cx2 in its intended environment

[alpinemike]

well i finally got my cx into a gym! to sum it up the ship flys WAY mo betta indoors. last Friday my brother and i finally got into the local church gym this was the first time I've had a chance to let her lose indoors. we had huge runs streight foward with far less stalling. and actually under the right conditions, the cx2 is fast, turns nice sweeping turns and over all was a total kick in the ars!!!! still no 3d rocket but man when you get out of the wind it actually can be controlled and it performs pretty well.

take your cx2s to the gym guys!!

[Sac - man]

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sounds good, but first I need to get mine to fly again.

[LowFlyer]

I agree the CX2 should only be flown indoors. I desperately tried outside with almost no wind and still had trouble. Forward flight is impossible and blade strikes are very frequent.

I now masted close quarters maneuvers so indoor flight is much more enjoyable. I wish I had access to a large indoor area. I am sure that is where the CX2 belongs.

A larger co-axial heli designed for outdoors would be sweet! I keep looking for one , but there really is none available.

LowFlyer

[hawkman]

You wouldnt be any better off with a larger co axial machine, if you were to try a Nitro powered model chances are you would find it quite easy.

I have a variant of the CX2 and they are a good heli, yes they need totally calm conditions to fly well....what I like about this type of heli is that the controls are accurate as this is how the larger models are controlled.

I think with a CX2 heli and a good simulator you can get some good experience.

If you are in this for the long term and would like a larger heli, I would say go for the nitro/glo engined helis...bang for buck you will get lots of airtime with such a heli. The Trex series are a good make, the 450 size can seem skittish but they can be adjusted to be quite docile. The larger 600 series would be a good bet...the batterys for the 600 can be expensive though....but there is a Nitro version using a 50 size engine.

There is quite a choice out there, the Raptor series are another good make...ThunderTiger is the company I think. Century make some good machines, not the most awsome but for ruggedness and simplicity and not too bad prices they have quite a large following. I have a Predator Gasser (petrol) this is a babe to fly...very very nice.

Rob

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Originally Posted by LowFlyer

I agree the CX2 should only be flown indoors. I desperately tried outside with almost no wind and still had trouble. Forward flight is impossible and blade strikes are very frequent.

I now masted close quarters maneuvers so indoor flight is much more enjoyable. I wish I had access to a large indoor area. I am sure that is where the CX2 belongs.

A larger co-axial heli designed for outdoors would be sweet! I keep looking for one , but there really is none available.

LowFlyer

I have a Walkera 53#1 that I fly out doors with wind up to 7 mph with not much trouble. The co-axial heli can fly in a little wind but it's the gust that gets them. The wind may be calm low but up 20 or 30 feet it can change direction or have gust or turbulence, and that brought me down every time.

[FlynHawn]

I agree also that CX2s are made to fly indoors. My first flight outside was on a calm morning at a city park. Winds zero when I started my practice flight. When I got in my second battery, the wind picked up to 3 to 5 mph which was not bad. Correction on the bird was difficult. Then a gust came and lifted my CX2 about 60 feet into the air. I paniced and tried to steer her back to me with little success. I dropped the throttle and down she came like a rock, then powered-up about 25 feet from the ground. Beads of persperation flowed down my brow. Landed with a small bounce! Session over! Packed it up and went home.

The second outdoor session was all most a repeat of the first.Fronting my house but during the late afternoon hours. No wind, flying good, then a swirling light wind come in from all direction. Darn! Wheeled her in and went inside.

[Skywolf]

When a CX2 is slightly modified its flight ability for outdoors is greatly increased and very enjoyable but Not recommended for new pilots.We fly outdoors and fly Scenario flights at our meets.

[hawkman]

I have heard that they can be modded to fly outside, I have flown mine in the garden and it was a blast...but just the slightest of breezes would cause all kinds of grief.

I like the heli...for its price its hard to beat and its the best fixed pitch heli by far...for the control response it gives it really gives you an idea of how the larger rc helis fly.

Rob