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Old 07-21-2005 | 04:20 PM
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Default RE: E-FLIGHT BLADE CP

Well after several very difficult flights with my buddies E-Flite Blade I finally got it to fly decently, but not even close to my Raptor 50 in stability or control response. Anyway, I found out that if you get close the ceiling, about 3-4", it will basically suck itself into the ceiling and nto want to come down. I was under 1/4 stick in normal mode before it came down. Wish I had been in idle up it would have come off the ceiling much easier. I thought it was kinda funny.

This heli was very difficult to fly at first, enough so that I almost decided not to set it up for him. I was simply fighting it to keep it in the air let alone in a small area. It made the 25'x35' conference room feel very small. Moving the wheel collars at the flybar paddles all the way in increased the cyclic response enough to make it much easier to hold a stable controllable hover. Course now I am worried that I will trash it if I try FF with it, and I fly my heli inverted, backwards, sideways, autos etc. A lot of it is that I am nervous about it not being mine, I guess.

It's really wierd to see the tail rotor stop when piro'ing to the left, having a hard time getting used to that.