Hi Jack! Yes, I was very impressed with this little Heli. It was the 1st one I've flown where the controls were comfortable for me with the stock TX right from the start. See you in the Air!
I think someone like myself who has only flown 3.5 channel coaxial heli's. This would be a great way to get into a 4 channel collective pitch. Especially, since it is armed with all of these safety features. For real newbies though i wouldn't recommend this until you've mastered how to fly a 3.5 channel coaxial. Simply because you will crash and their frames especially from Syma brand hold up VERY well under a lot of stress.
I think I watched 3 other reviews of this Heli this week and I was put off of buying it. Your Review/flying was much better with more info and looks like your going to make me spend more $$.
Thank you much Lasersbee ;-) Resistance is Futile! It's a great Micro Heli and the 1st one where I was this comfortable with the stock TX controls from the start. No warm up flights required for this one.
crash repair tape it up and fly i got into that fear of crashing. and if your not careful your end up as a collector .lol. had at least 4 fly aways and spent hours searching .it can put you off
Thank you much! I've tried every protocol that I thought might work with no luck. They may have invented yet another new protocol with this one. Hopefully there's enough interest in this Heli that the Multi-Module Gurus will create a protocol for it. See you in the Air!
I have this copter and I love it it’s sooo easy to fly almost like a drone with the optic flow altitude hold all u have to do is guide it and I had a few crashes and nothing broke only thing is I can only get 12.5 minutes of flight time and he’s right get the 3 battery version I like this copter so much I bought the orange one now I have 2
You're right! This is a great little Heli and I have no complaints. I was amazed that I had this flying for 14.5 minutes. A great amount of flight time. Hum....12.5 minutes is still very good. Maybe your flights are bit more aggressive than mine ;-) See you in the Air!
Just received my Eachine E120 RTF, read the directions,charged the batteries,installed the batteries in the transmitter,bound and lift off in my living room "Which is quite large",hoovered perfect no trim needed,only complaint is the slow stick input,you have to move the sticks quite a ways before the E120 reacts.Over all it's ok 👍👍👍
Hi Rick! My Favorite Beginner Helicopter. I'm glad you had a good experience with it. I haven't flown it with the Stock TX for a very long time, but if I remember correctly it has a Low Rate & High Rate setting. It should be more responsive in High Rate. See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC Thanks for the quick response much appreciated,not beginner friendly with the stock "RTF" Radio,due to slow stick input,I can actually move the sticks quite a bit before the Heli responds,it does not matter what speed mode your in,this makes for very sloppy flying,I do have a Radiomaster Zorro open TX,do you know how I can setup and bind to this Radio ? I'm sure it would be a much better Radio than the stock one,but I can't find any info on doing this,Thsnks
@@05rickie You can bind up to it using Protocol e129 Sub-Protocol c186. You'll have to check and see if you have that protocol available in the Zoro as I'm not familiar with that radio. If you search our Facebook Page for "Eachine E120" you'll find a link to the OpenTX Model File as well as Screenshots of the Setup in OpenTX Companion.
Much better. More fun when there's nothing to hit. I've bounced mine off everything at one time or another. With four blades each blade is closer to the wake of the preceding blade, so makes sense it would be more sensitive. I like that one. We need more scale helicopters versus the typical cookie-cutter sport heli. Blade made a few but none are in production anymore. I'm not into the self-take-off/self-landing birds (I never fly my E129 anymore), but this one looks cool enough to buy anyway. Happy flying!
Yes, I was pretty impressed with this one. That Optical Flow worked really well for position hold and that surprised me. I could not believe I had flown it for nearly 15 minutes....time flies when you're having fun ;-) I really hope they come out with an Apache. See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC I spotted these at another site under a different brand name. Those came in 3 color schemes including one in camo and one in rescue orange as well as the grey one you have. Maybe Eachine will release the other schemes someday too.
you dont have to do the self take off or landing on these helis.just both sticks out to start the blades rotating .then increase the throttle to take off. it looks like it flies the same as the 129 only larger in size, hence alot less flight time .
