Blade 120 SR Bind-N-Fly version without remote

Item Description

Quick. Agile. Stable. Enjoyable. The 120 SR is a single-rotor, fixed-pitch heli with positive stability for indoor and outdoor use. Bind-N-Fly version without transmitter, for those who currently own a DSM2 aircraft transmitter.

Blade 120 SR Bind-N-Fly version without remote

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.6 x 5.9 inches ; 2 pounds
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN: B003TREDXG
Manufacturer recommended age: 16 years and up
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By : BLADE
Price : $129.99
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Item Capabilities

Sub-Micro size
100% factory-assembled, test-flown and ready-to-fly right from the box
Special rotor head developed specifically to supply stability of a coaxial helicopter and agile contr
Factory installed 5-in-1 manage unit with Spektrum two.4GHz DSM2-compatible receiver, primary motor ESCs

Consumer Testimonials

Initially off I have a couple of bigger 450 size helis and was seeking for a smaller front yard heli to fly when I am not flying the larger 450's. I was looking tough at the Blade MSR, but was concerned about performance in light wind. So when the Blade 120 SR came out it was specifically what I was looking for and I purchased mine suitable right here. It is nearly 4x heavier than the MSR and for that reason handles light winds a lot greater. It certainly can fly outside in winds up to about five-6 mph. It will fly in greater winds say up to 12-15 mph, but unless you are definitely a beneficial pilot I would not recommend it.
Can you fly it in a home? Some here have suggested you can not and I would agree somewhat. I have flown mine indoors in a incredibly tiny residence and I can do restricted issues. Hover and some straightforward circles, etc. The other day I hit my mother-in-law in the leg. I swear it was an accident... No extremely it was! She barely noticed it, but I was a bit concerned. So be cautious and remain within your piloting limits and you ought to be ok.
I am employing it with a Spektrum DX7se transmitter and had no troubles binding it. At instances the 120 SR will loose its bind and I will need to rebind, but is is a quick and very easy procedure. I basically push the bind bottom on my transmitter and turn it on with the 120 SR in bind mode. It takes about ten seconds or less to bind.
It is a fantastic trainer for newbies and for those with a tiny way more knowledge. You can practice hovering in numerous positions, figure 8s, funnels, etc. Besides that it is a blast to fly and reasonably safe. I would never advocate flying a 450 in your front yard unless you have a genuinely truly major front yard. Because of the 45 degree flybar you will not get very the exact same feel as a complete collective pitch 90 degree flybar heli, but for basic techniques it is superb. You can genuinely get your eye/hand coordination trained and find out basic heli flying expertise. It is just flat out entertaining to fly. When I fly my 450's there is a level of uneasiness to it ($$$), but with the 120 SR that is all gone. I am just getting entertaining!
Stability:
The 45 degree flybar tends to make this a really simple heli to fly. If you simply let go of the perfect hand controls it will, if it has room, return to a semi-stable hover. Don't get me incorrect this heli can be quick for a beginner and can, with the wrong manage inputs, find objects swiftly and crash. This is not a coaxial heli, but at the exact same time it is a lot faster and thus more fun.
I have also owned a Blade CP Pro and this 120 SR is countless occasions a lot easier to fly. In fact, my 450's are much easier to fly than the CP Pro. So if you are new to helis this is a amazing 1st/second heli. Just take it slow. If you believe you are not in full manage you are most most likely not. If you are new to helis let me say staying in control is paramount to profitable flying. Trust me I did the get it up there and then figure it out point and I paid dearly. You will find out faster if you have a healthful heli.
There are some fundamental and advance settings on connector that connect the head linkage to the swash plate. I recommend going to the advance settings as swiftly as you can especially if you are flying in light wind. This is a very simple course of action of acquiring the longer ball joints near the base of the rotatory head (swash plate) and pulling the linkage from the shorter ball joints and moving them to the longer ball joints. It takes about five minutes to do. you can do it with your fingers or gently with little needle nose pliers. You can see a Youtube on it if you look up '120 SR Advance Settings'.
Durability:
Ok, I have gotten fairly rough with this little heli. It has discovered the ground a quantity of occasions, trees, houses, camping tables, cars, my hand :), etc. I have only essential to replace the blades as soon as. Two easy screws and it was up and flying in 3 minutes. Now if you assume you are just going to toss it up and fly it like the pros you are going to get into a lot of extra repairs and loose useful flying time. If I crashed my 450's like I do the 120 SR it would expense me hundreds of dollars. This heli has cost me about $7 to fly for hours.
Crucial Tip: To lower repair costs please bear in mind to throttle down the heli if you loose manage. It will actually aid prevent harm to the heli. If I see that I have lost control and I am about to hit something I then back off the throttle right away and go to zero throttle and it has actually helped in limiting the damage to the object I hit and to the heli. This action might have saved my Mother-in-Laws life :)
Safety:
This is a pretty secure heli. I have had it hit my hand at complete throttle and felt just a small sting, but it did not break the skin or anything like that. I am sure if the blade hit your eye it could result in a lot of harm so it is not harmless by any signifies, but compared to a bigger heli this a single is relatively safe heli. I crashed mine into my vehicle and it did no harm that I could come across to the vehicle or to itself. So pretty safe. Please maintain it away from modest young children, pets and other individuals as a light breeze can cause unpredictable alterations in flight.
Recommendations for Understanding to fly:
I very advise that you slow down the finding out method. Once you are setup and have tested the heli per the instructions. Please find out the basics just before giving into the urge to just go for it, but I know it is challenging to resist the want to just take it off and fly. Trust me your repair bills will stay a lot lower if you just study one particular step at a time and then move to the next. You most likely will not listen to this advise I know I did not, but if you do you will have a lot a lot more fun. It is less complicated to study if your heli stays in flying condition. If you can not fly due to harm you cannot learn as quickly.
Commence by practicing tail in hovering initial. Take your time. Study to land the heli gently on the skids. Do a lot of take offs and landing as practice. You need to be in a position to hover (no wind) within a foot or two circle. GO SLOW! Then take brief forward flights and bring it back tail in. Then increase the distance gradually. Then start out practicing nose in hovering. Once you can nose in hover fairly fine then make a rather simple circle. If you loose manage bring it back to a tail in hover and start out over. Then as soon as the circle is mastered you can begin figure 8s. Once more if you loose orientation bring the heli into a tail in hover and commence more than once more. From right here you can understand far more aggressive flight maneuvers. Don't forget if you let go of the perfect stick the 120 SR will come into a semi-stable hover if it has the space.
Accessories:
If you decide to purchase a BNF you will will need a DSM2 Transmitter JR/Spektrum sort. Be sure, if shopping for the BNF 120 SR, that your transmitter is compatible.
As for spare parts, I would advise that you acquire some spare main blades, tail rotor blades and possibly a spare tail boom. The swash plate can get loose with a lot of flying or abuse :O and could require to be replaced at some point. The landing gear is pretty durable, but you may well wish to obtain a spare set. Also acquire some spare little grommets that hold the canopy on as they are easily lost. Watch the tail fin as it comes loose in crashes. I have lost a single in high winds following a crash.
Obtain as a number of batteries as you would like time to fly. Flight instances really should be limited to five minutes to keep away from killing the batteries. This is rather valuable do not run your batteries beyond five minutes per flight or you will severely shorten the battery's life. It takes about 40-45 minutes to recharge a battery that has been employed for 5 minutes so I purchased 6 batteries plus the 1 that came with the 120 SR for a total of 7. That provides me about 35 minutes flight time, but 3-4 should certainly be sufficient for most many people. Hey if nothing else the included battery will get you flying until you can acquire extra!
Conclusion:
This is a wonderful heli and I am very happy with the flight characteristics. Super stable for a non-coaxial bladed heli. Tail is amazingly stable and holds direction improved than I would have thought achievable for for this kind of heli. The construction may possibly seem low-cost to some who are new to helis, but the carbon fiber and plastic components keep the weight down, which in turn keeps crash harm down to a minimum. The 45 degree flybar makes it a rather stable fixed pitched single blade heli. Given that it is a Blade product components availability is fairly significantly everywhere. Most hobby shops will/do carry the components. The 120 SR cost could possibly appear a little steep for some, but the 5-in-1 is a fairly complex piece of equipment and it does its job properly. In my opinion this heli is a good worth and a amazingly fun heli to fly. I have no regrets in my acquire and would do it once more :)

