Outside flying is great...

[Heli_Chris]

Since the New Year I have only flown my MSRX inside, I did take it out once and a gust of wind nearly sent it over next doors fence, so I restrained myself to indoor flying only. That was until yesterday, I noticed just before dark that the wind had dropped and so I had my first real outdoor flight and it was wonderful to have space. I've just come in from another flight outside and although the MSRX is small, when there is no wind it is great fun outside and I can try so much more without suddenly finding a wall or the ceiling curtailing my maneuvers!

Only problem, it's just reignited the desire for a slightly bigger back garden Helicopter, is this normal?

Battery just charged, I need to go out again...

[BavarianRob]

Outside flying is great...

Perfectly normal. My lipos are on charge too!

Get yourself a 130X awesome back garden heli and can handle a reasonable breeze too!

[n00by]

ah i can remember the 1st time i flew outdoors what a difference, so much more fun than being stuck in the in living room hovering lol

[kieranar]

Outside flying is great...

Great day just done 4 packs and trimmed a few garden plants :-) ! Nothing broken and mastered lazy 8 ........... Bring it on !!!!!!

[owend]

Heli_Chris, not sure of your grammar - do you mean you now want a bigger back garden (very expensive!) or a bigger heli (just expensive!).

[Heli_Chris]

Heli_Chris, not sure of your grammar - do you mean you now want a bigger back garden (very expensive!) or a bigger heli (just expensive!).

Owend,

I see your point, grammar has never been my strong point, lets just say, a bigger helicopter for the back garden, and in a couple of months a bigger back garden for a 450! (desire and reality at opposite ends of the spectrum)

The 130X is very tempting due to the size and general configuration, but a bit off putting as it seems to require a regular supply of parts. And I'm a beginner so there are going to be more than a few incidents where new parts are going to be needed. The MCPX BL on the other hand is very tempting, less bits to break but the reports of the power are a little daunting! But the standard MCPX is less appealing simply because it's... well, it's not the BL version...

[tomatwalden]

To be honest, if you're looking for an outside heli to fly more often in your garden - you don't want anything bigger - you just need to move on to collective pitch. The mCPX (v2 or BL) will handle wind much better than the fixed pitch mSRX. Honestly, I think the 130x is only a garden flyer if you're an experienced pilot, otherwise it's a park flyer really in my view Certainly, given a bit of space, it really can shift. Also, given it's a torque tube tail rotor design, it's more prone to needing fixing than the small, direct drive tail rotor helis like the mcpx.

The 300x and 450x are absolutely not garden birds - strictly large field only ...

[owend]

Tried my Nano (6 days old) outside today, some gusty breeze (not good at estimating windspeed, guess about 6mph it was moving branches!), but it coped really well, I was pleasantly surprised! A few quick landings when it felt like visiting next door, but no crashes, and if it was in the middle of the lawn there was generally time to respond to the wind and recover.

I can't comment on the mCPX, never having tried one, but on today's experience I can recommend the Nano for light wind at least.