Blade Scout CX RTF 3-Ch Heli

Item Description

Engineered by authorities in RC heli performance. The awesome Blade Scout CX may only weigh a little more than half an ounce (17 grams) but it will have you flying circles around other helis like it.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B005KP1E14
• Item model number: 2700
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 5,970 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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By : BLADE
Price : $49.99
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Item Capabilities

• Engineered by professionals in RC helicopter efficiency
• Advanced two.4GHz radio control lets multiple helis fly at the exact same time
• Computerized Piezo gyro for superb directional manage and stability
• Proportional rotor head servo for smooth, precise control response
• Replacement parts readily available to keep your Scout CX flying like new

Consumer Critiques

I've had a Syma S107 for the final nine months so that's what I have to compare it to. The Blade is smaller and lighter. It's way more stable though hovering. It has a swashplate, like a actual helicopter, rather than a tail rotor for pitch manage. Like most small R/C helicopters, it has yaw manage but will not crab (at least not when you want it to).
Forward flight is highly slow, slower than the S107, slower than a walk. It would be a lot easier to fly than the S107 except for a single annoying quirk. If you are going straight ahead, then move the cyclic to neutral to go into a hover, this factor crabs to the left and slightly backwards. Not just a bit, but possibly a foot or two. Sufficient to run into whatever it was you were trying to prevent when you told it to go into a hover. This is not a fatal flaw, and would not maintain me from purchasing this helo, but it certain does take some receiving implemented to. It is easy to trim, and the trim holds well.
Charging is from the controller's battery. The S107 charged from a separate USB cable, which I appreciated for the reason that it saved the controller battery. Charging and run time are both fine.
One particular thing I actually like about this helo, though I haven't had a likelihood to definitely test it, is that it seems very sturdy. The S107 has these tiny plastic nubs for the gyro linkage that broke off within a couple of weeks, and needed replacing the whole upper rotor assembly and inner shaft. The nubs on the Blade appear substantially sturdier, and superior however, there is a spare nub on the rotor in case you break one. The body looks a lot flimsier than the S107 but I don't think that is exactly where you are going to get severe damage. The rotor blades are thin low-priced plastic and are currently finding pitted but it looks like they'll be simple and low cost to replace when the time comes (but ask me once more in a couple months).
So far I'm entirely satisified with this bird but time will tell.
UPDATE: Two months later
Like the plastic nubs on the S107, the Blade has its personal Achilles heel. The upper rotor has two thin plastic pins that go into the shaft assembly. As the rotor pitch adjustments, the rotor swivels on these pins. In two months I've had to replace the upper rotors twice when these pins broke off. But it's still much better than the S107. These pins do not appear to break as effortlessly as the S107 nubs, and when they do, they are each less expensive and less difficult to replace. If you crash as substantially as I do, it is a superior idea to keep a couple of spare upper rotors on hand.
As for the tendency to slide back and left when going from forward motion to hover, this is apparently a mild form of "toilet bowl syndrome" and can be lowered by keeping the above mentioned swivels clean. It takes place when the upper rotor angle doesn't change speedily sufficient in response to gyro input. My home has adequate cat hair lying around that it tends to foul the pins.

Prior to acquiring the Blade Scout CX, my expertise with RC helicopters was with an eSky Honeybee. I made the mistake that several first-time buyers do in shopping for also significantly helicopter for my skill level. In brief order I turned $200 worth of helicopter into a pile of plastic shards.
I now have about a week's worth of expertise with the Blade Scout CX and learning to fly it has been a genuinely satisfying knowledge. It exhibits remarkable stability in hovering and flight thanks a quantity of style components which consist of coaxial major blades, gyroscopic yaw control and a nicely developed fly bar method. You can appear up what these capabilities are on any number of RC helicopter internet sites. This is a neat little piece of technology that with a small care, you can fly right out of the box. Whilst you will most likely be flying effectively in just a handful of minutes, there is a studying curve. You will crash it repeatedly. Thankfully, it really is also quite sturdy. It comes with 1 flight battery which is fantastic for about 8 minutes of flight. I advise that you obtain 1 or 2 extra batteries for alot more flight time and a pair of upper main blades (these broke on about my 20th crash). Each are low cost items.