Blade mCX2 Manual

18
19
to decrease. If both rotor blades are not responding properly to rudder input, simply
reverse the locations of their motor plugs on the 5-in-1 unit.
With both rotor blades rotating in the correct directions and responding properly to
rudder inputs, your Blade mCX2 is ready for flight. But you will need to review the
following sections of the manual BEFORE proceeding with the first flight.
Understanding the Primary Flight Controls
If you are not familiar with the controls of your Blade mCX2, please take a few
minutes to familiarize yourself with them before attempting your first flight.
For Mode 2 transmitters: The left-hand stick on the transmitter controls both
throttle (climb/descend) and rudder (yaw left/right). 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
increases the speed of the main rotor blades, causing the model to climb.
Climb
Decreasing the speed of the main rotor blades by lowering the throttle stick causes
the model to descend.
Descend
Once the model is off the ground to balance the throttle, carefully move the
left-hand stick up and down so the model holds a stationary hover (without climbing
or descending).
Moving the rudder stick to the left turns the nose of the helicopter left about the axis
of the main shaft. This is accomplished by increasing the speed of the lower main
rotor blade while decreasing the speed of the upper main rotor blade.
Nose Yaws Left
Moving the stick to the right turns the nose of the helicopter right about the axis of
the main shaft. This is accomplished by increasing the speed of the upper main rotor
blade while decreasing the speed of the lower main rotor blade.
Nose Yaws Right
Use rudder trim to help keep the nose of the helicopter from rotating left or right
when in hover with no rudder stick input. For example, if the nose of the helicopter
drifts to the right when in hover, add left rudder trim (by pressing the left rudder trim
button) until the nose stays as close to straight as possible.
The elevator stick controls both elevator (pitch fore/aft) . Push the stick forward to
pitch the nose of the helicopter down and fly forward.
Forward