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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 16.5 inches | | Product Width: | 9.0 inches | | Product Height: | 6.5 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.25 pounds | | Package Length: | 16.0 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 5.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 69 reviews |
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| | Features | 100% factory-assembled, test-flown and ready-to-fly right from the boxIncludes everything needed to fly-there's nothing extra to buyUltra micro size and weight perfect for indoor flyingInnovative airframe design and electronic components offer incredible durability and precise controlCoaxial, counter-rotating rotor head design for unsurpassed stability and ease of flight
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 69 customer reviews )
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66 of 67 found the following review helpful:
 My favorite helicopter ever Apr 12, 2009
By Donald Wile
I've been flying RC helicopters for about 5 years, nitro, electric...and I have to say this little guy is my favorite. I found flying the big heli's not too relaxing and crashes were expensive. But flying this little guy is just pure fun and no worries about crashing....it seems indestructable. I find it very relaxing to fly. I just love being able to fly it in the smallest of indoor spaces. It is highly stable and easy to fly. That being said, once you get good at flying it there are many things you can do with it. If you are interested in learning how to fly RC helicopters then this is definately the one to start with. Highly recommended.
55 of 56 found the following review helpful:
BLADE MCX ROCKS!!! Feb 24, 2009
By William F. Lohrer
"CompBL"
After buying a cheap $30 infrared heli I got the bug for something better. This mini rc copter flys great right out of the box. It is very stable and easy to fly. With only a little effort you can make it hover in place and put the remote down, its that stable. This stability comes at a cost though, forward speed. It flys forward and backwards at about walking pace, so don't expect to be recreating your favorite Airwolf episodes.
One of the best features of this helicopter is the dual rate function of the remote. This functions as a type of governor on the controls to allow you to get used to flying. The default for the remote is high rate, which is means there is no governor. By pressing down on the right stick, the control speeds are cut in half, allowing for much easier control for the beginner flyer.
Excellent fun for indoors, but this will not fly well outside. Even the most gentle of breezes will give you problems.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Blade mCX Feb 03, 2009
By Jack Espey
The Blade mCX is a great 4 channel helicopter. It is small enough to fly it indoors, so that you can practice and hone your skills quite easily. It also has a slower response selection for the controls, which allows the mCX to respond more slowly to the controls, allowing you to have more time to adjust the flight of the helicopter before you crash into something.
For myself, it is a great helicopter to use to learn about flying radio controlled helicopters.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Best RC heli ever Sep 04, 2011
By Pelagic
I have at least 8 RC helicopters and this is the best-flying one of all. It is quite small. Rotor diameter 7.5", overall chassis length 7.75", and weight 26.5 gm or less than an ounce (with the 120 mAh supplied batt). The gyro is rock solid. Trim it and it stays on heading better than a train.
The mCX is a true 4 channel flyer, meaning it will move left/right in addition to up/down, forward/back, and rotate to change heading. The 3 channel copters cannot do left/right -- you have to first turn to the desired heading then go forward/back. I didn't realize how useful this 4th degree of freedom is. If you get too close to a wall for example, it's easy to simply fly perpendicularly away without having to first rotate and accelerate. So much easier and safer. I can actually fly it down a long narrow hall. The other copters can't stay from the walls.
Note -- any copter will naturally "suck" itself towards a close-by wall. The reason is that the rotors suck air from above and all sides. If there is, say, a wall on the right, a disproportionate amount of air will have to come from the left. This causes a lower pressure on the right. The copter will move to the right into the lower pressure -- faster and faster. You should always stay at least 2 rotor diameters from any vertical surface. Furthermore, since most of the air comes from above, if you get too close to a ceiling it similarly causes a low pressure above it. The copter will suck itself upward quickly. Satay away from walls and the ceiling.
From the opposite point of view, there is of course a high pressure below the copters. If you fly over, say, a small table the high-pressure "bubble" underneath will push the copter away from the surface. This means that if you try to land on a table by coming in at a shallow angle -- like an airplane on final -- the bubble will interfere with your flight path. It's very hard to land this way. Instead, fly to directly above the center of the table and then descend vertically. Even this is difficult as small air currents magnify the "balance on a bubble" effect.
Another difference of the 4-channel from the 3-ch models is that the rudder command (rotate to change heading) is done on the mCX using the LEFT handle -- not the right. This takes a bit of getting used to but allows the right handle to control left/forward/right/back motion in a natural fashion.
At power-on the controls are in "quick" mode, meaning you have full range of control: eg, max forward, reverse, etc. and the control response is fast. This is suitable for "advanced" folks. Press the right handle toward the ball -- it will click -- to get "slow" mode. The controls are less sensitive and good for learning. You can switch from quick to slow and back at any time.
The mCX is the most fun to fly of any I have. Its small size makes it perfect for indoors. Loves it muchly.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic flying fun right out of the box! But read this about batteries... Dec 25, 2009
By Dave Millman
"davemill"
I don't mean to gush, but...Wow! You take this thing out of the box, charge the battery (all the batteries are included), and start flying. It is very easy to control, and includes an optional learning mode with less responsive controls to help you get started (in this case, less responsive is a good thing.)
My 11-year-old daughter is having a ball with it the first day. Our only complaint is that we only have two flight batteries-the more flight batteries you have, the more flight time until you have to pause for a recharge cycle. Flight batteries cost about eight or ten bucks, so it's worth having more. We have two, but will probably buy one more. Be sure to buy the higher capacity batteries, 130 mAh like these: 2 Pack 3.7V 130mAh LIPO for Blade MCX, Parkzone Vapor, Cessna helicopters.
Recharging takes about 15 minutes, for 8-10 minutes flight time. So if you have three flight batteries, you get 24-30 minutes flight time, which is plenty. If you've been charging batteries while you fly, the first battery is fully charged, so you get another 8-10 minutes. After that, have some lunch, and recharge everything.
We've started to fly missions between the end tables and the floor. Highly recommended for coordinated kids, 11-110 years.
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