ORIGINAL: SaV. BriT
My question is: Do you guys think I am ready for a cp yet or should I get more stick time? Again I'm really good with the cx but its just getting a little borring. Also is there another helo in this same class that is more advanced and will hold me over skill wise for a longer amount of time ie a more advanced mini helocopter. Thanks.
Like Doug said, the CX and CP are completely different beasts. My son has the CX and I have (had) a CP. The CX can pretty much fly hands off. You hold the stick full forward, and it merely flys forward at a slow speed, and you can steer it around with just the tail rotor control. Not so with the CP, it takes very little stick movement to equate to an out-of-control situation.
I don't want it to sound like I am trying to convince you NOT to buy a CP, just want you to know that it is a totally different animal. You might well be ready for a CP, but don't expect to fly it indoors, it is more of an outdoor machine (calm winds).
I said I "had" a CP, I crashed mine while performing rolls (boom strike, fell from a high altitude) and I decided to get the barebones HoneyBee CP2 instead of rebuilding the CP. I think the HB is the better buy. It comes with a lipo battery and charger instead of NiMh, and has the symmetrical blades stock. The HB head give much better control. And it costs less than the CP. To get the equivalent with the BCP, you would have to buy the aerobatic enhancement kit, a lipo battery and charger, and a bell-hiller head upgrade.
[link=http://www.helidirect.com/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=595]HoneyBee CP2 from Helidirect[/link]
Just my 2CW.