If your bored with coax, this fixed picth heli will cure that, and its the subsequent step to the ultimate objective of flying controllable pitch heli's. The 120SR is fantastic to fly. Its a full fuctional heli. elevator up / down. Pitch forward / back. Full left / perfect rotation and yaw left and proper. Its a handfull. That getting stated this is NOT precisely a newbie friendly heli, if this is your initial you will need to have an expierenced pilot assist you out.
Battery charges in about 1/two hour and your ready to go once more. Light weight, it can take some hits/ and rough landings but still be carful. Mainly because its so new to the industry, there are no cnc aftermarket upgrades that I have located yet, but my local hobby shop carries a full line of stock replacement / spare components just in case and they are quite low-cost.
I do have to agree with nowhere on earlier evaluation. Its not rather effective enough to fly outside in steady or sustained breezes and its not tiny adequate to fly indoors unless you have a mansion and in contrast to the guys on youtube ......I dont have access to a high school health club. So I dont get to fly it as significantly as I like. To compensate I actaully went ahead and bought the blade msr micro which is an exact replica of the 120SR but much smaller sized for indoor flight.
Final thoughts: Awsome helicoptor, a small on the expenisve side but properly worth it (you definitly get what you pay for). You can find a cp pro for identical quantity of cash or much less on ebay applied with upgrades, But you have to learn to fly the 120SR just before you can tackle one thing like that.