What have I gotten myself into

[joshman1204]

I bet this is going to be expensive.

 

[Rolex]

Yes it is. :whhooo:
Welcome to a whole new addiction. :

 

[hotrodrob]

Don't fly it over the runway,lol

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[hamz9561]

Enjoy. Make sure you post pictures of the carnage.

 

[joshman1204]

Well I got it off the ground for the first time today. It got scared of heights and returned itself back to the ground very quickly and with a loud thud. New tail boom, landing gear, and canopy are now on order.

So at this point I have roughly $450 in this endeavour and I have roughly 5 seconds worth of flight time on the heli. When I said it was going to be expensive I wasn't expecting $90/sec kind of expensive

 

[hamz9561]

An mCPX is not a beginner heli. Try an mSRX BNF. They have the same stabilization system as the mCPX but are a fixed pitch and are a bit easier to learn to hover...

BTW Where are the pics of the carnage?

 

[Mn Monster]

that's the fun of heli's...until you get the hang of them,........crash, fix, repeat !!!!!

 

[Rolex]

$90 a second? Not bad for your first flight.

 

[joshman1204]

No real carnage pics yet as I have put everything back together with clear packing tape. I did find a beginners guide to CP helis and have been trying to follow that instead of going outside and just thinking I could figure it out.

I actually was able to hover almost a full pack just now on my 12th pack. Problem is I have definitely hurt this poor little heli and I am not sure exactly what needs to be fixed. It is making a lot of noises that it wasn't making at first and it has developed quite a head shake and a pretty bad tailwag/shake.

I guess I am going to have to disassemble and figure out what to replace and then make a LHS trip.

 

[wwdragon]

I was about to say start with something else but since you can now hover keep at it, normally headshake is a feathering shaft and the bad tail wag might be a bent tailboom or the moter is wonky. Also check the links making sure they didn't pop out/in?

 

[joshman1204]

I was about to say start with something else but since you can now hover keep at it, normally headshake is a feathering shaft and the bad tail wag might be a bent tailboom or the moter is wonky. Also check the links making sure they didn't pop out/in?

Well the tailboom was splintered and then reassembled with CA and some packing tape so I am sure it is probably the cause of the tail wag. As for the feathering shaft I have put the rotors into several immovable objects without hitting the throttle hold first so I wouldn't be surprised if it is bent. Bad thing is this heli is still flying pretty well with all of this damage.

 

[olds97_lss]

I just bought a used msr... as my first heli, it's not easy. I was actually able to keep it hovering for over a minute last night in my living room. Then I flew past the air vent and it slammed into a wall.

I don't even know what the terminology means in the manual. WTF IS AN AILERON! lol

 

[joshman1204]

I just bought a used msr... as my first heli, it's not easy. I was actually able to keep it hovering for over a minute last night in my living room. Then I flew past the air vent and it slammed into a wall.

I don't even know what the terminology means in the manual. WTF IS AN AILERON! lol

I know the feeling! I dont know the difference between my cyclic and my collective but I sure know how to hit everything in the house.

 

[Rolex]

I sure know how to hit everything in the house.

Learn to move those stick thingies in ways that it won't hit stuff.

 

[hamz9561]

Or do the Rolex thing and just fly the thing without batteries yelling, "Whup... whup... whup..." while wearing no pants. =devil

 

[buggybuster]

Well now I dont feel so bad, in a two week span I mastered my lil Aries Chronos then came the mcx2 anthen the cx2, really thought I was good by then flying from room to room through doorways no crashes. Everything changed when I got the msrx about two later and u still havent even hovered yet. Back to the cars for awhile I reckon, waitn on a clocked p5 for my buggy and a ercm pipe for my truggy, helis has been grounded LOL!!!

 

[olds97_lss]

Learn to move those stick thingies in ways that it won't hit stuff.

OOoooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

NOW I'M AWESOME!

 

[grgbulldog]

Is this bird still flying? I picked one up about a month ago..I'm loving it.

 

[joshman1204]

It is still flying but will probably be shelved when my new 450x gets here from amain this week.

 

[grgbulldog]

Then it will be unshelved when that rotor smacks the ground and the 450 esplodes? I only know from personal experience.