blade 130x or 300x?

[Howling mad murdock]

Hi,
I have been flying my mpcx v2 for a week now and its awesome, Can keep it in a nice hover just gotta polish the nose in!
But I am already thinking about my next heli!! (got the bug) I was originaly looking at the 130x but after reading a lot of reviews found it had "issues" out of the box.
Then i saw the 300x, it looks awesome. I already have a small cp (mcpx) heli so would the 300x be a good next heli or would it be to much of a leap?
Any advise would be great!!!

[Mark_T]

Depends a lot on where you want to fly it.

If you have the space to fly a 300X I'd probably suggest you go straight to a 450.

[snotvis]

130x - Crashes 100 times better!

[tomatwalden]

I would make it a choice between a 130x and a 450 sized bird.

That said ,if you anything like me, you'll end up getting both anyway!

130x certainly is cheaper, and crashes much like the mcpx - ie. with little or no damage most of the time.

A 450 shunt will involve repairs, cost etc. But, you will almost certainly get a 450 or bigger at some point!

[tomatwalden]

PS.

I love my 130x and my 450x. Less fussed now about the 450-3D (probably because two 450 birds is just silly, and the 450x gets preferential treatment).

Might sell the 450-3D I think ....

T

[Howling mad murdock]

Prob will end up with one of each eventually...
Just not sure what will be the best suited to me at the momment to progress with?

[SaneAdam]

I would go 130. Imo it is a better heli than the 300. I know that logically shouldn't be the case, but it certainly felt that way to me when i flew them. 130 was very satisfying straight away. 300 felt very odd to me. My mate bought a 300.... he sold it 2 days later because he was enjoying the 130 much more

[tomatwalden]

Prob will end up with one of each eventually...
Just not sure what will be the best suited to me at the momment to progress with?

Only you really can answer that! Everyone has opinions, but it's your choice, and your money! My view (as already mentioned) is really you want a 130x or >=450. I have a mate who recently bought a 300x however, because the size just worked for him personally.

The 130x will cost you less, and will break less. However, it's not a major step from an mcpx.
Bigger birds will ultimately be more satisfying, but they'll take alot longer to master, they'll cost more in a crash, and they are certainly more intimidating for a beginner (at least, that's what I found). BUT, it'll certainly represent a progression from your mcpx!

Give it 3 months, you'll have both anyway!

T

[Curryzz]

I have the 300X and a 450x, 300x is a good Heli, I bought a 130x had problems with it so took it back and got a 300x, fairly similar to the 450x just smaller in size

[Stevec]

If you have space go bigger if you don't go smaller. I have a lot of different sized helis but I don't get to the field as much as I'd like so I end up flying my mcpx and trex 250 and my quad a lot more than my bigger helicopters. even the 450 size birds need a decent amount of room and I have never felt happy flying a 450 in public spaces like a park because even a little heli like that would make a right mess of a dog or a small child who ran over to it.

the 300 size is right on the upper limit for our clubs indoor sessions too so for indoor (hall flying) I'd definitely go for the 130.

as others have said only you can answer the question. If I lived on a farm then I would probably have a 450 as my smallest heli and not bother with the micros at all, but I travel a lot with my job and the little mcpx is great for hovering in hotel bedrooms or flying in the work car park for a quick fix.

good luck whatever way you go.

/Steve

[Howling mad murdock]

I usually fly in my local park, its quite big, but I would be worried flying a large 400/450 heli there, dogs and thier walkers!
Will prob go for the 300x as I dont think the 130x will be that much different from my mcpx, and when i get bored of the mcpx prob end up getting the 130x anyways....
I just watched a utube vid, unboxing the 300x and it looks about the same size as my Honey bee v2, so it wont seem to big.

[tomatwalden]

Size wise, the 300x isn't that much smaller than a 450x : Blade 300x & Blade 450x - Side by Side Comparison - YouTube

Without wanting to start a thread about heli safety (that's been discussed here before several times), both would require care to fly in a public place. You're getting to the size of helis now that I would seriously consider insurance too (RCHA or BMFA) as both could cause injury.

T

[SaneAdam]

I usually fly in my local park, its quite big, but I would be worried flying a large 400/450 heli there, dogs and thier walkers!
Will prob go for the 300x as I dont think the 130x will be that much different from my mcpx, and when i get bored of the mcpx prob end up getting the 130x anyways....
I just watched a utube vid, unboxing the 300x and it looks about the same size as my Honey bee v2, so it wont seem to big.

Mate... the 130 is a world away from your mcpx... trust me. Performance wise anyway. Obviously it wont have the presence of the 300

[3dbasher]

Mate... the 130 is a world away from your mcpx... trust me. Performance wise anyway. Obviously it wont have the presence of the 300

Very true the 130x flies like a proper heli but has all advantages of not having too much mass so difficult to damage, i have both MCPX and 130x and they are woulds apart but have theyre place, i'd go for a decent 450 size machine over the 300

[tomatwalden]

Mate... the 130 is a world away from your mcpx... trust me. Performance wise anyway. Obviously it wont have the presence of the 300

They are indeed very different helicopters ... The 130x, with it's brushless inrunner, 2S battery, torque-tube tail rotor etc. flies like a much bigger heli.