@@kelvinbloomfield1375 Watch his first video shot indoors. This heli has a very abrupt start-up when taking off manually. Maybe the only complaint about this one. This is one thing I do not like about the Eachine birds. You do not have direct control of the throttle. You move the stick to go up and the software controls the throttle. I found out when I got my E129. Far different than my other heli's. Don't care for that at all. Though fun to fly it's more drone than RC helicopter.
Thanks for the support! Yes, I've had a lot of those micro Helicopters, everything from an Air Hog to a Syma ;-) This 4CH Micro Heli is pretty darn good ;-)
I have not tested it but it looks fantastic. It's pretty inexpensive for a dual brushless micro Heli. I would pick one up if I had the budget ;-) I don't know if it would bind to a Multi-Protocol TX. I've seen them change the protocol on aircraft that initially would bind with a Multi-Protocol TX. It's a shame we can't bind to all of them.
Nice, so this video is 9 months old. I’m not much into helicopters, but would you still recommend this Eachine or something else like the CT186 PRO for value and performance?
Thank you! Yes, I still think this is the best beginner helicopter I've tested so far. A great micro heli for the price and with a Hobby-Grade TX it's a lot of fun.
good price at the moment.its got good speed as well in 3rd speed. only thing with this and the 129 is you cant use other batteries .or check for a storage charge.just have to run it down to the voltage warning. correct me if im wrong?
Hi Kelvin! Yes, these are Li-Ion batteries but they should be kept at storage charge when not in use. So, I would have to run them down to that level if fully charged. You can see the charge level with the LED lights on the battery. There are (4) lights so I would assume (2) lights on the charge would be storage level. I'll have to make sure I don't fully charge them until I'm ready to use them.
@@GroundControlRC in myu experiance one light will take the battery to 3.5. then it will creep up to 3.8 after dis connecting .just like the eachine 129..great review as always.thanks.
Hard to say. Some brushed motors (like brushless motors) are much better than others but my experience with brushed motors is approx. 150 flights before they really start falling off. That's for the better ones ;-) It'll be much fun while it last. See you in the Air!
I have many hours on mine I absolutely love it it is definitely very beginner friendly just be careful of the Winds over 7 mph once you're comfortable with the 186 Pro then you go Next Step Up c187 it's a lot faster more responsive but that's when you have a feel for what you're doing good luck everyone have fun
@@GroundControlRC the md500 looks pretty beginner friendly also I might have to grab one of them I think they look pretty cool and they're a little bit bigger I believe they're around $230 bucks
@@user-wp9mz Yes, I'd love to have one of those. I don't know if you're speaking of the one I posted on our Facebook Page but it's on sale for $155. RC ERA C189 MD500 4CH Dual Brushless Flybarless Helicopter RTF www.banggood.com/custlink/mKGHokvNR9
It's been a long time since I used the Stock TX but I think if you hold down the One-Key-TakeOff button for 3 seconds it works as the emergency kill switch.
@@jonspikes4935 I wish they would have sent me one for review. I'd like to test more of these military micro helis. I sure hope they come out with an AH-64 Apache Gun Ship ;-)
@@jonspikes4935 Yes, it has the optical flow position hold camera and it works extremely well. I was surprised at how well that worked. It doesn't affect the flight but for holding position over the ground in a hover it's awesome.
I have a C186 ordered from Amazon that will be here tomorrow. It doesn't have optical flow, but I've heard the flight controller has an input plug for the sensor. One can get a sensor for $6.99. Anyone tried adding it to a C186, or is it even worth it for someone with some helicopter flying experience? I may order the E120 as well from Banggood, but just hate waiting on Chinese shipments.
If you're not interested in the position hold the C186 is a better deal. I think it also depends on the type of terrain you're flying over as how well it works. It works amazingly well where I fly. I haven't heard of the separate sensor.
Hi Pete! I think the Eachine E120 and the C186 are identical except the E120 has Optical Flow Position Hold and the C186 does not. If you're not interested in the Optical Flow Position Hold I'd go with the C186. They should fly exactly the same. The Optical Flow Position Hold works great over the terrain where I fly but others have had mixed results.
