FLYWING BELL 206
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2025
- Just a quick video with my first test flight and overall first impressions of the Flywing Bell 206.
I DONT recommend anyone to fly in an enclosed space. This was just a quick test of mechanics before I venture out on my maiden voyage. I just feel safer knowing she will perform well once I move to a public area to fly. It is NOT recommend to fly in an enclosed area.
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Hello from Phoenix, Arizona USA. Thank you for sharing this with us.
@joeglennaz your welcome, Thankyou 😎
I purchased this rc model earlier this year. Yes, she is a beautiful example of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger. You did a very good job flying around your wonderful garden space on first flight. I'm 14 flights in now, open space parkland. Gentle take off and landings, it's a joy to fly.
@ady-uk7150 couldn't agree more. This video was just me testing mechanics and gps before I venture to a public space. I still haven't had a proper maiden yet. I'm in the UK and currently we have snow and high winds disrupting any chance of having a flight.... Wednesday might be good.... 🤞
Hello I just had a question I see with the older versions folks have to recalibrate compass and have GPS loss sometimes is that the case with the version 3 ? Or did they work out all the bugs
@dankfrog1 This version 3 has the new improved M10 gps unit. It's a lot more accurate and reliable than the previous version. 👍
@Tucker_T thank you
One other question I had saw someone go into the remote and change the 3D switch to attitude just in case it got in trouble you don't have to go into 3D mode is that something I should do in your opinion?
Yes, what a Beauty, the Bell 206. The Fuselage has more Details then the Huey UH-1 from Flywing. And its a better Quality, but i love the UH-1 a lot. The TakeOff is soso smooth, also the Landing. Nice Flight. Ty Mr. Tumps Up👍👍
@hustenbon69 Toataly agree that this Bell 206 has the nicest fuselage in the Flywing range. Personally the Huey is my favourite out of them all but due to weather I've had very little time with the Bell 206 so my opinion might change, especially after I try the X4 Rotor on it. As soon as the weather is a bit better I will be taking the Bell out with X4 Rotor and will post a video of my impressions with it after modification.
Many thanks for reply 👍
The car in the background is not bad either 👍💪💯
@rcpete7055 lol! Which one the RS4 or the A6 Allroad 🤔 🤣
Not a hard question really, she is a beauty too! Thanks man 😉
Would be nice if they put lights on it to make it look realistic, but it's a beauty.😊
@@jeffreybaba4155 Toataly agree, at the moment it's something we have to do ourselves but I'm informed they will be installing lights on models to come in the near future!
Spool up sounds great 👍
Love the sound of it.
Mine came yesterday and I did the maiden today. Lovely helicopter. It would be cool to add some pilot figures.
@fogcityrc4874 Awesome news! I've also been thinking the same, would look great with a scale pilot inside. I have downloaded a file so going to attempt to print one soon.
@ epic. Any idea what scale the figures need to be?
@fogcityrc4874 I'm going for 1;18 scale as that seems about right for these 450 size shells. 👍
Aonde eu posso comprar?? 😂
@@odimasferreira6268 ?
Mine showed up today 3 day shipping from helid. 🤗 I bought black skids for mine. After I saw how much better it looked on the Huey. Had me on my edge of my seat with flying it in garden risk taker on gps 🫣 beautiful bird. Nice flight and garden.
What camera do you film with? It’s really nice also
@thatsmyrc had me on tender hooks too! These birds need room to fly, today was just a little hover before the big maiden. I'm using my cell phone for all my videos Samsung galaxy s23. I've got it at 2k resolution rather than 4 as it takes forever to upload if I record in 4k! Lol. I'm sure I'll personalise her, at the moment I don't mind white skids as heli is red and white but I'm going to paint the blades red and white too. No gatling gun though 🤣
@thatsmyrc p.s my runcam pro turned up today too so I'll be setting that up for some inflight footage!
@@Tucker_TI’ve read on other peoples comments who owns these while I was researching up on them while back, warning others to make sure you loktite the bolts on tail motor. Theirs flew off and downed the bird.
