Stock 230 tail really seems to work hard with 300x upgrade is the tail performance just that much better because of the brain and microheli tail rotor?
Three bladed heads give you more lift as you have an extra blade. It does not eliminate 3-D capabilities whatsoever. Go check out my M2 3 blade video. The next video that I post on this helicopter I definitely push it harder but the third flight I push it a lot harder! It is a beast! Getting it perfectly tune to my liking. First flight servos were very slow I had it under geared so I didn’t have a lot of power and didn’t want to wreck it on the maiden.
My 230s v1 leans back bybitself when the battery is low, is the problems on the battery? Should I replace the reciver? It has the swashplate problem when spooling up Good video!
Thank you! So the 230 V one has always had that problem. Especially when taking off! You don’t have to replace the FPL, get yourself a programming cable and reload 230 file from spectrum into it and it works perfectly. I have to do it to my grandfather is 230 V one quite often especially after a crash.
Man I love the way this Heli looks! I don't see anything like this for the Align 470LM I just bought, I wish it was a bit more sporty, kidna like this lol. But I'm sure it's going to be fun either way! Starting the build soon :D
me too! I sent out to build the best 230 I could! lol the Trex 470 is a incredible model and you will love that heli! I wish they made a 3 blade head as well for it.
Hi, love the Blade/Microheli build Would you mind sharing your thoughts comparing the upgraded 230s with the Goosky and OMP 200 series? I know the consensus is the OMP and Goosky are a bit higher end out of the box stock. Would you say the upgraded 230s is on par? I would really value your opinion. Regards, Chris
Hello! Thank you, it’s a great build and heli now. But! As much as the MicroHeli kit is amazing and it’s a great heli now it’s a expensive build if you copy mine. You can buy two and a half Goosky S2 or M2 helis and have a heli that flys better, had more power, crashes better, parts bare cheaper and the list goes on. So if I was you I would highly recommend buying a S2 and have a fantastic heli out of the box!
Thanks so much. I was heading towards a Goosky S2 and ended up getting a 230s for Christmas from my son, It is my first heli. My plan at this point is to solidify my skills on the 230S and possibly jump to the Goosky R4 when ready. Do you think that is a realistc jump? As an aside, I have a couple hundred hours on AccuRC and fairly comfortable in all orientations. I did take your advice on a previous video with Nick on making it a priority. In the interim, Do you sre ANY benifit to ANY upgrade(s) to the 230S while learning or would it be all a waste of money? i.e. cf frame/tail boom. etc Thanks a million for your thoughts! Regards, Chris
@@chrismurdock803 you’re welcome! The 230s is a great beginner heli, nothing wrong with it at all. Personally no, there is going to be no benefit from upgrading anything on the 230 for learning. Keep it all plastic for crashing. The MicroHeli Carbon main frame is the best upgrade because the stock plastic main frame breaks so easily so if you’re crashing and breaking main frames a lot then the MicroHeli Carbon frame is nice and strong. The RS4 is a great jump to from the blade 230s. It’s very doable. The RS4 is a great heli and will do anything you want! Take your time and you will learn and progress!
Hi, I'm starting a new build from scratch with the same setup you have on yours, brain swap and all, have you posted the setup files? I really like your setup. I've been wanting a 230s for a while but I didn't like the stock model so I've diced to build one custom for myself, even though I'm new to helicopter RC, I wanted to get into it like you. Thanks.
The MicroHeli 230 is a beast! It’s got tons of power with the 300X motor and iKon/Brain 2 FBL really changes the flight performance. I can email you the model file for the Brain/iKon.
Love the way you fly your helicopter ,Your flips look really nice 👍 But I can’t do any 3D flight because I will crash my helicopter. I can do figure 8 , left circles, right circles. Maybe in a video you can teach us how to fly 6ch helicopter:)
Thank you! It takes time, lots and lots of practice. Lots of simulator time! I’ve been flying planes for 27 years and helis for 20 years. I can make a video on that for sure! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! Nothing crazy in this flight but a good maiden! Playing with motor pinions now to get the perfect head speed and power. At a 11T now and big difference.
