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tkimbro55 · 12-31-2014, 06:39 AM

i am looking for a good indoor machine. which blade heli would be the best for some mild 3d indoors?

terryv83 · 12-31-2014, 08:24 AM

How big is your indoors? In my house only the Nano cpx is small enough to 3d comfortably and safely.

tkimbro55 · 12-31-2014, 11:03 AM

By indoors I mean living room dining area. Standard 8 ft. Ceilings.

puppydog_taz · 12-31-2014, 05:01 PM

How are your flying skills? Anything other then an Mcx or Mcx2 would be tough to do anything other then hover around in a living room unless you have exceptional skills.

MotorG525 · 12-31-2014, 07:28 PM

Depends what you think mild 3d is really, nano cpx should be your best bet though. You would be surprised how small a standard dining room feels when your flying even a small nano cpx

tkimbro55 · 12-31-2014, 10:30 PM

i tried the nano cpx today. it was o.k. i think i will just go outside for quick flights with my 180 cfx! Its cold here low 20's tonight. i love the 180 its a lot of fun.

longhammer · 01-06-2015, 08:38 PM

Agreed[emoji106] the 180 is a great heli!

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tkimbro55 · 01-25-2015, 07:44 AM

i went ahead and purchased a nano cpx to fly indoors. Best money i have ever spent.

Loads of fun. Amazing toughness.

Raddish · 01-25-2015, 08:26 AM

I have seriously lost count of the number of times I crashed my nano, and recently the only thing I seem to keep needing to replace is the batteries!

stvjeep · 01-28-2015, 11:58 AM

I'm looking at a Nano cpx for an indoor trainer however in all my reading seems the Nano cpx burns out many motors and main boards! I'm concerned about reliability. Thinking maybe a mcpx bl dialed down with a quality computer tx maybe be a more reliable indoor trainer. This providing I stick with hover orientation training for now overtop of some soft play mat type surface. Or maybe the main board/motor issue is not as bad as I think?

tkimbro55 · 01-28-2015, 07:30 PM

get a nano!!!!

longhammer · 01-30-2015, 08:59 PM

My nano was great indoors....until I did the AD wild brushless conversion

Smokie99 · 01-31-2015, 01:13 PM

Nano for indoors.

Krinaman · 02-16-2015, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stvjeep

I'm looking at a Nano cpx for an indoor trainer however in all my reading seems the Nano cpx burns out many motors and main boards! I'm concerned about reliability. Thinking maybe a mcpx bl dialed down with a quality computer tx maybe be a more reliable indoor trainer. This providing I stick with hover orientation training for now overtop of some soft play mat type surface. Or maybe the main board/motor issue is not as bad as I think?

I've never had a board problem with my nano even after hundreds of crashes (I literally taught myself how to fly by buying a nano and crashing it over and over again until I figured it out). But maybe I've just been lucky. On the other hand I have gone through at least a dozen main motors. Meanwhile I'm on my 3rd board on my MCPX BL with no where near the number of crashes. The second board died on the first crash.

For training I would recommend the nano over the MCPX BL. The nano is tamer and gives you a better chance to recover from moving the stick the wrong way. Both take a pretty good beating but the nano you basically just pick it up, check the main gear didn't move, and go back to flying. The MCPX BL parts go flying. So you need to find all the pieces and put it back together again. I would also recommend a fiberglass canopy on the MCPX BL. If you hit a wall and the blades deflect down it will literally cut the stock canopy in two. Finally the nano hurts a lot less then the MCPX BL when you hit yourself with it.

ridge-runner · 02-19-2015, 10:18 PM

For indoors? - The nanoCPX. And I highly recommend the Blade PnP brushless upgrade (BLH3325). Installs in 5 minutes - no soldering required and you don't need to keep buying replacement motors.

I'm hoping that Blade's follow-up to the recent 180CFX and upcoming 360CFX will be a 2S nanoCFX with stronger skids.

helilipo420 · 02-23-2015, 10:07 PM

In my experience a MCPX BL is not meant to crash, it will break. However, the nano CPX I crash all the time with no problems. The engine is under powered for good 3D is a small space, but they do have a brushless upgrade if you want.

tkimbro55 · 02-25-2015, 04:35 PM

the 45c 150mah e-flite batteries seem to add about 20% more power to the nano cpx. major improvement over the stock 25c 150mah batteries.

