You my friend have all aspects of reviewing a RC aircraft down to a fine science. All the camera angels with muliple cameras (a drone view too), graphics (pointing arrows), narration, editing, exposure, volume control, flying field conditions and flying skills are absolutely as professional as it gets!
Hello Captain, I did a very thorough checklist and realized that the cable connected to the receiver was connected with reversed polarity, after correcting everything it worked perfectly and I already did a flight test, everything went fine. Thank you for your information and teachings. Thank you and big hug.
This is even more expensive then that coast guard gps/fpv heli you reviewed earlier. For this price and size it should be fully automated to fly away and bring me back some tacos.
I have been watching you since the days of the Phantom 4 Drone. Your explanation of everything is informative and inspiring. Because of you, I purchased and still have the Phantom 4 Obsidian Version.
Beautiful reproduction and would hold my interest for about an hour of flying after that I would go back to my drones. Little steep on the price, but am sure it would perfect for the purest of helicopter fans. Thanks for the video😊
That is fantastic! A GPS, user friendly out of the box helicopter! I honestly tried to guess how much it would cost and my guess was $1200.00 U.S.. I was pleasantly surprised to see it is under $800! That is very reasonable for what you get in my opinion. I can't wait for the manual flight video! Thanks for the great video and making us all want one of these beastly copters!
I watched the movie Easy Rider while sitting on a bench made from Huey helicopter blades near Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1971. The blades or props were from crashed, shot- down or otherwise damaged helicopters. The whole outdoor movie theatre had these props which were painted canary yellow and mounted on cinder blocks.
Hi, this machine looks really nice in the air but somehow for me as a traditional collective pitch RC heli pilot it was so rewarding to learn to fly these things by myself. Of course it took a lot of time, patience, practicing and perserverance to learn flying my helis. But at least for me the way was the goal. Maybe not when crashed often and broke my birds... but from todays perspectice it is great to have learned flying from the first few "hops". But for sure its good that things are a bit easier now. Hope the technology never fails.
My father was one of the design engineers that worked on the original UH-1H for Bell helicopter. He passed away in 2012 at age 87 may he rest in peace.
This is good if you are new to the hobby as you get everything included But if you already have all the equipment and want an easy to fly scale model it's expensive. I have a trex 500 fbl and purchased a scale fuselage and the H1 controller they sell flies well It's bigger no noisy tail motor and was cheaper.
Hello captain, I want to know if I take off with this model in manual mode and stay afloat for a while and then switch to automatic GPS mode and the return home function, will it return to the takeoff location?
The Detail is fantastic, but the tail rotor is on the wrong side for that model of the huey. nit picky i know but still a fact. they put it on the right side when the N Model came out that's the twin engine one.
Great review Steve. Can you tell me if you can install an FPV camera on it. I can't fly LOS so I need to know if you can install an FPV camera like a Walksnail HD system. Thank you.
I built about a half meter styofoam fuselage and wrapped it with orange packing tape and it won't break even if bent hard . Inside i put a bugs 3 with the legs on it . If you pretend it looks like a real model helicopter .
Hello Captain, I'm flying until the flight battery has around 3.85v in each cell so as not to wear out the battery so much. This generates an autonomy of 10 minutes. What do you think?
I would bet that due to weight and pendulum effect this would make for a very good camera drone. Betting that if flown in manual mode would be like a gimble....noisy main gear though
Hello Captain, I went to my place today where I have a very large and interference-free airfield and carried out the process of activating the helicopter. I turned the transmitter on with all the buttons forward, connected the battery to the helicopter, waited for the servos to position themselves, put the GPS button on but the red light continued to flash quickly for several minutes, which indicates a lack of communication between TX and RX, correct? I did the binding procedure (conxion) but it didn't help. The transmitter display showed the process for several minutes but did not complete or show OK. What do you think and what should I do? Please give me a hand.
On your transmitter remote screen, does it show the black battery voltage for both TX and RX when transmitter/heli are powered on? If so you are connected. If not then follow binding instructions.
What would happen if you were flying in gps mode and lost the signal , would it go into fail safe and return to home or would it become uncontrollable ?