@@GroundControlRC Thank you very much for the response..........So they both have altitude hold but the E120 has the added optical flow to try help it hold its horizontal position also...
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I tried several different protocols including the E129 Heli and the Warbird protocols. It looks like they may have created yet another protocol for this one. That's too bad as it seems OpenTX always has to chase new protocols.
Nice to see more choppers that are beginner friendly.
Hi Jack!
Yes, I was very impressed with this little Heli.
It was the 1st one I've flown where the controls were comfortable for me with the stock TX right from the start.
See you in the Air!
I think someone like myself who has only flown 3.5 channel coaxial heli's. This would be a great way to get into a 4 channel collective pitch. Especially, since it is armed with all of these safety features. For real newbies though i wouldn't recommend this until you've mastered how to fly a 3.5 channel coaxial. Simply because you will crash and their frames especially from Syma brand hold up VERY well under a lot of stress.
Yes, Syma, AirHogs, etc. are what I started with.
I think I watched 3 other reviews of this Heli this week and I was put off of buying it. Your Review/flying was much better with more info and looks like your going to make me spend more $$.
Thank you much Lasersbee ;-)
Resistance is Futile!
It's a great Micro Heli and the 1st one where I was this comfortable with the stock TX controls from the start.
No warm up flights required for this one.
Just ordered one, based off this review! Always can count on GC for a proper in-depth yet realistic/practical review, well done mate :)
Thank You James!
You'll have a lot of fun with this little heli ;-)
Good helicopter flight, you are a good pilot.
Thank you much!
I'm always happy when I take them home undamaged ;-)
See you in the Air!
Nice, glad to see it flying and not hitting anything :)
Not yet but give me time ;-)
See you in the Air!
crash repair tape it up and fly i got into that fear of crashing. and if your not careful your end up as a collector .lol. had at least 4 fly aways and spent hours searching .it can put you off
Can't wait to see if it hooks up to the Radiomaster TX16S. Great review. Many thanks.
Thank you much!
I've tried every protocol that I thought might work with no luck.
They may have invented yet another new protocol with this one.
Hopefully there's enough interest in this Heli that the Multi-Module Gurus will create a protocol for it.
See you in the Air!
I have this copter and I love it it’s sooo easy to fly almost like a drone with the optic flow altitude hold all u have to do is guide it and I had a few crashes and nothing broke only thing is I can only get 12.5 minutes of flight time and he’s right get the 3 battery version I like this copter so much I bought the orange one now I have 2
You're right!
This is a great little Heli and I have no complaints.
I was amazed that I had this flying for 14.5 minutes.
A great amount of flight time.
Hum....12.5 minutes is still very good.
Maybe your flights are bit more aggressive than mine ;-)
See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC nice
Just received my Eachine E120 RTF, read the directions,charged the batteries,installed the batteries in the transmitter,bound and lift off in my living room "Which is quite large",hoovered perfect no trim needed,only complaint is the slow stick input,you have to move the sticks quite a ways before the E120 reacts.Over all it's ok 👍👍👍
Hi Rick!
My Favorite Beginner Helicopter.
I'm glad you had a good experience with it.
I haven't flown it with the Stock TX for a very long time, but if I remember correctly it has a Low Rate & High Rate setting.
It should be more responsive in High Rate.
See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC Thanks for the quick response much appreciated,not beginner friendly with the stock "RTF" Radio,due to slow stick input,I can actually move the sticks quite a bit before the Heli responds,it does not matter what speed mode your in,this makes for very sloppy flying,I do have a Radiomaster Zorro open TX,do you know how I can setup and bind to this Radio ? I'm sure it would be a much better Radio than the stock one,but I can't find any info on doing this,Thsnks
@@05rickie You can bind up to it using Protocol e129 Sub-Protocol c186.
You'll have to check and see if you have that protocol available in the Zoro as I'm not familiar with that radio.
