA
Posts: 7,920
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
David, I was thinking the same thing about the batteries in the charger.
I have ordered the glow in the dark parts. The frame frame and the swash plate are on backorder and will ship at no charge to me when they are in stock again.
One thing about the glow in the dark parts. This heli is so stable I am afraid to take the whole thing apart to put all the glow in the dark parts on.[sm=what_smile.gif]
I have ordered the glow in the dark parts. The frame frame and the swash plate are on backorder and will ship at no charge to me when they are in stock again.
One thing about the glow in the dark parts. This heli is so stable I am afraid to take the whole thing apart to put all the glow in the dark parts on.[sm=what_smile.gif]
#72
My Feedback: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Virginia Beach,
VA
Posts: 644
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
ORIGINAL: David Eichstedt
Sounds like it's time to replace the AA's for the charger with some fresh ones.
David
Sounds like it's time to replace the AA's for the charger with some fresh ones.
David
#73
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FLINT,
MI
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
Has anyone tried flying with the replacement flybar?? I just did one pack ago...
David,
This is not what I noticed. I only ran one battery as of yet.
What I found doing full foward circles in my living room is on a counter clockwise circuit, the MCX had a faster ground speed. My estimate is 25% of an increase in forward speed. On a clockwise circle, the groundspeed compared with the stock flybar was 25% less in forward speed. Only way I could document this is with video? This is just my simple observation. Anyone else try this out??
Originally Posted by Dave Eichstedt
We changed the flybar design after the first container or two left the factory for manufacturability purposes. Both versions fly exactly the same.
David Eichstedt
Horizon
David Eichstedt
Horizon
This is not what I noticed. I only ran one battery as of yet.
What I found doing full foward circles in my living room is on a counter clockwise circuit, the MCX had a faster ground speed. My estimate is 25% of an increase in forward speed. On a clockwise circle, the groundspeed compared with the stock flybar was 25% less in forward speed. Only way I could document this is with video? This is just my simple observation. Anyone else try this out??
#74
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gilbert, AZ
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
My charge light never turns off until i pull the battery out of the charger, but i found that as soon as the light starts flashing, its done. I decided to take it out as soon as it started flashing, and i measured with my multimeter. It came to be 4.18 - 4.19 volts. Perfect. Man this thing is so much fun!
#75
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: , CA
Posts: 4,900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: NEW! E-Flite Blade Micro CX
I got the same issue with my charger, my fourth charge took a few hours for the light to go out, and the fifth one ran all night and the light was still on. I replaced the kit batteries in the charger with real ones and it works fine now. I guess a lot of these cheap batteries are just duds or they got surplus ones that had been sitting on the shelf or in the heat for too long.