cx, cx2, or mcx ??

[paulcobra]

i have given up on the buzz fly idea, now looking at mcx,cx or cx2 which one is best? i would prefer one that could be flow outdoors aswell as indoors.

also if anyone has a spare one they would like to sell please let me know what you have and a price??

[flatspins]

The MCX is the easiest flying heli ever.
Great for flying in the house.
If you are serious about flying bigger heli's, go for the CX2/CX3 or Twister Hawk/Coastgaurd, as they are much harder to fly, and a more natural progresion.
They can be flown outside but it needs to be a really still evening.

[stuskimac]

Have to agree with flatspins there, cx2/3 great starting point, not a true collective chopper really, but i found it really usefull in building confidence, getting used to fly without watching the transmitter to see what i was doing!

fairly safe indoors, avoid objects, walls especially as they do affect stability, groundrush etc, and ok outside on calm days only, useless in wind.

word of warning, when i got used to it, got a bit lary and pulled to to hard/quick on the stick it drops like a stone, fixed pitch only really flies straight, will bank nice but not 3d, better order some spare blades ! break really easy.

It was the first chopper i mastered on pheonix flight sim, played for ages!

good luck!

[stuskimac]

forgot to mention, i fly cx2 & mcx on dx6i, and they fly great! tried my girlfriends mcx ( she got jealous of mine! and bought 1 on ebay) on stock transmitter/controller and found it not as good.

while the mcx is a doddle to fly and great indoor fun, definately the easiest, think the size and power of the cx2 is the better option to help you step up from co-axial to ccpm choppers and beyond!



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esky honeybee king2 - extreme everything, sportsmoto head, 2.4gig
gaui ep200 - started life as ep100, many mods later!
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twister skylift - 2.4gig, in bits at mo, on back boiler!
cx2 - grounded, robbed bits!
mcx - sweet ! in white

[RGPuk]

i have given up on the buzz fly idea, now looking at mcx,cx or cx2 which one is best? i would prefer one that could be flow outdoors aswell as indoors.

I'll reiterate experience and opinion I have already posted.

Wallets are usually far from bottomless, so a best and most flexible buy is something we always strive for. The indoor, plus potential outdoor seduction of a CX2 caused me to buy one as a first heli and I coped with it ok - but after I saw an mCX, I couldn't resist, really got the hang of it indoors, and then when I came to use the CX2 again, I found it dead easy. The mCX effectively having been a virtually zero damage trainer.

To be honest, I reckon that I spent a good chunk of the cost of an mCX on CX2 spares (mainly blades and shafts) prior to getting the mCX. Since the CX2 started to get used again (enough charges to wear a set of motors out) I've chipped only ONE blade, even on some unwise and hairy flights outside.

As to outdoor flight with the CX2 - well, if there is ZERO breeze it's great. A slight zephyr becomes instantly more challenging and anything more, with fluctuation, is a pain in the backside. I've flown in even more wind speed and survived but all the flight was simple drilling into the wind-flow with full forward stick and lots of throttle changes to compensate for gusts - challenging but not very pretty.

Mostly, the CX2 is in it's most suitable element inside, and I may just have to re-embrace my childhood religious teachings so I can get hold of the key to the MASSIVE church hall 100 yds from my house. More tea Vicar?

Have fun!

Roger.

[Bigbellypopper]

I Have a Blade MCX for sale at a very reasonable price in the for sale section if you are interested

[Mart61]

Having started with a CX2 I would recommend the mCX. Why?

- I found the CX2 too large to fly in my house (and I have a reasonably big lounge)
- I have flown it in the garden but, in the slightest of breezes, it's away with the fairies
- Unless you have access to a nearby indoor facility (sports hall, church hall or the like) you may never fly the CX2

The mCX on the other hand is a great little heli. You will have fun flying it. You can do pirouettes, side slides, fly backwards and forwards, all kinds of things.

You will build confidence on the mCX that I never really got with the CX2.

Not a good ad for the CX2 I know - I'm considering selling mine.

[RGPuk]

Having started with a CX2 I would recommend the mCX. Why?

'snip'

Not a good ad for the CX2 I know - I'm considering selling mine.

It's interesting to read of someone else getting to feel that way too. A more serious outdoor heli is on the cards for me but meanwhile I've been feeding my need to stir the sticks with an electric pylon racer on the local rec in the evenings and I also dug out my old slope soarers to head to the local hills with too. It's great to actually welcome the wind and get hours of flying on one battery charge. In fact I'm just about to order one of these at this link:

Off The Edge Sailplanes :: Zipper

I reckon the sound of that thing at speed, tearing the air asunder, should nicely complement the buzz of doing the cyclic boogie from time to time.

The decision as to what heli to get is still bugging me.

Roger.

[Farmer Giles]

I had the same thoughts when I started and after advice on here bought an mCX. Having got comfortable flying the mCX indoors and a bit of SIM time on Phoenix I bought a Trex 500 and went outside.

Although the mCX is coaxial and more stable than a normal CP heli the principal of the control movements are the same so it is still valuable training even though it's on a very small scale.

HTH

[derrick]

Hi i went for the cx2 great little heli for indoor practise and i don't live in a mansion, I did go through a few sets of blades and one inner and one outer shaft, But learned soooo much with it before moving onto the beam.
Good luck with what ever you get it is a great hobby.
Del.

[swampy]

Hi Paul,
newbie to this myself, so went and got a CX2, so far, (in about a month now) I've blinged the little bugger to death with ally upgrades/Extreme skids, tail boom, blades ect. and had LOADS of fun , grounded at the moment though, as I have a Buell to rebuild, and thats taking the cash needed to upgrade the motors to cope with all the bling, (the standard motors are goosed now methinks) I think I've had just as much fun with it learning how to set it up, (this place has been invaluable in that respect ) I'm learning to fly mainly in a 6'x7' kitchen, and outside in the garden when calm, as mentioned, a wasp farts two miles away an' the CX is "away with the fairies"
,,I have found it cheap for spares and upgrades though, it gives quite a few smiles-to-the-pound