RC Era - MD500 | C189 - RTF Heli - Unbox, Build, & Maiden Flight
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5 blades turning counter clockwise direction, with tail rotor on the left side, is very scale to the real thing.
great effort the manufacturer put into developing this heli.
Finally I have been waiting for RC manufacturers to make really scale looking versions of heli's in this size range. I have the eachine E200 Black Hawk and it's awesome and this MD500 will be on the list!
hey from UK England first time watching this really enjoyed it massive thanks
for you and your wife and the camera crew. nice peace of kit seem very easy to fly
hope google will work with you guys and just support you to thank you for your time,
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This heli looks awesome, damn wish they had this stuff when I was like 50 year’s younger!
I 100% agree, only I could have taken just 30 years younger ;)
well, the technology finally arrived.
these things are packed with computer chips, lipo batteries, brushless motors, all sorts of sensors.
which were either un-available just a few years ago, or too expensive to be affordable by most people.
Thank you for your service
That really looks like a detailed machine. Super cool with a good price. So awesome that you're still messing with helis! Nice detailed video 🚁💨💯
Commented before but now I have nearly 20 flights on mine,awesome helicopter and I enjoy flying it very much,brilliant heli ❤
Good afternoon Brian, very beautiful helicopter model and easy to fly, thank you very much for the videos.
Been watching your RC videos for a while now and once I saw this one I decided to order this heli and man are you on point about so many things… I started flying rc helis and planes about 15 years ago and always preferred scale helis for sale but NOTHING like this one. As 3D heli flying became a thing we started seeing less and less scale helis being sold and then drones came out and that was pretty much it. Glad to see them coming back. To your point though, there was nothing line this 10 years ago. The fact is made of hard/heavy plastic blows my mind. I even enjoyed the tedious accessories build part as it reminded me of when I built my first align trex 450 kit. You’re also spot on in that with these helis we fly them a bit when new and then off to the shelve they go so it’s always great when they make beautiful static display models! Great job with your channel. Looks like you and your wife have fun with it. Nice to have that large outdoor area to fly all those toys!
AWESOME! Glad we struck a chord here, and able to help you pick a GREAT option. This heli, if "unlocked" (from the flight controller) would be SUPER-AMAZING, and it's already AMAZING!
@@BrianPhillipsRC - struck a chord for sure. saw some of your other videos and seems you're a private pilot as well w/ a Piper. Same here. IFR rated, had a Dakota & SR22 to fly the family around. Blue skies!
What’s best starter heli for someone who’s never flown
Glad to see my favorite rc youtubers finally gettin their hands on this 😁 i had to get mine in black
Thanks!!!
Thanks Brian, Great Job, always so appreciated!!
Thanks Brian! Always enjoy your videos.
Great looking Helicopter, great video as always
Hello from Germany!🙂 I definitely need one of these nice MD-500 choppers. I would buy the one with the "Breitling" (yellow with red stripes) livery. But at first I ordered me a RC ERA C187 ("EC-135"). That's also a very nice looking heli, and one of your videos is proof for that.🙂👍
Man that heli has a Great flight time. Impressive!
I would think the heli can handle the weight of another battery, and that would double the flight time.
with some modification, not an impossibility.
Great Christmas gift for my son. 👍
GOOD CALL!!!!!
Love it when RC manufacturers produce an affordable SCALE looking heli including the most important - rotor blades configuration! No way would I get this if it was all the same except had a 2 bladed main rotor. Got a red & white one on the way. I vote they make a Kamov Ka-26 one of my favorite funky flying machines ever.
Yea ..mee too 12/15 ..MerryChristmas !
Great video man, I was thinking of making this my next Heli purchase think you sold me thanks!
good report guy....flies good...and more bang for the buck....awsome...
Scratching 1 inch high speed over ground is so crazy fun!I got the Coast Guard version.
The Blue Thunder blew that thing to bits!
LOL - Exactly!
A must have 4 my collection..would b super on the show..
I'll definitely buying it from the site thanks.
I'm a heli guy.
My favorite is blue thunder all the way.!
If this company makes them,,trust me I'll get it..
