vidmarv
Senior Heliman
Location: ft walton beach, FL
| Hi Louin SDClearly, we have different goals. I really have no interest in 3D flight. My goals are much more utilitarian. I hope to field an AP rig. I think that it's great that you are having success with your chosen path. FOR YOU, the blade was a waste of time. FOR ME, the ability to fly more often and, in small spaces, is a premium I'm willing to pay for.
I think your comparison of parts is a bit skewed. You are comparing shafts only to shafts with gears. Different animal completely. You CAN get upgrade parts for the Blade that gives you a stainless shaft... but at a price, they weigh more. The interesting thing about the Blade, which coincidentally, gives it it's indoor practicality, is that it's LIGHT! For some, this translates to "built to fail". I'm not sure how you would build something this small and this light that was not fragile. Yes, it would be more durable if it was heavier, but it would also have shorter flight times and be much more of a hazard to fly in tight spaces.
I do agree with you on one thing. If you want a micro heli that flys well, you ARE going to spend as much as a T-Rex. I think the Blade was created to fulfill the role of a low end micro heli. Problem is, many folks, like yourself, expect them to be a T-rex, which they are not. I really enjoy flying my Blade. One day I plan to get a Gaui as well, and hope they have other micro's that come out. I like that class of model. They offer so many more opportunities to fly.
The best analogy I can think of might be cars. Let's say you buy a Geo. The next day you're heading to work on the freeway and it strains to keep up. You take it back to the dealer and proclaim, "This thing is a POS, it won't even keep up with freeway driving!". The dealer will tell you, "Why didn't you tell me that's what you wanted. For 3 times as much you could have had an entry level Mustang. Now THAT would have kept up". There was nothing really wrong with the GEO, you were just asking more of it than it was capable of. If you want a SUPER STABLE heli, that will "keep up" with you as you learn to hover/FFF/3D then you will have to pay more. If you want a budget heli that will get you there, but require more attention from you, the Blade is fine.
Like I said at the beginning, I think it's great that you are having success with what you now have. I understand your opinion regarding the Blade model, I just don't agree with it. Fortunately, anyone else who reads our discussion will have the means to make up their mind for themselves. We should both be happy that we've helped out someone but sharing our opinions, different though they be. Thank you.
VM
Perfectly sliced air every time! |
They are not for everyone ! It just bugs me when I hear a Blanket statement like this -so and so- heli is a P.O.S when I have experienced firsthand that said statement is not true - at least for me. Whatever floats your boat is Good- Blade CP, TREX, ESKY whatever 
