Blade SR RTF Electric Micro Heli

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Product Description

The Ideal “Next Step” for Heli Pilots Wanting a Single-Rotor Collective Pitch Heli

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.5 x 9.5 x 7.5 inches ; 5 pounds


• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)


• ASIN: B003358S2Q


• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up


• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 67,533 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
  

Product Features

• Brushless main motor


• A great 2nd heli for anyone who has flown a coaxial or single-rotor fixed-pitch heli


• Softer control response around center for transitioning pilots


• Includes 6-channel HP6DSM 2.4GHz DSM2TM transmitter


• Includes DC Li-Po balancing charger with AC adapter

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Customer Reviews

Well, here we go, bought the product based on text and video reviews as well as the (deceiving) advertisement. Plus an attractive price point for the package. Having flown coaxial helis, the promise is to have an easy transition to collective pitch. For a number of reasons, there is no such thing like that. The physics are entirely different and so is the behaviour of the helis. If you are a novice pilot with only a few coax hours under your belt, you are in for a ride of a different kind. Here's what to expect:
- Adjust your expectations to fly the bird out of the box, it's not going to happen. Attaching the optional training gear becomes mandatory as you will likely only start to hop around while figuring out controls and behaviour
- watch the centre of gravity very well. The position of the battery is the means to control it and it for my bird the pictured mounting position in the instructions (cables to the front) does not work at all. The battery needs to be placed in the very front for the heli not to become tail heavy, so far ahead that the connection cable ended up too short and the canopy could no longer be attached. Ended up reversing the battery position, but be careful to keep the cables away from the main gear. That way you can actually also connect and disconnect the battery with the canopy attached which is not possible otherwise.
- at a minimum, read up on collective pitch mechanics and better play with the controls beforehand with the motors disconnected. While this is a marvel of engineering, it becomes deadly in flight if you don't know what it is doing. Get familiar with the concept of a pitch curve as well as the aeronautics of a CP helicopter.
- don't expect the heli to ascend linear to the throttle stick movement. Throttle controls two things, the speed of the rotor as well as the pitch of the main blades. You need to know that in zero stick position the blades have a negative pitch and in mid position of the throttle the pitch will be at 0. So in other words, with the stick half way up, the rotor obviously spins faster and heli becomes a bit lighter but is still on the ground. If you use the training gear, its good to watch that by way of the rods straightening out. Finally pushing the throttle further lifts the heli off the ground but be very careful not to work it too far and fast at the beginning or it ascends way to fast
- opposite, keep the pitch in mind when descending. Taking it down too fast may tip the blades into negative pitch and with the rotors spinning fast the heli gets actually 'sucked' to the ground.
- don't expect the heli to elevate like a coax, it's not possible with CPs. The main rotor's main momentum will always force the heli to break out. The tail rotor, mixer and gyro with balance that out to the best possible (which is their job) but the heli will still break out in the initial stages of lift off, which you need to compensate for with the controls, as well as always challenge you on the controls
- for the same reasons, don't expect the heli to hover easily or even on its own. You will always need to work the controls to maintain a stable hover position. So right here is a difference between coax and CP. In 'panic mode', releasing the controls of a coax will have it most likely hovering on its own and you can bring it down buy just using the throttle stick. There is no 'panic mode' for a CP heli...
- consider the ground effect of a low flying heli, it only becomes stable at an elevation higher that the rotor blade diameter. Below that the heli it a bit unstable and very difficult to keep in a pin-point hover position. Beginner problem right here, you don't want to go higher than a few inches at the beginning yet that's where the heli is the most unstable. Pushing it higher increases the risk of a crash as the training gear becomes less effective.
- consider that you always have to control (at least) four channels all the time. Further, the nature of a CP is that flight is controlled by pitch and position of the blades and each maneuver has a number of variables with interact with each other. That's the beauty of the beast, and a beast it still is.
So where are we now ? I personally consider this as entry into a more serious hobby, even if the advertisements as well as the price point of the Blade SR package may not suggest that. You are getting into CP helicopter flying, this is serious business. Impulse buy of an upscale RC toy ? You will not have fun with this at all.
In case you haven't noticed, every part can be ordered separately. Why ? You will need it sooner than you think. Make sure you have a hobby shop close by as well as a repair budget. In the unfortunate, but unavoidable, event of a crash, parts to have handy, before even thinking about a second battery
- rotor blades (the obvious). They are wooden blades and go first in a crash to avoid damage to the rest of the heli
- main gear. The powerful main motor may not stop soon enough and to avoid damage to the motor in case of a sudden rotor stop caused by outside forces, the main gear wheel has been declared the victim. It is of softer plastic and will give way. Depending how severely, you may be able to continue for a bit but the rotor will no longer spin evenly
- tail boom. By design, in case of a crash, the blades fold back and in the process may get pushed into the tail boom, which will get bent and potentially twisted. Again, depending on how severely you may be able to continue for a bit but a replacement is likely unavoidable. If twisted, the tail rotor will be out of position.
- tail motor mount. can go with the tail boom for the same reason
- tail motor. May burn out as it has to work very hard
How do I know ? Except for the tail motor burn out, I needed all of this after the maiden 'flight', which was not more than to hover the heli 'out of the box'. So much for ready to fly, it sure is not a toy. If there is an upside, parts do not set you back too much but it is mandatory to improve from the there.
Final rating: great helicopter by all means, well constructed and built, high quality electronics, full set of replacement parts. Why only so few points ? Simply since I feel I got fooled by E-Flight product positioning this being an entry level model which it clearly is not. Also, if you are only willing to pay the sticker price on the box, leave it on the shelve and move on to something else. You will need a budget beyond.
Have fun anyway,

First this is not Toy Helicopter that you can fly the second you pull it out of the box. This Helicopter that you need put yourself with experienced trainer, or follow methodical training system for learning to fly, do not be in rush to get the bird of the ground.. If your interested in getting into the air fast, look at the Blade MSR Fixed Pitch or Blade CX2 Co-axial Helicopter, lot more stable and you can launch them from your hand.
I have to say the build quality is fantastic on this helicopter, and the stock radio is good starter transmitter, one thing if you if you want to learn with this chopper, get extra blades and at least two batteries, and the SR training gear.
I also own the MSR and few other lower cost Co-Axials, But for feel of stable larger bird this great helicopter for the money. It different thrill of spinning this bird from their smaller brothers.