All that technology for just $160 US. Mind boggling. I am old enough to remember prices for rc helicopters in the 1980ies. What a difference. Another well done video, John. Thank you.
@@sed6 Yes, you are absolutely right. I do remember a set of wooden rotor blades for a Kalt Baron 60 cost $50 in 1982. In todays money that is $150. Hard to believe for younger folks today.
We are so spoiled in RC today, and people will still complain that various products are "overpriced". I'm a big user of 1.7g servos (about $4) which wouldn't even be in a lab at MIT back in the day.
I remember when only those who had building skills were flying and the rest were spectators. Now everyone with a credit card say that he is a modelist. Dangerous people, accidents, governments rules, death of rc modelism. I am happy that I lived the last years of pure modelism.
When you said small RU-vidr (been subscribed for a while) I had no idea you only had 30ish k subs your quality at that of a million subscriber channel! Keep up the great work
Good day John salt, just wanted to share a note thanking you very much for sharing your enthusiastic video concerning the E-Sky 300 V2 RTF RC Helicopter. Your attention to detail & friendly presentation made it simple for me to follow and learn a few things of which I am appreciative and grateful for. This product is a good find and it is nice to see some fun quality features here. Although off topic for this video but encompassing your channel, I have also enjoyed your 3D printed R2 project for the same reasons. Wishing you all the best for you & your channel from the Cape of Good Hope peninsula SA
Back in '93 when I was getting into rc helis, if someone would have showed me this micro heli and said it was flyable, I would have told him he was nuts! The closest thing we had back then was kyosho concept 10 heli and that was orders of magnitude larger in size. It's incredible how everything shrunk down in size to allow this to happen. Simply incredible.
Your vidio is very interesting and instructive for Technicians. because make you smart mini halecaptor & smoothly flying. So i would like to more technology. Thank you so much for that,
I remember it very well. Did you know that the helicopter that "played" the part of Airwolf in the show crashed while being used as an air ambulance, killing all 3 people on board?
I don't know if you guys remember the show Airwolf, the television show back in the 80's but that is and will be one of my all time favorite television shows. To get to the point, This helicopter looks almost identical and I want one now. If it's not to expensive, I will own one in about 30 minutes after this video
This is awesome! I was looking for a vid on this before I take my maiden flight I'm very excited can't wait to fly mine now . Thankyou for your detailed reviews 😁👍👍
Really helpful video. I got mine and it looks and flies great. Beware that the mx 2.0 plug on other batteries usually have reversed polarity. Someone on the forums said they smoked the main board because of this. My new 300 v2 has a warning to only use genuine Esky batteries. Batteries are about impossible to find right now. Esky said they need a US and European distributor and the delivery airline is still down from the pandemic.
Interestingly, my kalt enforcer .30zr also had a hollow mast thru which the collective pitch mechanism was routed. Plus, the entire main gear system was fully enclosed in a plastic body. One negative of this was that there was extra drag from all those gears inside thus reducing power and the hollow mast didn't provide as much pitch as on conventional helis.
Love your video John! I now own a E-Sky 150 V2 since watching your video a year ago. I love it! RIP Stringfellow! Keep up the up the good work! Cheers :D
If you already have a Spektrum transmitter, then the 120S BNF make the most sense because it uses DSM protocol so you could bind it to your existing radio. It's also a little more beginner friendly than the 150FX. The 150FX uses Esky's protocol so can't be bound to a Spektrum Radio. It is more performance minded than the 120S.
@@Rchelicopterfun Thanks for reply. I flew 120SR before and new one looks same like old one. I like 150 better. Or may be 230 S with CP BNF. As for my Spektrum - I have DX7s - for planes mostly...
I just took apart my xk123 waiting for fuselage & tail motor. I love that little heli. Think I’m gonna love this little guy too. I can’t believe it’s FP. Thank you for a great review. Greetings from NJ
I took that thing apart and put it in a 1/35 scale hh-65 it flys but not without modifying the blades so it can get more lift also did it with a ah-1z i wish they had a motor upgrade for these so it could be brushless or if it had the gearbox of the yellow eflite brushed helicopter but then it wouldn't fit so clean, it would be nice if they would make mechanics that are intended for any 1/35 model helicopter mice size and not to big, it would be nice!
First thing I noticed was how quiet it is. Very sleek profile too. John, I noticed you didn't take it apart prior to the flight, like you do on most micro helis. Any particular reason?
@Patrik - Mostly timing. If I would have done the teardown first, it would have been pretty dark out not to mention this is a mechanically simple fixed pitch heli and is not as critical if something is not put together at the factory correctly like it is on a collective pitch helicopter. 🙂
@@RchelicopterfunI always learn a thing or two when I watch a John Salt video, thanks. If you have a minute and don't mind. I'd like to ask you 2 quick questions. 1. Do you fly full scale helicopters too? 2. What part of the country do you live in? I just noticed the mountains in the background in this video. They're beautiful, and don't seem to far away from you. I'm a mountain guy myself, have been all my life. Best state I ever lived in was Montana. The only problem I had was that it was windy almost every single day. Cuts into your RC flight time :-)
@Patrick - 1. Nope - it was my plan in my 20's, but there were very few job prospects at the time. I cover the story and how I got into the hobby in more detail on my about me page on my website: www.rchelicopterfun.com/about.html 2. Location - Rockies of BC Canada - near Mt. Robson/Valemount.
