I have done some experiments with my md500, at the time I bought it, I also bought a c129 both branded as rcera . I noticed that the transmitters (controllers) for both of these looked almost identical, so I tried using the opposite controller on the md500.. and it worked perfectly. So that means they have the exact same protocol, but even more important, my md500 now flies perfectly with the remote for the c129. The difference in controllers is minor,, with the c129 controller, I loose the kill button and the auto land function for the md500, but I consider that a good trade for being able to fly my md500 perfectly now.
I have 2 models from other brands with the auto take-off. I have found that if I push the auto take-off I immediately push the the power control stick down, that will control the bird.
I almost ordered one, but canceled before it shipped. This is the third video I’ve seen with this issue. It’s a real shame because it’s a beautiful looking scale helicopter.
Could be the transmitter when things get wonky! I’ve bought several of these rc era types of helis. Some directly from China. Many have arrived broken or not working. I’ve been able to take videos of the problems and they have always sent me replacements. So I’ve taken apart helis and transmitters and managed to fix them.
I am having the same issue, up, up up and cant get it to come back down,, it is in the software somewhere,, I took it completely apart and found that swashplate has plenty of room to go down,, the heli either does not respond to joystick commands or the transmitter (controller ) is junk, I am going to look into a different radio for it, or get a new fc for it.
Just took delivery of C123 model. Something is wrong with it. Attempting to take off either manually(with sticks) or automatically, the motor shoots to full power with a very loud sound within the helicopter body. It will not fly. I checked the blade and it came to me with the yellow accent on top. I can't obviously see anything from the outside of the helicopter that looks wrong. This is not new to me as I fly many different helicopters and have some knowledge of their workings. I think it may have a bad flight control module. Anyway, how should I proceed? Bought it from AliExpress. Not very happy.
I recently ordered one and before it arrived I was doing some research on this helicopter and I came across several videos with this problem, this scared me but I had faith that mine would arrive without this defect. Finally it arrived and I made the first flights with caution. The truth is that it flies wonderfully. Even so, I have continued researching and I realized that there are two versions, one that comes with an optical sensor and another that does not. Mine arrived without it and flies beautifully. I think only those that come with the optical sensor have had the problem.
@ianyams, Can we get the RC ERA customer service contact data? I have videos of several flyaways where it went up about 100 to 200 feet high. I finally started coming down after about 1 minute of flying up. Only after that did the Left stick start to control the altitude again. Twice in one day.
Two things: Try binding the heli to a different transmitter or replace the existing receiver with a new one that is probably been updated by the manufacturer.Just my two cents!
I bought one, and it does the same thing. I used a stick through the skids to hold it to the ground. When I do the binding procedure it acts like it worked, however; moving the throttle will not spin the rotor. The only way to get the rotor to spin is to press the “take off” button. When this take off button is pressed it applies too much power, and it will not slow or stop unless I press the”stop” button. If I had not held it down with the stick, it would have climbed uncontrollably and then when I hit the stop button, it would have fallen to the ground and broken into many unusable pieces. Good thing I tested mine first. I am sending mine back.
Mine was red with a white stripe like the one in the video. They call it a Coast Guard paint scheme. I have since purchased a Blade 150 FX. I crashed it twice when I first started flying it, but that was about 10-15 flight’s ago. Nothing has broken and I can fly it pretty good. I have a good feeling for it, and think I’m ready to step up to the next level. I’m not sure what to get next.
Hello sir I have the same helicopter have several flights on it now it flies very well two things are you locking the battery in place and two did you calibrate the gyro if you haven't done either one try that may help
you need to set your troddles trims all the way down before take off.bind and then set it all the way down.then take off.and do you know how to set trims from the troddle trim button by making the TX light blink set and save your trim setting there is a video on that on youtube.it may be TX problem.I just got mine now am worried. I took the main roater blades off and tested it the swash plate was not tiling to right like the left. if it goes out of contorl am not buying another.dont use stop button just the land button.
I tried that. I tried to reset the trims. Then I tethered it down. Maybe I didn't do it correctly. It kep going up until the tether caught it. But it swung way over and hit the side of my house breaking a blade. Shame. A beautiful heli. I love the Coast Guard version but altitude hold is complete rubbish. Not sure it is even worth fixing to try again.
am going to take it to open soccer field with no trees. flat land area only for me.I think about adding some fishing weights to stable the c189. the reason is the heli has no weight to the body . I will let you what happens on that.@cobbs5260I will not hit the stop button.
I have one just like it. It flew away at least 3 times on me. I finally tethered it down. Still trying to figure out the issue. I'm considering replacing the flight control board.
