Wakin' the dead! Axe CP outdoor flying in cemetery. Pt.1

Me, flying my Heli-Max Axe CP outdoors on a very windy day in a local cemetery, in an area yet to be "occupied". My friend Jaime is flying his E-flite Blade CP in the background.

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Entertainment

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• rc
• helicopter
• helimax
• heli-max
• axe
• cp
• outdoors

[KHBwmm]

That's great that you just plug your lipo and fly but what's what you have to look when you are buying a lipo battery for the Axe CP? does it have to be the same voltage than the stock Nimh battery from the axe?

[paradoxb3]

no, lipos are a little different. you're looking for a 11.1volt, 3 cell pack....  i'd suggest something like a 1250mah pack i wouldnt go higher, as i've heard of people frying their axe electronics with 1350's and up

[axecp]

would you happen to know how long the optoinal electrifly lipo battery for the axe cp lasts

[paradoxb3]

just an update, i borrowed a friend's LIPO battery he flys on his blade CP. it's a 3 cell 11.1v 1200mah, and it ran my axe for 12 minutes of solid flight time. between 12 and 14 minutes, power slowly dropped so i quit flying. also while on that pack, i successfully pulled it inverted and hovered today! it had plenty of power to climb out of it.

[Jishory]

can i just switch my nimh battery for a lipo and not cause any damage?

[paradoxb3]

short answer - yes. you can simply hook up a lipo to your heli and start flying. you however can NOT hook it up to your nimh charger. I honestly dont know what is the largest mah lipo the axe can handle. (maybe someone else can step up and answer this one?) I know tower/helimax suggests a 910mah which seems a little on the low side. I've been flying this 1200mah with no problem and i've heard of people running 1350mah packs on the axe.

[Jishory]

i picked up a 1350 and an 1100 this morning, both seem like a great fit for the axe. weird how so many lipo chargers come with dc input. i did have a pretty hard landing earlier and broke one of my blade grips, now i got all these charged batteries and cant use em, hopefully they will have the grip.

[axecp]

thanks for telling me, that seems about the right amount of time

[paradoxb3]

Not a clue, however if past experience is any guide, I expect between 2 and 3 times as long as the stock pack. I would predict about 15 minutes with the lipo, as opposed to the 6 minute times on the nimh.

[axecp]

thanks for the comment i havent been flying very long but im getting better, the only other model i had was a walkera #22 but the electronics were bad so i thought getting one that is a little more $ would be better, next i plan on getting a heli-max mx450xl