If you search our Facebook Page for "Eachine E120" you'll find a link to the OpenTX Model File as well as Screenshots of the Setup in OpenTX Companion.
Much better. More fun when there's nothing to hit. I've bounced mine off everything at one time or another.
With four blades each blade is closer to the wake of the preceding blade, so makes sense it would be more sensitive.
I like that one. We need more scale helicopters versus the typical cookie-cutter sport heli. Blade made a few but none are in production anymore. I'm not into the self-take-off/self-landing birds (I never fly my E129 anymore), but this one looks cool enough to buy anyway.
Happy flying!
Yes, I was pretty impressed with this one.
That Optical Flow worked really well for position hold and that surprised me.
I could not believe I had flown it for nearly 15 minutes....time flies when you're having fun ;-)
I really hope they come out with an Apache.
See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC I spotted these at another site under a different brand name. Those came in 3 color schemes including one in camo and one in rescue orange as well as the grey one you have. Maybe Eachine will release the other schemes someday too.
@@Doggeslife That would be nice.
I think the Camo would look very Military ;-)
you dont have to do the self take off or landing on these helis.just both sticks out to start the blades rotating .then increase the throttle to take off. it looks like it flies the same as the 129 only larger in size, hence alot less flight time .
@@kelvinbloomfield1375 Watch his first video shot indoors. This heli has a very abrupt start-up when taking off manually. Maybe the only complaint about this one.
This is one thing I do not like about the Eachine birds. You do not have direct control of the throttle. You move the stick to go up and the software controls the throttle. I found out when I got my E129. Far different than my other heli's. Don't care for that at all. Though fun to fly it's more drone than RC helicopter.
This is so cool, I just ordered one..
This E120 is the best flying Micro Heli I flown so far.
You going to have a blast with it ;-)
See you in the Air!
Awesome video I liked it so much I Purchased two of them and they are absolutely awesome to fly…
Thank you Dave!
Great little Heli and so much Fun ;-)
I'd like to get a brushless Micro next!
Nice helicopter! 🚁 i have 3 syma’s. I want to have one of that too. New subscriber here.
Thanks for the support!
Yes, I've had a lot of those micro Helicopters, everything from an Air Hog to a Syma ;-)
This 4CH Micro Heli is pretty darn good ;-)
@@GroundControlRC i love it! Because of your video i will definitely buy one! Thanks!!!
Mine is under way, I belive this helicopter Will be sales sensation, I AM waiting list, they will sell this one as a cake
Hi Marco!
Yes, the best Micro Heli I've flown so far and the Optical Flow position hold worked awesome ;-)
See you in the Air!
Dear groundcontrol!
Did you perhaps test the rc era c 189 md500?
Do you think, it is TX16S programmable / controllable?
I have not tested it but it looks fantastic.
It's pretty inexpensive for a dual brushless micro Heli.
I would pick one up if I had the budget ;-)
I don't know if it would bind to a Multi-Protocol TX.
I've seen them change the protocol on aircraft that initially would bind with a Multi-Protocol TX.
It's a shame we can't bind to all of them.
Nice, so this video is 9 months old. I’m not much into helicopters, but would you still recommend this Eachine or something else like the CT186 PRO for value and performance?
Thank you!
Yes, I still think this is the best beginner helicopter I've tested so far.
A great micro heli for the price and with a Hobby-Grade TX it's a lot of fun.
good price at the moment.its got good speed as well in 3rd speed. only thing with this and the 129 is you cant use other batteries .or check for a storage charge.just have to run it down to the voltage warning. correct me if im wrong?
Hi Kelvin!
Yes, these are Li-Ion batteries but they should be kept at storage charge when not in use.
So, I would have to run them down to that level if fully charged.
You can see the charge level with the LED lights on the battery.
There are (4) lights so I would assume (2) lights on the charge would be storage level.
I'll have to make sure I don't fully charge them until I'm ready to use them.
@@GroundControlRC in myu experiance one light will take the battery to 3.5. then it will creep up to 3.8 after dis connecting .just like the eachine 129..great review as always.thanks.
@@kelvinbloomfield1375 Thank you Kelvin!
