mydartswinger
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Joined: 4/19/2004
From: Ft. Bragg,
NC, USA
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I too started out on the Blade CX. After about a month or so of flying it, I wanted a new heli. At the time, I opted for the Heli-Max AXE CP, thinking that it would be a good "step up" bird because it was a bit larger and more traditional in construction than the Blade CP/CP Pro. I never really got the hang of it to well, and spent more in upgrades than the heli was worth (all aluminum head, carbon tail boom, JCS plastic trainer blades, Spektrum DX7 radio). After a year's hiatus from flying (deployment), and about 6+ months during that year with RealFlight G3.5 sim, I went to pick it back up again only to find 3 stripped servos. I thought that I would just continue upgrading with a brushless motor, E-Flite G90 gyro, and better servos. The clerk at the LHS made a point to me that I knew, but wasn't thinking about. That point is that for what I had spent on the AXE CP, I could've had a nice 400-450 class heli. That's when I decided to take the plunge and get the Blade 400. That is THE BEST heli purchase I have made. I went from hovering for about 30 seconds on the AXE CP to hovering a full battery pack on the 400, ON THE FIRST PACK. I too, have also experimented with the FPs (Venom Night Ranger II, which is a rebadged Walkera #4 if I'm not mistaken) and the Blade CP. The Venom was easier to fly than the CP's, but not as stable as the Blade 400. I would say that the AXE CP is more stable than the Blade CP, but I would not recommend either as a step up from the CX/CX2. Your best bet IMHO, is to get a sim and a 400+ class heli, if that's in your budget. You were talking about getting an FP heli "in the meantime", I would say save your money on the FP and spend it on the sim for that, plus a sim can take you farther in the hobby and you'll never outgrow it. Even pro pilots still use a sim for practice. Not that FPs are bad, they serve their purpose, and like UTM said, they are cheap and durable. Hope this helps.
Happy flying.
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Where to from the CX2? - 
One last question... it seems that is might be a good idea to get a fixed pitch heli in the meantime while I decide on the B400 or the Belt CP. It seems this is a good idea. Is this the case? All I have flown so far is my little Blade CX2. 
