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Table of Contents
Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Warning ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Note on Lithium Polymer Batteries ............................................................................................................... 3
Warranty Period .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Limited Warranty ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Damage Limits ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Safety Precautions ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Questions, Assistance and Repairs............................................................................................................... 4
Inspections or Repairs ................................................................................................................................ 4
Warranty Inspection and Repairs .................................................................................................................. 4
Non-Warranty Repairs ................................................................................................................................. 5
Additional Safety Precautions and Warnings .................................................................................................. 5
FCC Information ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Additional Required Equipment ..................................................................................................................... 6
Blade CX2 RTF Contents ............................................................................................................................. 6
Preparing for the First Flight Checklist .......................................................................................................... 7
Flying Checklist .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Battery Warnings and Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 8
Battery Charging ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Charge Errors and Indications .................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the Transmitter Batteries ............................................................................................................. 13
Installing the Flight Battery ........................................................................................................................ 14
Center of Gravity ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Control Test ............................................................................................................................................. 16
4-in-1 Control Unit Description, Arming and Motor Control Test ..................................................................... 20
Installing the Optional Training Gear ............................................................................................................ 23
Understanding the Controls ....................................................................................................................... 26
Choosing a Flying Area .............................................................................................................................. 30
Flying the Blade CX2 ................................................................................................................................. 30
Main Motor Proportional Mix Trimmer Pot Description and Adjustment .......................................................... 32
Gyro Gain Trimmer Pot Description and Adjustment ..................................................................................... 34
Upper Main Rotor Blade Tracking Adjustment .............................................................................................. 35
Channel 5 Knob Description and Function ................................................................................................... 37
Transmitter and 4-in-1 Control Unit Receiver Binding and Fail-Safe ................................................................. 39
Main Motor Care and Installing the Optional Main Motor Heat Sink ................................................................ 41
2006 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code ................................................................................ 43
Replacement Parts List ............................................................................................................................. 44
Optional Parts List .................................................................................................................................... 44
Replacement and Optional Parts ................................................................................................................ 45
Exploded View Parts Listing ....................................................................................................................... 46
Exploded View .......................................................................................................................................... 47