 Re: Help! Which Heli!
There is a lot of info on the king over at rcgroups.com including some videos (same for the axe). Looks like a pretty stable flier stock, and even more stable with the EK2-0704a heading hold gyro instead of the plain 0704 that it comes with stock. The 704a gyro is about $40 at most places that sell the heli.
Only bad thing I have seen so far while researching it, is that a few people have had the stock motor fail within a few flights. Brushless conversion looks pretty simple on it though. The Axe could easily have the same problem though. My stock Axe motor was getting HOT when I first got it, the heatsink on the motor covers the vent holes on the bottom. I dremeled a small notch around the sides of the heatsink to clear the vents and it runs much cooler now.
Seems that all cheap RTF helis need a bit of work and have a few flaws. RTF seems to be more of a Ready to Fine Tune instead of ready to fly =) The ball links on the Axe break very easily, but there is lots of info on cutting the broken ones off and replacing with metal balls (one of the mods I've done to mine, can take a bit more abuse after that). I've never flown the Blade CP Pro, but I used to have an original Blade CP and I like the Axe more. The Axe is built pretty sturdy aside from the ball links. It can take a pretty good hit without breaking anything. The Blade CP I used to have, broke every time it got near the ground =) |