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You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 1:09:52 AM   
darticus


 

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Status: offline 		I know there is alot of money difference but what about performance? Owner who have both would be the best to make the judgements. People who have flown both could also make great judgements.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 1:42:56 AM   
rcmiket


 

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Status: online 		I own both. Its really not a fair comparison. The Pro is a 249 dollar Helli. Its a good machine to teach someone the ropes, including the repair end. The T REX 450 V2 is a 3D ready Helli top quality but the price is 4 times the Pro( radio gyro etc) I flew the Pro for a few months and repaired it countless times mainly due to poor quality components rather than cashing. It taught me to hover and fly a bit. The T Rex on the other hand is a very stable bird. I'm very comfortable already after just a few hover flights with it. I feel it was worth every penny I put into it. I really feel my flying will progress at a faster pace with the 450 due to the reliability and the quality of the Helli. Check the treads I'm sure you'll find most Pro's spend more time on the ground then in the air due to mechanical problems. My advise get the best you can afford.
Mike

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 3:20:24 AM   
vortex05


 

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Status: offline 		Isn't the align a much bigger heli? the pictures seem to suggest that, a bigger heli will be more stable anyways.

But from what everyone's been posting the Align Trex series should be outstanding, it's pretty much my upgrade path once I'm comfortable with basic flight, (starting to understand how to do side in ff working towards figure 8, without stopping).

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 3:31:19 AM   
whtmex


 

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Status: offline 		I OWNED both. I swore when I went to the T-Rex that I would treat all my girls the same, but it was no contest. The CP will eat you up in parts cost. The final straw was when the 4 in 1 burned up on me. For a $70 4 in 1, I could get a new Rex battery and some blades, or enough spare parts to recover the Rex after any crash ( most likely several crashes). After learning to hover and moving to more aggressive flying on the CP, I found I was putting way too much money in to replace parts that were just wearing out.

Just one comparison... Align sells what they call the 1st Aid Kit for about $16. In this kit I get 2 blade grips, Tail housing assembly, tail blade grips, tail belt pulley, mixer arms, feathering shaft, and various other parts and bits of hardware. I've never had to use the entire kit. You can't even get wooden blades for the CP at that price.

It's not even worth doing a performance comparison, cuz they're not even close. A properly set-up Rex will almost hover itself.

I wish I would have known about the T-rex when I first entered this hobby. I could have had about 3 Rex's by now had I not blown all that cash on the CP which eventually ended up as a box of parts loosely resembling a helicopter which I sold.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 4:03:45 AM   
stersman


 

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Status: offline 		I have a CP Pro and a Trex 450 s.e. I might agree and disagree with Mike. I do not think the CP Pro is a good heli for anyone to learn on. It is sort of set up to do 3D right out of the box. If you put this heli in the hands of a pro it is a very impressive $200 ready to fly toy. If you put this in the hands of a novice it is trouble. A CP Pro might be one of the harder heli's to fly. It is an inexpensive ok quality very high performance capable disposable toy. The Trex 450 s.e on the other hand is an expensive, very well build heli. The replacement head itself is $150.00. It is the cream of the crop for the small size heli's. However it still is a small heli and even though it is more stable to fly it is not as stable as the bigger ones. So I would not recommend it for a beginner. It would be like recommending a Ferrari enzo for a first car. If you can afford it then the performance is worth it. But if you do not know how to drive or fly it then it would be a shame to crash it.

The question is hard to answer because he only asked about performance. The blade CP Pro w/ brushless motor will fly like a rapped ape. But it is sort of like putting a Ferrari engine in a Hyundai. It will go fast but it is still a Hyundai at the end of the day. So if this question was asked by a newbie flyer I would not recommend either heli. I do not think that either one is suited to learn on but that is just my .02 cents.

-Jamie

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 4:06:16 AM   
lookyj


 

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Status: offline 		I also owned several different helis from the Blade CX to the TREX 450SE. As stated earlier you can't really compare a Blade CP Pro to a TREX 450S, SA, or SE. However, as whtmex said a Blade CP Pro quickly becomes as expensive as a TREX in replacement parts.

The main difference between the CP Pro and TREX is stability and tail control. The main reason for this is the TREX is a belt drive heli with gyro and tail servo. The Blade CP Pro uses a small tail motor. Even with the optional G90 gyro, the Blade CP Pro does not perform like a TREX.