I took mine up in the dark for a minute last night as a quick hover to see ,,,I couldn't believe the power of a fresh esc gave it.. mine must of been junk all along..
tail motor stays on so when you shut the main motor off the heli doesn't spin around. My omp m1 does the spin thing sometimes because the tail shuts off immediately when I hit hold .
No that’s not it, because other iKON set ups with motor driven tail does not do that. I could see it if it only did it with throttle hold after you shut the motor off but I don’t see it because of that. Stock 636 didn’t do that either.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 man I don't know why it's taking so long to get back to you. I finally did a custom 230s scratch 230S build using all lynx/oxy3 parts, finished it this morning. It's got a blade V2 ESC and fbl soon to go ikon. I know the micro and mini ikons have tail motor support, maybe this will solve the tail motor issue. 230s/300x/300cfx/Oxy2/Oxy3 all use 4mm mainshafts. My 230s ise currently using a Oxy3 swashplate and head assembly.
Very nice! This one is becoming a beast! Been playing with head speed and got it set pretty good now. Tail performance is great with the Brain 2 FBL. Many years ago I made a TT kit for the Blade SR (older version of the 230) and thought about bringing it back for the 230.
The newest ESC for the 230s uses blheli for the tail software. You simply get a blheli dongle and go to town with all kinds of tail control capabilities
@@BubbaB43 the tail casing was the problem. We used a Trex 250 tail casing and slider then made our own TT and gearing and boom block. It worked great! (That helis is still around!) we molded and made a lot of them but the tail casing was getting hard to get at the time (next to impossible now lol) so the idea and project went to the side. I still have all the molds and everything to make more.
@@BubbaB43 Thank you for this Info! Do you know what the older ESCs (S and V2) have for a control frequency? My micro spirit FBL needs this information..
@@westhobbiesrc8051 I haven't flown it yet. I went to spool it up other day and right at full head speed I had a ridiculous vibration and hit throttle hold. Has to be the main gear as it's slightly warped. I wonder if Microheli will send me another main gear....
@@BigDaddyLongLegs1981 yes send them a message, I will let them know about as well. Same issue with mine. Big vibration as head speed went up. Put the stock gear on until the new one comes.
What up bro?...i know you have already answered this question but i need a good charger that will charge at least two batteries from 2s to 6s or whatever...it would be nice if it could charge spectrum g2 and any other smart batteries and any other batteries with the proper connector but i cant find one that does...basically i need a good charger that will charge regular "smart" and any other batterie from 2s to 6s or higher i guess...i had bought two g2 batteries for my fusion 360 but when they got here i realized that i needed a g2 charger for them so they have been sitting for 5 months...i know that i can get the little cheap g2 charger for only g2 batteries but i was wondering if there was like a "one stop shop" for a charger...anyways...if you could recommend me a charger then i would appreciate it :)....(MY EDIT)...the charger can be more than two ports...two is just my minimum.
What’s up buddy, so the Spektrum S2100 or S2200 is a great charger. The 2100 is a two port 100w each and the S2200 is a two port 200w each charger. If you want to charge smart battery’s G1 or G2 or any other battery I would recommend either one of those. Of course they will charge other batteries as well. So it’s kind of a one-stop charger. Unfortunately any of the chargers that are more than two ports are kind of worthless. For example I have a hi tech X4. 4 port charger, issue is it’s only 50w a port! So 5 amps max and takes for ever to charge a 6s 5000mAh pack like hours! I’m amazed at how fast and perfect the smart charges are!
Definitely a awesome charger! I want to get one next! Have the S155 smart charger for now as I only have two smart packs but the S2200 is my next charger. My main charger is a old thunder power TP820 witch is a great charger but I want more smart packs!
