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Old 02-20-2007 | 07:53 AM
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Default RE: Inexpensive RTF Beginner Heli

ORIGINAL: NickLowry
How hard is the rotofly to fly compared to the CX2?
Well, the CX2 is the easiest model heli in the world. The rotofly is the hardest model heli in the world.

That may seam like an extreme statement, but I assure you that it is based on fact and real world observations.
Oh, there are other counter-rotating models that might be slightly better or slightly worse than the CX2. But as a class, the counter-rotating models mostly fly themselves. I have given demos at our club meetings with Hirobo's version, and I literally took my hands off the sticks and let it hover in front of everyone with no control input.
And the Rotofly is not the worst. It is a Fixed Pitch (FP) micro heli, and these are the least stable, hardest to fly class of helis. Robust? Sure. I crashed my Piccolo, and older FP heli a thousand times. I needed repairs about 20 of those times. But it is the STEEPEST learning curve there is.

Vince