just my two cents, I do not read manuals or directions because I am man, which means nothing more than I learn my lessons the hard way. I have owned multiple brands of helis and have rebuilt each after a good concrete melt or furniture restoration by rotor blade, and I say with no hesitation or second thought that esky honeybees have been by far the best for the money as far as flight charateristics and options are concerned. Blade cp - $199 average price, heli max - $189 average, honeybee cp2 - $125 average. No brainer, the esky comes with lipo and balance charger and essentially is a xerox of the blade cp. I just recieved my king v2 delivered to my door for $170 ready to fly, same thing with the lipos and charger. The king came with belt driven tail, almost an identical frame to the axe, superior head design (in my opinion) and superior electronics (once again, opinion). I have yet to set up the heli and it flies perfect, stability unmatced in its class, optioned better than helis that cost $100 dollars more. My best friend picked up his axe and it has been the biggest headache. It reminds me of my blade when i first started flying, all over the place and simply unstable. I have heard the parts availability concerns but blade cp parts work in almost every capacity and I have yet to find it difficult to replace a part due to availability. parts are cheap and abundant if you know where to look, just cause hoizon doesn't carry them does not mean they are second class. I still own my blade cp and after many rebuilds and minor mods (lipo, hiller) I still enjoy flying it a great deal, but my bee will fly circles around it out of the box and for less money. I plan to do a falcon or superex next and for $50 bucks more than an axe and the same price as the cp pro both of these helis appear to be heavier duty and optioned far better than either of the afore mentioned. Once again, it is all just my opinion and counts for little, but I do feel strongly that everyone should be aware of their options and if someone does it better for cheaper, count me in.


anyone and everyone is enouraged to their own research and come to their own conclusion. the advice on this forum with you good people and fellow hobbiest is the best place to start.