@@westhobbiesrc8051 What up bro?...I ran the sonicwake today and its really awesome!!! so thank you for recommending it to me...i didn't do anything to it except position the batteries in what i thought was a good spot for weight distribution and the boat ran great!!!...i really like the scream of the motor and the rooster tail that it makes!!!...so ive got two 3s 50c 5000 smart batteries and they plug into the two connectors in the esc...is it possible to run one 6s 50c 5000 or do you have to use two batteries with these types of things?...can you us a "Y" connector?...reason im asking is that ive already got some 6s batteries for my fusion480.
@@hoofarted8709 what’s up buddy! That’s awesome man! It’s a great boat! Best boat for the money, it’s a boat that will take a beating and fun to drive. I need to get one! It’s great that if/when you flip it that it rights it self! Awesome feature right there. So they use two batteries for balance. You want even weight on both sides. If you can stick one 6s pack in the middle then yeah that will work for sure you just don’t want to use one 6s pack on one side. The boat will lean to bad on that side.
Nice job as always!!! Glad you’re feeling better!!!
Thank you buddy! I’m still not 100% but I’m getting there!
Hello, nice video and flying! I was wondering what your tail setting are - That would really help me with my set up.
Thank you in advance, Khan
Thank you! My tail is stock, set up in the iKons/Brain.
Ordered the same kit myself yesterday.
Awesome! I’ve got full build videos if you need them. Amazing kit!
Looks awesome!
Stock 230 tail really seems to work hard with 300x upgrade is the tail performance just that much better because of the brain and microheli tail rotor?
Yes it is! Mainly just the Brain 2 FBL but the MicroHeli Carbon tail blade helps alot too.
What difference does the tri blade make in flight, would it eliminate 3d capabilities?
Three bladed heads give you more lift as you have an extra blade. It does not eliminate 3-D capabilities whatsoever. Go check out my M2 3 blade video. The next video that I post on this helicopter I definitely push it harder but the third flight I push it a lot harder! It is a beast! Getting it perfectly tune to my liking. First flight servos were very slow I had it under geared so I didn’t have a lot of power and didn’t want to wreck it on the maiden.
My 230s v1 leans back bybitself when the battery is low, is the problems on the battery? Should I replace the reciver?
It has the swashplate problem when spooling up
Good video!
Thank you! So the 230 V one has always had that problem. Especially when taking off! You don’t have to replace the FPL, get yourself a programming cable and reload 230 file from spectrum into it and it works perfectly. I have to do it to my grandfather is 230 V one quite often especially after a crash.
Looks great man
Thank you!
Man I love the way this Heli looks! I don't see anything like this for the Align 470LM I just bought, I wish it was a bit more sporty, kidna like this lol. But I'm sure it's going to be fun either way! Starting the build soon :D
me too! I sent out to build the best 230 I could! lol the Trex 470 is a incredible model and you will love that heli! I wish they made a 3 blade head as well for it.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 You should have picked Blade 360 instead...there was a Trio before and 3-blade head is available.
@@p.r.5628 I have a blade fusion 360 as well. I wanted a 230 built this way.
Hi, love the Blade/Microheli build
Would you mind sharing your thoughts comparing the upgraded 230s with the Goosky and OMP 200 series?
I know the consensus is the OMP and Goosky are a bit higher end out of the box stock. Would you say the upgraded 230s is on par?
I would really value your opinion.
Regards,
Chris
Hello! Thank you, it’s a great build and heli now. But! As much as the MicroHeli kit is amazing and it’s a great heli now it’s a expensive build if you copy mine. You can buy two and a half Goosky S2 or M2 helis and have a heli that flys better, had more power, crashes better, parts bare cheaper and the list goes on. So if I was you I would highly recommend buying a S2 and have a fantastic heli out of the box!
Thanks so much.
I was heading towards a Goosky S2 and ended up getting a 230s for Christmas from my son, It is my first heli. My plan at this point is to solidify my skills on the 230S and possibly jump to the Goosky R4 when ready. Do you think that is a realistc jump?
As an aside, I have a couple hundred hours on AccuRC and fairly comfortable in all orientations. I did take your advice on a previous video with Nick on making it a priority.
