iblade cp question
11-05-2006 | 05:02 PM
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RE: iblade cp question
You should be fine.....but replace that 4 in 1 with a 3 in 1 and a reciver.....will make it easier to do things like HH gyro or brushless later. Plus long term it can be cheaper.
11-05-2006 | 06:37 PM
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RE: iblade cp question
If you are new to rc flying things, please get some help from someone who isn't new! The CP heli is a LOT of fun but it takes a bit of skill to get it off the ground without crashing and tearing things up. I would hate to see anyone get turned off to the hobby because they crashed at first! Here is some advice:
Set it up perfectly mechanically first.
Get an experienced heli pilot to fly it first and tell you that it is OK to fly.
(They come from the factory pre-flown and set up sort of OK, but it sounds like yours may have been messed with and you need to know that it flys before you try it yourself)
Fly it indoors in a _big_ room first. It really can't take a lot of wind if you don't yet have a lot of hover practice. No carpet!
Get an extra set of blades, but you can fix the tip dings dings for quite a lot of life if your crashes aren't too bad.
You _must_ train yourself to get the throttle off completely __before_ the blades hit something or you'll blow the 4-in-one--probably what happened to yours.
How do I know all this? I got my blade CPPro about a month ago...
Set it up perfectly mechanically first.
Get an experienced heli pilot to fly it first and tell you that it is OK to fly.
(They come from the factory pre-flown and set up sort of OK, but it sounds like yours may have been messed with and you need to know that it flys before you try it yourself)
Fly it indoors in a _big_ room first. It really can't take a lot of wind if you don't yet have a lot of hover practice. No carpet!
Get an extra set of blades, but you can fix the tip dings dings for quite a lot of life if your crashes aren't too bad.
You _must_ train yourself to get the throttle off completely __before_ the blades hit something or you'll blow the 4-in-one--probably what happened to yours.
How do I know all this? I got my blade CPPro about a month ago...
11-05-2006 | 09:39 PM
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RE: iblade cp question
Although simulators are much easier to fly then real helis I would still recommend that you get and fly on a simulator. It will teach you the basics of heli control.
I use the free fms simulator. Not realistic, not $200 but again it will teach you the basics. You will probably need help just to set it up if you are completely new to helis. You will have to to buy a cable for your controller but they are about $30.
Took me a while but I'm at least hovering my cp pro.
heli directly is currently sold out of their system but this is a good start.
http://www.helidirect.com/product_in...roducts_id=890
I use the free fms simulator. Not realistic, not $200 but again it will teach you the basics. You will probably need help just to set it up if you are completely new to helis. You will have to to buy a cable for your controller but they are about $30.
Took me a while but I'm at least hovering my cp pro.
heli directly is currently sold out of their system but this is a good start.
http://www.helidirect.com/product_in...roducts_id=890