@thatsmyrc I've not heard that one yet.... maybe it was an older problem as I've only been around flywing products for about 6 months. I'm active in the fb groups and now part of the admin team, meaning I'm very active on that forum and that's the first I've heard of these scenarios. But I'm sure it can happen. The bolts should indeed have locktite on them. But if those people done preflight inspections then surely they should have noticed a loose bolt on the tail.... trust me they are very hard to remove, if it should move easily on pre inspection then definitely remove and use threadlock. Unfortunately these helis get a lot of stuff like that as generally beginners are using them and generally they don't understand preflight checks etc.... and it's not just from new it's before every flight too. I personally believe a lot of issues people report are more user error than heli error. People like to blame the machine rather than themselves! 🤣 I say this as I now have 4 models and all are absolutely fine! Checks and maintenance are crucial every flight. If they did have missing threadlock they should have noticed this upon checks as bolt would easily turn.... lol. But try yours and see how tight it is, just make sure to have loctite to hand if you crack it open. I've actually just this second changed my tail blade on 206 for a red and white one and it had locktite on and was stuck fast.... always check and double check would be my suggestion to these people as it probably could have been avoided..... 🙄
Looks awesome piece of kit 👌
It sure is a beauty, thanks buddy 🙂
“Orville, can we just enjoy the flying, don’t like a challenge”. “Fair enough Wilbur, let’s just go back to fixing bicycles”.
Can you use a different transmitter with this like a DX6 or are you stuck with the transmitter it comes with?
hi from the STATES, USA, may I ask u why did u not purchase the 4 bladed version?? please advise, Ron
@ronaldreynolds9870 I purchased the 2 bladed version as I already owned a x4 rotor meaning I am able to swop heads out and use either a x4 or x2 prop on both my Huey and Bell 206. 👍
Nice, although its odd and a real pity the manufacturer has placed the tail rotor on the wrong side of the tail boom! I therefore imagine the main rotor also rotates in the opposite (wrong) direction to the real aircraft. I wonder why they couldn't make it so it was correct to the real helicopter....?🤔
Its a nice model overall and its ability to fly so steadily is fantastic! Ive never flown an RC helicopter....have always wanted to and I have always loved the Jet Ranger. Its an absolute classic design and as iconic as an E-Type Jaguar. (Same period in history too). It never looks old. Having worked with the real thing for several years in my past, I have to say those moulded 'rivets' are massive! The actual aircraft has very smooth surfaces with very small rivets where they are not entirely flush. Also, it could do with the over head glazing being painted in if there are no actual transparencies on the model. A tinted blue or blue/green shade would be authentic.
Great demo of a nice model. Thanks! 👍🏼
@lawrencemartin1113 it seems to be a common thing with putting the tail rotors on the wrong side! Why manufacturer's do this I haven't a clue. I agree those rivets are very large, although to big I prefer having something rather than nothing. The Flywing Bell 222 (Airwolf) has very little detail in comparison to this Bell 206. In my opinion this is by far the nicest looking shell flywing have produced, yes it's not true to scale but it's still a beauty and the GPS really helps keep it safe from harm! 🤣
Merci beaucoup Monsieur. Très beau vol.
@@gidesp1 très apprécié 👍
Hello, did you take off in ATTI or GPS mode? Your take off is very smooth... my UH1 in GPS mode jumps off to the hovering height even if a push the throttle stick very slowly... any suggestion? Thanks!
@Chetto1965 I took off in GPS mode but you are right most flywing models take off like a rocket! Especially the FW450. Its all down to technique, there is a way to get all Flywing models to take off slowly. It's a little bit fidely but once you get it once it's easy. This works best with a spring loaded throttle/collective. Add a tiny amount of UP ⬆️ (throttle/collective) then after about 2 seconds release stick back to centre and Heli will take off slowly.... you need a tiny amount of throttle to do this. Add throttle, then release back to centre.... 👍
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@@Tucker_T thank you so much! I will try this technique!