In the interim, Do you sre ANY benifit to ANY upgrade(s) to the 230S while learning or would it be all a waste of money?
i.e. cf frame/tail boom. etc
Thanks a million for your thoughts!
Regards,
Chris
@@chrismurdock803 you’re welcome! The 230s is a great beginner heli, nothing wrong with it at all. Personally no, there is going to be no benefit from upgrading anything on the 230 for learning. Keep it all plastic for crashing. The MicroHeli Carbon main frame is the best upgrade because the stock plastic main frame breaks so easily so if you’re crashing and breaking main frames a lot then the MicroHeli Carbon frame is nice and strong.
The RS4 is a great jump to from the blade 230s. It’s very doable. The RS4 is a great heli and will do anything you want! Take your time and you will learn and progress!
Thank you, Brother!
This is such a great hobby with folks such as yourself being so helpful.
Thanks again!
Chris
Hi, I'm starting a new build from scratch with the same setup you have on yours, brain swap and all, have you posted the setup files? I really like your setup. I've been wanting a 230s for a while but I didn't like the stock model so I've diced to build one custom for myself, even though I'm new to helicopter RC, I wanted to get into it like you. Thanks.
The MicroHeli 230 is a beast! It’s got tons of power with the 300X motor and iKon/Brain 2 FBL really changes the flight performance. I can email you the model file for the Brain/iKon.
Love the way you fly your helicopter ,Your flips look really nice 👍 But I can’t do any 3D flight because I will crash my helicopter. I can do figure 8 , left circles, right circles. Maybe in a video you can teach us how to fly 6ch helicopter:)
Thank you! It takes time, lots and lots of practice. Lots of simulator time! I’ve been flying planes for 27 years and helis for 20 years. I can make a video on that for sure! Thanks for watching!
...search "freddie can fly" and "smack talk rc"...they have instructional videos on how to do anything you want
Smack talk 3-D is honestly the best channel you can watch for learning 3D. They do a awesome job explaining it
wow i love it.👍
Thank you! Nothing crazy in this flight but a good maiden! Playing with motor pinions now to get the perfect head speed and power. At a 11T now and big difference.
I took mine up in the dark for a minute last night as a quick hover to see ,,,I couldn't believe the power of a fresh esc gave it.. mine must of been junk all along..
That’s awesome! If there is a bad solder joint somewhere on the board you can have power issues.
tail motor stays on so when you shut the main motor off the heli doesn't spin around. My omp m1 does the spin thing sometimes because the tail shuts off immediately when I hit hold .
No that’s not it, because other iKON set ups with motor driven tail does not do that. I could see it if it only did it with throttle hold after you shut the motor off but I don’t see it because of that. Stock 636 didn’t do that either.
FYI everything OEM and aftermarket made for the blade 300x and the Oxy3 helicopters as far as main rotating assembly goes is interchangeable 😉
Like head? I know the tail boom is 8mm on the 230 and 10mm on a 300X but have it Measure the main shift.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 man I don't know why it's taking so long to get back to you. I finally did a custom 230s scratch 230S build using all lynx/oxy3 parts, finished it this morning. It's got a blade V2 ESC and fbl soon to go ikon. I know the micro and mini ikons have tail motor support, maybe this will solve the tail motor issue. 230s/300x/300cfx/Oxy2/Oxy3 all use 4mm mainshafts. My 230s ise currently using a Oxy3 swashplate and head assembly.
@@BubbaB43 Please a video my friend! Love your work! very interessting..
I had a full custom lynx tri bladed main rotor head and lynx tri bladed BELTED tail 230S on a lynx frame with a uspirit controller! She was bad!
Very nice! This one is becoming a beast! Been playing with head speed and got it set pretty good now. Tail performance is great with the Brain 2 FBL. Many years ago I made a TT kit for the Blade SR (older version of the 230) and thought about bringing it back for the 230.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 OMG I remember you, I loved that TT setup! What ever happened with that idea?
