blade 400 rtf 3d

[heliluke]

just seen and read about the blade 400 rtf 3d looks all ok whats peoples views on it? a good buy? im flyin a co-axil heli and wana go to the next level and thought this might be a good move up?

[boxy]

from what people have said befor mate quite a few of them have surjested people get this so sounds like a good decision

[JezUK1]

I have got one and they are brill for a first heli. I would agree with getting one!

[chris jones2.4]

a know a guy who had one and the tail kept givin out

[Radbourne78]

I went from a co-ax to a blade 400 and it was perfect for the transition. I did upgrade the cyclic servos after the first crash as i couldn't be bothered replacing gears after every accident. When my flying got much better I upgraded the tail servo & gyro but to be honest the stock equipment is more than adequate for a beginner.

[matt27]

have got one and had it for bout a year now
i dont fly that much but i would say its a decent choice but also consider trex450 as theres no comparison in build quality

out of interest what servos nd gyro do people add

[Radbourne78]

Hitec 65MG's on the cyclic. 401 + 9257 on tail

[RotorSmiths]

just seen and read about the blade 400 rtf 3d looks all ok whats peoples views on it? a good buy? im flyin a co-axil heli and wana go to the next level and thought this might be a good move up?

I took the same path. Nearly a year on and I still consider the Blade 400 to be a great helicopter, where the spare costs are low and it flies well too. Get the bundle with the DX6i (assuming you don't already have a decent transmitter).

The weakest parts are the standard servos, once you've changed a few gear sets you will want to upgrade them which is a straightforward process. The other changes I made over time (and crashes) were the tail servo, gyro and more flexible landing gear.

There are plenty of users for advise, lots of good online reference guides and setup settings for the beginner (I have some of the links on my site RotorSmiths)

If you don't have Phoenix (or similar good simulator) that is a good investment too.

I have other helicopters now too, but the Blade 400 I don't worry about crashing because it is low-cost to fix up when you make mistakes (which you will).

If you want any more advise, let us know.

[dam74]

I took the same path. Nearly a year on and I still consider the Blade 400 to be a great helicopter, where the spare costs are low and it flies well too. Get the bundle with the DX6i (assuming you don't already have a decent transmitter).

The weakest parts are the standard servos, once you've changed a few gear sets you will want to upgrade them which is a straightforward process. The other changes I made over time (and crashes) were the tail servo, gyro and more flexible landing gear.

There are plenty of users for advise, lots of good online reference guides and setup settings for the beginner (I have some of the links on my site RotorSmiths)

If you don't have Phoenix (or similar good simulator) that is a good investment too.

I have other helicopters now too, but the Blade 400 I don't worry about crashing because it is low-cost to fix up when you make mistakes (which you will).

If you want any more advise, let us know.

Chris, I know you mentioned it to be before and I'm pretty sure you're running the 65MG or 5065MG Hitecs on the Blade400 for cyclic. Did you have to alter the body at all to make them fit? I noticed with the AcerLab DG12MG that they were slightly deeper than the stock servos and cause the heli body to distort or you could tuck it under the body but this would of caused the servo not to sit properly in the body and possibly caused binding of the servo as it would of distorted the servo casing.

[spunkmyer]

I've fitted the hitec 3x65mg to my cyclic they went in ok with a little effort. Best electric heli i've ever had so far. I use the blade to learn on before I would try it with my raptors.

[dam74]

I've fitted the hitec 3x65mg to my cyclic they went in ok with a little effort. Best electric heli i've ever had so far. I use the blade to learn on before I would try it with my raptors.

Well if the back of the servo is pressing against the body casing as did with the AcerLabs then I think they need spacers between the body and servo flange or the body needs to be filed/cut back to allow for the depth. I never did this with my Blade as I intended to put the stocks back in and sell it but the depth of the AcerLabs was about another 3-4mm then the stocks. The stock servos have no clearance between the back of them and the body as they run flush with the top of the battery tray (where the battery lays).

[spunkmyer]

I have to check. Im sure mine screwed straight in with no need for any spacers etc.

[RotorSmiths]

Chris, I know you mentioned it to be before and I'm pretty sure you're running the 65MG or 5065MG Hitecs on the Blade400 for cyclic. Did you have to alter the body at all to make them fit? I noticed with the AcerLab DG12MG that they were slightly deeper than the stock servos and cause the heli body to distort or you could tuck it under the body but this would of caused the servo not to sit properly in the body and possibly caused binding of the servo as it would of distorted the servo casing.

Darryl, I used HS-65MGs and did have to dremel out the chassis a bit to get them to fit, but many people on the forums had done this, so I knew it would work out OK. You would have to remove the servos to see the mod, externally everything looks great and they are brilliant servos.

[dam74]

Yeah I'm having to get another Eflite stock servo tomorrow as I looked at the heli the other day and one broke. I couldn't believe it I was so close to having it setup as stock and the gears went on me which would be fine as I have a few sets of spare gears. However the servo has gone a bit bonkers like the last one and just starts spinning wildly and won't ever go to it's setpoint.

The good news is my Trex450 Sport is almost finished and hopefully should get a fly in the next few days. Fingers crossed tomorrow! Just put one screw unloctited in the motor getting the location sorted out and will loctite one side at a time. You can see where the extra 150quid is spent.