This is the latest addition to the stable, E-flite's Blade mSR. She's a single rotor, ultra-micro helicopter weighing in at less than one ounce and fitting perfectly between the traditional beginner's level co-axial helis (twin-rotor), like my Blade CX2 and the significantly more advanced and difficult to fly CCPM helis, like my Cypher. A unique rotor head design provides the same inherent stability of co-axial helicopters, but thanks to a fixed-pitch bell-hiller design the mSR delivers a much more responsive and spirited performance. Put simply she's ultra stable if you let go of the sticks, but very feisty in response to throttle and cyclic inputs. The mSR is capable of doing loops and flying in a light breeze, but the small size and low weight make it ideal for flying indoors.
My aim is for the mSR to assist with my nose-in hovering skills, which as far as the Cypher goes is proving difficult, requiring lots of confidence and a regular pay cheque.
First impressions are brilliant. This is a fantastic fun helicopter, which delivers on performance and is robust enough to survive repeated crashes into doors and walls. And so far I've not managed to break anything, which is very refreshing and pushes the enjoyment/cost ratio firmly into credit.The flight tests are here:
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Blade mSR
This is the latest addition to the stable, E-flite's Blade mSR. She's a single rotor, ultra-micro helicopter weighing in at less than one ounce and fitting perfectly between the traditional beginner's level co-axial helis (twin-rotor), like my Blade CX2 and the significantly more advanced and difficult to fly CCPM helis, like my Cypher. A unique rotor head design provides the same inherent stability of co-axial helicopters, but thanks to a fixed-pitch bell-hiller design the mSR delivers a much more responsive and spirited performance. Put simply she's ultra stable if you let go of the sticks, but very feisty in response to throttle and cyclic inputs. The mSR is capable of doing loops and flying in a light breeze, but the small size and low weight make it ideal for flying indoors.
My aim is for the mSR to assist with my nose-in hovering skills, which as far as the Cypher goes is proving difficult, requiring lots of confidence and a regular pay cheque.
First impressions are brilliant. This is a fantastic fun helicopter, which delivers on performance and is robust enough to survive repeated crashes into doors and walls. And so far I've not managed to break anything, which is very refreshing and pushes the enjoyment/cost ratio firmly into credit.The flight tests are here:
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