I'm finding the hardest thing is the control lag. Waiting for the flybar to react to tx input is driving me mad. I flew through two more bats last night and the longest sustained hover was still under a minute. I'm getting closer however I find this bird is a real challenge to stay ahead of. Reading through all the forums you read tips and tricks to deaden input to make it easier to fly. I'm thinking for those of us with finely tuned CX's that a dosile bird is not the answer. Wouldn't it be better to have a super touchy bird to learn on as the tx inputs would be similar to what we are used to? With my CX2 I moved the servo horns out and have her set to be super sensitive, and takes only the slightest touch on the tx to make her do what I want. Flying this FP machine is similar to a 76 Ford F150 with bad idler arms, it literally feels like I move a 1/4 stick before anything happens. Some of this maybe me being behind the heli, trying to react to it vs. being ahead of it and commanding it where I want it to go.
One tip I have received is to run the Eflight Blade CP motor in her with an 11 or 12 tooth pinion, 12 tooth being the best. Tough to find however. Increased head speed as well as longer run times. This coupled with trimming down the main blades will increase head speed as well as increase stability. Going to give the motor a try tonight then possibly try the blade trick later, as I have alot of spare blades.