HorizonRC.Com Preview: E-flite Blade mCX

[Misterfungames1]

My mcx twists the more throttle i give it and iv trimmed it all the way both waus all the way..i have onky had it for 5 hours??

[SVenables97]

Just ordered my mcx :) can't wait to see what a brilliant job you've done.

[funkawitz]

You don't fly too well.

[gmikebrittain]

I wish Product Support was better!!

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@gmikebrittain Feel free to e-mail us at Editors@horizonrc and we'll see if we can help.

[gmikebrittain]

@HorizonRCdotCom Yes, You have had it for days, I also tried to call with no luck.

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@gmikebrittain To the Editor's inbox?

[gmikebrittain]

@HorizonRCdotCom Thanks for making it right.

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@gmikebrittain You're welcome Mike, glad we could help.

[QcWazabi]

hey, i have a question. yesterday, i bought one for 114.99 CAD + Tx, and, my uncle and dad told me they saw these at around 69.99 CAD, did they just saw another yellow helicopter or is it possible that somewhere they sell them at a such low price ?, i mean, the company selling them, sells them 99.99 USD directly from the site, how is this even possible ?

[QcWazabi]

hey, mine won't take off ,the right stick function work , but the throttle won't work , any idea how i could solve this ?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

@theneedforspeed100 You should not have to re-bind before every flight. I would contact product support.

[goodnhammerd]

ummm.....didnt he said everything was in the box ready to fly,then he said you need a transmitter?



[HorizonRCdotCom]

@goodnhammerd That's only for the BNF version

[iskateu247]

whenever I re-charge my battery i have to re-trim my rudder control even after i let the gyro calibrate itself.

[CrazyHeliDude]

I like this video. great shooting.

[jgoudeau207]

Wow!

[mikeerowee]

in the instruction manual the part # 004, the upper rotor head & stabilizer flybar hub/ holder broke. I cut some clear tape into a strip 1/16 thick and 3/4 in length

Then I wraped tape around the shaft between the flybar at the top of the tape and where the shft comes into the plastic hub.

Making sure flybar moved freely. then I melted the tape with a lighter and pressed it together like burning a nylon rope after you have cut it.

It fly's

[wrestlemaniac202]

Is there any body mods avialable from E-flite for it?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

About the only different body I know of is to install the S300 body on it.

[ShaneMichele08]

All I gotta say is Who the hell ever says "Pen Cells" too funy...Good review otherwise

[grandviewguy18]

In one video, the author stated that you have to re-trim the mCX EVERY time you insert a new battery?!?!?! is this true? if so, that's disappointing. :(

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Not true. However one thing that some people may overlook is that, when you plug the battery in, leave the heli sit flat on your bench or table so that the gyro can calibrate itself properly.

[turboadam94]

@grandviewguy18 yes you do its not that bad

[ShalemH]

How long dose it take to charge and what is the flight time? And also is the stock RTF transmitter bindable with the ParkZone micro Suckhoi?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Charge time is about 20-minutes depending on the status of the AA's in the charger. Flight time is between 6-10 minutes depending on how much throttle used. You can bind the mCX's radio to the Sukhoi but it's not recommended.

[ShalemH]

Thanks alot, but why is it not recommended?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

With the Sukhoi you're really going to want something that is more precise and programmable. The DX6i is what we recommend.

[patricknelson]

Great review, thank you! Very informative.

[MrModelEnthusiast]

Is it bind-able to any four channel controller? How about the transmitter that comes with the ParkZone Thyphoon 3D? It's a fully proportional 4-channel radio system.

[HorizonRCdotCom]

It needs to be a DSM2 based radio system.

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Yes you can

[parkzonecorsairtips]

can i bind it to my dx5e radio?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Yes, it works very well with the DX5e

[xmodscarbonslost]

What is the range on this little thing? I hope it's about 200 ft if not more.

[queerishperson]

i got mine and it was amazing .......for about a month.then it started glitching up and it unbinded with my radio and it won't bind back again?

i have no idea what to do. :(

[HorizonRCdotCom]

I'd suggest giving Product Support a call

[queerishperson]

i tried that and they put me onhold for an hour

[Mostlyfun]

Change the batts in the transmiter

[cheeset6]

Could you bind the heli to the spektrum dx5e radio?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Yup, it works very well with the 5e in fact.

