Blade MSR Micro RC Helicopter

[dr_gn]

Just about to order one of these:

http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?Pro...

Anyone got one?

[Emsman]

Bloody excellent.
Shop around on prices prior to ordering though, they tend to vary a great deal.
I fly mine of my dx6 and it's a great bit of kit

[Wanchaiwarrior]

Yup, Ive got one to. Definately good fun, easy to fly, easy to repair.
Tape up tail rotor to stop endcap coming off.
I use the stock tranmitter, only because I didnt have a DX6i or DX7 at the time. Have a DX7 now but havent swapped it over yet (only cos I dont understand the DX7). Think you can get more out of it on a programmabele transmitter.

HTH

Jamie

[dr_gn]

Thanks guys...very reassuring! I've found one for £105 inc. delivery.

[andrewrob]

Fantastic bit of kit. Bought mine a few months ago and its still fun. Its very quick for a small helicopter too, crashed it into all sorts and have only broken one of the blade grips once and that's it.
Bounced off brick walls at full speed etc and no problems.

If you have the standard remote you can press one of the sticks in to make it go into a lazy mode so you can learn without smashing into everything at top speed.

Also the batteries are very cheep, I bought some online for £2 each and they are still going strong. The battery charger is excellent as you can charge something like 4 or 5 batteries at once and they only take about 25 minutes.
The charger can also be run on "D" size batteries which is great as you can charge when you are out an about.
I've had the batteries in mine since I got it and not actually used the mains plug and still haven't had to change them.

[dr_gn]

andrewrob said:

Fantastic bit of kit. Bought mine a few months ago and its still fun. Its very quick for a small helicopter too, crashed it into all sorts and have only broken one of the blade grips once and that's it.
Bounced off brick walls at full speed etc and no problems.

If you have the standard remote you can press one of the sticks in to make it go into a lazy mode so you can learn without smashing into everything at top speed.

Also the batteries are very cheep, I bought some online for £2 each and they are still going strong. The battery charger is excellent as you can charge something like 4 or 5 batteries at once and they only take about 25 minutes.
The charger can also be run on "D" size batteries which is great as you can charge when you are out an about.
I've had the batteries in mine since I got it and not actually used the mains plug and still haven't had to change them.

It sounds a great little machine. I've already got a PicooZ, an ESKy Lama coax and a Walkera 55 coax, but wanted something that looked 'proper' that I could still fly indoors, but with much more control than the PicooZ.

Cheers

[Emsman]

Is that the bind and fly or the full kit??

Is it worth considering the bind and fly and buying a spektrum dx5 or second hand dx 6?

The only reason being is that you can them bind onto anything else you fancy at a later stage??

I use mine for my parkzone sukhoi and blade, and my 4site biplane.

You can also bind onto any full sized parkzones - well, the newer stuff at least.

Please don't think i'm being rude by posting this- hey I'm sure you have plenty of gear already, but if not it's worth a thought as the outlay now may be useful in the future

[dr_gn]

Emsman said:

Is that the bind and fly or the full kit??

Is it worth considering the bind and fly and buying a spektrum dx5 or second hand dx 6?

The only reason being is that you can them bind onto anything else you fancy at a later stage??

I use mine for my parkzone sukhoi and blade, and my 4site biplane.

You can also bind onto any full sized parkzones - well, the newer stuff at least.

Please don't think i'm being rude by posting this- hey I'm sure you have plenty of gear already, but if not it's worth a thought as the outlay now may be useful in the future

No, not at all, thanks for the advice. It's RTF not bind and fly.

I considered going to 2.4GHz for my electric planes and gliders, but the cost was too much, and at about the same time I was considering it, someone gave me a JP662 programable 35MHz Tx for £5 !

I'm not sure of the relative specs of all the new stuff, but what Spektrum Tx would I need for future use on gliders (where I need Elevon mixing and servo limit programming, exponential control etc etc??

Cheers

BTW can I bind the RTF version to a Spektrum Tx at a later date?

Edited by dr_gn on Thursday 26th August 10:39

Edited by dr_gn on Thursday 26th August 10:42

[Emsman]

A dx6 would be the answer.
You can bind on at any later date, and they are programmable- with - I think- about a dozen model memories.
Or buy a dx5 for about £60 for bind and fly?

I have a dx6 for most stuff, but bought a cheap planet 2.4 set for £40 for other stuff and bought a few receivers for a rennet each. It just avoids glitching and is trouble free.

Spektrum receivers are generally 6 channel but you really need a dx6 or 7 to make full use of the features.

