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• While attempting to establish a low-level hover, you can also check to see if any trim adjustments
are required to help keep the Blade mCX2 from constantly drifting in various directions. If you
find the helicopter constantly drifts without any directional control input, it will be best to land
the model before making any adjustments to the trim settings. Additional details regarding the
location and function of the trim buttons can be found in the “Understanding the Primary Flight
Controls” section of this manual.
- If the nose of the helicopter drifts to the left or right, adjust the rudder trim.
- If the helicopter drifts forward or backward, adjust the elevator trim.
- If the helicopter drifts to the left or right, adjust the aileron trim.
Continue making trim adjustments until the helicopter hovers at a low altitude with very little
drifting and directional control input. If the Blade mCX2 is your first helicopter model, it may be
best to have the help of an experienced helicopter pilot to trim the model for you before making
your first flight.
• With your Blade mCX2 properly trimmed and maintaining a stable low-level hover, practice using
the rudder, elevator and aileron controls to familiarize yourself with the helicopter’s responses to
control inputs. Remember to keep the control inputs as minimal as possible.
When comfortable with low-level hovering, you can transition to hovering and flying the helicop-
ter at higher altitudes of three to four feet. At these higher altitudes you will become comfortable
with the flight characteristics of the Blade mCX2.
• If you feel the helicopter drifting out of control during flight, release all of the
controls except for throttle. You will need throttle to maintain altitude, but because of the inherent
stability of the coaxial, counter-rotating blade design, the Blade mCX2 will return to a stable
hover on its own, if space allows.
• Don’t be afraid to set the helicopter down on the ground quickly by lowering the throttle when
approaching walls or other obstacles to help prevent main rotor blade strikes.
• IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR ROTOR BLADE STRIKE, NO MATTER HOW MINOR OR MAJOR,
LOWER THE THROTTLE STICK TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE POSITION AS QUICKLY AS POSSI-
BLE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ESCS OF THE 5-IN-1 UNIT. ALSO BE SURE THE THROTTLE
TRIM IS SET TO THE MIDDLE POSITION OR TO A LOWER THAN THE MIDDLE POSITION.
Failure to lower the throttle stick to the lowest possible position in the event of a crash
could result in damage to the ESCs in the 5-in-1 unit, which may require replacement of
the 5-in-1 unit.
Note: Crash damage is not covered under warranty.
Once you have gained experience and confidence in hovering the Blade mCX2, you can attempt more
advanced maneuvers including:
Forward Flight
Backward Flight
Skidding Takeoffs
Pirouettes
Spot Landings
Skidding Landings
Advanced Swashplate Settings
Short Swashplate
Control Balls
Long Swashplate
Control Balls
The Blade mCX2 comes with an adjustable swashplate. Advanced pilots may benefit from a more
aggressive setup. To achieve a more aggressive setup, pop off the lower rotor head links and move
them onto the longer set of inner swashplate control balls.