[spitfireMK22]

If your using Mode1 for planes its an alright setup but if your using it for helis having the throttle and the roll on the right seperate from the elevator it just sucks. I prefer with helis to fly mode 2 with the roll and elevator on the right stick. Its just better but im lucky my hobby shop in Canberra,Australia has heaps of mode1 and mode2 transmitters.

[sparkydaskworl]

I went to Hobbyco in the CBD and some kid who looked like he was dreaming of shaving basically treated me like a leper. They didn't have ANY mode 2 support anywhere in the shop.

I'm just getting into RC from a 2ch Havoc to a well-wicked 3ch and now want to leap to four. But I refuse to pay $300+ for a radio and another $200 for the mCX just to be able to fly around the house like a normal person.

I don't think I'll have to if I find the right hobby shop. Can you recommend any in Sydney ?

[bigred0241]

mCX is only $130 rtf from the horizon hobby website.

[CormiersCorner]

What's the charge/flight time?

[HorizonRCdotCom]

About a 20-25 minute charge time, 8-12 minute flight time depending on how you fly.

[booduhboy]

i have both the MCX and the CX2, they are great, I love them both. I also just got the newest only tandem rotor heli. hope to build and run it today

[mary7xoxo]

I bought one and its so much fun! Ü

[speedstakerguy]

damn! wish i work at the horizon office place...

[speedstakerguy]

hmmm the only thing i dont like about this is the transmitter design.. it looks too... gamerish controller... kinda i like the spektrum design..

[HorizonRCdotCom]

It's actually pretty comfortable. Plus if you want to use a different Spektrum transmitter you can...just get a Bind-N-Fly (EFLH2280) and you can bind it to any air DSM2 transmitter or module.

[SharinganLaz]

mcx is the way to go

[SkyhighRc]

I love this video!!! Congratulations on all of the views, if you ever get the chance check out my Blade mCX videos!!!

[HorizonRCdotCom]

Did you just break the ball? If so you can rotate it around to the other side of the rotor and use the other ball in the interrum

[djemil5]

It appears that you had better control of the MCX with the DX6i!

[HorizonRCdotCom]

We've flown them with both the standard TX and the DX6i. The DX6i will provide a little finer adjustments in terms of trims but they both perform about the same.

[djemil5]

Thanks so much.

[revolvergod]

I just got it today and flew it for a couple hours. It's really fun - and learning to fly it is quite simple. It flies really well! So if you're reading this and you're wondering which one to get - get this one!

[revolvergod]

188? That's nuts. I just bought it today at a hobby shop for 130 dollars. My dad even got the guy to throw in an extra li-po battery ($11) for free. You can also get it for 130 dollars on ebay.

[ih8gamer]

Can anyone tell me which is better,the walkera 4#3 or the E-flite Blade mCX?

[Bryson5258]

How much is a dx6i spectrum radio?

[Ollie9393]

i just bought one, next day delivery wooo!

[RcGuitarHeli]

I got it! It flies real good, and doesn't make much noise.Only $100 for the Bind n fly if you have a spektrum radio. Even if your an expert, it's just so much fun.

[1hotGTO]

When is it going to be available???

[3255959]

yes, i like its small size... much easier to learn to fly in a house.. the larger one's can get away from you when your learning.. this one is the size of my havoc,but has much more control like my other 4 channel copter which is to large for my house to learn..i may just get one of these..great demo 5 stars

[TechnexLOL]

Think I'm going to get one of these.

I love the fact that you can just bind it and fly (if you already have a DSM2 TX).

DX7 is overkill but whoohoo! :D

[startazz]

Great little bird but you put up a similar or the same video a few weeks back,still a great heli just hope it is just as good as my old cx2 was,if so then the people who buy this will be very pleased as it was a great heli to practice on,i just might treat myself to one lol,5*

[wlollpop]

AWESOME first view. how much is it going to cost?

[horizonflyer9]

$129 ready to fly, $99 bind and fly

[wlollpop]

that's pretty good.

[horizonflyer9]

yeah its pretty cheap for a helicopter this special

[ppayniss]

yes its pretty cool