Another difference, which is really more of a personal observation is quality of parts and durability. The E-Flite parts seem to be of poor quality and designed to to break down, where as the Align parts seem to be of higher quality manufacturing and made to last.

As far as price for replacement parts whtmex brings up a great point. E-Flite replacement parts seem to be more expensive and lesser quality then Align.

Wood Main Blades Align $12.99, E-Flite $15.99



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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 6:47:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Align $20 part, worth $20.
eflite $20 part, worth $3 .

that sums up how I feel.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 9:36:51 PM   
Junktim


 

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Status: offline 		I have a CP Pro as a first heli, and I'm a bit frustrated but eager to stick with it and keep learning. I think if i can fly this thing, I'll be able to fly anything. A couple of questions, though:

Everyone seems to be going for the Trex 450 when they upgrade from the Blade CP, but why not the Trex 600? Bigger is better, right? I guess one drawback is that you'll need a larger area to fly, but even for a 450 I would think you would want to fly in a nice big area anyways. Another drawback is probably cost. How much more expensive is the 600 versus the 450? Any other reasons people seem to be avoiding the 600?

It was also mentioned above that neither the Trex or the Blade CPs are good beginner helis. So what is a good beginner heli, in your opinions? And I mean a real heli, not the CX2 (which I also own, by the way). Does one exist? (By the way, that isn't a smartass question, although it might sound like it - I really wonder if there is a stable, easy-to-fly heli that is good for beginners.)

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/27/2007 10:05:25 PM   
bilboa


 

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Status: offline 		Trex 450 v.s. Trex 600. You will definitely need a bigger area to fly a Trex 600 or similar size heli than for a Trex 450. But assuming you have a big area available to you, then the 600 will definitely be a nicer and easier to fly heli. However they're much more expensive than a Trex 450, especially once you take into account the price of the batteries and chargers required for this heli. A heli of this size is also very dangerous, so I would never advise a beginner who is teaching themself to get a heli of this size. If you have an experienced flier available to setup the heli for you, and fly with you on a buddy box until you can fly it safely on your own, then if you can afford it by all means get a Trex 600.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/28/2007 12:31:05 AM   
mrasmm


 

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ORIGINAL: Junktim

It was also mentioned above that neither the Trex or the Blade CPs are good beginner helis. So what is a good beginner heli, in your opinions? And I mean a real heli, not the CX2 (which I also own, by the way). Does one exist? (By the way, that isn't a smartass question, although it might sound like it - I really wonder if there is a stable, easy-to-fly heli that is good for beginners.)


if the cp or cpp doesn't float your boat, then the 4 channel FP, which are basically all the same, might be a good option. There is the walkera #4, falcon 40, esky honeybee, venom night ranger and the list goes on. There are about 10 of them total.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/28/2007 12:41:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Pretty much everything needed to be said has been said. The real daunting difference between the 450 and 600 is the price of the batteries. Huge investment. Another would be the price of replacement parts. Once you get a 450SE up and running its pretty cheap to keep going. Parts are a true value. The 600 is one of the smoothest helis I've ever seen fly. The 450 is also very smooth, just smaller. And most guys tend to throw it around because its so much fun to do so.


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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/28/2007 1:11:48 AM   
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ORIGINAL: mrasmm

if the cp or cpp doesn't float your boat, then the 4 channel FP, which are basically all the same, might be a good option. There is the walkera #4, falcon 40, esky honeybee, venom night ranger and the list goes on. There are about 10 of them total.


Well said. I have a 4 channel FP, the EF Sabre, which is a clone of all these that have been mentioned. It's got a single main rotor, and a tail rotor, which puts it in a class apart from the CX. It's much harder to fly than a CX (I have one of these too)... more like a CP. As the other guys at the gym (indoor flying) are bouncing their CPs around trying to get them to hover, I'm flying circles around them with my FP. They're a blast. Bolt-on blades (no pitch or tracking to worry about), dirt cheap to fix.

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RE: You compare - CP Pro VS T-rex SE V2 450 - 5/28/2007 1:16:21 AM   
rcmiket


 

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Status: online 		Difference between the Pro and The 450. were flying the 450's not repairing the Pro. Lifes great. Mike

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