Post pics of your Blade 450X

[helifanatic99]

Originally Posted by johnahamelv

Once the blades are on the grips, no longer an issue. However, it is much easier to swap blades that do not require spacers. Changing blades that require aligning the blades and spacers is a more time consuming process. If one tries changing the blades at the field, one risks loosing the spacers. One looks really silly when on all fours trying to find small parts on the grass.

How often do you feel the need to change blades at the field? Do you use different blades from flight to flight? The only time I'd ever need to pull blades after flying at the field is because of a crash and I'm done for the day with that heli anyway, so I'd be pulling blades (or what's left of them) at home.

As for lining up the spacers and blade in the grips, use a screwdriver or allen wrench smaller in diameter than the blade bolt. It's much easier to get everything aligned that way.

[lrs5]

Originally Posted by helifanatic99

As for lining up the spacers and blade in the grips, use a screwdriver or allen wrench smaller in diameter than the blade bolt. It's much easier to get everything aligned that way.

+1

[curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by helifanatic99

How often do you feel the need to change blades at the field? Do you use different blades from flight to flight?

I just like trying different blades after every few flights. Keeps things interesting. Again, I do manage to line up the blade and the spacers, but I find blades that do not need spacers easier to work with.

[helifanatic99]

Originally Posted by johnahamelv

I just like trying different blades after every few flights. Keeps things interesting.

Really? You don't eventually find a great set of blades and just run with them? What a PITA. And, don't you eventually run out of different blades to try? That's gotta be expensive.

Again, I do manage to line up the blade and the spacers, but I find blades that do not need spacers easier to work with.

I find it easier to just insert the blade and top spacer for more "wiggle room" when inserting the bolt. Get the bolt through those two and slide the bottom spacer right in so you only have one thing to line up. Works great.

[cyclo]

Winter flying can be fun! Left to right... Compass Atom 500 (perfect "big park" flyer!), Blade 450X #1 (now my primary beater), mCPX (thumb warmer):

[350Z_Al]

Originally Posted by cyclo

Winter flying can be fun! Left to right... Compass Atom 500 (perfect "big park" flyer!), Blade 450X #1 (now my primary beater), mCPX (thumb warmer):

That's not winter!

This is winter:

[cyclo]

Wait for my next pic on this same spot in the next few days These birds need to get some exercise or they get cranky. I am still deciding if I should go out there and shovel the white stuff off "my" take off/landing strip in the middle of 2 football fields or just carry a portable heli pad with me.

[dthfmabv]

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[Coco66]

CF boom??

[profilefan]

Originally Posted by dthfmabv

I wanted to do this scheme as well, it came out awesome!!!

[dthfmabv]

Thanks. Now all I need is some orange blades for visibility.

[dthfmabv]

Originally Posted by Coco66

CF boom??

Yes it's CF. I went with it to mitigate some if the boom slippage issues I was having. Works great so far. The Halloween canopy from Canomod has a CF graphic that matches well.

[dthfmabv]

[helifanatic99]

Originally Posted by profilefan

I wanted to do this scheme as well, it came out awesome!!!

Why are the tail blades on backwards on that carbon-ed out 450X?

[dthfmabv]

Interesting! I must have got my belt twisted. They are on right for the direction of rotation and it flys great. Do you think it's worth tearing apart to fix. What are the consequences?

[Curtjakson]

All stock with the exception of the canomod canopy.

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[Allen_H]

My wife took a few pics with her phone today while i had the 450 out

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[GravityBlows]

Here's a nice "PAIR"

[Allen_H]

Nice canopys is there more room in the compared to stock

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