Blade 120 SR Bind-N-Fly version without remote

First off I have a couple of larger 450 size helis and was looking for a smaller front yard heli to fly when I am not flying the larger 450's. I was looking hard at the Blade MSR, but was concerned about performance in light wind. So when the Blade 120 SR came out it was exactly what I was looking for and I bought mine right here. It is nearly 4x heavier than the MSR and therefore handles light winds much better. It truly can fly outside in winds up to about 5-6 mph. It will fly in higher winds say up to 12-15 mph, but unless you are really a good pilot I would not recommend it.

Can you fly it in a house? Some here have suggested you can't and I would agree somewhat. I have flown mine indoors in a very small house and I can do limited things. Hover and some simple circles, etc. The other day I hit my mother-in-law in the leg. I swear it was an accident... No really it was! She barely noticed it, but I was a bit concerned. So be careful and stay within your piloting limits... Read more

Its funny that everybody talks about the fixed pitch helicopters being a stepping stone to the godlike experience of flying collective pitch helicopters. "It's a nice trainer" is one phrase they say. "Good to learn the basics on" is another. I think this is all crazy talk. I got sucked into this train of thought and bought a more expensive collective pitch machine that I would almost have to quit my job to learn. I just don't have the time to figure out all of the things it takes to fly and maintain a collective pitch machine. I just want to fly.

After having it for a month now, I say that the Blade SR 120 is the perfect followup to the Blade MSR. It's a bigger MSR but with more punch! Since I have bought the SR 120, I fly the MSR inside only and the 120 outside. When I first got into helicopters I trained on the MCX for a week and then bought the MSR and flew it (and crashed it) over a hundred times inside and outside before I got it right and now the SR 120 comes along... Read more

If your bored with coax, this fixed picth heli will cure that, and its the next step to the ultimate goal of flying controllable pitch heli's. The 120SR is amazing to fly. Its a full fuctional heli. elevator up / down. Pitch forward / back. Full left / right rotation and yaw left and right. Its a handfull. That being said this is NOT exactly a beginner friendly heli, if this is your first you should have an expierenced pilot help you out.

Battery charges in about 1/2 hour and your ready to go again. Light weight, it can take some hits/ and rough landings but still be carful. Because its so new to the market, there are no cnc aftermarket upgrades that I have found yet, but my local hobby shop carries a full line of stock replacement / spare parts just in case and they are very inexpensive.

I do have to agree with nowhere on previous review. Its not quite powerful enough to fly outside in steady or sustained breezes and its not small enough to fly indoors... Read more