ORIGINAL: Lilpilot13
Great. I'm just learning to fly my Blade CP Pro, it's my first heli ever, but i am only 13 so i will probly have many more to come. I'm thinking of getting the Flat bottom plastiblades because with the stock blades, i got a little to close to a flower box and ticked the blades on it. It looked fine so i centered it again. But as soon as I rose to about 4ft. the end of one of the blades came flying off and almost hit me, so i am considering plastiblades. Are plastiblades a lot more stronger? and will they help me learn to fly quicker and safer? Thanks for you time.
Lilpilot13
I recently purchased a CP Pro as well, and it is my first heli too. I got the plasti blades, and I can say they are much more durable than the balsa ones. Also where you are not going to be inverted for a while, the flat bottom blades will help develop more lift, and some say stability (I can't say either way on that one). They are not too much more money. My LHS sells them for 20 bucks for a set, compared to 15 for the balsa blades. If you read my crash story i just posted, I had a boom strike with the plasti blades, and had little damage to them. Actually I flew it after I had a boom strike just to end on a better note, and not be discouraged. It actually flew just fine (no difference that I could tell), even with a bent spindle. So I would say get them. You may want to move back to balsa once you can fly without crashing, just because they are lighter and offer better performance.
Hope this helps,
mrasmm