Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / June 2007

I did that for a while, but it required some simple soldering to get
the signal to the ESC and make some wiring harnesses, and I always had
bigger problems with the synchronization between the tail rotor and the
main rotor after that (since the two ESCs (main rotor, tail rotor)
never really agreed.)

Ultimately, it doesn't make much sense to spend a hundred or so (low
end) dollars improving the Blade CP.

The Blade CP Pro is better.  It's easier to go brushless, and they let
you add a HH gyro which would pretty much fix the tail problem.  But
if you're going to spend $300 upgrading a $200 helicopter, why not
just get a $500 T-Rex (or MX400 or any of several better quality
helicopters) to begin with?

Now, it would be nice if somebody made a better quality brushed motor
that would be a drop-in replacement for the stock CP motor, something
that could be driven with the built-in ESC.  I don't want something
that draws more power, but being more efficient (and therefore
emitting more useful power) would be nice.

You can also buy a `converter' that plugs into the motor slot and
outputs an input for an ESC (probably brushless) based on the duty
cycle of it's input, and that would largely remove the synchronization
problem. but still I'm not sure the Blade CP is really worth upgrading
that much.

They need to somehow get a HH gyro into the 4-in-1 and do it cheaply.
THAT would improve the Blade CP more than anything.