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Test
flying
I did not waste
time and took off. I did a few circuits in the living
room. It was great. It was very stable and you could feel
it responded to your commands when you moved the stick -
forward, backward, left, right, up and down with no
problem. I observed that the tail drifting issue people
complained about with Blade CX1 was still there but not as
much. The motors seemed to be responsive when you jacked
up the throttle stick. I flew it about 7 minutes for the
first pack. Then I felt the battery weakness so I landed
before I discharged the battery too low. Then I charged
the battery and flew a few more packs to get the feeling
of it. Again, there was no complaint about this
helicopter. Everything seems to meet my expectations.
Next, I had to install the training gear for my wife to
fly as she was standing there when I was testing it and
did not want her to say that I was hijacking her
helicopter. After putting the training gear on, I had to
trim it again. It took her about 3 packs and she then
began to get the control of it.
She is now hooked! You can check
her flight log
here.
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Final thoughts
 This is a great coaxial helicopter
in the market thought it is more expensive than other
coaxial helicopters in the same line. After my wife having
it for a few weeks so far and she adores it, I am
confident to say that it is worth to pay a little more for
the quality of the toy you like. So far, I’ve never seen a
glitch on this helicopter so the
2.4 GHz Spektrum transmitter
and receiver are a plus for Blade CX2. So Blade CX when
coupled with the
2.4 GHz Spektrum transmitter
and receiver for the same price provides more values added
for RC helicopter pilots.
The
other question for this review is how easy this helicopter
for a brand new pilot who knows nothing about RC
helicopter? When I started with Blade CP, it took me about
a few weeks just get around with it and I had to go back
and learn on Esky Honeybee FP. So when my wife could get
this helicopter fly in a matter of a few packs of Li Po
battery, it is very forgiving for new RC helicopter
pilots. Recently, two of my sons also knew nothing about
RC helicopter can fly it in matter of a few minutes.
If you compare Blade CX2 with
CX1, the both kits are exactly the same. There is no new part
for Blade CX2 except the new 2.4 GHz Spektrum transmitter,
receiver and canopy. So if
you have a Blade CX1 and want to upgrade to Blade CX2,
these are the only things to have to buy and replace. At
the time of writing this review, Horizon Hobby has dropped
the price of Blade CX1 to $169.99USD. Even with that
price, I still recommend that you buy Blade CX2 and you
don't have to worry about the interferences or glitches. To
conclude this review, Blade CX2 is the great coaxial helicopter
in the RC helicopter market right now. If my wife can fly
it, so can you.
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