CPP to CP

[JMP]

This may have already been posted somewhere. If so, please direct me to the appropriate post.

I want to convert an E-Flite Blade CP Pro to a non-Bell-Hiller Blade CP.

1. Can this be done?
2. If so, what parts do I need to purchase to make the change?
3. If this conversion won't result in an easier, fun to fly heli, please let me know.

Someone will likely ask "why". The answer is, I want a more docile heli to fly for relaxation instead of flighting the antics of the Pro. My parts conversion request may not be the answer, but I have already invested in the Pro and can't afford to buy another heli. I have heard from someone at one of our LHS that the conversion is possible. I just need some more specific parts help.

Any help with the parts request (if this conversion is not too stupid an idea) would be appreciated.

Thanks,

JMP

[Slyster]

Wouldn't it be easier to tame it down via the radio? (headspeed, cyclic expo, etc)... or can't you on that one? I was thinking of my Blade400... I got it like a big honeybee FP right now.

[hamslice]

you cannot tame it down in the stock radio. the closest you can get to taming it would be to add more flybar weights. i started with the non bell/hiller upgrade and couldnt really tell the difference between the two. and i hate to drop the bad news but the blade cp can never really be tamed down it is just the way it is.

[JMP]

Thanks, guys. That was the advice I was looking for. It isn't really practical and I'd be no better off. The added flybar weights might help to tame it a little. It was a bad choice to begin with, but I didn't know about HeliFreaks then. Now I do and I am working toward getting my B-400 mastered. I can already tell the B-400 is a lot more stable in the air. I suppose I was just trying to make the best of a bad investment.

Many thanks,

JMP

[tyrick69]

You should be able to tame it a little by adding the non-Bell Hiller mixer from the CP+ and flat bottom blades.

[Kindling Maker]

Add some weight to it and it tames alittle bit. I wanted to tame mine with a D-9 dozer nost of the time, but that is my cure for everything.

[scm6079]

Personally, I would just invest in a cheap set of the flat bottom blades, and add more flybar weight. That will tame it down a little on the cheap, as you save up for a B400, Trex 450SA or the like.

-Scott
CX2, CPP, B400, Trex450SA, Trex450XL, Trex450SEv2, Trex600

[odam2k]

I can confirm that adding a second set of flybar weights, and making sure everything is balanced and tight makes the CP Pro much more stable... I'm three weeks into this, and am starting to learn head-in hovering now...

[olendorf]

Try moving the servo linkages 2 holes farther in on the two rear servos. That will make it a lot less sensitive.