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(39 customer reviews) 61 of 63 people found the following review helpful
Great way to get into RC helicopter,
November 16, 2007 Mike (Orange County Ca) - See all my reviews
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= Fun: = Educational: This review is from: E-Flite Blade CX2 RTF Electric Coaxial Micro Helicopter (Toy)
As the other reviewers have said, this is an excellent way to get started in RC helicopters. Until you have actually tried it, you have no idea how difficult it is to fly a heli. Totally different than flying a plane. But a lot of fun.
These two rotor helis are easier, not easy, easier, to learn to hover because of the way the rotors are engineered to constantly seek stability. The bad news - they are don't like to go forward, backward, etc., because the rotors are fighting being out of a stable condition. So you have to learn to trick them into it. But as soon as they figure out you tricked them they will pull up and go back into a hover.
However, the alternative - going direct to a single rotor - forget it - the want-adds are full of used helis from guys who bought them and could never learn to fly them.
Be prepared to crash... a lot. For the first few outings you will be flying your heli into walls, trees, yourself (almost did that twice myself)...Read more
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
A fun indoor R/C Helicopter,
December 25, 2006 L. D LaValle - See all my reviews
This review is from: E-Flite Blade CX2 RTF Electric Coaxial Micro Helicopter (Toy)
If you want to "step up" from the R/C "flying saucers" and the very simple "Air Hogs Helicopter", then this is the perfect R/c Helicopter!
The Eflite Blade CX2 will actually go where you want it to (with practice), unlike the above mentioned alternatives.
Everything needed to fly the CX2 is included in the box.
After reading the instructions and charging the included battery, I was flying the CX2 right away.
With the included 2.4 ghz transmitter, you can make the CX2 go forward, backward, sideways in either direction, pirouette, ascend and descend, (oh yeah - AND crash).
What I like about the 2.4 ghz frequency is the little stubby antenna on the transmitter instead of the "3 foot" long antenna found on other R/C transmitters which in needed because of the lower "27 mhz" or "72 mhz" frequencies.
I highly recommend flying in a large room, or a gymnasium to avoid hitting obstacles. Flying outdoors is very challanging and...Read more
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Excellent RC Heli!,
August 6, 2007 A Reader (CA, United States) - See all my reviews
= Durability: = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: E-Flite Blade CX2 RTF Electric Coaxial Micro Helicopter (Toy)
The Blade CX2 is perhaps the best RC indoor, electric, coaxial helicopter on the market. The new 2.4Ghz transmitter and receiver are excellent and glitch free. The built in gyro produces little to no nose wandering and when properly trimmed the helicopter can hover hands off.
As others have said this is not really a toy but an RC helicopter designed to teach you how to fly RC helis. It is a great learning tool and will remain a fun, indoor flyer even if you move on to more advanced RC helis. It is very precise and you can easily land and take off from an area the size of a CD case once you get good. The Blade CX2 can be flown outdoors but does not handle wind at all.
The only bad thing I can say is that the Blade (CX and CX2) is prone to blade strikes if you do abrupt maneuvers. Of course these helis are not really designed for this sort of flying so it is not really the fault of the unit. In way this also helps to teach you smooth control inputs.
The...Read more
