| THE PHOENIX HAS A SNEAK LOOK AT THE MICRO CX HELI. 
I say a “sneak look” because it was only unveiled to a handful of Model Flight’s staffers soon after it was tumbled out of the package. The static shot (which is one of the better ways to photograph this tiny Helicopter) shows a rather attractive lemon shaded body and fin beneath a flat black set of contra-rotating blades and paddles. When you read “CX” on the box, you could be forgiven for thinking of the ever-popular Blade CX2 and whilst it is a small version of the Blade, there are still some similarities. Firstly, they are both out of the Chinese Republic, they both carry the letters, CX, and they both have contra-rotating blades.
Then, when we disrobe the model, we start thinking along the lines of the Vapor – the model that took the ETSA PARK Indoor Stadium into its hands and moulded it to a shape to suit itself. THE MICRO CX IS DESTINED TO DO THE SAME. Parkzone’s Etomic family of innovative ultra-micro flyers makes micro flying a reality for everyone. Once again, as with the Vapor, the Micro CX is offloaded from its packaging with proportional, multi-channel, 2.4 GHz radio technology that provides precise control for amazing, ready-to-fly indoor enjoyment. 
 If you are already a Vapor flyer, you know only full well that here is another opportunity for you to save money as this, also, is a BNF model. Of course you can lash out for a model that comes complete with Spectrum Radio – but – why pay the extra and have, yet another transmitter cluttering up your hobby room, when you can bind it to any Spectrum radio on 2.4 GHz and Bob’s your uncle, and I’m sure he would be pleased to hear of your frugality. It also comes with some optional extras, such as, special blades that become illuminated and also have a lighting effect on the body and fin. Wow! Sounds prettier than Justin Galbraith’s Ikarus Shock Flyer. I endeavored to photograph it whilst in flight this afternoon – as you can see, much to the amusement of Model Flight’s Web Master Richard. Richard left his home in Kuala Lumpur and arrived to Adelaide’s 12
degrees in the early hours of this morning but still managed to smile at the antics. No wonder he had his woollen hat on too – what’s more he was hanging on to it or some of his Aussie mates may have confiscated it for their own use.
But – back to the Micro CX – it is compatible with a variety of Spektrum DSM2 radios and it offers helicopter pilots a one-of-a-kind indoor experience. Yet again, with its wide use of carbon fibre composition, represents the ultimate in lightweight design with this little craft lifting the scales to around 25 grams. With its own charger, its single cell Lipo battery recharges in approximately 20 minutes and you are ready to go again for ten or twelve minutes. Two fully proportional lightweight servo motors add to the excellent handling qualities of this delightful little aircraft. Even the man in red was able to hold one in his hand – a hand that has not done an enormous amount of hard labour over its life span and so has retained its normal size, but even so, it seemed enormous against this fantastic flying machine. 
If you have not done it before, it is time for you to ‘BIND-n-FLY.
Phoenix Indoor Flight Reports
Indoor Flying at ETSA Park 2008
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| December 18th |
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