In this video I unbox, set up, and do my first flight of the brand new Blade Nano S3 from Horizon Hobby! I also go over my thoughts and who it will be right for!
Hey Joseph. If you had landed the S3 on the dog it would not have batted an eyelid. Some dog....love it! Thanks for the vid. Did you get all three colours yet? I only get green. Pete
is the transmitter MLP6 with the RTF sufficient to begin with? just getting into the hobby and don't want to spend too much on transmitters right now. I'm going to guess it wont be able to switch into any other modes?
That transmitter will be able to fly the plane in all three modes, and if you don’t have the cash to buy an nx6 at this point it’s a great place to start and lean to fly!
Question,,Mr. Taini,.. Just set up My DX6e right with ya,lol. I'm 65yo, . 13years Elec.foamie planes. Many Fixed pitch helis in past. What did we Set up Switch " B" For an How Do I USE it. Tks. Old Man Here in Alabama
Thank you Joseph. I have only had my Spektrum DX6E and Nano S3 a few days and thanks to your video I managed to programme it. The instructions are clear if you have done it before but for a noob we have to learn how to get to certain menus within menus like the MIXING one which I just could not fathom. It needs to say CLICK ON MIX ONE and then we can see the GER > GER thingey and fill in the boxes. great vid. Thanks.
I'm on Horizon's web page as i watch your video. According to what's in the box, it does show a 45C lipo battery and a charger that comes with purchase. I'd contact Horizon
Sir, if ur still monitoring utube,. Tks again. Lol, I have the nano s3 about 2 weeks ago dx6e transmitter. Followed like noobie, tho I've flown spectrum for 13 years planes. Now Have a used Ebay blade CPs Same process followed this video again. Tks .!!!!!!! Happy Utubing for u.
I bought a Blade mCPX BL2 last month and decided to also get a Nano S3 to learn collective pitch (CP) heli's. Compared to my fixed pitch (FP) 120 S the Nano is extremely stabile indoors and doesn't really exhibit the "fly away" tendency in breezes of the 120 S. As much as I like the 120 S/S2 helicopters; A tamed down Nano is more enjoyable to fly, As Joe pretty much said the Nano stays where you put it. Time 21:16 I hope Joe's wife doesn't notice the blade-strike on the wall art ;)
In the UK the lipos for the S2/3 are over £7 which equates to around $10. You really are lucky in the US with your prices. I'd love to have multiple batteries but not at that price! Enjoyed the video!
Yeah, I have seen some places sell them for more than $4.99 and can def see that adding up if you buy several. $10 just seems crazy for that small one cell battery! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Hello! thanks for the video on the radio setup, ive been flying this for a week or two without having it setup properly. However, you forgot one thing. You need to assign channel GER to switch B, otherwise you cannot enter 3d mode. Great vid!
I set up my S3 as per Josephs video but I cannot get the three mode colours ie Blue, green and red. Joseph did not mention this. Is it because I did not assign channel Ger to switch B? Does Ger mean Gyro? Do you get all three colours? Thanks. Pete
I just unboxed mine...and did the exact same thing you did. No luck binding without the mix in the manual. I would not have figured the strange 'throw salt over your shoulder and rub the Brady Bunch Kon Tiki necklace' bind along with Mix 1 without this video. Thank you. Now I dont have to feel like an idiot and call Horizon (they are great for tech help though).
S120 or Nano 3 suck! Diffrent manurfacturers made this compared to the unbeata le quality of the s70. The Horrizon hobbly line of Blade is many diffrent companies from China.
I still can't get my s3 to go into the red led I tried holding the rudder to the right but nothing but blue and green if I hold left. Wish someone could help 😪
Have you upgraded the AirWare on your DX6E? From the video I think I saw the radio running version 1.23. I think the latest version for that radio is 2.08.
Great video, thank you! There’s only one user with an s3 vid. I bought the s3 and one of the issues i was having was the same thing you were describing on your s2. No battery and charger is a huge bummer too. (I bought the rtf) I have other horizon hobby’s products and my initial impression with this one with all the issues i was having right out of the box was a huge disappointment. I’m glad yours is running good!
Sorry to hear you were having that issue with your new s3! I feel your frustration with the connection issues, since it’s so new I’d reach out to horizon hobby. See if they would replace it. They are usually pretty good about that process.
