Instruction manual

Table of Contents

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Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingtheBlade®130XHelicopter—agreatnewHorizonHobbyRCproductdesignedbyexperts

inRCtomakeyouryingexperienceasuniqueasitisrewarding.The130Xcomesoutoftheboxcompletelyas-

sembledandighttested.Ifyou’vealreadymovedupthroughcoaxialmachinestosingle-rotormodelslikethemSR

or120SR,you’regoingtondthe130Xjustasstableandpredictable.Chancesareyou’llfeellikeaproafterjust

afewminutesonthesticks.Andwhileit’scertainlysmallenoughtoyindoors,the130Xisalsoagileenoughtoy

inthebackyardwithabitofabreeze.Youcanalsoadjustitscontrolresponserateandsensitivityforextracontrol

authoritywhenyingindoorsorout.And,thanksto2.4GHzDSM2®/DSMX®radiotechnology,youcanyseveral

130XHelicopterswithfriendswithoutworryingaboutradiointerference.

Beforeyougetstartedthough,youmustreadthismanual.AssimpleastheBlade130Xistoy,it’sstillasophisti-

catedRadioControlledyingmachinethathassomefeaturesandpre-ightchecksyou’llneedtobecomefamiliar

withbeforeyouy.

FirstFlightPreparation..................... 4

FlyingChecklist .......................... 4

BatteryWarningsandGuidelines.............. 4

BatteryCharging.......................... 5

ProgrammingYourTransmitter............... 6

TransmitterandReceiverBinding............ 10

InstallingtheFlightBattery................. 11

ReviewingthePrimaryFlightControls......... 12

LowVoltageCutoff(LVC)................... 13

Flyingthe130X......................... 13

Post-FlightInspectionsandMaintenance...... 13

ExplodedViews.......................... 14

PartsListings........................... 17

OptionalParts........................... 17

TroubleshootingGuide .................... 18

LimitedWarranty ........................ 19

WarrantyandServiceContactInformation ..... 20

CustomerServiceInformation............... 20

FCCInformation......................... 21

ComplianceInformation

fortheEuropeanUnion.................... 21

Blade 130 X Speciﬁcations

Length

305mm (12.0 in)

Height

122mm (4.8 in)

Main Rotor Diameter

325mm (12.8 in)

Tail Rotor Diameter

76mm (3.0 in)

Flying Weight

107 g (3.8 oz)