Better outdoor than CX

[crash34]

I have been on my CX for a couple of months now and have gotten to the point I can move it around the big garage pretty well. So I thought it was time for my first real outdoor flight with it besides just hovering (figure 8s in the garage are very tight). I went out last night when it was calm and worked my way from a hover to some simple forward flight with spot landings on diffent markers in the yard. There started to be a light breeze and I mean light and tossed me totaly out of control. I had tried outdoor in a little wind before (below 5MPH) and it did not fair so well I only had it in hover and it was everywhere. But this time I was going in forward flight and it took off with a tail wind. I couldn't correct fast enought and blammo broadside on the fence. Is it time to step up to something else? Or is it the pilot? Mind you that cockeyness may have had some factor in this. But buzzing around the garage is getting boring. Any input is good input thanks

Mike

[sgtmike74]

The only thing I can say is if you fly your CX outside, keep it LOW to the ground. I was with my buddy and a new guy who just bought a CP, and a CX. Chris (the new guy) was wanting advice on flying the CP. He said he is able to fly the CX indoors with no problem but that the CP was a handful for him. We told him to just practice his ground work first with some training gear and to have patience. Everything was fine, and he was grateful for the help. After going through a battery pack Chris fired up his CX. This was the first time I saw it and was amazed on how stable it is (with 0 wind). Well he started to climb up in a lazy circle pattern for a good little bit. This is where I learn that you can have 0 wind at ground level and a lot more higher up. His little CX caught some air and was PULLED up! As the doomed little CX rose we were exposed to another important aspect of heli construction, “structural tolerance”. As the CX was buffeted by unseen winds, one of the plastic blades snapped. This lead to the CX loosing yaw control and began spiraling down. It spiraled for about 40 to 50 seconds before striking the ground with a thud. It was pretty cool to see and thankfully the little CX stayed in one piece at the crash site. We all had a good laugh and left the field with a valuable lesson learned. Don’t fly indoor helis outside at high altitudes. :cool:

[crash34]

Yes. I learned about wind above 8ft or so is different than at ground level also. Its still a fun little helicopter to fly but I just wonder if I need something else to start on outdoor flying.