Eflight cx3 manual

When you are use to collective pitch single rotor birds, this actually takes a while to get use to since it seems way too easy. Ok, that is pushing it a bit; once helis and romance start coming up in the same sentence, I think I better start looking for a new hobby or seek professional help.

It took a while to get the gyro adjusted properly with limited coaxial tail twitch a very common issue with all electric micro coaxial helis. The heading lock gyro circuitry in the 3 in one unit is well suited to a micro electric coaxial helicopter. I was amazed at how well the gyro held sideways flight with the large surface area of the NOTAR tail boom and large stabilizer fin. Sure, it's fun to fly, but the main reason the Blade CX3 is getting lots of stick time is pretty obvious — it looks fantastic!

The fact that it flies so well is icing on the cake. The battery that fits the CX3 is E-flite's mAh, 2 cell, 7. I am always looking for more flight time but the mAh 7. I have no idea where the minute flight times listed on the box that the CX3 comes in are from? The most I got was almost 11 minutes with a stationary hover flight.

The shortest flight I got was just over 5 minutes by performing pirouetting pogos for the entire flight. Flying outside with lots of full range cyclic control generally gives a 7 minute flight and more gentle indoor flying gives around 9 minutes.

The battery charger that comes with the Blade CX3 is a nice little two or three cell balancing charger. Yes, you can charge 2-cell 7. The charger comes with a VAC wall adapter so you can charge from any electric house outlet, or you can use the alligator clips to charge batteries out at the field or remote locations by hooking the charger to a 12 VDC battery.

It takes about 2 hours to fully charge the 7. Right now here in the Canadian Rockies, it is the dead of winter, damn cold, and windy almost every day. I somehow convinced my wife on Valentines Day no less, to venture out in the C temperature for a photo shoot of this little beast in action. During this first of several cold outdoor flights, a slight breeze came up and made life a little interesting for the CX3.

It was hard for the CX3 to make headway into the wind, but it did much better than the little mCX. If you do take your CX3 or any micro coaxial outside, make sure you have your dual rates turned off. If there is a breeze, you will need every bit of cyclic to produce enough directional thrust to overcome the wind.

Otherwise, your CX3 could slowly drift away just like a balloon. Best advice, wait for a dead calm time of day. Of course, the whole reason I got the Blade CX3 in the first place was to fly it indoors. The CX3 needs room to fly if you want to fully appreciate it. This is where the mCX might be a better choice if your space is limited. Our living room is 30 feet by 16 feet with 25 foot high vaulted ceilings and I am having a ball flying the CX3 in this amount of space, but if I had more room, I could certainly use it.

A gymnasium would be ideal! The CX3 just like the CX2 can fly much faster than the mCX and in a 10x10 room or smaller, although the CX3 is still fun, the mCX is the better choice because of the lower performance potential. The biggest problem with the CX3 is those minutes pass by way too fast.

I guess time truly does fly when you are having fun. There is nothing wrong with this; for us scale RC heli people, that is all part of the appeal. If this is your very first RC helicopter and have a smaller indoor area to fly in, the Blade mCX or the Blade mCX2 will suit you and your flying area better. The CX3 is a bit harder to fly than the mCX's, and is more fragile. Add to that the additional weight, size and power; the CX3 can certainly do more damage to both the helicopter and the surroundings if you hit something.

You Might Like These :. My RC Helicopter eBooks are here to help you with those exact problems. Click Here For More Information. I looked high and low for an RC switch that had multiple switched outputs controlled by a single proportional RC channel. I couldn't find bugger all! In addition, its more modern and updated features make it a very valuable and accurate device to have. The calculator side of the computer is fast and accurate at problem solving, and the wind-computing side uses top-notch, technologically advanced equipment so that it is always as accurate as possible.

It simply makes your preflight and in-flight time a lot easier, and its low price means that pilots with all types of budgets can buy it without breaking the bank. The Jeppesen CR-3 circular flight computer has proven performance and is built very solid. You can use the device in both low- and high-speed situations, and it automatically compensates for compressibility and pressure rise factors.

