I have just purchased the new E-flight mCX Microhelicopter and am having a lot of fun with it. The one I ordered was the Bind and Fly one for $99.00 from my local hobby shop.

I brought the box home, and unpacked it. The packing was very good with heavy foam surrounding the helicopter and charger. With the Bind and Fly you get the mCX helicopter, 3.7 volt 110 ma. battery and charger designed to run on 4 AA batteries that are included. There is nothing else to buy! The only thing you need to do with it is charge the battery and Bind it to your DSM2 radio. This took me all of about 20 minutes.

The first article was about how important a pre-flight is. I do hope some of it made sense to you and that you will follow some of the guidelines.

No matter what type of R/C aircraft you fly, there are some basic rules that you should follow. One would be to remain safe and keep everyone around you safe.  When I was flying R/C Helicopters, I was starting my Hirobo Shuttle and the throttle was a bit higher than idle. The torque of the engine starting made the helicopter tail rotor spin in my direction and my instint was to put my hand there to stop it. Well 15 stiches later I realized that was not the smartest move. From that point on, I was extra careful to make that throttle position check the last thing I did before starting an engine. Currently I fly mostly electric powered aircraft and again, before I turn on the transmitter, I check the throttle position.

If you have followed the basic pre-flight checks and are ready to take off, remember you get more lift going into the wind then with it. Always try to take off directly into the wind.