Wednesday, June 27, 2012

E-Flite Blade MCX2

A couple of weeks ago I finally purchase a new Blade MCX2. I have to say that this is a fun little helicopter. I have the red MCX2 that is a bind and fly heli.  It was pretty inexpensive and came with a lithium ion battery, charger, heli, and a spectrum DX5e radio. Its a spectrum radio so there is not any interference with other radios with makes it great if there are multiple people flying. All I had to do was take it out of the box, charge the battery and bind the radio to the helicopter. Then I was flying it around the room. I thought the Blade MCX2 was real easy to fly and is a great Heli to start off with. With its coaxial rotors it keeps it nice and level and easy to practice with when you first start to fly it. Once I was familiar with the controls it was landing it in different spots around the room and doing easy tricks with it. I was surprised with how nice it flew and how durable it is also. I hit it against many things and it still has original parts so far. Another great thing about this Heli is that you can replace any part on it. The parts are also cheap and look easy to replace. When I bought it the shop owner recommended that I should also purchase new top rotors, landing gear and an extra battery. Those are commonly broken parts and the extra battery can be charging while you fly so you can swap batteries and keep flying. I went online and found a deal on 5 batteries so I can have some charged just in case. The charger also runs off of AA batteries you never need an outlet to fly it. I think this is great because I do not have to keep track of a charger cable. The only thing that is has issues with is wind. Because it is small, the slightest wind throws it around so it is a strictly indoor heli. I love it and would recommend it to anyone that wants a fun indoor heli. It is also a great beginner heli to start with then move up to other electric helis.