@Chetto1965 No worries, hopefully you'll work it out. As said once you do it once and get the feel of it, it becomes easy to do. Just add a little throttle and release after 2 seconds. If it doesn't take off try a little more until you get it right. If it still takes off like a rocket just decrease the amount..... I'm sure you'll work it out. Good Luck and Happy Flying!
Very nice and a nice size too. Thank you
@@SydneyGrimes-uw3mh 👍
@@Tucker_T I first asked but why? These things are expensive. Then I see two Audi's in the garage............. Oh deary me.
@theaustralianconundrum LOL! These heli's aren't really expensive, the price range is average for a 450 size machine. To be honest they are worth every penny as this gps system has saved my bacon many times which saves a lot of money repairing them! 🤣.
P.s One Audi was missing there is another one ..... 😂🤣🙄
@@Tucker_T You bought THREE Audi's????????????? Oh my lordy lord.
@theaustralianconundrum God help me!! 🙏 lol. Their might be 3 Audis in the family but only one is mine 🤣.
3:39 I nearly had a heart attack.
How long does the battery last ?
Did you get stung on import duties and taxes. I have found the Heli much cheaper abroad but the import and Taxes are a worry
@raspberrypiploy771 No not at all, I've purchased 4 flywing models now and never paid extra upon import. When you purchase from Flywing direct all duties and taxes are paid. Can't comment on other suppliers I'd ask any seller this very question before making any purchases. Flywing definitely pay all duties. Be careful hunting down foreign bargains, as they say.... "if it's to good to be true!" LOL.
@@Tucker_T thats great info thanks will check them out
@@Tucker_T The flying price are very competitive
@raspberrypiploy771 yup, that's why I buy direct, good prices and normally delivered within 10 days. It's also beneficial as if you have any issues then you only have to deal with Flywing rather than a 3rd party that might not have great customer service. Flywings aftersales care is spot-on 👍 .
Nice Audi!
@@hkad6252 👍
Wow that was brave in that enclosed space. Good choice to move to other garden. Ha!
Thanks for reviewing this. I have a question, I just got one but thinking of sending back as i think its faulty. Everyone says it flies inverted but my switch does nothing. People say turn on in software but I can't find this function. I think it must be faulty. Can you recommend another brand that does this? Or could you make a video showing how to turn on invert switch. Many thanks great job.
@Pixie-v5j There is nothing wrong with your model, look through my videos and you'll see I've made one explaining this. 👍
Nice chopper....BUT your brave as hell getting that close to the blades....one small error or break in connection and you would definitely be missing something.
@perryh.5306 thanks for the advice 🙏
Very fine and wonderful garden, Did you fly in GPS or manual mode ? 😀 Did you put some settings for batterie ?
@aureliusprimus no I didn't set lower battery as it was a quick test hover in garden. Normally I'll be running my radiolink at10 II with an audible telemetry alarm set at 14.8v to warn me time is almost up. This test was in gps mode to check it was working and also the space was to confined for atti as you get a lot of drift in atti mode.... but she seems good to go....
@@Tucker_T That's perfect, thank you, so the battery has quite a bit of autonomy straight out of the box without any adjustment if I understand you correctly 😀
@aureliusprimus i charged the battery fully before test flight as it arrived in a storage state (50%) apart from charging the battery heli flew like this straight out the box. I obviously checked all the mechanics before test flight but everything was spot on.
@@Tucker_T OK Thanks a lot 😀
my advice is not to go under the blades when the heli is above you...i have lots of experience of what they can chop through. Safe flying and enjoy..
Thanks for the advice, couldn't agree more and ive been flying for years and fully aware of how dangerous blades can be.... however dont recall standing under heli? Phone was at arms length whilst I took the underneath shot. I do agree in what your saying, great advice and thanks for watching.