But please, ,put some more love in it😊
I will make sure to cover it, if we can find one. Then air to air combat??? ;)
Great video thanks Brian. I think the skids look in scale- there is a high skid and low skid version for the Md500s and MD 530s so this model is a high skid one. Looks fantastic and nice flying.👍👍
Yes, and I stand corrected. I spend a some time researching this heli (the MD500) after filming, and the skids ARE SCALE, plus this FULL SCALE heli is AWESOME in real life...make me wish I had a helicopter endorsement (and a few million bucks too - LOL), since this heli would fit in a small garage!!!!
Thank you
Hey Brian! I have this chopper in my Ali Express cart. Just waiting for a sale. As an RC hobby flyer with 40 years of stick time, I want to thank you for honest, real reviews. Also, we get to know you and the camera crew 😁. I really enjoy your channel. This hobby is awesome for all ages, and is more accessible now than before when we had to build our balsa planes and had to deal with gas engines all the time. These plug and play choppers are amazing.
portie yrs is non of our concern
That’s such a cool looking Heli. Great Christmas gift. 👍🏻
Really impressed with this heli 💯
It look sweet!
@@BrianPhillipsRC Good & stable!!
I always loved those MD's....I used to watch Airwolf just to see the villains MD 500's in action lol
Me too!!! 😂
I have the Coast Guard one and now gonna get this one 💯
It's not as good flying, but WAY cheaper, and still so dang good looking and fun! Just don't want you to be disappointed. The Coastguard / Olive Drab Blackhawk is VERY capable, and flies VERY GOOD.
Probably my favorite helicopter in this size range. I want to buy two more.
I loved the second sentence of this comment, “make sure you follow your local regulations….IF you’re into that kind of thing” 😅😂
I like the look of this heli, might consider purchase.
might get one
on the landing skids on the one I bought . the landing gear screws you have to watch to not over screw or you will strip them out . I use nail glue and the screws to make it rock hard .
It was nice to meet you two at Bigfoot. I hope you come to B’Ham Jam next April. I hope you’re getting the YT stuff figured out
Thanks Paul! It was a blast to get out there, and just heard an excavator firing up in the background ;) They're getting back to work, it would appear, on the pond ;)
Nice video, Just order one !!!
Awesome - enjoy!!! She's a beauty!
Hi Brian, I've been following you a long time a go. I Really love your channel. I like the way how you review the RC it so very detailed and well explained especially the Unboxing. Thanks for this review. Mine is arriving today. Waiting to deliver at my door. Great video Brian. Two thumbs up 👍👍
Thanks & Good luck! You'll LOVE it!
Very cool
I have one... and it is easy to fly and its alot of fun to play with. The only draw back is that it does not take off and just hold position. When you take off you always have to constantly adjust the trim every time you face in a different direction. And just the slightest breeze and it will do its own thing. Must keep active on the sticks. Like he says about wandering and it drifting. Its definitely worth it. Oh and the charge last for a good 15 to 20 mins. So you will not find your self having to land right after you stake off.
terrible helicopter ever boring the wltoys v950 is the best
@kanarimentos7056 you know the longer i own one of these the more i must agree with you.
I ordered one tonight can't wait to get it
@appsstore11 its alot of fun. I think you will like it. I do. I got my self a armma felony car for Christmas. This thing is a beast. But im saving up to biy the huey rc. Cant wait.
Yeah it's my first proper helicopter,if you could give me any tips or advice for the first flight it be appreciated mate,it seems straight forward though but I'm obviously a tiny bit nervous about it @@biteme4573
I'm a 1 and done bought a 1000 heli years ago crashed it to many times. Ahhh! so different now Killer!!
Clint
Way different now! Welcome back! Hopefully we can help you find a great starting point. :)
outstanding as always
I ordered another one from Bangood 💯
i love your review videos😍😍
At Banggood i got it for just €150 and i love it! There are bugs in some batches tho. I had a friend buy one and take off on his 1st go finding the heli not stabilizing but going into space. Like the optical flow was not kicking in. It crashed ofcourse but i hope he gets a new one soon so we can fly together.
