Blade mCP X V2 BNF (Transmitter not Included)

 (8 customer reviews)

Horizon made the MCp x better by making a few changes to an already tried and true collective pitch heli. First off, they have improved the 3 in 1 controller by creating a digital version which offers more precise self correction resulting in a more stable hovering, both regular and inverted. It's also slightly more responsive resulting in better flips, rolls, and funnels. They also beefed up the tail rotor for better piro rate as well as moving from a 25c battery to a 30c battery. This gives you slightly better flight times and improved power. They've also added dampeners to the cyclic swashplate links which I surmise is meant to give you less vibration, which in turn may result in additional stability in flight, but I honestly couldn't tell much difference between the version 1 and version 2 as far as this change is concerned (it might just be noticeable in extreme 3d flying which I'm not skilled enough yet to test).

I really liked the original MCp x, and am enjoying the...Read more

The mCP X has so much potential, but it simply can't realize it as sold.

If you are one of the unlucky 50%, you'll get a tail boom that resonates, or begins to resonate after a few flights, inducing major vibration into the built-in AS3X 3-axis gyro system. This major vibration is not caused by some physical imbalance, but rather by amazingly fast, software-driven over-corrections to sine wave tail boom flex. This can be 100% fixed with the addition of a small carbon fiber boom truss, bracing from the base of the body just above the skid holder to an off-center point on the boom.

Another serious problem that all mCP Xs experience is a strong tendency for the tail to blow out whenever the motor is punched. The included tail motor is a small mCX main motor, and it doesn't have the power to overcome all the torque the mCP X can deliver. Past some point on the throttle/pitch curve, the tail rotor blades cannot generate enough thrust and the heli will spin...Read more

After flying a coaxial and a small fixed pitch bird, I decided I wanted to move into the collective pitch realm, in order to eventually move up to a 450 or larger sized heli.

I settled on the mCP X V2 due to the Blade name, Horizon's reputation for service, and the fact that I could bind it to the transmitter that I already had (Spektrum DX6i).

I have really enjoyed learning how to fly collective pitch with the mCP X v2. It's been an amazing training tool. It's so small and light that when you do manage to crash it (and I have crashed it...ummmm...let's just say numerous times) that you very rarely have to actually replace something. Instead, usually what happens is a ball link pops off. You just pop it back on, and you're good to go.

Let me mention that with this bird, as with I think just about any collective pitch bird, a computerized programmable radio is almost a must. I was able to use my DX6i to really tame some of the settings on the mCP X...Read more