Thread: EFlite Blade 120 SR

Bloody typical, I have been waiting for a new MSR pnp for 6 weeks as I had fried the 5 in 1, then the day it turns up I realised that I had not been on the forum much recently and blow me down find out about this little so and so. Sounds like absolutely the ideal next heli for me.

Well I had a fly of Chickenhawks 120 SR today, and I have to say, what a nice little heli
As you would expect it does have a very similar feel to the mSR but looks much nicer in the air with its larger size and you get the feeling your flying a heli rather than a toy.

Gave it a bit of a fly round the living room to begin with, but then the temptation to have a go outside was too great It flew well but it really was a bit too windy for it today and it kept shooting up when a gust caught it, so decided to stop there. Didn't want to loose his brand new heli over a wall

Conclusion....
The heli looks well made and I would image it will prove to be pretty crash resistant.
Flies nicely, very stable in a hover and has a slightly more realistic feel to the mSR with its extra weight. Only problem I could see is, its a little too big to enjoy flying at its best in your average living room, although hovering and small gentle circuits shouldn't be a problem.
The 120SR gets a thumbs up from me

Originally Posted by tiddler

Well I had a fly of Chickenhawks 120 SR today, and I have to say, what a nice little heli
As you would expect it does have a very similar feel to the mSR but looks much nicer in the air with its larger size and you get the feeling your flying a heli rather than a toy.

Gave it a bit of a fly round the living room to begin with, but then the temptation to have a go outside was too great It flew well but it really was a bit too windy for it today and it kept shooting up when a gust caught it, so decided to stop there. Didn't want to loose his brand new heli over a wall

Conclusion....
The heli looks well made and I would image it will prove to be pretty crash resistant.
Flies nicely, very stable in a hover and has a slightly more realistic feel to the mSR with its extra weight. Only problem I could see is, its a little too big to enjoy flying at its best in your average living room, although hovering and small gentle circuits shouldn't be a problem.
The 120SR gets a thumbs up from me

That settles it if The Prezz says it's good then it's good.
The Blade SR120 has the CCRAP Seal of Approval
Go and buy one.....you know you want to

Originally Posted by helipilot

Sounds like you guys are havin alot of fun with this new little heli.... It does look the business.... Ive had my eye on it for a few months now... My only problem is.., i already have two good indoor helis and a 450 which is proving a pig to fly.... How do you think the 120 will perform out side as i really could use a neat little heli for garden/field flying...?

It'll be OK if flown in Very light winds (3-4mph) But it really would be better kept for inside flying, or totally calm days.

Flying outside is best left to the 450's or larger tbh.

Looks to small to fly outdoors. Especially in this country.

Originally Posted by Scardinius

Looks to small to fly outdoors. Especially in this country.

Hey all,

I got the 120 a week or so ago, only one battery, bound to my dx6i, flying it with longer swash arms and switch on adv rates.

Indoors: Not great at home in the garage, too big to fly but ok for hovering around, will get boring unless you have a gym or something to fly in, also beware, gym doesnt have grass, if you crash you break and this is not an msr, it will break more easily.

Outdoors calm day: Flown it in my garden and then open space, better with no obstacles, awesome heli, VERY quick and a lot of fun to fly. If kept at a certain height youre unlikely to crash it. Its very responsive and flies very nicely, feels like a bigger heli.

Outdoors windy day: I personally think with some wind (obviously not really strong wind) the heli becomes even more fun to fly, it flies fine even against the wind, gets a bit wilder and much more nice and challenging but if the pilot doesn't panic, it wont crash or fly away.
(Scardinius, it flies great outdoors with some wind!) remember to use longer arms and + rates. Flown outdoors will be a great help for training for a bigger CP heli, for orientation control and also confidence. In the wind is twitchy and when you get used to control twitchy stuff it will be easier when you start with bigger helis. I say: A lot of simulator + a lot of 120 SR = half job done for a ccpm.

Overall I think it's a perfect beginner helicopter (I am one, I find it's like a proper heli, might be the speed..), indoors if you got space to train slow motion and outdoors on any average day (as long as not heavy winds), so, if you want some grown-up heli fun, you don't feel like splashing money on 450 parts yet, just looking at your MCX makes you fall asleep and your MSR is in pieces from banging all over your house walls, go for it!! 100%!! And I reckon experienced pilots will enjoy this too!

Beware: The tail rotor is not very firm on the axle so you might lose it in the grass or if you hit anything. get a few spares, they sell them separately for like 2 pounds. So are the swashplate arms ( I lost 2 already, they give you 3 spares in the box).
The landing gear sometimes comes off the frame and ends up in the main gear, thia can cause crashes and damage. Maybe some CA (Externally so if it breaks you want have the plastic bit stuck in the hole) will help. It felt a bit "dry" when i first flown it, so I added a very tiny quantity of teflon lube to gears and its now more silent and feels more responsive (obviously my imagination, but makes me feel better)

I cant stress enough: If you want to fly outdoors in the wind its fine, but you want to use the longer arms on the swashplate along with higher rates, much more power and control like that.

Hope this was useful.


L.

I bow to your greater knowledge and thank you for your very good review.

Originally Posted by Scardinius

I bow to your greater knowledge and thank you for your very good review.

Glad to be helpful!

[quote=helipilot

1. What timer settings are you guys flying yours on..? Ive bnf mine to my DX6i and its come up @ 6 mins... is this about right or can you get more flight time without killing the lipo...?

2. Has any one heard any more about when we are going to see lipos in stock as i know once i get properly up and running with her im gonna want more than one lipo...as im sure some of you have already found...!!!

Thanks[/quote]

Yo HP...............set mine to 5 mins on the old DX6i......check how hot the battery gets you will be suprised.

Have been regularly surfing the intercyberwebnet thingy re batts for the 120 but have come up empty.

Everyone is showing out of stock....even the Septics across The Pond cannot seem to get them.

I am lucky I have two 120Srs so I have got two batteries.....woooohoooo.
10 mins of flying until I have to stop and recharge.
By the way doesn't the charger remind you of either Knight Rider or a Cylon invader when the battery is fully charged

Laters.................ChickenHawk out>>>>>>>>>>>>