I have a CX2...now I want a Sim

[Guest]

Hi,
I have my Blade CX2 which I am pretty rubbish at flying. On average each flight is costing a pound or two quid in spares

Can the 2.4Ghz controller that came with the Blade CX2 be used to work with a simulator (IIRC it has an output, but I cant check because it is back at horizon Hobby being repaired or exchanged because the voltage display will not work)....and if so, which sim do I need? I will hazard a guess that these sims are not free.

Many thanks,
Jack

[cjcj1949]

No you want an mcx. It's cheaper. Get the one without the transmitter.

[forbsy]

i know that the controller will work with phoenix and as you guessed it's not free.however the advice on this forum is.what i did when i started with my cx2 was to practice using the collective(left hand) and the cyclic(right hand).What i mean is that i would get the heli airborne as quickly as possible to avoid the ground effect then only worry about using the cyclic forward and backwards to keep it in one place......then when my eyes started to see pound signs(ie losing control)gently lower using collective.After a few of these hover manoeuvers start to use the roll cyclics(left/right on right hand) to also keep the heli in place.you do go through a few sets of blades at first but stock up on these and practice some more.oh the transmitter i'm referring to is the common uk setting of mode 2....if you have a lcd tv cover it because the blades will mark it........don't ask me how i know this

[unwind-protect]

You might want to consider hiring a squash court for 45 minutes (or whatever the standard squash-court-hire-time is). Having a big open space with nothing to hit (you should be able to put it down before it careers into the walls) will make it much easier to learn to control.

[Guest]

Thanks guys. I am trying to get hold of the use of a church hall...will see how that goes

[Tim Procter]

Thanks guys. I am trying to get hold of the use of a church hall...will see how that goes

Pray it goes well for you..





I'll get me coat.

[cjcj1949]

Have you had a look at the mcx? It is small enough to fly in a house and much more survivable than a CX2. I started with a CX2 and found it to big for indoors and too small for outdoors. If you are a definite heliman then get the Phoenix sim and a mcx. Look at the number of people who've got both. Start with the big helis on Phoenix.

Try a search for blade mcx

[Si Goodchild]

Have you got a training undercarriage fitted. If not, you really ought to. I learned to hover with my mini pred and training undercarriage in a large enclosed space and don't consider myself at all gifted. As Forsby said above: get her off the ground, concentrate on cyclic control (right hand) and land sooner rather than later if it starts to go awry. Balls on your training undercarriage and a slidy surface such as a concrete floor are essential.

Cant recommend Phoenix too much if you are prepared to pay the money - must have saved me a fortune in spares and a enough heartache to quit the hobby.

Si

[Boggy]

well ive sat back from the advice posts latley, and let new guys voice opinions,but honestly hire swash courts? to big for indoors? this is a cx2 we are talking about and will fly perfectly well in even a small living room!
forsby was closest with his methods but i doubt you will get away with just using one cyclic control.

place the heli on the ground in front of your self (tail in prefrably on a smooth floor or large square of mdf)) then spool it up till its light on the skids and starts to tip use the cyclic to control this but dont let the heli lift off. keep practicing till you can keep it level and it will eventualy start to slide around without tipping. next step as forsby says get it light then give a quick jab of throttle and it will jump into the air. then use the cyclic to gather it up under control. if the tail turns away from you set it down again ..keep practicing. third step once you can get it airbourne and hover start to use rudder to turn it 45 degrees or so and move it about using cyclic control once your doing this your well on the way to flying it properly!

[Guest]

Thanks again, all great advice. I can get it to hover pretty much ok. The problems start when I have to start inputting rudder (either as its unbalanced or as the battery runs down).
I can fly it with the tail pointing towards me as the inputs required are logical to the beginner but as that starts turning away and I correct it with the rudder, then at the same time it decides to drop a few ft in height it gets difficult.

I presume this drop in height happens because one set of blades slows to allow the turn and I presume a non fixed pitch heli would not drop in height when doing the same manouver?

Cheers.

[Boggy]

that is correct jack. you need to try and balance throttle and rudder to keep it steady. not easy at first but it comes with practice.

[Guest]

that is correct jack. you need to try and balance throttle and rudder to keep it steady. not easy at first but it comes with practice.

Cool. Just had a read here. Makes a few things nice and clear too

[Boggy]

http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/f104/first-steps-10930/

have a look at these video's jack they may help

[Guest]

Ta, watched them earlier...want my tx back now!!

[unwind-protect]

but honestly hire swash courts?

*shrug* As I barely have space to hover a coax at my house I try not to assume that other people do. If you're managing to do £1+ damage per flight to a coax then it seems to me you either don't have enough space, or have serious coordination issues (no offence intended---we all have to learn to coordinate our thumbs to what the helicopter's doing), and hiring a squash court for £5 lets you make lots of mistakes for little cost and downtime.