differance between 4 and 5 channel

[Wyatt450]

looking at the blade cx2 and says 5 channel.
Whats the differance between 4 & 5
Is this a good heli to start off or should i be looking at something different for $180 ?

[Balr14]

It's probably for lights or gyro gain. A coax uses 4 channels, more than that is bling. There's nothing wrong with a CX2, but an E-Sky Lama V4 is a lot cheaper and very comparable in all respects. The biggest difference is the CX2 you can buy at your LHS.

That size coax heli is a decent place to start. You will find it's harder than you thought and you will crash and break stuff. It's part of the process. Some people start with a Blade MCX, which is much easier to fly and less likely to break. But, it's flight characteristics are not representative of any other heli, so it won't teach you much.

[knutb]

Is this a good heli to start off or should i be looking at something different for $180 ?When you say "start off", it seems you're implying that you might like to step up to bigger/more advanced helis after a while? If that's the case, get a cheap decent coax, such as a Lama, and save the rest of your money for the next heli. The CX2 has a five channel transmitter and a six channel receiver (which can be useful for other models) but as far as flying goes, only four channels are used.

[Wyatt450]

Thanks.
I actually have the Lama V4. Since I cant get any parts local and killing my down time, I was talked into the CX3. so I can just get a part when needed and get local support from my LHS.
My Lama flys and hovers like out of the box and I don't even crash much after 2 weeks.
THE CX2 wont fly stright (nose dive left and down) adjusting and FULL trim it toilet bowles.
Asked the LHS for help getting adjusted (he said it would cost me a lot because it take a long time. I crashed, broke the cheap landing gear and NOBODY has it local in stock.
Lesson learned for when I upgrade.