Understanding the Primary Flight Controls
If you are not familiar with the controls of your Blade mCX,
please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them before
attempting your first flight.
When the throttle stick is in the lowest possible position and throttle trim is
set to the middle or a lower than the middle position, the main rotor blades
will not spin. Advancing the stick upward will increase the speed of the main
rotor blades. Increasing the speed of the main rotor blades will cause the
model to climb.
Decreasing the speed of the main rotor blades by lowering the throttle stick
will cause the model to descend.
After lifting the model off the ground you can balance the throttle by
carefully moving the throttle stick up and down so the model will hold a
stationary hover without climbing or descending.
• Once you have placed the helicopter in a safe area, free of
obstructions, and are clear of the rotor blades, you can safely
begin to power up the model to check for proper operation of the
motors.
• Advance the throttle stick upward slowly, just until both rotor blades begin
to spin. DO NOT attempt the fly the helicopter at this time. Note the
direction that each of the rotor blades spins. When viewed from the top,
the upper main rotor blades should spin counter clockwise and the lower
main rotor blades should spin clockwise. If either set of rotor blades is
operating in the wrong direction, disconnect the battery and reverse the
polarity of the corresponding motor’s input power leads.
• After confirming that the direction of rotation for both rotor blades is
correct, it is best to confirm that both rotor blades respond properly to
rudder control inputs.
With the rotor blades spinning at a low level of power, move the rudder
(left-hand) stick all the way to the right. This should cause the speed of the
upper main rotor blade to increase, and the speed of the lower main rotor
blade to decrease.
Next, move the rudder stick all the way to the left. This should cause the
speed of the lower main rotor blade to increase and the speed of the
upper main rotor blade to decrease. If both rotor blades are not responding
properly to rudder input, simply swap the locations of their motor plugs on
the 5-in-1 unit.
After confirming that both rotor blades are rotating in the correct directions,
and are responding properly to rudder inputs, your Blade mCX is ready
for flight. However, please be sure to review the following sections of the
manual BEFORE proceeding with the first flight.
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Mode 1
Mode 2
Climb
Mode 1
Mode 2
Descend
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