Dang I gotta start an rc helicopter review channel. I want a beautiful house just like yours. I’ll need to improve my English skills though because your voice is very clear and concise. Love it!
Appreciate the kind comment; however, these RC heli reviews have nothing to do with the house. I self built /self contracted our home before RU-vid even existed. My little channel barely makes enough to pay the power bill each month - lol. 😄
@@Rchelicopterfun hahaha I know RU-vid isn’t paying any of your bills, I was looking for a rc helicopter for my 7 year old son for Christmas and not wanting to be caught without a gift I am researching for one so I can buy it now. That is how I stumbled upon your channel. Just wanted to thank you for making such excellent quality videos you are putting up.
Great video. I’m going to order one now. Mode 2 means the lift and back down is on the left correct? Also before I buy could you link me where I can buy another battery for it please
@Elpapi Grande - best to contact the vendor directly at time of purchase. There are no packs listed at this time as far as I know because it's such a new model.
@@Rchelicopterfun Got ya. Thank you. I found it weird that the seller told me that it would be delivered to me in two packages because the battery can’t be shipped with the helicopter because of shipping guidelines. Very weird
@@elpapigrande4035 Normally, at least in the US, all air shipped lithium batteries must be transported "Installed" in the device. Ground shipping it doesn't matter.
Great in depth video. Can I ask when you say not begginer friendly I've Flown fixed wing and have alot of drone air hours so am aware of the basic coordination and thought rather than buying an altitude hold e130 this would be a better introduction for me before moving up. Once again great video thanks.
@Richard C - I cover this question in detail on my website. These two pages specifically: www.rchelicopterfun.com/best-rc-helicopter.html www.rchelicopterfun.com/are-rc-helicopters-hard-to-fly.html As those two pages point out - it totally depends how deep you want to jump into helis when getting started. Fixed wing time doesn't relate at all to heli flight with the exception of banking turns at speed. Quad copter time gives the same basic movements, but they are so easy to fly (especially the GPS ones) compared to a typical RC heli which is a constant balancing act. No question however quad time will help with the basics. Anything with a fuselage should be avoided however for your first introduction to helis - they only complicate things, are more fragile & add extra weight. As I said in the video and if you take the time to study those pages on my website - always better to first learn on pod & boom regardless if it's fixed pitch or collective pitch (my opinion as an RC heli instructor & enthusiast).
It's still very new (just released) so parts listings are coming from Esky soon. Like the F150 V2, getting parts should be no problem from any Esky retailer or Esky direct.
Hello friend, I would like to know if you can help me with a problem with this e-sky 300 v2 model. I bought it and it arrived a couple of days ago, today I was going to fly it for the first time but before raising it I did some tests in stationary mode to make sure everything was working correctly. Unfortunately there is a problem with its tail rotor. Practically everything works but when I move the power or gas stick to the right the tail rotor stops, if I leave the stick in the center the rotor rotates without problem and maintains its stability, if I move the stick to the left the rotor works and It increases its speed to be able to rotate on its own axis to the left. . . but when I move it to the right the tail rotor stops (engine) even the red light on its rudder also goes off. . . I am trying to get the seller to give me a solution but I am afraid that they will act misunderstanding and not solve my problem. The truth is that I am very distressed because the value of this helicopter is not cheap and I have not even made a first flight. Do you know why this problem with the rotor may be occurring? How could it be solved so that it works correctly? I will leave you a link with a video that I uploaded so you can appreciate what I mean. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XWqxPSU426Q.html I hope you can help me, I will really be very grateful :( Greetings.
That is 100% totally normal tail rotor operation. The tail rotor all on all these small motor driven tail rotor helicopters only spin in one direction to create enough anti-torque thrust to counter main rotor torque. They will not reverse direction to yaw the helicopter when given a full right command since the main rotor torque will yaw the heli right. Since you have never flown it, you have never experienced that it actually works correctly while airborne. This is covered in detail on my website on tail rotor / anti-torque function: www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-helicopter-rudder.html
@@Rchelicopterfun Thank you very much friend, you were indeed right, the helicopter flew perfectly. I'm really happy to know it wasn't a fault. . . you are a teacher Thank you again for taking the time to respond, you are very kind. A hug, greetings
Nice little fixed pitch heli, great for a kids 1st heli! Great video as always John. I hope all is well with you and your Family and you're all staying safe and healthy! Happy belated Thanksgiving to You and your Family. Stay safe my friend and take care John. ❤🙏❤
can you show me how to bind this to a T16 radiomaster? Do they sell this in BNF ? I'm a FPV quad guy , but I started micro helis years ago, kind want another one
@@Rchelicopterfun mate it has transmitter mode one and two. Mode One controls the horizontal plain with the left stick and throttle and rudder with the right stick. But how do you switch between mode one and two?
How was I suppose to know you were referencing transmitter mode instead of heli stabilization mode? That is not what you asked in your question. You specifically stated "this help has two modes" (I presumed you meant heli). So your actual question is how do you switch from mode 2 to mode 1 on the radio/transmitter. Answer - you can't. The model comes with either a mode 1 or mode 2 radio. If it was selectable, that option would not be available.
I can't think of any fixed pitch micro heli currently on the market that use a brushless motor. There might be a couple, but I certainly haven't run across them. A fixed pitch micro doesn't need the power so why add the extra weight, complexity, and cost would be my guess as to why they are not used. I of course didn't design the thing, so I'm the wrong person to ask. 😄