Thank you so much. I just got into flying helli's this past year. Had the s2 rtf. Bought the dx6e so I could fly the accurc SIM. I couldn't figure out how to set it up for the s3 bnf I just bought. Your video was a great help. Thanks! Couple questions. How do I switch to stunt mode and how do I get rid of tail wag?
The blade nano s3 is a really nice helicopter. Thanks for the very well explain video on the s3:) I hope you don’t have problems with the blade nano s3 board.
I hope so too! It took awhile for my S2 to start having the issues but it is annoying when it just disconnects or freaks out on its own! Probably put about 30 batteries through the S3 so far Ans no connection issues so far 🤞🏼
Hey I was looking a getting a small inside rc micro helicopter and I’m on the fence between this nano s3 or the fixed pitch blade nano 70 s. My first helicopter was a co axial blade cx 2005 model. It was garbage I didn’t like it. I wanna ditch the flybar and co axial setup and go for a more modern setup! Do you have to remove the body on the nano 3 to insert the battery or does it slide in?
Yeah, the bottom slides in from the bottom which is really convenient! I would go with the nano s3, slightly bigger size and much more capable. I don’t have any experience with the 70s but I have seen one and it is very small, which I guess would work if the space is tight. But the nano s3 batteries are also used by some other small rc planes if you ever wanted to get into that.
The 70 S is great, but it's not as capable as the Nano. It's fixed pitch and doesn't have a fully manual, non-stabilized mode. For just casual flying, the 70 S is fantastic. You do have to remove the canopy to install the battery (unlike the Nano), and while the 70 S batteries are the same size as the Nano batteries, they have a short cord attached instead of the built-in plug that most other Horizon aircraft batteries of that size use. You can use 70 S batteries in a Nano, but not the other way around. The 70 S isn't actually built by Horizon - it's a rebadged Esky 150 V2. That's fine - it's a great heli - but that means it won't bind to a Spektrum radio and it doesn't share parts with any other Blade helis. If you're just getting started and you just want a tiny heli that you can fly around the house (and outdoors on calm days), the 70 S is perfect. If you're serious about helis and want to get into aerobatics and stunt flying, definitely get the Nano. You can always get the 70 S first, and when you outgrow its capabilities, upgrade to the Nano then.
i have the exact same heli and transmittor and i followed the video to a t. everything works but i cant go into 3d mode like it wont flip its still in safe mode any idea on how to fix this issue? cause i cant find anything online about it. thanks for any info
Have you tried to delete the model and create a new model? I wonder why, maybe double check which switch was set to flight mode. Sometimes it defaults to a different switch. I just checked the Spektrum_Transmitter website and they didn’t have the file for the nano s3 yet. That might be another option once they have updated the website is to download it and just put it on a sd card. I think the nano s2 file is nearly identical, so might be an option. I might try that out to see myself.
@@josephtiani6145 thanks for the reply I really appreciate it and I tried the sd card stuff with the s2 but the file that would download kept messing up and would download in internet explorer so when I tried to extract the file I couldn’t so I didn’t have any luck there but I did like you said and made a new model and did like your video showed and it worked just had to turn off the gyro to like -75 for it to go red on the led and be able to do 3D 😁
@@uberthin YES! Its a great day for me, I just bind it again and now I have all propor flight modes. I made this mistake as well. its Awesome now, thanks.
What kind of dog is that. He’s the most chill dog I’ve ever seen!
Hey Joseph.
If you had landed the S3 on the dog it would not have batted an eyelid.
Some dog....love it!
Thanks for the vid.
Did you get all three colours yet?
I only get green.
Pete
is the transmitter MLP6 with the RTF sufficient to begin with? just getting into the hobby and don't want to spend too much on transmitters right now. I'm going to guess it wont be able to switch into any other modes?
That transmitter will be able to fly the plane in all three modes, and if you don’t have the cash to buy an nx6 at this point it’s a great place to start and lean to fly!
17:52 you almost lost your hand there 😂
Hi, can I use the remote from a Blade 120a2 with thia nano?
Should be able to it is a dsmx transmitter, will have to just bind it back and forth since they do not have multi model memory.
Question,,Mr. Taini,.. Just set up My DX6e right with ya,lol. I'm 65yo, .