I don’t see why not. But logic tells me that if you spent money on BAT SAFE then you’d be wise to own an RC Hobby battery charger like everyone in the RC Hobby so that you can charge, balance faster and then discharge or store unused batteries.
I want to order the v3. There's different versions available. I need the complete set up and I'm right handed. But don't know which one to order. Any advice?
When I look at the flywing uh-1, v3, it has the options to order the RTF mode 1 or RTF mode 2. So if I want the throttle on the left side stick . Should I order the RTF mode 2 one? Cause for some reason the mode 1 RTF is a little more money. I don't know the difference to which w one I should order. Also there are different companies that sell the same brand through Amazon . I don't know who I should chose. Can you help me with that . Please . I'm lost. Lol
I would love to have one but being retired and on a fixed income I just can't afford it at $735.08 U.S.! Why is the FAA doing everything that they can to restrict these?
None. I have six FLY WING helis of all types and all fly and function perfectly (no issues so far). Usually the people that have are issues are the people with no RC hobby or RC helicopter knowledge or the ones with no skills that crash their helicopter and then blame the helicopter.
Well that’s awesome to hear. I have a ton of experience with Large scale RC trucks, cars and motorcycles but I have never flown anything by watching your videos on the Huey. It definitely sped interest. Mine will be getting to me on March 25. I’m looking forward to the experience other than reading the manual thoroughly. Are there. Any suggestions of things? I should check before my first flight. Also, do you know of any sites where you can get pilot figures etc. for this chopper and thank you for your response
Really good video.Im interested but have seen a number of 3 failures of this model right out of the box.Its a tall investment and it would be tough to walk away from a crash.Would you buy another one?Thanks for all your reviews sir!
I believe my friends and I have a total of 10 helicopters from Fly Wing, all using this system, new and old. None of us have ever encountered any problems. Honestly I’ve never seen one crash but if it did there is a 99.9999 chance it would be pilot error. Could be as simple as taking off and expecting to be in GPS mode but was actually MANUAL MODE (beginners can’t fly in Manual Mode). Or the common issue where there is a GPS ERROR (flashing light) but pilot never checks light. The versions that came before V3 required new pilots to pay attention to what they were doing whereas V3 is more forgiving. I tell everyone… if you watch 100 videos of a product and all is well but 3 of those videos show a crash and that is all you focus on, then this product is NOT FOR YOU because you’ll be so nervous that you will indeed cause a crash. You’d need to have someone stand beside you and coach you through a few flights to build up your confidence.
The yellow warning sign on the tail boom is pointing the wrong way. The danger arrow should point to the tail rotor, which is spinning low enough to kill you. I worked on them in Vietnam and a young G.I. waked into one that was running and well, let's just say he never did it again.
R/C Helicopters have come along way indeed . Simplicity, stability , equal success !
You my friend have all aspects of reviewing a RC aircraft down to a fine science. All the camera angels with muliple cameras (a drone view too), graphics (pointing arrows), narration, editing, exposure, volume control, flying field conditions and flying skills are absolutely as professional as it gets!
Thank you!
Hello Captain, I did a very thorough checklist and realized that the cable connected to the receiver was connected with reversed polarity, after correcting everything it worked perfectly and I already did a flight test, everything went fine. Thank you for your information and teachings. Thank you and big hug.
Whew!!!! But the price… well😮.. looking forward to pt2👍🏼
I just got mine today and it is an awesome heli. Another great video Steve. Will be watching the flying duo, Captain and Jedi, in part 2! 🤠🤠
This is even more expensive then that coast guard gps/fpv heli you reviewed earlier. For this price and size it should be fully automated to fly away and bring me back some tacos.
This is extremely large and powerful compared to the coast guard heli
Yes Sir ! I like 👍
i like the little start up gyration on the swash plate
I have been watching you since the days of the Phantom 4 Drone. Your explanation of everything is informative and inspiring. Because of you, I purchased and still have the Phantom 4 Obsidian Version.
Wow, that is very cool!
