Looking good. My advice would be to practice hitting your throttle cut before you touch down. When I was learning I would landed under full power and I did that for a year before I balled one up on the ground.
When you're landing, hitting the throttle cut just above the ground (not too high - like a foot at most I'd say) helps you from slamming it down on accident. It will almost just float the rest of the way down. The natural spool down when you cut the engine is smoother than most of us can do on our own. 😅
My first Blade was the Nano S3 RTF followed by the 230S RTF. Weak link was two-fold. The non digital controller AND the lack of mechanical setup. I got the DX6E first....way better controller and control, lol. Then, I found the dude on RU-vid who does archery (can't remember his name) he has a great mechanical setup video. The video applies to all helicopter setup. I followed his video for the 230S and I had perfectly set it up. Did the calibration too, with NO trim flight. Stability worked, but non-stability was easier than stability!!! No more tip overs! In stability mode, it drifted backwards slightly, but no worries. It was awesome. My Nano S3 got the same treatment. Even with the blade slop 😮😮, it had gps like quality. I own many Blade helicopters, and I had a Blade McpxBL2 that came dead nuts perfect. All the rest needed the mechanic setup.
Whatup my brother. Ive been flying rc helis for 20 years. Usually when you crash you bend the main shaft and feathering spindle and tail shaft. If it is bent n you keep flying it youll wear the heli out premature. U can remove the mainshaft n roll it on a flat surface to see if its bent. When you take off.....get it off the ground quicker so you dont drag the ground n tip it.
I'd encourage you to look into either the OMP M1/M2 or the Goosky S1/S2. They're newer designs which crash better. They don't have a main gear to strip and have CF frames vs plastic on the 230S. If you end up going this route, you'll also end up eventually getting a Radio Master or similar as many of the non-Blade helis use Futaba protocol. I started with Blade as well but once you get out of it, you won't ever be going back.
Yeah blade is just the most affordable for sure. But for being the price they are, they’re great helicopters. But looking at others like you said OMP, Goosky and SAB Goblins. Those helis are very much more higher quality for sure. I do love my blade and Spektrum products! I kinda wanna make the big jump and get a goblin raw 420… tell me I’m crazy lol
@@SlickBackAnt Just finished building a RAW 500. I've been where you are. The 230S is a money pit. The tail boom and skids break easy. If you have a harder crash, you'll break the frame or possibly loose teeth in the main gear. It was good for it's time but if you have a similar crash with OMP or Goosky you'll have less to fix vs the Blades. Prices are very similar. I encourage you to spend more time with hovering in different orientations. It's a stepping stone towards forward flight.
If your heli drifting forward adjust the front servos ball link connector to be longer by 1 or 2 turns, or make the back one shorter. Tail rod needs about 2 or 3 turns to give more pitch cause boom might be bent, so the length is a bit off now, just use trim if your putting on a new boom
I am not a spektrum guy but I believe if you bind safe to gear then assign gear to a switch you will have it on demand in all flight modes. Personally I would not bother with it. Take off and landing will be challange if you keep using stability.
no not really. just plug them into the fbl before mounting them on the heli and power the esc to give them power. then put the servo horns and mount them. but make sure to disconnect the esc before tightening the screws to avoid stripping them but it shouldn't be that hard. it's the same as replacing a servo horn if u have done it but with more servos at the same time@@SlickBackAnt
Theres a swash plate "tool" sits on swash plate to check level. I saw on a utube,Jeees, Help me out Heli Heads, Im A Noob cant call the name. Yea, the feather spindle is a quick replacement, keep several. Main shaft roll on kitchen counter flat service. Keep flyin young man
@@SlickBackAnt If u would, utube it , name etc, that leveler, it's a cool Aluminum kinda 3 points on it, different sizes of course . I saw it on utube 4sure, jus can't find it Luck Heliheads, from 64 yo Heli Noob
To level your swashplate, you can use a zip tie. Zip it around the main shaft just above the swash plate with the head off. Measure the distances from the swash to the zip tie. The measurements should be equal all the way around with the servos all at neutral position. Good job not using stability mode. You don't need it for takeoffs and landings either. You will develop good skills and control as you get more repetitions.
Im confident u Do,,Use The Heck out of Stability if theres a bit of wind on landings, an anytime needed. GOSH so much gets wonky on the minorist of crashs, turn overs, , slight blade Strikes,. Save those Repair $$$ for the Next Heli,,lol
Stability definitely helps! But if someone was so good without stability i guess it doesn’t matter. I just want it to save me from crashing that’s all!
Always remember the AirForce uses Stability in There Heli's,,,,, F 22, f35,,, lol. No shame. I hope they invent a stability safe that will let one fly 3/d,,, period, with A.I. ,,the future.
