Blade Scout CX RTF 3-Ch Heli

Item Description

Engineered by experts in RC heli overall performance. The impressive Blade Scout CX might only weigh a tiny more than half an ounce (17 grams) but it will have you flying circles around other helis like it.

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN: B005KP1E14
Item model number: 2700
Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 14,145 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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List Price : ~~$69.99~~
Price : $49.99
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Product Attributes

Engineered by specialists in RC helicopter efficiency
Advanced two.4GHz radio control lets numerous helis fly at the very same time
Computerized Piezo gyro for excellent directional manage and stability
Proportional rotor head servo for smooth, precise control response
Replacement components obtainable to preserve your Scout CX flying like new

Buyer Evaluations

I've had a Syma S107 for the last nine months so that's what I have to compare it to. The Blade is smaller sized and lighter. It really is even more stable whilst hovering. It has a swashplate, like a actual helicopter, rather than a tail rotor for pitch control. Like most modest R/C helicopters, it has yaw control but won't crab (at least not when you want it to).
Forward flight is incredibly slow, slower than the S107, slower than a walk. It would be less difficult to fly than the S107 except for one particular annoying quirk. If you're going straight ahead, then move the cyclic to neutral to go into a hover, this issue crabs to the left and slightly backwards. Not just a bit, but possibly a foot or two. Adequate to run into whatever it was you had been trying to stay clear of when you told it to go into a hover. This is not a fatal flaw, and wouldn't maintain me from buying this helo, but it certain does take some getting employed to. It is painless to trim, and the trim holds well.
Charging is from the controller's battery. The S107 charged from a separate USB cable, which I appreciated for the reason that it saved the controller battery. Charging and run time are each fine.
One thing I genuinely like about this helo, though I have not had a likelihood to really test it, is that it seems quite sturdy. The S107 has these small plastic nubs for the gyro linkage that broke off within a couple of weeks, and needed replacing the whole upper rotor assembly and inner shaft. The nubs on the Blade look considerably sturdier, and better but, there is a spare nub on the rotor in case you break 1. The physique looks much flimsier than the S107 but I don't feel that's exactly where you're going to get really serious harm. The rotor blades are thin low-cost plastic and are currently finding pitted but it looks like they will be easy and affordable to replace when the time comes (but ask me again in a couple months).
So far I'm entirely satisified with this bird but time will tell.
UPDATE: Two months later
Like the plastic nubs on the S107, the Blade has its own Achilles heel. The upper rotor has two thin plastic pins that go into the shaft assembly. As the rotor pitch adjustments, the rotor swivels on these pins. In two months I've had to replace the upper rotors twice when these pins broke off. But it really is nevertheless greater than the S107. These pins don't appear to break as conveniently as the S107 nubs, and when they do, they are each less costly and less complicated to replace. If you crash as a lot as I do, it is a excellent idea to preserve a couple of spare upper rotors on hand.
As for the tendency to slide back and left when going from forward motion to hover, this is apparently a mild form of "toilet bowl syndrome" and can be lowered by keeping the above mentioned swivels clean. It takes place when the upper rotor angle doesn't adjust immediately sufficient in response to gyro input. My residence has enough cat hair lying around that it tends to foul the pins.

Prior to acquiring the Blade Scout CX, my expertise with RC helicopters was with an eSky Honeybee. I created the mistake that numerous initial-time buyers do in shopping for too substantially helicopter for my ability level. In brief order I turned $200 worth of helicopter into a pile of plastic shards.
I now have about a week's worth of knowledge with the Blade Scout CX and understanding to fly it has been a definitely satisfying expertise. It exhibits outstanding stability in hovering and flight thanks a number of style components which involve coaxial main blades, gyroscopic yaw control and a well developed fly bar program. You can appear up what these functions are on any number of RC helicopter sites. This is a neat little piece of technology that with a small care, you can fly right out of the box. When you will most likely be flying successfully in just a handful of minutes, there is a understanding curve. You will crash it repeatedly. Luckily, it really is also quite sturdy. It comes with a single flight battery which is fantastic for about 8 minutes of flight. I recommend that you buy 1 or two additional batteries for a lot more flight time and a pair of upper main blades (these broke on about my 20th crash). Both are low cost items.