Nate and Abby just published a vid on this one, yesterday. Their result was quite different… 😂
Very informative and comprehensive review. I crashed and ruined my first one in about 5 minutes in the garage. I failed to calibrate it. I was able to get some hover time to adjust trim, but it was too drifty without the calibration and I bent the rotor assembly/shaft on a crash. I've since gained more experience flying my Syma indoor helicopters and now with the calibration knowledge I ordered another one to arrive end of the month. Now i will have 4 batteries and a backup controller. Lol
That's the spirit never give up. I have let mine sit until I could cool down and think to want to get back to repairing it. It's a great fun flying helicopter when it works and is not a user error.
I wish I wouldn’t have thrown the whole thing in the trash! I could have had many more spare parts, lol! It is a badass little chopper, both in performance & aesthetics. Can’t wait to fly new one with a better understanding of its power and function. 😊
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 ;^(
@@DavesDronesPlus Yup, just saw my second of these fly away to infinity. JUNK. They can't handle anything more than 3mph wind outside. Inside, they create so much rotor wash they go erratic and crash. No TH-cam channel should be recommending this bird.
There's an older movie out I think from the 70's called "Birds of Prey" with David Janssen. Pretty cool movie with lots of flying of Hughes 500C model I think and Aerospatiale Lama. Good one to check out if you like that sort of thing.
#1 Again... 🤣🤣😁😎
The RC Saylors demonstrated this particular model. It took off straight up without warning and had to
be brought down with a kill switch, causing it to crash and be damaged. There went a $250.00 helicopter. 😢
In the UK especially London all the Hobby shops have closed down so my local hobby shop with brilliant would help you out with anything I had a slip pull start somehow it fixed itself some idiot bought really crappy glow plugs ended up bust in my engine so I was wondering if there was any tricks or how to fix so I can screw the glow plug back in HBI trophy waterproof nice car buggy proper basher just need a little bit help
wonderful I liked it a lot! Do you think it is possible to install a flysky receiver and control? Is it possible to install a higher quality esc? I'm a little suspicious of the quality of the stock electronics... thanks for sharing
I've definitely noticed an obvious lack of items arriving in garbage bags from rcgoing. Always a plus 👍
Very true - RCGoing has been way better than BG :)
Thanks for another good video! Is the body shell durable or very fragile? Some helis have very fragile body shells. Your answer will be appreciated.
Thanks Brian for all the info vids . So my new RC heli. RTF purchased. Keeps just stopping and falling out of the sky , after a couple mins of smooth flight. Why do you think that's happening? Any advise will help. I've checked all the batteries, connections etc. Everything that way seems ok.
That little guy is sick Brian! Love it man!
I ordered one of these,united kingdom,cheers ❤
AWESOME!
Yeah it arrived today mate,I tried a flight indoors big mistake lol,now got marked rotors lol but next flight I tried in a big car park,this time awesome,it's a bloody awesome helicopter but just don't fly it indoors lol,but I'm loving it ❤
Thinking of ordering me this one to i have the Coast Guard one but really liking the Military Paint Scheme 💯
Both are very cool.
Super - Modell ! 🙋♂️🇨🇭😄👍
It is!
Awesome hey ....my all time favorite helicopters the md 500 and the egg shaped one is my favorite of the two .magnum pi. I actually built two of the larger scale fuselages of both years back with 450 internals .wich is just a unrealistic acrobatic style heli with canopy off.. / skids . But I never flew either ended up selling them. But the tech safe wasn't out then.. . Be nice to see you take the large 450 scale fuselage magnum pi style the egg and put it together with the cheapest rtr 450 china internals with safe . Best price on fuselage and the heli to install into it. Just for some nice scale flight no acrobatics.. also it would be nice if you could have shown that heli you just unboxed with all the others in size an price range displayed on table so everyone can see offerings an sizes ..hope the pond goes smoothly isn't there a kick back somehow for providing waterfowl with a pit stop sanctuary I mean. .....rite but ya I always loved the guy who outfitted a large rc tank with Fpv and a paintball gun to keep geese out of his pond. Awesome content Bryan . .. but honestly it's all camera girl 🤭👉❤ 🤫
LOL Yea that computer can fly that Heli.