Beautiful reproduction and would hold my interest for about an hour of flying after that I would go back to my drones. Little steep on the price, but am sure it would perfect for the purest of helicopter fans. Thanks for the video😊
That is fantastic! A GPS, user friendly out of the box helicopter! I honestly tried to guess how much it would cost and my guess was $1200.00 U.S.. I was pleasantly surprised to see it is under $800! That is very reasonable for what you get in my opinion. I can't wait for the manual flight video! Thanks for the great video and making us all want one of these beastly copters!
The manual flight video can be viewed at any time. Just search for Part 2.
Well done done Captain!; what a great looking Copter !; also, glad to see you are on a "Permanent Vacation" !!!!!
I have flown it and it's great 👍
Fun video ! 😃
Watched it twice.
I would paint the landing skid o.d. Green.
Great review Steve !
Always bringing your audience choices 👌 to make on whatever fits our needs. Awesome review 👏.
Hi Steve....That's quite the Helicopter. Love the size if it..........👍
I watched the movie Easy Rider while sitting on a bench made from Huey helicopter blades near Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1971. The blades or props were from crashed, shot- down or otherwise damaged helicopters. The whole outdoor movie theatre had these props which were painted canary yellow and mounted on cinder blocks.
Very cool
Hi, this machine looks really nice in the air but somehow for me as a traditional collective pitch RC heli pilot it was so rewarding to learn to fly these things by myself. Of course it took a lot of time, patience, practicing and perserverance to learn flying my helis. But at least for me the way was the goal. Maybe not when crashed often and broke my birds... but from todays perspectice it is great to have learned flying from the first few "hops". But for sure its good that things are a bit easier now. Hope the technology never fails.
meh i just want to fly scale lol
My father was one of the design engineers that worked on the original UH-1H for Bell helicopter.
He passed away in 2012 at age 87 may he rest in peace.
Well done to your Dad! Sorry for your loss.
i bought a book called thank you for your service @@CAPTAINDRONE798
he was a genius I'm sure Loved the design
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thank you very much
Nice to see a helicopter, like the rota sound as it turns off. Great build. 👍
Like the heli I was born in veitnam years, lot of history that will be my next heli...good job brother 👍🇺🇸🇨🇱✌️
Very nice well done video on this helicopter model. Thanks!
Love the look and how it flies, great video as usual
Whoa this looks like the perfect candidate to put a fpv hesd tracker in there and fly fpv!
battery on the way
Such a fantastic review - just ordered!
I’m sure you’re gonna love it!
It's awesome - a great way to build your confidence if you want to continue to advance to more advanced heli's!@@CAPTAINDRONE798
I finally just delivered mine. The new v3. Your right. It's very cool. 👍. Thanks for the honest reviews. I made sure I put the blades on right . Lol
Enjoy!
That really is a pretty cool copter.
Oh my thanks for the video I seriously want this helicopter it handles so well
Got it .! 15 mph. Winds. I just had to unlock the remote !
Nice video very well done thank you
Yes Sir,
I bought 1 this is so cool looking I hope it works out ! I'll buy another! Great 👍
This is good if you are new to the hobby as you get everything included But if you already have all the equipment and want an easy to fly scale model it's expensive.
I have a trex 500 fbl and purchased a scale fuselage and the H1 controller they sell flies well
It's bigger no noisy tail motor and was cheaper.
That looks like so much fun.........you need the music from Apocalypse Now playing from it
Nice review, beautiful scale rc heli. My favorite helicopter. Thanks for the video review!
Nice Video Steve enjoyed watching. Its outside my fun budget.
Stability looks great...!
Good review Steve
Nice vid STEVE.the rc sailors crashed there's maybe he put the blades on backwards.
awsome review captain.
Looks insane sounds good
Awesome video and editing as always Steve!
Thanks again!
Lil expensive, but every thing is there,thanks brother Drone 👍☕️☕️✌️
Hello captain, I want to know if I take off with this model in manual mode and stay afloat for a while and then switch to automatic GPS mode and the return home function, will it return to the takeoff location?
Yes. The GPS runs in the background the entire time the helicopter is powered on.
The Detail is fantastic, but the tail rotor is on the wrong side for that model of the huey. nit picky i know but still a fact. they put it on the right side when the N Model came out that's the twin engine one.