The newest ESC for the 230s uses blheli for the tail software. You simply get a blheli dongle and go to town with all kinds of tail control capabilities
@@BubbaB43 the tail casing was the problem. We used a Trex 250 tail casing and slider then made our own TT and gearing and boom block. It worked great! (That helis is still around!) we molded and made a lot of them but the tail casing was getting hard to get at the time (next to impossible now lol) so the idea and project went to the side. I still have all the molds and everything to make more.
@@BubbaB43 Thank you for this Info! Do you know what the older ESCs (S and V2) have for a control frequency? My micro spirit FBL needs this information..
I have the microheli main gear for my 230s and It also has a slight wobble in it =/
Is it creating a vibration? Mine was off bad it wasn’t wobbly I was just a big vibration.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 I haven't flown it yet. I went to spool it up other day and right at full head speed I had a ridiculous vibration and hit throttle hold. Has to be the main gear as it's slightly warped. I wonder if Microheli will send me another main gear....
@@BigDaddyLongLegs1981 yes send them a message, I will let them know about as well. Same issue with mine. Big vibration as head speed went up. Put the stock gear on until the new one comes.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 Well 2 weeks later and I finally got the replacement. hopefully this one doesn't wobble at full head speed.
@@BigDaddyLongLegs1981 I hope not! My replacement just got here as well and I’ve not had a chance to put it on.
What up bro?...i know you have already answered this question but i need a good charger that will charge at least two batteries from 2s to 6s or whatever...it would be nice if it could charge spectrum g2 and any other smart batteries and any other batteries with the proper connector but i cant find one that does...basically i need a good charger that will charge regular "smart" and any other batterie from 2s to 6s or higher i guess...i had bought two g2 batteries for my fusion 360 but when they got here i realized that i needed a g2 charger for them so they have been sitting for 5 months...i know that i can get the little cheap g2 charger for only g2 batteries but i was wondering if there was like a "one stop shop" for a charger...anyways...if you could recommend me a charger then i would appreciate it :)....(MY EDIT)...the charger can be more than two ports...two is just my minimum.
What’s up buddy, so the Spektrum S2100 or S2200 is a great charger. The 2100 is a two port 100w each and the S2200 is a two port 200w each charger. If you want to charge smart battery’s G1 or G2 or any other battery I would recommend either one of those. Of course they will charge other batteries as well. So it’s kind of a one-stop charger. Unfortunately any of the chargers that are more than two ports are kind of worthless. For example I have a hi tech X4. 4 port charger, issue is it’s only 50w a port! So 5 amps max and takes for ever to charge a 6s 5000mAh pack like hours! I’m amazed at how fast and perfect the smart charges are!
@@westhobbiesrc8051 Thanks bro!!!...i was looking into the s2200 but wanted to ask you first.
Definitely a awesome charger! I want to get one next! Have the S155 smart charger for now as I only have two smart packs but the S2200 is my next charger. My main charger is a old thunder power TP820 witch is a great charger but I want more smart packs!
@@westhobbiesrc8051 What up bro?...I ran the sonicwake today and its really awesome!!! so thank you for recommending it to me...i didn't do anything to it except position the batteries in what i thought was a good spot for weight distribution and the boat ran great!!!...i really like the scream of the motor and the rooster tail that it makes!!!...so ive got two 3s 50c 5000 smart batteries and they plug into the two connectors in the esc...is it possible to run one 6s 50c 5000 or do you have to use two batteries with these types of things?...can you us a "Y" connector?...reason im asking is that ive already got some 6s batteries for my fusion480.
@@hoofarted8709 what’s up buddy! That’s awesome man! It’s a great boat! Best boat for the money, it’s a boat that will take a beating and fun to drive. I need to get one! It’s great that if/when you flip it that it rights it self! Awesome feature right there. So they use two batteries for balance. You want even weight on both sides. If you can stick one 6s pack in the middle then yeah that will work for sure you just don’t want to use one 6s pack on one side. The boat will lean to bad on that side.