13years Elec.foamie planes.
Many Fixed pitch helis in past.
What did we Set up Switch " B" For an How Do I USE it. Tks.
Old Man Here in Alabama
Thank you Joseph. I have only had my Spektrum DX6E and Nano S3 a few days and thanks to your video I managed to programme it. The instructions are clear if you have done it before but for a noob we have to learn how to get to certain menus within menus like the MIXING one which I just could not fathom. It needs to say CLICK ON MIX ONE and then we can see the GER > GER thingey and fill in the boxes.
great vid. Thanks.
I'm on Horizon's web page as i watch your video.
According to what's in the box, it does show a 45C lipo battery and a charger that comes with purchase.
I'd contact Horizon
Sir, if ur still monitoring utube,. Tks again. Lol, I have the nano s3 about 2 weeks ago dx6e transmitter. Followed like noobie, tho I've flown spectrum for 13 years planes. Now
Have a used Ebay blade CPs Same process followed this video again. Tks .!!!!!!! Happy Utubing for u.
I bought a Blade mCPX BL2 last month and decided to also get a Nano S3 to learn collective pitch (CP) heli's. Compared to my fixed pitch (FP) 120 S the Nano is extremely stabile indoors and doesn't really exhibit the "fly away" tendency in breezes of the 120 S. As much as I like the 120 S/S2 helicopters; A tamed down Nano is more enjoyable to fly, As Joe pretty much said the Nano stays where you put it. Time 21:16 I hope Joe's wife doesn't notice the blade-strike on the wall art ;)
I agree, I enjoy flying the nano more than my 120 s! Yeah, she watched the video and commented on that one haha
@@josephtiani6145 A piece of Scotch Magic Tape Matte Finish will make that print 'good as new (well almost LOL!).
In the UK the lipos for the S2/3 are over £7 which equates to around $10. You really are lucky in the US with your prices. I'd love to have multiple batteries but not at that price! Enjoyed the video!
Yeah, I have seen some places sell them for more than $4.99 and can def see that adding up if you buy several. $10 just seems crazy for that small one cell battery! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Hello! thanks for the video on the radio setup, ive been flying this for a week or two without having it setup properly. However, you forgot one thing. You need to assign channel GER to switch B, otherwise you cannot enter 3d mode. Great vid!
I set up my S3 as per Josephs video but I cannot get the three mode colours ie Blue, green and red.
Joseph did not mention this.
Is it because I did not assign channel Ger to switch B?
Does Ger mean Gyro?
Do you get all three colours?
Thanks.
Pete
Because it has safe can this be used to learn on if you have some basic RC experience? I've flown the fixed micros before and the coaxial ones.
Yeah with safe I think this is a great one to learn on!
Does anybody have a problem with no pitch control in stunt 2?
Hello! If you mean that you dont get collective pitch make sure channel GER is assigned to switch B
I just unboxed mine...and did the exact same thing you did. No luck binding without the mix in the manual. I would not have figured the strange 'throw salt over your shoulder and rub the Brady Bunch Kon Tiki necklace' bind along with Mix 1 without this video. Thank you. Now I dont have to feel like an idiot and call Horizon (they are great for tech help though).
S120 or Nano 3 suck! Diffrent manurfacturers made this compared to the unbeata le quality of the s70. The Horrizon hobbly line of Blade is many diffrent companies from China.
I still can't get my s3 to go into the red led I tried holding the rudder to the right but nothing but blue and green if I hold left. Wish someone could help 😪
Have you upgraded the AirWare on your DX6E? From the video I think I saw the radio running version 1.23. I think the latest version for that radio is 2.08.
Good catch! You are right I do need to upgrade that! 😬
Great video, thank you! There’s only one user with an s3 vid.
I bought the s3 and one of the issues i was having was the same thing you were describing on your s2. No battery and charger is a huge bummer too. (I bought the rtf)
I have other horizon hobby’s products and my initial impression with this one with all the issues i was having right out of the box was a huge disappointment. I’m glad yours is running good!
Sorry to hear you were having that issue with your new s3! I feel your frustration with the connection issues, since it’s so new I’d reach out to horizon hobby. See if they would replace it. They are usually pretty good about that process.
Do they still have the same crappy underpowered motors ?
