mpcx or trex 250

[CiaranMal1]

Hi Lads n gals

As per title was wondering what to go for, Wat would be the best for leatning, I no the mpcx is cheaper more robust to damage etc

Cheers
Ciaran

[Nick1975]

I have an MCPX and a T-rex 250 and since owning both the mcpx has had 30 -40 flights and the 250's been in the air a handful of times, The mcpx is fun to fly will teach you a lot without costing the earth to repair, Mine hits the deck regularly and has cost me a grand total of £20 to keep it flying, I absolutely love the little thing

[Jamin_00]

I had this same question recently and went for the 250 as its more capable of a small heli.

Depends what you want to learn tho I suppose

[PeteStewardson]

For learning, MCPx hands down.

[CiaranMal1]

I had this same question recently and went for the 250 as its more capable of a small heli.

Depends what you want to learn tho I suppose

Yea I knew there was a post floatn about couldn't find it before I posted.lol well ain't bein near helis since before Xmas. All I can do is hover and move back n forward. Side to side.lol just more less want to learn to fly circuits etc.den 3d a million years l8r.lol the trex 250 looks nice

[tiddler]

Had a Trex 250 and yeah they are very capable little helis Trouble is I found the drawbacks outweighed the good points so got rid and bought a 500 instead

To me, the downsides were,
>They are really fiddly/awkward to work on.

>The feathering shafts snap at the slightest ding causing the loss of the grip bearings.

>Was for ever breaking/loosing the pitch links.

>You need a top notch gyro and tail servo to get the tail to behave.

>Their speed an agility combined with their small size means before you know it , its turned into a little dot in the sky.

>Not good on slightly more windy days.

>Their twitchy little buggers, so not good for learning on.


Other than that, their great little helis, and fully 3D capable

But if I was going to buy another small heli, I would probably plump for the mCP X, just because they bounce a few times before having to spend anything out on repairs, and reckon your likely to get more fun per £ spent in the long run.

[davew]

I've been messing around practising new stuff in the garden today. Maybe run 20 batteries through the MCPX. Every flight ended in a crash as I was pushing to my absolute limit - no damage done.
I had a 250 a couple of years back - hateful thing, the slightest crash was a stripdown - fiddly little screws, heads stripping, horrible thing - I too sold mine and bought a 500. The last heli I sold was the 500, the newest I bought was an MCPX !

[CiaranMal1]

I have a blade 120sr only been out a few times but slightest wee gust it breeze n its harder to handle.lol trying to sell or trade it for a mcpx

[NosingIn]

Found the MCPx to be a mess, and a big disappointment after the MSR. The way in which it does aeros is nothing like on a proper bird so I'd say the trex 250 all day long. It's a beast to tame for garden flying but is possible.

People who crash the MCPx and it doesnt break are having a different experience to me, I've found the the links from the blade grips to the swash break every crash.

[AcidDrink]

250 is much better and more capable helicopter, handful in the wind (still can be flown, just requires a lot of attention). Mcpx is fun toy, which is good to have around, but tail performance is not there.

[davew]

People who crash the MCPx and it doesnt break are having a different experience to me, I've found the the links from the blade grips to the swash break every crash.

Well you must be in the minority then.

No-one is saying the MCPX flies like say a 600. A 250 doesn't either, and neither does Phoenix.

To me the MCPX is the link between Phoenix and say a 600

[Jamin_00]

Yea I knew there was a post floatn about couldn't find it before I posted.lol well ain't bein near helis since before Xmas. All I can do is hover and move back n forward. Side to side.lol just more less want to learn to fly circuits etc.den 3d a million years l8r.lol the trex 250 looks nice

Then a MCP-X will defo suit you better in this instance.

As you can crash it and go again, crash the 250 then you got a rebuild on your hands.

[Brod]

MCPx all the way,crash,pick up,fly,crash,pick up,fly etc.etc.
Wish they were around when i was learning to hover,would have saved a ton of money in spares and repair time.

[Snake_uk]

mcpx, but get a programable transmitter (dx6i or similar), then you can dial down the settings to soften it up for learning, then ramp it up when you get good at it. there's 2 rate settings on the ready to fly model (dx4e), but even on the low setting it flies like a wasp on steroids.

you've then got a decent transmitter for when you get a bigger heli

[challis349]

I asked the same question recently with pretty much the same thread title lol, I would say, having flown the mcpx nearly every night forth last 2 weeks, that the mcpx is a great heli I have crashed it and crashed it some more, the most I have done is loose a few links that's it, my blades have been in bushes, hit the house, hit metal posts from the trampoline, it's great