@@ianyams I own the YX F06. A much much better helicopter. The standard transmitter is the weak part. But is does work extremely well with the YX Coast Guard Seahawk transmitter. Fun to fly now.
So that helicopter comes with two choices optical flow or you can get the same one without it now here is the funny part. The red and white copter has problems with optical flow. The black helicopter doesn’t even offer it. The camel flies sand camouflage copter flies perfectly with the optical flow and the green army helicopter has issues less than right with optical flow, so it comes down to the programming so your optical flow and just go back to manual . The way you speak let me know that you are not a novice, but this may be not your first but not your 10th helicopter or you have dumb down the vocabulary for any newbie that’s trying to buy this helicopter. It only took me about 5 to 10 minutes of watching, John, salt, Alishanmao, Quad copter 101, and Doctor drone and right there they had all the information I needed and looking at the good website and noticing which color pro provided optical flow and which one didn’t and comparing that with the videos it all makes sense so you either buy the black one that doesn’t come with it or you buy the green one optical because it’ll want to remove the optical. It will not be sending any information to the flight controller.
I have a camel, brown with green or khaki patches. First flights I did only mzbualy even w/o calibration, few take off and landing auto. Then I used very often auto take off snd landing and after this is started to be crazy. I unplagged also opto flow sensor, is little bot better, but stil not like before.
Don't waste your money on this helicopter. Mine did that on about the tenth flight, Land button brought it down, then I had to do Emergency stop to get the blades to stop spinning. Next flight pressed the Takeoff button, it went full throttle and full forward until it tumbled into the ground, destroying the helicopter. Ten flights for $158, you do the math.
The fly away happened to me. only thing I was able to do was hit the stop button. I walked away with broken blades a tail boom and stripped main gears. The landing skids and rocket pods took a beating as you can see the impact stress marks but managed to stay intact. I did the usual upon start up bind, calibrate and engine start. I throttled up and boom she shot straight up no controls. I did a few ground tests with the stripped gears and I held onto the heli with 1 hand while I got the rotors to spool up and hit the throttle and it went full throttle on me while holding it in my hand. Hitting the stop button was all that could be done to stop it. I did this a few more times and out of 10 attempts I was able to get 1 good one being able to control and reduce throttle. There was 1 other time during the testing it went full throttle on it's own after spool up it didn't give me time to hold onto the tail boom and I immediately hit stop a few feet in the air. I think I got around 10 consecutive great flights with this before this happened. I really thought I lucked out and got a good one. Such a shame I was really enjoying flying this but I did have a weird feeling I even made sure to slap on a return address label on it just in case and wallah now I've become one of the fly away members.
Beware !...many people are suffering flyaways due to known issues with motherboard/ gyroscope... the problem has since been addressed from the factory but many remain in the market are in are being released to the unsuspecting buyer ! oh, and RcEra will not stand behind it ;^(
Thanks for your comment. This Heli doesn't have GPS or optical flow. Apparently it uses barometer pressure to hold height but it doesn't do that either ☹️ absolute rubbish.
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I have done some experiments with my md500, at the time I bought it, I also bought a c129 both branded as rcera . I noticed that the transmitters (controllers) for both of these looked almost identical, so I tried using the opposite controller on the md500.. and it worked perfectly. So that means they have the exact same protocol, but even more important, my md500 now flies perfectly with the remote for the c129. The difference in controllers is minor,, with the c129 controller, I loose the kill button and the auto land function for the md500, but I consider that a good trade for being able to fly my md500 perfectly now.
I’m glad you found a way around the problem, well done 👏
I have 2 models from other brands with the auto take-off. I have found that if I push the auto take-off I immediately push the the power control stick down, that will control the bird.
Thanks 👍
Sounds like RC ERA has some quality control issues. Sad. I like the looks of their Helis!
My thoughts exactly 😢
I almost ordered one, but canceled before it shipped. This is the third video I’ve seen with this issue. It’s a real shame because it’s a beautiful looking scale helicopter.
Yes mate it’s a shame ☹️
Could be the transmitter when things get wonky! I’ve bought several of these rc era types of helis. Some directly from China. Many have arrived broken or not working. I’ve been able to take videos of the problems and they have always sent me replacements.
So I’ve taken apart helis and transmitters and managed to fix them.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated 👍
I am having the same issue, up, up up and cant get it to come back down,, it is in the software somewhere,, I took it completely apart and found that swashplate has plenty of room to go down,, the heli either does not respond to joystick commands or the transmitter (controller ) is junk, I am going to look into a different radio for it, or get a new fc for it.