Be careful of the cabin locking pin as l noticed mine was starting to crack from the hole to the edge, have now reinforced it
Can you please do more fpv drone reviews. Really good content, keep it up
Thank you ❤
Can you make a review about the eachine e200 blackhawk helicopter?
Great review, thanks 👍🏻
Operator, head space & timings
Great review Steve. Can you tell me if you can install an FPV camera on it. I can't fly LOS so I need to know if you can install an FPV camera like a Walksnail HD system. Thank you.
You can install an FPV camera system on anything, it’s all up to you which RC product you install such a system on.
Hello captain, can we change the GPS and manual flight modes while the helicopter is flying?
Yes
As always, great video! Do you have a video referencing your mic + camera setup? I really like these viewing angles.
I list all my gear below each video
I built about a half meter styofoam fuselage and wrapped it with orange packing tape and it won't break even if bent hard . Inside i put a bugs 3 with the legs on it . If you pretend it looks like a real model helicopter .
😅😅
I love these large scale modern models. Justifying $800 in today's manufacturing seems a tad overboard.
Everything RC has become much more expensive due to improvements in tech and costs of components.
Thank you
Very cool!
Hello Captain, does the GPS of this model work here in Brazil normally without problems, without needing configuration?
It is an international GPS, works anywhere
Hello Captain, I'm flying until the flight battery has around 3.85v in each cell so as not to wear out the battery so much. This generates an autonomy of 10 minutes. What do you think?
amazingly nice !
Nice review great channel
Thank you kindly
Rotor Riot strap🤩👍🏼
I do Love Rotor Riot 😁
Great video Steve it's a shame they don't make cheaper cool helicopters with gps looks like I will be saving up .
I have a problem with my Flw wing UH-1V 3
Wait for revet around fuslage. (May be version 4)
I've got a few heli's !
I would bet that due to weight and pendulum effect this would make for a very good camera drone. Betting that if flown in manual mode would be like a gimble....noisy main gear though
Some grease would quiet it down I'm sure
Great review once again my friend! Like always.,anyway.,don't forget to look into the new walkera t210 mini, we won't be disappointed 😅! GOD bless..
Verry cool❤
buying this next but with the md 500 i love them sexy looking helis
What I want to know is if instead of putting the switch in gps to take off I can put the switch in return or 3d to take off?
Hell NO!
would this be suitable for a beginner and what is the maximum flying time..thank you
It is designed for beginners when flown in GPS mode. Flight time is based on battery size used (watch the video again)
Very cool
Hello Captain, I went to my place today where I have a very large and interference-free airfield and carried out the process of activating the helicopter. I turned the transmitter on with all the buttons forward, connected the battery to the helicopter, waited for the servos to position themselves, put the GPS button on but the red light continued to flash quickly for several minutes, which indicates a lack of communication between TX and RX, correct? I did the binding procedure (conxion) but it didn't help. The transmitter display showed the process for several minutes but did not complete or show OK. What do you think and what should I do? Please give me a hand.
On your transmitter remote screen, does it show the black battery voltage for both TX and RX when transmitter/heli are powered on? If so you are connected. If not then follow binding instructions.
Hello Captain, to do inverted flight do you have to activate the inverted flight switch and the GPS or the inverted flight switch and the 3D?
You need to go in the software and enable it. Then you can fly high and select the invert switch.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you
Thank you
Hello Captain, I'm accessing the Flywing website but I can't find the link to calibrate the compass to download it, can you help me with this please?
East… go back to the website and look for all their helpful videos. You’ll find it.
Does someone know where i can get model figures for the heli..!? Greetings from germany...Jan😊
Hi steve, i know this isnt related to this cool helicopter. Do u have the dji mini 2 se and is it good, love the channnel.
All DJI mini drones are excellent
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks
Why don't they have the rotor blades spin the correct way? As a former UH-1 pilot, that drives me nuts. 🤨
Hello Captain, I want to know how to configure the GPS of this helicopter
Watch the video on the Fly Wing website
I'm a intermediate pilot. Almost A pro builder.
What would happen if you were flying in gps mode and lost the signal , would it go into fail safe and return to home or would it become uncontrollable ?
It would do like every other drone on the planet.... It goes into return to home mode.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798hell yea
Why white landing gear? I like the new gear better, but please mold them with black plastic.
