Comments on: Blade 400 3D Remote Control Micro Helicopter RTF EFLH1400

By: captainjack63

captainjack63 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:11:04 +0000

I agree that The E-Flite Blade 400 3D is designed to give intermediate to advanced RC helicopter pilots a ready-to-fly experience like no other. I could have bought the Trex, but I work on a ship and didn’t have access to a heli guru to help me set and trim my heli. I
ve flown my bird 5 times now and its rock solid. The only thing I did was added 25% expo to Al&El and 20% to Rudder because I tend to over control my models. It very stable bird for the money. Im very happy with my purchase.

By: videocruzer

videocruzer — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:13:58 +0000

also if you hover it in normal mode you will see how nice and mellow it hovers ..
stunt mode is for stunts not hovering

By: videocruzer

videocruzer — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:16:00 +0000

and that training gear you have is going to nothing to save your heli..
the idea of the gear is to stay as low as you can and practice hovering side in left and right and nose in always keeping as low as you can, that way when you get into trouble you can just cut the throttle and nothing breaks.

By: narcovice

narcovice — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:16:37 +0000

is this an accurate 400heli rtf

By: trxspirit

trxspirit — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:47:02 +0000

easy

By: jasmine2501

jasmine2501 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:19:15 +0000

Dude, please don’t post that marketing line from E-Flite. These things are never actually ready-to-go… they require adjustment before they fly. Do not give the impression that a helicopter noob could just buy this thing and fly it. If you know how to fly them, then yes, it’s stable and easy, but if you’ve not flown before, you’re going to be spending money on parts and likely be very frustrated. New pilots really should start with a CX2 or other trainer like that.

By: jasmine2501

jasmine2501 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:47:07 +0000

Yes, it is accurate and sensitive. It is a nice helicopter, but you do have to work with it a bit to get it dialed in, just like any other.

By: chrisbofh

chrisbofh — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:44:32 +0000

I got asked to provide more info so I did.

A CX2 is not going to help you fly a blade 400, CX2′s fly themselves!

A good quality flight Sim will help a lot, hours put into them = £££££ saved in repairs. And I have always said to put hours into the sim first, before you even buy any Heli (or plank)

By: jasmine2501

jasmine2501 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:53:55 +0000

A CX2 will teach you proper tail control and cyclic as well, if you use it properly and learn all orientations. Simulators are excellent too. I just don’t want people thinking they can buy this thing and fly it right out of the box if they have no heli experience at all. That is how people get frustrated and abandon the hobby completely.

Don’t get me wrong – I love the Blade 400 – but I was ready for it – 100s of hours of training on sims and with the coaxial.

By: ssrc30

ssrc30 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:40:20 +0000

I agree that people should start on an easier heli such as the CX2. I have a CX2 and I have great fun with it, but my very first heli was a T-Rex 450. I have flown heli’s since they were powered by 9 Volt batteries way back when, and after a 10 year break that was how I got back into the hobby.

Different strokes for different folks I guess:-)