I'm swearing off micro heli's for good this time.

[fbc]

I really hate having to continually trim the tails on them. They drift like hell, especially when battery runs low.  My new micro heli will be an HK-250. Something that I can put a head locking gyro on. I currently spend more time trimming that flying.

[Wayne]

Haha, good luck with the 250!  I think they are even more frustrating than the MCPx or any other micro

[fbc]

Haha, good luck with the 250!  I think they are even more frustrating than the MCPx or any other micro

Mechanically the 250 works just like a 450. I can deal with that.  Once you get it dialled in, you can fly for hours and hours without having to deal with it machnically.

[Wayne]

Yeah, but the 250 is 1/2 the size parts as the 450 so you will lose your religion multiple times every time you have to work on it.  I have built at least 8 of them and rebuilt or repaired 10 of them in the past two years.  I know.

[papascotimini]

It's tough to work on the 250. I have a Walkera Uflys which is a 300 size heli and it's a pleasure to work on, tail holds steady and I have no vibrations. The 250 on the other hand has really small pieces/screws and the tail wags. I have to say that despite these problems, the 250 is still flyable, so it may be a good option as it has belt drive tail. I have never flown a micro before, can't compare the 250 with any micro though. Also remember to change the belt, main shaft, feathering shaft and main gear for Align ones if you end up getting a HK250.   

Happy Flying

Papa

[Ando]

Sorry to hear that fbc, I'm sure you will have a better time with the 250.
Out of interest did you try flying a mcpx?
I and a few others on here have one and we all love ours, heck the heli bug has bitten harder since I got mine.

[fbc]

Sorry to hear that fbc, I'm sure you will have a better time with the 250.
Out of interest did you try flying a mcpx?
I and a few others on here have one and we all love ours, heck the heli bug has bitten harder since I got mine.

Nah never touched an MCPX. I'd like to try one though. But it requires a DSM2 transmitter right?

[Nuttcaze]

you can get the mcpX as a RTF kit



I personally was not impressed with the mcpX, I didn't like they way it flew, I'm sure I could have spent more time adjusting and tweaking it to make it better but ultimately I just didn't like flying the mcpX (I prefer large helis and micros, no matter how good they may be, will never fly like a large heli). But far worse then that was trying to work on the  thing, no way will I ever work on another one, way too small, just gets me really frustrated trying to work with such small screws and such, almost smashed Blazemob's when I was fixing it. Never again, you guys can keep those  things, haha 

With the exception of my V370, I don't plan on flying/owning anything smaller then a 550, anything smaller and working on them gets to be to frustrating for me. But I have no probs working on my 600 with my big hands 

[Ando]

Wow those must be some big hands there Marc. 

I'm not 100% sure mate, from what I've seen you don't need the DMSX2 version it just needs to be Spektrum or JR. Or you can get the RTF version like the one in Marcs pic for just around $200 with charger, spare parts, different set of blades and a couple of batteries.
I love mine and have since about 5 minutes after I starting flying it, flying it straight after flying my 500 wasn't a good idea because like Marc said the mCPX is a bit more nimble. 
But you can mostly fix that by changing your expo.
But that's also a huge plus for it, you can have a play with it and try things you don't have the nerve to try on a bigger one because 99% of the times it will bounce off the ground and be ready to go again straight away because it's so light and designed well.
I did my first ever inverted flying today,of course I didn't mean to do it but I was in idle up 1 and somehow it came out of a funnel inverted. 
I lasted about 7-10 seconds before I tried lifting the nose to get right way up again but in my panic forgot that when you're inverted the controls are reversed and went downwards instead. 
It skimmed blades first then flipped before coming to a stop.
Quick check over and it was right to go again.
There's two others heli flyers at my field that have been so impressed with how stable it is that they have bought one too.

I'm not saying go get one, only have a look around before you give up completely. Maybe see if there's anyone near you that has one or ask a store to give you a demo.
 The mCPX is the only 6 channel on the market that small, so IMO you're getting something that is a lot more upmarket and better to fly than your usual micro heli. 

[Nuttcaze]

 The mCPX is the only 6 channel on the market that small

The Walkera Genius CP and Mini CP are the same size as the mcpX. Of course the electronics aren't really that comparable, lol