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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 5:07:46 AM   
    MA3K


     

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    From: FREDERICK, MD, USA
    Status: offline     		Thanks EZ. I'll try it.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 6:37:35 AM   
    E*nealio



    Posts: 389
    Joined: 7/12/2003
    From: Austin, TX, USA
    Status: offline     		I work at a local hobby shop and have been processing orders for quite some time, and noticed something funny after the 25 or so CX. The thing is the printing on the box. Check closely on the end how they shaded the X on CX, it's actually a P behind there.....looks like a little printing mistake! hahaha, oh well. Hope you guys like these things, I know i like my CP, just you guys got the LI-po and we didnt. On this order a little AC to DC conveter came in by Eflite that will allow you guys to charge your batts through the wall. $24 bucks for one isnt that bad either...that was the only drawback i saw in heli package but it looks like they fixed that problem!
    Nealio

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 9:43:34 AM   
    Lazy Bee


     

    Posts: 15
    Joined: 3/17/2005
    From: Rebecca, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		What type of material are the CX blades? Are they furniture friendly?

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 12:57:49 PM   
    Corwin38


     

    Posts: 109
    Joined: 7/18/2004
    From: East Brewton, AL, USA
    Status: online     		I see that E-flite is now selling the CP by itself (without the radio). Anyone heard if they plan to do this with the CX? I used the radio that came with mine for about 30 minutes and then progammed the CX into my 14mz.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 2:19:13 PM   
    MA3K


     

    Posts: 9
    Joined: 12/1/2005
    From: FREDERICK, MD, USA
    Status: offline     		I'm officially a Heli Pilot! I was to close to a wall, orientation got me confused, had a soft chair below, thought I was going to strike the wall so I dropped throttle from about 1-1/2 feet from chair, landed partially on chair and flipped the heli onto the top of the rotors with no power to the blades.
    Short drop to the floor but broke the Stabilizer Flybar Hub/Holder contained in CX Part # EFLH1212 Inner Shaft w/Hub & Main Gear Set. This is a weak piece.....well...I guess it isn't if you fly correctly..HAHA.

    This piece looks like one solid piece attached to the inner shaft but in the parts list the flybar holder shows that its separate from the inner shaft.
    Thank goodness for super glue. That fixed it but when I go to replace the Stabilizer Flybar Hub/Holder how do I take it apart?
    Do I have to replace the inner shaft?
    I looked closely but wasn't sure how to take it apart when I get a new part for a permanent fix.

    I wish the CX had instructions on assembly/disassembly. The exploded view doesn't do enough for a beginner like me!

    Thanks for any help on disassembly.
    MA3K

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 6:58:22 PM   
    Get Real



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    Joined: 8/4/2005
    From: Monee, IL, USA
    Status: offline     		MA3K... from what ive read in threads and my own expierence with the blade cx its pretty common to expierence some minor drift during take off/ive read about ground effect and also expierenced it. my suggestion and im not an expert but think most will agree is to trim it for best flight when its out of ground effect. the instability and drifting is pretty common while in ground effect (make trim adjustments while on ground and and retry in air unless your comfortable trimming while in flight)and when your ready and comfortable enough to fly it higher it will be more stable out of ground effect. i know its nerve racking to take the blade higher and have potential for a crash when its up higher but youll find when its out of ground effect it will be easier to fly. also once the training gear is off it will be more manageable. set up is extremly important with any aircraft/it can make it easier to fly or very difficult. your flying area sounds really small and sounds really limiting as far as manuvers or learning. i know personally if i had a larger area i would be more comfortable doing more manuvers and it would probally make my learning go quicker. i havent had any mishaps so i cant really comment on repairs since i havent taken mine apart other than the canopy and made trim adjustments. ive had mine a little over a week and flown almost every day. ive flown electric planes since midsummer and feel thats helped alot from hovering planes and having learned throttle management during hovers and its carried over to my heli learning/realflight has probally helped alot to. your flying will come along and with learning youll make mistakes just as i have and everyone else new to heli's has. good luck with your flying and learn at your own pace and with your own comfort level.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/3/2005 9:18:51 PM   
    EZ Money


     

    Posts: 149
    Joined: 6/3/2003
    From: Las Vegas, NV, USA
    Status: offline     		Mine just broke at the same spot as everyone else's, right at the top above the flybar.

    I cannot describe how really angry this made me. It looks like a major problem and I will bet that over 98% of them will break in the same spot.

    Horizon must have known about this defect through their testing. Only a slight hit on the flybar and it is broken...every time, but IMO, they obviously were in a hurry to get them out for the holidays and chose to ignore the issue.

    I ordered two replacements. You get the inner shaft, main gear and the head piece for $9.00.