Exactly what mine does, it's now a shelf queen ☹️
Just took delivery of C123 model. Something is wrong with it. Attempting to take off either manually(with sticks) or automatically, the motor shoots to full power with a very loud sound within the helicopter body. It will not fly. I checked the blade and it came to me with the yellow accent on top. I can't obviously see anything from the outside of the helicopter that looks wrong. This is not new to me as I fly many different helicopters and have some knowledge of their workings. I think it may have a bad flight control module. Anyway, how should I proceed? Bought it from AliExpress. Not very happy.
Oh dear, not good. Contact the AliExpress seller and tell them the problem, see what they say.
I recently ordered one and before it arrived I was doing some research on this helicopter and I came across several videos with this problem, this scared me but I had faith that mine would arrive without this defect. Finally it arrived and I made the first flights with caution. The truth is that it flies wonderfully. Even so, I have continued researching and I realized that there are two versions, one that comes with an optical sensor and another that does not. Mine arrived without it and flies beautifully. I think only those that come with the optical sensor have had the problem.
Brilliant. Mine doesn't have the optical sensor 🤷
@ianyams, Can we get the RC ERA customer service contact data? I have videos of several flyaways where it went up about 100 to 200 feet high. I finally started coming down after about 1 minute of flying up. Only after that did the Left stick start to control the altitude again. Twice in one day.
I think if enough people complain on social media the manufacturer will start to take notice. Definitely seems to be a batch malfunction.
When did you buy your Model? Looking for date/Month of batches.
I just ordered a CG Version With Optical Flow. 🥺 Will be Cautious for sure.
Hi. November 2023. Good luck with yours 🤞
i didn't know it was collective pitch
It sure does 👍
Two things: Try binding the heli to a different transmitter or replace the existing receiver with a new one that is probably been updated by the manufacturer.Just my two cents!
Hi, thanks for the suggestions 👍
I bought one, and it does the same thing. I used a stick through the skids to hold it to the ground. When I do the binding procedure it acts like it worked, however; moving the throttle will not spin the rotor. The only way to get the rotor to spin is to press the “take off” button. When this take off button is pressed it applies too much power, and it will not slow or stop unless I press the”stop” button. If I had not held it down with the stick, it would have climbed uncontrollably and then when I hit the stop button, it would have fallen to the ground and broken into many unusable pieces.
Good thing I tested mine first.
I am sending mine back.
Such a shame, so many people with the same problem. I’m glad I’ve uploaded the video, it’ll warn people off the model 😡
which color was yours?
Mine was red with a white stripe like the one in the video. They call it a Coast Guard paint scheme.
I have since purchased a Blade 150 FX. I crashed it twice when I first started flying it, but that was about 10-15 flight’s ago. Nothing has broken and I can fly it pretty good. I have a good feeling for it, and think I’m ready to step up to the next level. I’m not sure what to get next.
Hello sir I have the same helicopter have several flights on it now it flies very well two things are you locking the battery in place and two did you calibrate the gyro if you haven't done either one try that may help
Hi, thanks for the suggestions, I have done both. I think it has something to do with faulty electronics.
Hmmm...that's a problem. Thanks for the heads-up ;)
You're welcome 👍
you need to set your troddles trims all the way down before take off.bind and then set it all the way down.then take off.and do you know how to set trims from the troddle trim button by making the TX light blink set and save your trim setting there is a video on that on youtube.it may be TX problem.I just got mine now am worried. I took the main roater blades off and tested it the swash plate was not tiling to right like the left. if it goes out of contorl am not buying another.dont use stop button just the land button.
Ok, thanks. I’ll give it a try 👍
you realey need to set your trims if you cant its a TX problem defective set up .
Ok thanks 👍
I tried that. I tried to reset the trims. Then I tethered it down. Maybe I didn't do it correctly. It kep going up until the tether caught it. But it swung way over and hit the side of my house breaking a blade. Shame. A beautiful heli. I love the Coast Guard version but altitude hold is complete rubbish. Not sure it is even worth fixing to try again.
am going to take it to open soccer field with no trees. flat land area only for me.I think about adding some fishing weights to stable the c189. the reason is the heli has no weight to the body . I will let you what happens on that.@cobbs5260I will not hit the stop button.
I have one just like it. It flew away at least 3 times on me. I finally tethered it down. Still trying to figure out the issue. I'm considering replacing the flight control board.
Yes seems to be a well documented problem 😡
Yes seems to be a well documented problem 😡
he's a friend of everyone's, there's a marriage in esc, write a letter to the manufacturer, let them recall the defective batch
@@Aleksandr_spb. Good idea. Spread the word and share my video.
