Fixed Pitch vs Collective Pitch (Blade CP)

[mwarren]

I am thinking of buying a fixed pitch heli but I was thinking of buying a Blade CP. Myquestion is this, is a collective pitch alot harder than a fixed pitch to fly.

A little history on my flying a few years back I bought a Walkeria 22E CP heli and did nothing but crash over and over. I recently purchased a Blade CX and I am doing well but I want to get out of my confort zone a little more but I dont want to go too fay as of yet because I really want t become successful at tis hobby.

I was looking at a Venom Nightranger II FP vs Blade CP

Point me in the right direction please.

[txflyer]

buy a sim

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

A collective pitch is harder to fly, but you can do alot more. Inverted is only possible with a CP, a FP will fall like a rock. A sim will help you improve your skills to the point that most reactions will be automatic without thinking about what you need to do to keep your heli in the air.

[mwarren]

I have 2 sims and I wouldnt give you 3 dollars for all of them :lol: , I admit they are good for some but its an item that has not helped me to fly. Those that are out there that startef off with a FP and then went to a CP was buying the FP first a worth while investment?

[txflyer]

i started off with a cpp, good thing i did, i would have already been to bored with a fp heli. its going to be hard but atlest your not starting off with no experience flying heli's.

i think if you already have a fp heli get the cp or better yet get the cpp. bang for your buck the cpp imo is better.

real flight g3.5 has helped me to get used to controling a heli. honestly i think flying in real life is way easyer. but when you cant fly or want to work on something the sims save money and time..

[Gino CP]

"It is far more responsive than the Blade CP-not even a close comparison. It is very, very, very quick on the cyclic and the collective and you have to be "on it" in the hover, at least until you get used to it."

That spells twitchy right there. I've flown both and I agree with that description. Get the Fp for robustness. Get the CP for ease of use.