Vodarac · 02-26-2015, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkimbro55

the 45c 150mah e-flite batteries seem to add about 20% more power to the nano cpx. major improvement over the stock 25c 150mah batteries.

Good to hear, I ordered 5 of them last night, along with another nano cpx

. Always good to buy in pairs. Less downtime.

aschen · 03-02-2015, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkimbro55

the 45c 150mah e-flite batteries seem to add about 20% more power to the nano cpx. major improvement over the stock 25c 150mah batteries.

its really amazing the difference the 45c eflight batts make. Normally im a cheap bat enthusiast but those are noticeably better that any of the other tiny 1s i have

12-31-2014, 06:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2011	which blade heli? i am looking for a good indoor machine. which blade heli would be the best for some mild 3d indoors? __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

12-31-2014, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
terryv83 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009	How big is your indoors? In my house only the Nano cpx is small enough to 3d comfortably and safely. __________________ GOBLIN 500/ DX9/ Lynx 300X / Blade 500 3d, Mcpx, McpxBL, NanoCpx.

12-31-2014, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Aug 2011	By indoors I mean living room dining area. Standard 8 ft. Ceilings. __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

12-31-2014, 10:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Aug 2011	i tried the nano cpx today. it was o.k. i think i will just go outside for quick flights with my 180 cfx! Its cold here low 20's tonight. i love the 180 its a lot of fun. __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

01-06-2015, 08:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
longhammer Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	Agreed[emoji106] the 180 is a great heli! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Nano CPS, 180 CFX, G380, DX7s

12-31-2014, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
puppydog_taz Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2007	How are your flying skills? Anything other then an Mcx or Mcx2 would be tough to do anything other then hover around in a living room unless you have exceptional skills.

12-31-2014, 07:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
MotorG525 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2014	Depends what you think mild 3d is really, nano cpx should be your best bet though. You would be surprised how small a standard dining room feels when your flying even a small nano cpx

01-25-2015, 07:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Aug 2011	i went ahead and purchased a nano cpx to fly indoors. Best money i have ever spent. Loads of fun. Amazing toughness. __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

01-25-2015, 08:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Raddish Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2012	I have seriously lost count of the number of times I crashed my nano, and recently the only thing I seem to keep needing to replace is the batteries!

01-28-2015, 11:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
stvjeep Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008	I'm looking at a Nano cpx for an indoor trainer however in all my reading seems the Nano cpx burns out many motors and main boards! I'm concerned about reliability. Thinking maybe a mcpx bl dialed down with a quality computer tx maybe be a more reliable indoor trainer. This providing I stick with hover orientation training for now overtop of some soft play mat type surface. Or maybe the main board/motor issue is not as bad as I think? __________________ Blade msr - RF 4.5 - Back in the air again! - Training in Progress

01-28-2015, 07:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Aug 2011	get a nano!!!! __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

01-30-2015, 08:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
longhammer Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2012	My nano was great indoors....until I did the AD wild brushless conversion __________________ Nano CPS, 180 CFX, G380, DX7s

01-31-2015, 01:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
Smokie99 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2014	Nano for indoors. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kolt Barron 30, TSK Mystar 30(x2), nano cpx, mCPx BL, 130x(x2), 180cfx, 230s, DX9

02-19-2015, 10:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
ridge-runner Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Utah, USA	For indoors? - The nanoCPX. And I highly recommend the Blade PnP brushless upgrade (BLH3325). Installs in 5 minutes - no soldering required and you don't need to keep buying replacement motors. I'm hoping that Blade's follow-up to the recent 180CFX and upcoming 360CFX will be a 2S nanoCFX with stronger skids.

02-23-2015, 10:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
helilipo420 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2015	In my experience a MCPX BL is not meant to crash, it will break. However, the nano CPX I crash all the time with no problems. The engine is under powered for good 3D is a small space, but they do have a brushless upgrade if you want.

02-25-2015, 04:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
tkimbro55 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Aug 2011	the 45c 150mah e-flite batteries seem to add about 20% more power to the nano cpx. major improvement over the stock 25c 150mah batteries. __________________ trex 700n dfc ikon, trex 600n dfc ikon,

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