Does re calibrating the Gyro help ?
Unfortunately not.
Hi, I have seen many videos reporting problems of this heli. It looks amazing, but I am not much confident to buy it.
Yes I've seen them too. I have another video review of the YXZNRC F06 EC135 coming soon it's a much more stable Heli.
@@ianyams I own the YX F06. A much much better helicopter. The standard transmitter is the weak part. But is does work extremely well with the YX Coast Guard Seahawk transmitter. Fun to fly now.
@@ronaldcobbs5260thanks. I agree with your comment it's a pleasure to fly but I have had a problem with it, video coming soon 🤦
So that helicopter comes with two choices optical flow or you can get the same one without it now here is the funny part. The red and white copter has problems with optical flow. The black helicopter doesn’t even offer it. The camel flies sand camouflage copter flies perfectly with the optical flow and the green army helicopter has issues less than right with optical flow, so it comes down to the programming so your optical flow and just go back to manual . The way you speak let me know that you are not a novice, but this may be not your first but not your 10th helicopter or you have dumb down the vocabulary for any newbie that’s trying to buy this helicopter. It only took me about 5 to 10 minutes of watching, John, salt, Alishanmao, Quad copter 101, and Doctor drone and right there they had all the information I needed and looking at the good website and noticing which color pro provided optical flow and which one didn’t and comparing that with the videos it all makes sense so you either buy the black one that doesn’t come with it or you buy the green one optical because it’ll want to remove the optical. It will not be sending any information to the flight controller.
Thanks for the in-depth description 👍
I have a camel, brown with green or khaki patches. First flights I did only mzbualy even w/o calibration, few take off and landing auto. Then I used very often auto take off snd landing and after this is started to be crazy. I unplagged also opto flow sensor, is little bot better, but stil not like before.
Don't waste your money on this helicopter. Mine did that on about the tenth flight, Land button brought it down, then I had to do Emergency stop to get the blades to stop spinning. Next flight pressed the Takeoff button, it went full throttle and full forward until it tumbled into the ground, destroying the helicopter. Ten flights for $158, you do the math.
Yep I agree, such a shame your Heli was destroyed. Definitely a major problem with this model 😡
The fly away happened to me. only thing I was able to do was hit the stop button. I walked away with broken blades a tail boom and stripped main gears. The landing skids and rocket pods took a beating as you can see the impact stress marks but managed to stay intact.
I did the usual upon start up bind, calibrate and engine start. I throttled up and boom she shot straight up no controls. I did a few ground tests with the stripped gears and I held onto the heli with 1 hand while I got the rotors to spool up and hit the throttle and it went full throttle on me while holding it in my hand. Hitting the stop button was all that could be done to stop it. I did this a few more times and out of 10 attempts I was able to get 1 good one being able to control and reduce throttle. There was 1 other time during the testing it went full throttle on it's own after spool up it didn't give me time to hold onto the tail boom and I immediately hit stop a few feet in the air.
I think I got around 10 consecutive great flights with this before this happened. I really thought I lucked out and got a good one. Such a shame I was really enjoying flying this but I did have a weird feeling I even made sure to slap on a return address label on it just in case and wallah now I've become one of the fly away members.
So sad isn’t it. Mine just sits on the shelf now ☹️ Thanks for your input.
Beware !...many people are suffering flyaways due to known issues with motherboard/ gyroscope... the problem has since been addressed from the factory but many remain in the market are in are being released to the unsuspecting buyer !
oh, and RcEra will not stand behind it ;^(
Thanks for the heads up 👍
I have to plug in the battery when on the ground then it will be fine trust me it must be turned on plugged in on floor
Thats what I did and calibrated the gyro.
Ciao... anche io ne ho preso uno....per un po' è andato da dio....poi un giorno è volato via....più trovato 😡 stesso problema
Hi, yes seems to be a lot with the same problem ☹️😡
yes, it's a shame because it's a really nice helicopter
@@baisottifabioify hopefully the company will do something about it.
It's that GPS circuitry I hate it drones and these mini helicopters will fly off to know were. I hate GPS
Thanks for your comment. This Heli doesn't have GPS or optical flow. Apparently it uses barometer pressure to hold height but it doesn't do that either ☹️ absolute rubbish.
Disconnect the optical flow sensor and it’s a perfect heli. Humans too lazy to do a little online research.
@@rmb1 it doesn't have an optical flow sensor.
I had the same problem, started the helicopter and in a second it took off and flew to pieces. QC sticker means nothing!
Don't buy this helicopter!!
So sad that it's happening to so many people. ☹️😡
@@id4kdh Red and silver, Amewi