Flying the Blade mQX in a 7-11 MPH wind

Here's a clip of me flying in the wind without weight of the on-board cam. This little quad can handle a surprising amount of wind. It's much better in the wind than, say, my hopped-up mSR, but not as good as my mCP X. The lack of collective pitch sometimes makes it challenging to counter the effects of translational lift. Nevertheless - it's a fun little bird even in a mild breeze.

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[MrTurboparker]

@mattamiller,

I think the mQX would be a good choice as a first rotor-craft. However - if you don't have any RC experience at all, I suggest that you first spend some time on a decent sim - such as RealFlight or Phoenix.

[mattamiller]

@MrTurboparker none :)

[MrTurboparker]

@mattamiller,

Hard to say, given the lack of details. How much fixed-wing experience do you have?

[mattamiller]

Should I get this or a regular heli as my first chopper?

[MrTurboparker]

@mike187ism,

Glad you're having fun with the bird! I'm definitely loving this little quad! The metal foil sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the tip!

[mike187ism]

thanks to you i had the balls to fly my mpx in the snow crazy fun it got pretty wet and didnt even mess up the electronics i was very impressed hears a tip the dark grey nose part on mpx i covered in gold bare metal foil really helps to tell the difference from front to back if you dont have bare metal foil try gold acrylic paint huge difference i promice