In addition, this flight computer is reasonably priced and comes with an easy-to-understand instruction manual that will have you calculating accurately in no time.

The spinning feature is very smooth, and the computer is very precise and reliable. In fact, each side offers a variety of very important functions that are simple to do and will save you a lot of time when compared to other types of flight computers. This is a complete kit for the student in flight school, and it is something every student needs. It comes with a variety of books and supplies, and it even comes with a beautiful ASA pilot briefcase.

In addition to this book, the kit includes several test preparation books that help you study properly for your exams so that you are more likely to pass them. There is an oral exam guide, practical test standards book, and visualized flight maneuvers handbook that help students with all types of flight exams.

The books are well-written, easy to understand, and offer practical information that makes it easy to learn what you must to know the material well enough to pass the exam. Best of all, the material in the books is not rote or made to sound like a textbook. A flight computer is used both before takeoff and while the plane is in the air, and its uses include calculating fuel burn, time en route, and wind correction, while the plane is still on the ground; and calculating ground speed, updating the estimated time of arrival, and estimating fuel burn, while the plane is in the air.

In German, it is frequently called the Dreieckrechner. Most flight computers are analog computers, which may be considered unusual for the 21 st century. There are, however, electronic versions of flight computers that are still allowed to be used in FAA exams. However, pilots are still required to know how to use an analog computer because that is the type usually found in the plane itself.

Flight computers have various functions, including a few basic functions that all pilots need to learn how to do. These include the rotating slide rule side, which involves three scales that you can line up to calculate things; lining up one number with another one to get a certain answer, including determining your ground speed; and the wind side, or back side, which has a rotating scale and a reference point found in the center of a circle. Best of all, specific directions for using a manual computer are usually printed on the device itself, making it easier to determine how to use it.

Weems, and they have gone through various revisions through the years. In , the device was modified again, followed by several other revisions until the E6B was developed. The CX-3 Flight Computer provides a fast, accurate flight computing solution and takes confusion out of the equation for ground school study, preflight planning, and enroute navigation.

Fast, versatile and easy to use, the CX-3 delivers accurate results quickly and efficiently through an intuitive menu structure designed to follow typical flight planning sequences with a minimum of keystrokes. It can be used on all FAA and Canadian pilot, mechanic, and dispatcher knowledge exams.

A calculator, clock, timer and stopwatch are also built in along with multiple settings for lighting, backlighting, themes, scrolling speed, time zones and more. The sleek design, and ergonomic fit and finish of the CX-3 make for easy transport. The removable cover provides protection for the computer when it's not in use and serves as a base for the unit when attached to the back.

A no-slip-strip prevents the CX-3 from sliding around on smooth desk surfaces. A Theme feature provides a convenient way to switch from Standard view to Night or Daylight views.

The backlighting feature controls the brightness or intensity of the screen, and the buttons on the keypad will light up in Dusk and Night modes for use in darker environments. A Favorite feature provides quick access to your most frequently used function, and aircraft profile memory to save weight and balance information for your specific aircraft.

The menu structure provides easy entry, review, and editing within each function. Multiple problems can be solved within one function.

The color LCD screen displays a menu of functions, and the inputs and outputs of a selected function, for easy-to-read menus and data displays. The inputs and outputs of each function are separated on the display screen so it is clear which numbers were entered and which were calculated, along with their corresponding units of measurement. The menu organization reflects how a flight is normally planned and executed. The result is a natural flow from one function to the next with a minimum of keystrokes: to plan a flight, simply work from the menus in sequential order as you fill in your flight plan form.

All settings including aircraft profile, weight and balance data, trip plan data, values entered by the user, and calculations performed by the device will be retained until the batteries are removed or the user performs a memory reset.

Follow the CX-3 User Guide for info on backing up and restoring memory. The CX-3 features a simple keyboard and slim design. The non-slip cover will protect your computer inside the flight bag and it fits on the backside of the unit for easy storage while in use.