zajebisty 😲
Great video 👍👍beautiful heli. Where did u purchase the heli ?? Thank you😀
Link is in the video description ;) bprc.me/RCEra_C189_MD500_Heli
I assembled the rocket pods, and the tube portion, and mounted them backWARDS. The long part of the tube is towards the back. Do you believe this will throw the CG off? I have flown the model and it flies fine. But I noticed that yours and mine do the toilet bowl wobble. If you leave them off it looks corny. So I have them on but was just wondering about the rocket tubes.
It's good to Calibrate it before each flight
18:11 , direct drive brushless motor, that simplifies a lot the manteinance in case of accident
I'm gonna go for another one which would you suggest C189 MD500 are the F06 EC135?
This heli has been out for quite awhile now and I know it can bind to a Radiomaster or similar multiprotocol TX but no one is talking about that yet which is frustrating. I just want to know what settings can be modified or adjusted with a proper hobby grade TX. I'm sure that it could be set up to fly amazing well with one of them, maybe even turn off the altitude hold and adjust a boat load of other settings? Don't know, seems that it's top secret at the moment. :(
I think I saw some info on those settings on channel alishanmao. Just search, he has couple vids on this heli, it's in one of those in the descripton or comments.
I just purchased the red MD500 due to the fact I like these models. I have a 600 MD500 and not a beginner. Your video was right on the money. Drifts and jittery. But the heli looks awesome.
Thanks! What a beauty this heli is! I'd love the red and white one too!!!
Он такой маленький и звук, как у комара ❤
so many words for this tiny model....
yes
Hey brian is youtube still giving you trouble? Hope all is well!! Thanks for the content and time you guys put in
So what is a good one to fly inside.
have same bird. In my case it seems that I have adjust the trimming every single time I start a new flight. It does not hold the settings from prior flights.
I just ordered me one the Camouflage version i have the Coast Guard One ❤ 💯 Helicopter
Kind of reminds me of the Ikarus Piccolo.
Hi Brian. Thanks for the nice review on c189. Just maidened mine, decided to use manual takeoff mode at first. I took off OK but then it continued to climb even though I was holding left stick down. Would've been a flyaway but hit a tree limb at about 100ft. up. Only damage was 1 broken main blade after crashing in grass. Next flight I used auto takeoff, all went well. Maybe I need to recalibrate? Or just always use auto takeoff?
:^l hmmm, might tether mine on maiden ...thanks heads up! :^)
I have never used auto take-off. Just be sure to calibrate on level surface prior to flying. This heli is a sweetheart! Maybe if doing a maiden flight put it on a tether so it can't get away but the two I bought never did the flyaway thing but I do cal before each flight and don't fly it in any wind.
Please the option to switch to mode 1?? acceleration at right? thank
I figured it out got mines working
nice!
Have you experience any fly away yet with this model?
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...can it carry weight like a GoPro?
Ordered red one as I prefer non kill people themed aircraft personally plus it's more visible.
I love both!!! BUT if you had the deadly one (camo), you could send the ambulance one to help save the day!?!?!? ;)
Hey that works for me ! @@BrianPhillipsRC
Hi, is it capable of a steep bank maneuver just like on the real version.
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ЭТО ПРОСТО МУХА 🪰
Cool looking bird. Pilots please take off and land. Auto takeoff/land for what? Why not auto fly? You're a pilot not a spectator. Learning these two skills is a great way at becoming more subtle at the sticks and it's really fun especially for a scale heli. Learning ground effects makes you really good at reacting to issues you may run into when flying. Thx for flying helis Brian.
Agreed. Auto-land is a terrible idea. In the plane world, nothing beats the feeling of greasing a landing with your beloved plane. I couldn't even imagine surrendering that experience to a computer program...
@@myksanchez1222 I totally agree. When I fly a plane I can't decide if I like landing better than flying. It's a toss up. For a heli a greased landing is so gentle you would not be able to feel the ground if you were a passenger. But for small helis practicing landings in the house is sooo much fun. Imagining little missions, does it ever get old?