    To remove them simple losen the collar at the bottom and pull it. Watch it because there is a bearing in the middle and I nearly lost it.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 3:19:49 AM   
    spindoctor


     

    Posts: 52
    Joined: 2/10/2002
    From: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Status: offline     		Hello all,
    I just picked my BCX up here in NC, the last one the shop had in-stock. Now, with less than 20 mins total flight time, I'm really pleased with how stable, and how well this heli flies right out of the box.

    I've also flown the Century Hummingbird (V1) , and I think the BCX is a much better beginner heli. It's also easier to fly indoors, since it responds gently to the controls.

    I keep reading about folks breaking the BCX hub, or blades, and I think about the LMH Corona I used to fly; ..into trees, houses, and of course, the ground. Without breaking anything. Not that it didn't break eventualy, but you had to try hard, and often! Good ol' American engineering and mfg.

    But, I wish I had this BCX instead of the Corona, back then. This will be my rainy day, indoor practice heli, and my "...here, try flying a helicopter" trainer.

    ...got to go, my Lipo has finished charging....

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 4:42:00 AM   
    slagburn


     

    Posts: 148
    Joined: 9/22/2003
    From: 5000 ft ASL, CO, US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
    Status: offline     		The carbon thread inner shaft reinforcement is working fantastic on mine, I recommend it. Today it fell off a table, hit a wall about 6 feet up and fell to the ground, and blade struck my hand. I had to straighten out the flybar a couple times but the inner shaft didn't break.

    I took about a 6 inch length of about 5 carbon strands, kevlar would work too. Wrap it around the top of the shaft down to the upper blade drive pins. A few drops of thin CA lock it in place. Don't glue the square flybar drive peg into the shaft, leave it press on so it can pop out in a crash. When putting the flybar back on the weights need to be in front of the upper blade leading edges, not behind.

    With that problem fixed the little bird is holding up great, knock on wood.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 4:50:27 AM   
    Get Real



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    Joined: 8/4/2005
    From: Monee, IL, USA
    Status: offline     		hi all.. got some news. got back from LHS a little while ago. bought heatsink and ac adapter. flew a bcx that had been crashed and repaired.. well it wasnt fully repaired i found out after the owner attempted to take off it got extremely unstable very violent good thing he had training gear on it. after seeing it wasnt flight worthy at all we inspected it and after repairing it with the guy and replacing outer shaft which was also bent during his first crash he had me try it. it was way out of trim cyclic was way off and so was rudder which took awhile but after adjusting trims and swashplate rods all was well. i hovered it around for a couple minutes and it felt fine. i gave him back the transmitter and he was hovering ok to but would get to close to things and cut power and drop it. this went fine for a couple minutes and he crashed it again. the news.. parts# EFLH 1212 and EFLH1212 referance #s 006 and 007 are two pieces in manual yes two pieces.. on my BCX its a single part and on his it was a single part that he raplaced after his first crash ? his replacement was two pieces like in the manual. i guess they made manual after production or something. i guess flybar part was made into two pieces so it could pop off rather than break in a crash. it seemed to hold ok and i was able to check forward and aft balance by holding it from flybar and it didnt pop out.

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    < Message edited by Get Real -- 12/4/2005 5:18:57 AM >

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 8:01:23 AM   
    Lazy Bee


     

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    From: Rebecca, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		HELLO! Guess I should have emailed the manufacturer. No one seems interested in answering my questions.
    Posted yesterday. 8 posts back. Many thanks to anyone who might help.

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 9:45:58 AM   
    Get Real



    Posts: 532
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    ORIGINAL: Lazy Bee

    HELLO! Guess I should have emailed the manufacturer. No one seems interested in answering my questions.
    Posted yesterday. 8 posts back. Many thanks to anyone who might help.

    sorry LazyBee. theres questions i dont have answers to and im sure others dont reply as well when they dont have answers. the exact material used for the blades i dont know. its some sort of plastic it could even be a glass filled nylon. i wouldnt suggest hitting anything with the blades for the helicopters sake or your furnitures. they spin pretty fast even though there not heavy or made of wood or carbon fiber they probally could do some damage depending on what they hit. the customers BCX i saw and flew today hit a display with packages with plastic covers on a display rack when he crashed it. he cut power rite when he was about to hit it. he busted the flybar part that people here have busted and chipped one of the blades/the packages he hit looked ok and didnt get ripped apart. this was the first time i saw a helicopter crash in person/i wouldnt treat a heli like a toy regardless of size. be safe and have fun

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    RE: Eflite Blade CX - 12/4/2005 4:28:51 PM   
    Get Real



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    Status: offline     		update on flybar part.. i tryed to pop mine off to no avail and felt if i used more force id probally break it and it seemed to be one solid part. i found out that there glued at the factory but replacements come without being glued together. personally if i had to replace mine i would glue replacment.. id rather have it break in a crash than have a chance of it vibrating loose and causing a crash without warning. so manual is correct and production part is same only its glued at factory appearing to be one solid part and shouldnt be able to pop off on out of the box models.

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