Same motors
Thank you so much. I just got into flying helli's this past year. Had the s2 rtf. Bought the dx6e so I could fly the accurc SIM. I couldn't figure out how to set it up for the s3 bnf I just bought. Your video was a great help. Thanks! Couple questions. How do I switch to stunt mode and how do I get rid of tail wag?
Stunt mode should be position 2 on switch b.
Stunt mode is position B. If its not working, check that GER is assigned in channel assignments to switch B
I got the same radio and heli . I can't get negative pitch . Would anyone know what to look at ?
The blade nano s3 is a really nice helicopter. Thanks for the very well explain video on the s3:) I hope you don’t have problems with the blade nano s3 board.
I hope so too! It took awhile for my S2 to start having the issues but it is annoying when it just disconnects or freaks out on its own! Probably put about 30 batteries through the S3 so far Ans no connection issues so far 🤞🏼
@@josephtiani6145 how is your blade nano s3 doing ? Is there any problem
Thank you very much for going over the radio settings! That really helped me! Also, thanks for the charger suggestion!
Thank you for watching and I’m glad that the radio setup helped!!
Ok, I see you get a third mode of flight not available with the RTF version. In that case it would probably be worth it adding a better radio.
Hey I was looking a getting a small inside rc micro helicopter and I’m on the fence between this nano s3 or the fixed pitch blade nano 70 s. My first helicopter was a co axial blade cx 2005 model. It was garbage I didn’t like it. I wanna ditch the flybar and co axial setup and go for a more modern setup! Do you have to remove the body on the nano 3 to insert the battery or does it slide in?
slides in on the bottom
Yeah, the bottom slides in from the bottom which is really convenient! I would go with the nano s3, slightly bigger size and much more capable. I don’t have any experience with the 70s but I have seen one and it is very small, which I guess would work if the space is tight. But the nano s3 batteries are also used by some other small rc planes if you ever wanted to get into that.
@@josephtiani6145 awesome thanks! I just ordered one. I also wanna check out a nicer quality micro layer on. Maybe a align or a m2
The 70 S is great, but it's not as capable as the Nano. It's fixed pitch and doesn't have a fully manual, non-stabilized mode. For just casual flying, the 70 S is fantastic. You do have to remove the canopy to install the battery (unlike the Nano), and while the 70 S batteries are the same size as the Nano batteries, they have a short cord attached instead of the built-in plug that most other Horizon aircraft batteries of that size use. You can use 70 S batteries in a Nano, but not the other way around. The 70 S isn't actually built by Horizon - it's a rebadged Esky 150 V2. That's fine - it's a great heli - but that means it won't bind to a Spektrum radio and it doesn't share parts with any other Blade helis.
If you're just getting started and you just want a tiny heli that you can fly around the house (and outdoors on calm days), the 70 S is perfect. If you're serious about helis and want to get into aerobatics and stunt flying, definitely get the Nano. You can always get the 70 S first, and when you outgrow its capabilities, upgrade to the Nano then.
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Does anyone know about the main motor specs?
Mop m1 +++++++++++++++
i have the exact same heli and transmittor and i followed the video to a t. everything works but i cant go into 3d mode like it wont flip its still in safe mode
any idea on how to fix this issue? cause i cant find anything online about it. thanks for any info
Have you tried to delete the model and create a new model? I wonder why, maybe double check which switch was set to flight mode. Sometimes it defaults to a different switch. I just checked the Spektrum_Transmitter website and they didn’t have the file for the nano s3 yet. That might be another option once they have updated the website is to download it and just put it on a sd card. I think the nano s2 file is nearly identical, so might be an option. I might try that out to see myself.
@@josephtiani6145 thanks for the reply I really appreciate it and I tried the sd card stuff with the s2 but the file that would download kept messing up and would download in internet explorer so when I tried to extract the file I couldn’t so I didn’t have any luck there but I did like you said and made a new model and did like your video showed and it worked just had to turn off the gyro to like -75 for it to go red on the led and be able to do 3D 😁
I'd failed to hold full right rudder while binding, and that made the copter think I was using the RTF controller. That could be your issue.
@@uberthin YES! Its a great day for me, I just bind it again and now I have all propor flight modes. I made this mistake as well. its Awesome now, thanks.