Bell Iroquois. Uh1b nickname the Huey
Always enjoyable. Great job!
Thanks again!
can you use bat safe with its charger?
I don’t see why not. But logic tells me that if you spent money on BAT SAFE then you’d be wise to own an RC Hobby battery charger like everyone in the RC Hobby so that you can charge, balance faster and then discharge or store unused batteries.
Tried to go to the website to buy it and didn’t look like I was able?
Could be a bad connection. Amazon and the website are certainly live.
Is it easy to buy some parts if you need it
Check the FLY WING website. They sell parts all over the world.
I want to order the v3. There's different versions available. I need the complete set up and I'm right handed. But don't know which one to order. Any advice?
The radio is set to Mode 2. Mode 2 means your throttle is on the left joystick which is the most common.
Oh ok..Thanks for the info
When I look at the flywing uh-1, v3, it has the options to order the RTF mode 1 or RTF mode 2. So if I want the throttle on the left side stick . Should I order the RTF mode 2 one? Cause for some reason the mode 1 RTF is a little more money. I don't know the difference to which w one I should order. Also there are different companies that sell the same brand through Amazon . I don't know who I should chose. Can you help me with that . Please . I'm lost. Lol
Hey captain!! What's the range on this thing?
Range is as far as you can see it with your eyes, so under 300 meters.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798is it possible you can increase the range with an upgrade?
I would love to have one but being retired and on a fixed income I just can't afford it at $735.08 U.S.!
Why is the FAA doing everything that they can to restrict these?
Have you had any mechanical problems with your fly wing Huey?
None. I have six FLY WING helis of all types and all fly and function perfectly (no issues so far). Usually the people that have are issues are the people with no RC hobby or RC helicopter knowledge or the ones with no skills that crash their helicopter and then blame the helicopter.
Well that’s awesome to hear. I have a ton of experience with Large scale RC trucks, cars and motorcycles but I have never flown anything by watching your videos on the Huey. It definitely sped interest. Mine will be getting to me on March 25. I’m looking forward to the experience other than reading the manual thoroughly. Are there. Any suggestions of things? I should check before my first flight. Also, do you know of any sites where you can get pilot figures etc. for this chopper and thank you for your response
can you fly inverted or 3D?
Yes, but you have to enable it on the software. Out of the box it is in beginner mode.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks! thats surprising, with that body and rotor head.
Wow sooo cool ❤it
Hello friend Captain, if I use another brand of battery will the autonomy be the same or does this autonomy only happen with a flywing battery?
You can use any battery you like that is the same voltage
Really good video.Im interested but have seen a number of 3 failures of this model right out of the box.Its a tall investment and it would be tough to walk away from a crash.Would you buy another one?Thanks for all your reviews sir!
I believe my friends and I have a total of 10 helicopters from Fly Wing, all using this system, new and old. None of us have ever encountered any problems. Honestly I’ve never seen one crash but if it did there is a 99.9999 chance it would be pilot error. Could be as simple as taking off and expecting to be in GPS mode but was actually MANUAL MODE (beginners can’t fly in Manual Mode). Or the common issue where there is a GPS ERROR (flashing light) but pilot never checks light. The versions that came before V3 required new pilots to pay attention to what they were doing whereas V3 is more forgiving. I tell everyone… if you watch 100 videos of a product and all is well but 3 of those videos show a crash and that is all you focus on, then this product is NOT FOR YOU because you’ll be so nervous that you will indeed cause a crash. You’d need to have someone stand beside you and coach you through a few flights to build up your confidence.
Appreciate your feed back.Thats why I asked you.@@CAPTAINDRONE798
Very nice and detailed video. We're you an engineer?
And how should I fly in ATT mode?
There are only two flight modes. GPS 6G stabilized and NON-GPS 3D Manual.
Awesome.
The yellow warning sign on the tail boom is pointing the wrong way. The danger arrow should point to the tail rotor, which is spinning low enough to kill you. I worked on them in Vietnam and a young G.I. waked into one that was running and well, let's just say he never did it again.
😂
Maybe they meant flying forward😅😂
GPS Activated but will not motor start