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This review is from a learners point of view who has flown the larger 450X in the same manner.
This does not discuss Idle Up as I am not ready for that yet and at the moment is something I don't intend to do.
When I initially programmed the throttle curve I noticed it didn't follow the 450X but more followed the mCPx. The difference being that the 450X curve has 73% motor power from 50% stick on up and a pitch curve that is 50% at 50% stick and 100% at full stuck. Basically, the motor is stable and all raise/lower is done via pitch. The mCPx, on the other hand, has raise/lower controlled by motor speed and pitch at the same time.
So, I take off in the field at lunchtime and the first thing I noticed was an oversensitivity on raise and lower. It was too easy to lose a lot of height for a small stick movement requiring quite a large increase to climb up again. I went into my throttle curve and changed it to 0, 30, 70,70,70. Now the motor is at a stable speed and all height changes are done on pitch alone. This made Junior a different animal. He became responsive to up and down equally and didn't require the big lift to get out of a drop as previous. I hope I'm making sense here.
The wind, I could feel it on my face so it was above 3mph. Not as strong as 12mph (forgot to take my anemometer) so I'd say 6-7mph with gusts of 10-12mph.
Junior is a very responsive heli and is quite surprisingly agile (twitchy) given that I have 60% rates and 20% expo. I don't want to dumb him down any further as I feel I would lose the responsiveness needed to get out of trouble. I spent one battery getting the hang of this twitchiness (I'm not saying he's bad or mCPx like, but he is twitchy compared to the larger 450X [a 500 must be a dream to fly]) and by about two minutes into the battery I was doing left to rights and back as I do with the 450X.
I found that he has a liking to lose a little height at the ends and I am now adding a little throttle to compensate (I think this is because I lose translational lift as Junior slows, so that's ok). It's a little more pronounced than on the 450X. AND THIS IS FINE! This is a smaller bird and will aquire the foibles of said smaller birds. Not a problem.
Anyway, I found he was very nimble and I was flying the course at quite a speed. Because of his size I kept the course tighter. I even started to manage some nice turns at each end. I was a bit worried because of the height loss but soon learned to add that little extra throttle to carry it through and come out with a good speed into the straight. I felt relaxed and happy as I watched Junior tearing up the sky.
On the third battery I kept him close and tried small, more controlled movements, this is where the twitchiness starts to show itself again. I did some hovering and beside having to work at it a little more found him quite easy to hover without too much drift.
Where does the 300X sit in the grand scheme of things?
Sports hall flier? YES.
Outdoor flier? YES, but not too much wind.
Reduce fear of a bigger bird? YES. The 300X just isn't as intimidating as the 450X.
What do I prefer outside? Given they cost the same to repair I'm happy with the 450X but I have some small experience on that. If I wasn't used to the 450X? Well, the 300X is a lovely little fella and I can get him and a DX8 Tx into the same backpack. Great to carry for those just in case moments.
Worth the money? You bet.
Scary arse bugger? Nope, not really. But do treat with respect - it's still a big bird that can really hurt you.
Tail holds great when belting around (couldn't say for 3D, that's for someone else). Can he the motor give a little bog at times when needing to climb a little quickly but the new throttle give has lessened that.
Thanks for reading. Please remember that this is a learners point of view and may not match an experienced fliers idea of the 300X.
Vikki.
This does not discuss Idle Up as I am not ready for that yet and at the moment is something I don't intend to do.
When I initially programmed the throttle curve I noticed it didn't follow the 450X but more followed the mCPx. The difference being that the 450X curve has 73% motor power from 50% stick on up and a pitch curve that is 50% at 50% stick and 100% at full stuck. Basically, the motor is stable and all raise/lower is done via pitch. The mCPx, on the other hand, has raise/lower controlled by motor speed and pitch at the same time.
So, I take off in the field at lunchtime and the first thing I noticed was an oversensitivity on raise and lower. It was too easy to lose a lot of height for a small stick movement requiring quite a large increase to climb up again. I went into my throttle curve and changed it to 0, 30, 70,70,70. Now the motor is at a stable speed and all height changes are done on pitch alone. This made Junior a different animal. He became responsive to up and down equally and didn't require the big lift to get out of a drop as previous. I hope I'm making sense here.
The wind, I could feel it on my face so it was above 3mph. Not as strong as 12mph (forgot to take my anemometer) so I'd say 6-7mph with gusts of 10-12mph.
Junior is a very responsive heli and is quite surprisingly agile (twitchy) given that I have 60% rates and 20% expo. I don't want to dumb him down any further as I feel I would lose the responsiveness needed to get out of trouble. I spent one battery getting the hang of this twitchiness (I'm not saying he's bad or mCPx like, but he is twitchy compared to the larger 450X [a 500 must be a dream to fly]) and by about two minutes into the battery I was doing left to rights and back as I do with the 450X.
I found that he has a liking to lose a little height at the ends and I am now adding a little throttle to compensate (I think this is because I lose translational lift as Junior slows, so that's ok). It's a little more pronounced than on the 450X. AND THIS IS FINE! This is a smaller bird and will aquire the foibles of said smaller birds. Not a problem.
Anyway, I found he was very nimble and I was flying the course at quite a speed. Because of his size I kept the course tighter. I even started to manage some nice turns at each end. I was a bit worried because of the height loss but soon learned to add that little extra throttle to carry it through and come out with a good speed into the straight. I felt relaxed and happy as I watched Junior tearing up the sky.
On the third battery I kept him close and tried small, more controlled movements, this is where the twitchiness starts to show itself again. I did some hovering and beside having to work at it a little more found him quite easy to hover without too much drift.
Where does the 300X sit in the grand scheme of things?
Sports hall flier? YES.
Outdoor flier? YES, but not too much wind.
Reduce fear of a bigger bird? YES. The 300X just isn't as intimidating as the 450X.
What do I prefer outside? Given they cost the same to repair I'm happy with the 450X but I have some small experience on that. If I wasn't used to the 450X? Well, the 300X is a lovely little fella and I can get him and a DX8 Tx into the same backpack. Great to carry for those just in case moments.
Worth the money? You bet.
Scary arse bugger? Nope, not really. But do treat with respect - it's still a big bird that can really hurt you.
Tail holds great when belting around (couldn't say for 3D, that's for someone else). Can he the motor give a little bog at times when needing to climb a little quickly but the new throttle give has lessened that.
Thanks for reading. Please remember that this is a learners point of view and may not match an experienced fliers idea of the 300X.
Vikki.
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