Matt Smith
Heliman
Location: Newton, NJ
| I've been flying planes for close to a decade and decided to jump into helis when I saw the Blade 400 was coming out. Other than a few months of trying to learn on a century hummingbird, the Blade has been my first "real" heli. I was able to hover it first time out, and the few pilots at my local field who have seen it are impressed with its stability. IMHO, you can't beat this heli on the bang for buck ratio. Sure, a nitro ship will be more stable and docile, but it will cost more in acquisition and maintenance/repair. Plus, there's the intimidation factor with a larger machine. I say go for the Blade and a sim--it's working for me! |
You can make it stable enough for a beginner, yet agile enough to increase when his skill increases also. Its cheap to fix too 
The box says for intermediate to advanced pilots, which is a total lie. Its made for dead start beginners to intermediate pilots. I've been flying for a month and am already pushing its limits. I was doing inverted pirouettes to tail slides with it yesterday (but I had my gain too high and it got a little out of control :P ) I completely smashed it from 60' up and its only a $30 fix. I would recommend a few upgrades on it to make it what it can really be. Align blades work well with it.
