Doin' pretty good. Got some super flex landing skids, a carbon fiber tail boom and a couple of upgraded batteries. I've gotten to the point where I don't break blades everytime I fly now. I work at the Ball Park and there is a circular service tunnel underneath all the way around the place. It's 5/8th mile around, 25' high by about 30' wide. I've been practicing after work. I fly around with me walking behind the chopper. One battery will allow me a complete circuit of the tunnel w/10-15 minute continuous flight time. It's really good practice with just enough drafts and occasional crosswinds from ramps and doorways to keep me on my toes. The boom tail greatly reduces the cross-section and allows me to fight wind gusts better. I've also removed the brass weights from the plastic cups at the ends of the fly-bar. This reduces rotating mass for better throttle control. Since this is a fixed-pitch chopper, motor speed controls altitude so a more responsive throttle helps avoid "overshooting" ceiling strikes. The original body's nose is pretty much beat to h*ll by now. All cracked plastic electrical tape. I'll probably buy a replacement body sometime next week.

There are seemingly endless upgrades for this Blade CX heli. Kinda like owning a Mustang GT.

I'm pretty happy with how mine runs so for now so I'll just concentrate on developing some piloting skills !

Cincinnati Slim