New Blade 200 with panic button........a gimmick?

[sp4rky-m4rky]

That’s fair enough, I was mainly just voicing a different point of view from my experience. I never doubted that potentially this could be a great learning tool. My opinion is still that going for it is the best way and probably costs the same in the long run and is a quicker path where less bad habits would be picked up.

I also believe crashing is a big part of the learning process. You need to learn to fix what you fly and that self-restraint when flying is a huge part of it. With no self-restraint you would fly like you do on the sim and be coming home with a bag of bits every time.

Im not being elitist but flying something that flies itself is not the same as flying something that lets you fly it. And anyway, since when was a skill something that was easy to pick up. It wouldn’t be so rewarding if it was easy and you could do it straight away.

[Vrp]

Got to have it

I'm getting this as it will help learning orientation etc.... and bind to DX9. They might even release new features in the firmware so you can do settings on the fly from DX9 etc....

My friend have a 120 SR saw the video and getting one as well

Lovely sunny day enjoy

[tomatwalden]

I doubt the 200SRX will prevent crashing completely But it should reduce the likelihood. I think the point is that the 200SRX is a machine of choices. You can choose to fly it in advanced mode, or choose to enable the "pilots aids". The proof, of course will be in the pudding - ie. how well it sells!

[Zeeflyboy]

That’s fair enough, I was mainly just voicing a different point of view from my experience. I never doubted that potentially this could be a great learning tool. My opinion is still that going for it is the best way and probably costs the same in the long run and is a quicker path where less bad habits would be picked up.

Fair enough, Can't fault your opinion.

I also believe crashing is a big part of the learning process. You need to learn to fix what you fly and that self-restraint when flying is a huge part of it. With no self-restraint you would fly like you do on the sim and be coming home with a bag of bits every time.

True, but it can also lead to a lot of frustration early on... there will be plenty of time for crashing and fixing further down the road when trying to learn the harder stuff imo.

Im not being elitist but flying something that flies itself is not the same as flying something that lets you fly it. And anyway, since when was a skill something that was easy to pick up. It wouldn’t be so rewarding if it was easy and you could do it straight away.

But there are different skills involved... they might be much easier to physically fly and hold in one spot, but they are tools to achieve a specific goal. As you yourself inferred, it takes significant skill for example to capture a really good video with an AP rig - the skills just move from one aspect of the operation to another...

[tomatwalden]

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As for HH - can't really comment as I haven't had recourse to call them recently. However, it seems odd to me to criticise the level of support from them in the UK, when I can't think of any other manufacturer that actually HAS any direct support in the UK. (ie. not via resellers or distributors). Something is surely better than nothing!?

UPDATE : Sent my mcpxBL back to HH this Tuesday after I crashed it. Inverted. Backwards. Into a street lamp.

I phoned, explained that I crashed it, posted it off with a covering letter saying happy to pay costs.

Heli arrived back this morning all fixed. no charge! Top service!