Wonder how long that brushed motor will last dogging it like that ? :)
Hard to say.
Some brushed motors (like brushless motors) are much better than others but my experience with brushed motors is approx. 150 flights before they really start falling off.
That's for the better ones ;-)
It'll be much fun while it last.
See you in the Air!
I have many hours on mine I absolutely love it it is definitely very beginner friendly just be careful of the Winds over 7 mph once you're comfortable with the 186 Pro then you go Next Step Up c187 it's a lot faster more responsive but that's when you have a feel for what you're doing good luck everyone have fun
Thanks for the tip!
@@GroundControlRC the md500 looks pretty beginner friendly also I might have to grab one of them I think they look pretty cool and they're a little bit bigger I believe they're around $230 bucks
@@user-wp9mz Yes, I'd love to have one of those. I don't know if you're speaking of the one I posted on our Facebook Page but it's on sale for $155.
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I cant seem to find the button for the emergency kill switch, is it even present on the stock controller?
It's been a long time since I used the Stock TX but I think if you hold down the One-Key-TakeOff button for 3 seconds it works as the emergency kill switch.
I have thus heli also & I ❤❤💯 it I have the Heli Direct version C186PRO flies verry well my opinion
It's a cool little Heli.
I hear they're working on the protocol for multi-module ;-)
That will be nice!
@@GroundControlRCI noticed eachine has the sensor on the bottom C186PRO doesn't but flies the same it seems
@@GroundControlRC I plan on buying the BLACKHAWK also but want to get a couple more just to have cause such a beautiful little scale heli
@@jonspikes4935 I wish they would have sent me one for review.
I'd like to test more of these military micro helis.
I sure hope they come out with an AH-64 Apache Gun Ship ;-)
@@jonspikes4935 Yes, it has the optical flow position hold camera and it works extremely well.
I was surprised at how well that worked.
It doesn't affect the flight but for holding position over the ground in a hover it's awesome.
I have a C186 ordered from Amazon that will be here tomorrow. It doesn't have optical flow, but I've heard the flight controller has an input plug for the sensor. One can get a sensor for $6.99. Anyone tried adding it to a C186, or is it even worth it for someone with some helicopter flying experience? I may order the E120 as well from Banggood, but just hate waiting on Chinese shipments.
If you're not interested in the position hold the C186 is a better deal.
I think it also depends on the type of terrain you're flying over as how well it works.
It works amazingly well where I fly.
I haven't heard of the separate sensor.
Can you control it with a jumper multi protocol transmitter and what is the name of the protocol type?
The Protocol is E129 and Sub-Protocol is C186.
If your TX has a 4-in-1 module you should have this protocol with an updated firmware.
@@GroundControlRC Thank you for your help.
@@gerbenposthumus8878 You are most welcome.
See you in the Air!
Would you recommend this or the Eachine C186...They look just alike...
Hi Pete!
I think the Eachine E120 and the C186 are identical except the E120 has Optical Flow Position Hold and the C186 does not.
If you're not interested in the Optical Flow Position Hold I'd go with the C186.
They should fly exactly the same.
The Optical Flow Position Hold works great over the terrain where I fly but others have had mixed results.
@@GroundControlRC Thank you very much for the response..........So they both have altitude hold but the E120 has the added optical flow to try help it hold its horizontal position also...
@@Pete391 That's correct. Optical Flow uses a camera for Position Hold.
What Hat Cam are you using? Shows Heli well all the time!
Thank You!
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Thank You!
When I filmed this I was using the Hawkeye Firefly 7S with the 90 Degree Lens.
My latest videos were recorded using the Hawkeye Firefly 8SE with the 90 Degree Lens and it's even better and will record at 4K.
I've been recording at 2.5k.
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Nice! Thanks!
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If it is Eachine/Volantex, it should bind to the TX16S. The warbirds do.
I tried several different protocols including the E129 Heli and the Warbird protocols.
It looks like they may have created yet another protocol for this one.
That's too bad as it seems OpenTX always has to chase new protocols.