New to heli's need advice

[Gooner4271]

Hi All
After flying fixed wing for a number of years i've decided to give heli's a go, ive tried a mcx2 and found it to easy to be honest, i dont have a problem with orientation through flying planes, so after that i tried an msr, more of a handfull but feel iv'e got pretty good with it and i'm looking for somthing that requires more skill and practice, i will be using a dx6i so dont want to waste money on a crapy e-flite tx, i dont have a lot of room in side so can't do to much inside, it would be helpful if it could handle a light breeze, 'ive seen a blade mcpx bnf for less than £93 which seems like a good deal to me or a blade sr which means paying for things i dont need, but it does seem ok the money, any thoughts would be a big help, by the way i dont need a warning about deep pockets, £500 for a 50 size sebart plane is warning enough, its a shame more heli's aren't sold as bnf basic for those with chargers and tx thought
Thanks for any help
Neal

[Boggy]

Hi Neal
welcome to the forum. You may find a Blade 130x fits your needs better. slightly bigger than an mcpx and flys great even in a good breeze.but maybe too big for the living room.(it can be hovered around but if you loose it i wouldn't want to be in the room )

[BavarianRob]

New to heli's need advice

What Boggy said is spot on, 130x is great but a bit of a handful indoors it will handle a breeze outdoors and flys 'bigger' but you will strip tail gears quite regularly.

The new Brushless MCPX is a bit smaller and is supposed to fly similar to the 130, (I don't know this myself, just what I've read) but again inside, I would expect it to be a bit mental if you lost it.

[Hawke]

I've got a mcpx and find it handles a little wind surprisingly well. It can be a challenge in heavy wind but I've found that its a good learning tool trying to keep it together in gusts.

I also fly indoors in a 3x3 meter space which I find is big enough to do figure eights and circuits and I think I've probably learnt quicker flying in a confined space as it requires much more/finer control. I'd definitely pick the brushless over the standard v2 though if I was buying one today as the motor on the v2 wears out in a month or two. If the headspeed on the brushless is too much you could always tame it down in your dx6i.

[one life fly it]

Had a look at the new mcpx at midlands on Monday , looked good . I'm new to this too and fell into the money pit that is the 130 ! I also fly planks , just got me a blade nano ,now that does what it says on the box and defo worth a look . Apparently the 130 version 2 is on its way , so that might be worth waiting for.

Alex

[Gooner4271]

Thanks for the help, lots to think about, trouble is more i think about it the less i'm sure what to do, when you start to get well over £100 the blade 450 for £183 starts to become a possible, i've read that tamed down you can learn to fly on this, thanks again