Happy flying to you too 👍
where can you fly these legally in the uk? i see all the hassle drone users get and imagine farmers would kick off if over thier field
@steveo3002 If you were to follow the rules to the letter then the answer would be not very many places. Most councills have banned the use of RC aircraft in the majority of parks in the UK, you can't fly on any national trust land, you can't fly within 80m's of commercial or residential properties, you can't fly over roads, you can't fly where you might cause a disturbance to wildlife, you can't fly near members of the public. Your best options are at a club where you have landowners permission or indeed any farmland with farmers permission. This really limits where you can legally fly, it all boils down to common sense really, just go to the quietest place without any people or properties near by, that way you won't get any complaints and of course the most important thing is to make sure your not flying in a restricted airspace zone. I've had my fair share of people getting on their high horse so I do my best to fly somewhere isolated from others. Tbh most people are not bothered and quite fascinated when they see these birds flying but you always get the odd person that beleives they know it all!
One thing I have noticed though is since I've been wearing a camera on my head most people tend to stay away from you rather than approach you. I found this to be very useful at keeping the moaners at bay.... 🤣
@@Tucker_T Just keep your public liability insurance paid and you should be fine.
@theaustralianconundrum 🤣
@@Tucker_T yeah its all thats stopping me getting one , all the flying clubs are an hours drive away too - looks good fun anyway
@steveo3002 If it's what you want don't let a few rules stop you getting one. Again if your safe and sensible you shouldn't have any issues. I generally travel 30-60 mins to most of my flying spots. I'm not a club kinda person so don't use them myself. My closet club is only 15-20 mins away but that's not my scene, I like to fly solo 😉. Have a search locally and see if you have any spots close by. I'm on Devon/Cornwall border and we have a disused airport from ww2 in Davidstow and flying of rc craft is permitted on the east runway. Worth looking into if you want to participate in this hobby, generally when I fly I make a day of it, I don't mind travelling for peace of mind...
Never seen as stable as like this
@simonralte6769 and with a little bit of tweaking it'll be even more stable. Really is a fantastic bird 👍
Is this something a beginner could handle?
@danny-li6io Absolutely 💯 % suitable for beginners. These helicopters were built and designed with beginner's in mind. I so wish this technology was available when I started flying RC helicopters as it would have saved so much misery!
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@ thank you!
As much as it’s a beautiful heli, and it would have less parts count in the crash aspect, but I do wish it had a belt-driven tail, that $600 price range.
@the_minimalistic_adventure it boils down to production price I suppose. Flywing have just released a belt drive tail for the fw450 but at the moment it's only available in China. If it's successful then we might well see it on future models.
If it didn’t say Los Angeles on it it would be perfect.
One danger with these aircraft is some beginner losing control and crashing it into somone or a dog in the park. I imagine this could cause serious injury if the worst was to happen.
The danger of having a dog in the park is that the dog could kill you.
It's all about minimising the risk to yourself and those around you and only fly when the risks are low. Unfortunately, there are stupid people who don't know any better and inconsiderate people who don't care about anyone else.
What not a Jr 10Sx H pcm on channel 38. Like I have two mint working ones 😊
@@christophermarvin85 channel 38?
No skill required ? I remember when it took weeks to set up and learn to fly an RC helicopter. Very impressive model, but where is the challenge?
@simonbirt6121 yeah I remember those days too! Lol. They have designed this system for that exact reason. So many people leave this hobby or are to scared to get started due to the difficulties. Technology has moved on and now you can slowly progress with different flight modes. I beleive if it attracts more people to the hobby then it's only a good thing as more custom means more demand and development. If you want to start the hard way as I did and yourself by the sounds of it you can select manual mode (3d) and heli is no different to any other collective pitch chopper. In manual mode there is absolutely no assistance whatsoever from the H1 controller. So if you want the challenge it's still available... I so wish this tech was around when I started to fly as I would have saved £1000's in repairs and replacements! Maybe it does spoil that learning curve but there is no fun in constantly crashing and these birds are not cheap. 👍
@ Thanks, that is useful. I built and flew mainly fixed wing. I had a brief flirtation with rotary, which involved a lot of time money and practice. Fast forward 30 years and I was flying the full size versions, including helicopters which are much easier when you are sitting in them.