I would go for a 6 and take it from there

And if you fly planes, I would advise spending £50 or so and buying a phase 3 spitfire- small, fast and bloody superb!!!

[dr_gn]

Emsman said:

I would go for a 6 and take it from there

Well, that might make sense. The shop where I've found the MSR, does the Bind and Fly version PLUS a Spektrum Dx6i Tx as a deal for £152 + £6 postage. It might well be worth doing as you suggest. More money dammit. Why does this always happen!

[dr_gn]

Emsman said:

I have a dx6 for most stuff, but bought a cheap planet 2.4 set for £40 for other stuff and bought a few receivers for a rennet each. It just avoids glitching and is trouble free.

So, looing at the Spektrum website, what's the difference between the DX6i, and the DX6i Full Range Microlight ??

http://www.spektrumrc.com/DSM/Products/airRadios.a...

4th and 5th ones down...

[Emsman]

One comes with a lighter weight receiver- I wouldn't worry too much, the normal one is hardly a housebrick!!!!

I would get one if you can afford it though- since I have had mine I have transferred receivers loads of times, the memory is really useful when you have it

[dr_gn]

Emsman said:

One comes with a lighter weight receiver- I wouldn't worry too much, the normal one is hardly a housebrick!!!!

I would get one if you can afford it though- since I have had mine I have transferred receivers loads of times, the memory is really useful when you have it

OK, so if I went for the Blade plus DX6i Tx, I'd just need a Spektrun Rx to convert from 35Mhz?

[Emsman]

Absolutely.

Glitch free flying, no danger of anyone else on your frequency and the ability to set individual models up and store them.

It's generally cheaper though to buy the transmitter and receiver at the same time.

If you want planet gear- also 2.4 for other models try flyingwings.co.uk or enigma hobbies.

Flyingwings site is great for epp acrobatic models that are almost indestructable!!!

Or, do what I do and buy some depron or epp foam, download some plans and go from there

[dr_gn]

Emsman said:

Absolutely.

Glitch free flying, no danger of anyone else on your frequency and the ability to set individual models up and store them.

It's generally cheaper though to buy the transmitter and receiver at the same time.

If you want planet gear- also 2.4 for other models try flyingwings.co.uk or enigma hobbies.

Flyingwings site is great for epp acrobatic models that are almost indestructable!!!

Or, do what I do and buy some depron or epp foam, download some plans and go from there

I've emaile dthem asking what price for a DX6i Tx and Rx and the MSR.

This was my latest glider project which required quite a few of the JP662 program features:

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I'm about to start moulding some carbon fibre wings for it.

I've built a depron electric model, and I've got an Extra300S electric too. I guess 2.4Ghz adds a bit of confidence that there will be no frequence clashes.

[Anthony Micallef]

Ive just got my Blade SR and its great. Having never flown a Heli before I can say that its fairly easy to fly. Like other people have said its really durable and takes crashes well.

Ive got the dreaded 'toilet bowl affect' can anyone tell me how to get rid of it please?

[dr_gn]

Anthony Micallef said:

Ive just got my Blade SR and its great. Having never flown a Heli before I can say that its fairly easy to fly. Like other people have said its really durable and takes crashes well.

Ive got the dreaded 'toilet bowl affect' can anyone tell me how to get rid of it please?

On my Walkera 55 and Lama, I got rid of it by making sure all the flybar linkages were free. Even added a drop of lube to the ball joints. In my experience with those two helis, every single part of the rotor head and flybar mechanism had to be perfectly aligned, free and the blades in balance and undamaged, otherwise there would be some kind of adverse effect.

[Anthony Micallef]

Thanks for your suggestions. The flybar on my MSR looks slightly bent so that may be a factor. Ill change it for the spare and see if that helps.

[dr_gn]

Anthony Micallef said:

Thanks for your suggestions. The flybar on my MSR looks slightly bent so that may be a factor. Ill change it for the spare and see if that helps.

Looks from the MSR online parts list, like its a moulded part integral with the paddles? With my coaxials I'd partially dismantle it and roll the bar on a bit of glass to see if it was bent. You might be able to do something similar with yours as a check?

A bent flybar can obviously cause all sorts of problems.

Edited by dr_gn on Thursday 26th August 15:48

[andrewrob]

Anthony Micallef said:

Ive just got my Blade SR and its great. Having never flown a Heli before I can say that its fairly easy to fly. Like other people have said its really durable and takes crashes well.

Ive got the dreaded 'toilet bowl affect' can anyone tell me how to get rid of it please?

Apparently the fly bar ring that the shaft goes through is known to wear after alot of use so you might just need a new one.