It's super easy to fly, don't bother with auto take off and land, not needed.
no more smashing uncontrollable helicopters. kids will never know how good they have it.
Thanks. Santa Clause will bring this Heli to me :-) 😊😊😊
So, it appears that there are still defective ones still being sold. I just picked one of these up and on the third flight, it just took off up and up and up... had to crash land it as best I could in some tall grass. Minor damage,, but now it only goes one direction... UP. I bought mine through amazon (thank god) and with amazon's help, I am trying to work with the seller to get it replaced or refunded, I would prefer it replaced. I did a thorough dismantle and inspection.. mechanically it is absolutely fine, so the problem is either in the electronics (fc motherboard) or the transmitter (controller) I will know more once I can get the replacement. After that, I will try buying a new fc if there is no resolution to the problems.
A number of TH-cam videos are showing Fly-away situations with this C189, have y'all had any similar issues?
I am afraid of the flyaway. I turned my heli on and held it in my hand and after initiating the unlock and spool up., I throttled up and it seemed to climb in my hands and would not respond to the control. I have seen this in other videos. I heard that it has no optical yet they sold it as having Op-FLOW. I have a small camera in the belly?
Hi. I've had a Blade CX2 for years and I'm looking for a new helicopter. Between the troubles I have maintaining the CX2 and the knowledge that new helicopters are vastly better it is time to upgrade. I've always wanted to get into scale helicopters and am thinking about this one (I love the MD500) as well as the E120, EC135, and the ESky 300/Blade (I also simp for Airwolf). Probably most likely to go with this C189 or the ESky or Blade version. What I'm wanting is a heli I can fly both indoors and outdoors, one that an old CX2 pilot can handle, and one that has an availability of spare parts so I can keep it flying for years to come. Not looking for 3-D at this point. I'm a little leery about buying direct from China. I'd appreciate any advice you or others can give me at this point in my journey. Any other heli's I should be looking at? My price point is around $200. Thanks!
do they sell individual part replacement? esc boards, motor, mechanical linkage wear parts etc etc..... i know this is toy grade at ~ $200 ...or is it bettery to buy a heli from horizonhobby with local parts support ?
Parts available on Aliexpress.
Can this do loops, also does it fly in auto level or can it fly like normal CP heli?
Not the way it comes out of the box. It's LOCKED in auto-leveling, which was one of my only complaints about this heli. I do think it flies very nice, but not being able to come out of auto-leveling, is a bummer.
needs a Hawaii 5-0 color scheme
I had that comment a few times now. Probably my age, but I don't even ever recall seeing it...tried looking it up, but not sure if this is a NEW show (remake) or an older one...sorry for my ignorance!
He means magnum pi@@BrianPhillipsRC
I wonder if this company will make any other models like the Bell 407, Bell 412, AH-1Z or any Airbus Helicopters...
do you know the highest wind speed the c189 can take ?I think its 7 knots . any higher you might have to land far away. It wont be powerful enought to bring it back. please advise if you know?
I'm very sorry but don't know. I can say it's easy enough to fly inside...maybe you could just see how fast she'll fly, then use that as your gauge.
I also found that you can bind with a other c189 with one radio control box. I have a c189 attack helicopter and coast guard c189 both will bind to the same radio control unit or TX.but they wont sale you just the c189 by itself.@@BrianPhillipsRC
I have a very large warehouse place to go out side . no trees very open I will try to see on rate 3 to see how much power it has. @@BrianPhillipsRC
I dont want to fly the c189 too fast. it may cause a rotor strike.still I am going the fly on low wind speed days I not much on flying inside.@@BrianPhillipsRC
Can you fly it without the armery?
Good morning can i find one off those in the magnum pi colors
That would be pretty awesome! They come in this Camo and Red/White here - bprc.me/RCEra_C189_MD500_Heli
You can also get them in BLACK and OLIVE DRAB as well here - usa.banggood.com/custlink/KKv50yu8iI - but we far prefer working with the above partner.