@simonbirt6121 I'm the same, I've always mainly been a fixed wing flyer myself. I've dabbled in helis for a while but as you say they are hard to fly, I spent more time crashing than I did flying! Lol. That's the main reason I stopped flying helis, but with this new system if I get into trouble or disorientated i can quickly hit the GPS switch and heli will hold itself in position allowing me to pull myself back together and start again. I only really use my GPS as a fail safe when in trouble and it has saved me a lot of heartache and misery. I've had over 800 mins on my Flywing models and not had 1 crash yet! When flying normal collective/fixed pitch helis I could barely go 3-4 batteries without a crash! If it wasn't for this system I might not have started flying Helicopters again.
I'd love to try the real thing! One can only imagine that orientation is easier whilst sat in the pilots seat! Your very lucky to have such an experience! 👌
Does everything have to be a challenge can we not just enjoy the flying
@dawnsinclair2367 We can inneed, these heli's cater for all pilots no matter the skill level....
Nice, but too much electronics makes it too similar to a drone. If I were to let go of the radio control sticks on my TREX450 helicopter for just a moment, I would lose control with catastrophic effects. For me, the beauty of flying a radio-controlled helicopter is precisely in the difficulty and speed of reaction that must be given to the commands to make it fly as realistically as a real model.
@marconidi3128 It can fly like a full CP heli if you want it too. GPS is one flight mode out of 4. You are correct normal CP/FP helis can be ridiculously hard to learn! Been there done that lol. For me the GPS is a great failsafe, if your disoriented whilst flying you can hit the GPS switch and heli will hover on the spot allowing you to pull yourself back together.... this tech has saved me a lot of money and misery, sure I can fly other helis but I'd be the first to admit I was never a great pilot and have spent 1000's repairing and replacing models. Since flying these helicopters I've not had one crash! That is not to be moaned at! I'm very greatful of this new tech. The biggest problem is that a lot of noobs to the hobby don't progress past gps mode which is a problem as if there is an issue with the GPS (happens) then they are generally doomed as once GPS is lost they soon realise they can't fly at all 😂.
Bello ma inguardabile con il rotore di cida a passo fisso.
nice car😂
@@m4x-r4i 😉
..Hello, it is really risky to fly a helicopter in this environment even with GPS.
@pierrelazzeri7291 yes and it's even riskier testing a brand new heli out the box in a public space. Every test of a new heli I will perform in an enclosed private space rather than in a public area. Apart from myself exactly who did I put at risk? Or should I go to a public area and test a gps heli there? That's not a great idea, If I had a dodgy gps unit heli wouldn't have had the opportunity to flyaway...
Truly well said @@Tucker_T
@@allanfoster5418 👊🤪
Flywing? Just standing in the Air and hover?
@@GrafDe In GPS mode,,,, yes it just hovers 👍
At £600 it an expensive small heli tho
@David-hi9rp Can you get a bigger Heli at this price point? I'm looking at moving upto at least 500 size and your talking over 1K... have you seen the yuxiang heli's half this size and they cost £500. .. please share where you can get a 450/470 scale heli for less than £5-600?
change the values on the hanset to 1400 from 3d mode to atti
@adriansullivan-q9i Yes atti or 6g might have been a better idea or just stick to the side garden 😂 Lol. This was purely a hover test before maiden. Not somewhere I'd normally fly and certainly not recommend, my normal locations are currently inaccessible due to snow and I was keen to check mechanics before I venture out to a public space! Thanks for the advise 👍
@@Tucker_T The flywings are brilliant i've only got 3 at the moment the 206 airwolf and the huey the apache is my next purchse. but all are great fun
@adriansullivan-q9i which apache are you planning in getting? Flywing are release the bo-105 very soon the around Easter they are releasing the ec135.... that the next two flywing products which are due within next 6 months...