This appears to be using the same 150 V3 protocol so should be able to bind to EdgeTX radios. I used your instructions for the E-Sky 300 binding to bind my 150 V3 Airwolf, and with a few tweaks, I was able to get it to fly consistently using the RadioMaster T16 radio. Might be worth mentioning for anyone that likes using better radios with these micros or simply doesn't want to have a bunch of RTF radios hanging around when one can rule them all.
I recognize a Porsche shop when i see one, 😂 i worked in a Porsche service shop for years when i lived in Atlanta, it was in pine lake off of 78 like going to snellville.
I had a little larger heli like this but with full 3d control but was never able to get it to hower, it would immediately fly to the side and crash every time you tried to take of... I think the stabilization it had build in must have been broken. After 20 attempts at taking of it finally broke a one of the pins for the rotor and that was that... it never did fly again after that.
I can't believe it's flying that well in that degree of wind. Pretty amazing. Thinking of ordering one of these through a third party vendor. I can' see any mention of high rates being non altitude hold though, but the photos indicate it is the same helicopter. Do you know anything about this? Thanks. Edit: I got this in, it is Esky branded, and seems to perform ok, but it does not have the windows in it...open windows into the helicopter instead of being plastic "windows" in them.
Sir, I really appreciate your efforts. Especially for beginners loads of valuable answers are given. As a father of a boy who is really on fire for a heli would you recommend this one or is there a better one? Is a OMP M1 Evo too much? Thanks a lot.
Collective pitch (what the M1 is) is a very steep learning curve, even for adults. There is fundamental learning curve that has to be followed. If going to an RC heli club and learning from an instructor, then it's doable, but a youngster self learning collective pitch on their own is rarely successful (unless you too are a collective pitch RC helicopter pilot to instruct him). You never mentioned what RC helicopter experience he might already have, also never mentioned age. In my experience as an RC heli instructor, 14 years old seems to be where kids can start understanding the concepts of collective pitch physics and electronics and how to fly them, but of course every child is different. If you feel CP is too daunting at this time, then yes, this Esky 150 EC heli would likely be fine. My page on best helicopters for kids and beginners also might help in this decision: www.rchelicopterfun.com/helicopter-for-kids.html
Very good and detailed review as always. I like the Esky helis. They're durable, tuning via CC3D port is possible and the lighter ones (150 X & XP V2) fly really nice. And the V2's & V3's work with a multiprotocol module.
How much dead -zone in the pitch & yaw department on the transmitter ? K127 followed up by a K110s would be my go - to for anyone starting out , even though 127 trannie has too much of the dreaded transmitter / dead- zone / delay ( for accurate indoor hooning anyway ) Thanks for putting me onto the 110s and making the Blade 230s look docile by comparison, , I think ...
Very little dead-band on yaw (rudder stick). A little more on cyclic (pitch & roll). I would say a good amount for beginners new to single rotor as their stick centering skills are a little shaky. Dead-band on this by the way is not in the transmitter, it's in the electronic FBL system in the heli to ignore less than perfect stick centering. When paired to a good radio, you get the exact same deadband and the only way to get rid of it is to program in deadband eliminating curves/similar on cyclic.
Love how it looks! Are they still using the CC3D flight controller? Seems to fly really well but with Eachine EC135 cp Heli available now I'd struggle to justify purchasing this one.
@cjb405 Don't Know? ☹ The powers that be grounded my entire over 250g heli fleet most of this year. First MAAC (Model Aeronautics Association of Canada), grounded all their members last December while we lost our Transport Canada RPAS exemptions and then every MAAC field had to be re-sanctioned by the SAG (safety advisory group). Because our field operates at the small airport here (CAH4), the re-sanctioning process was even more involved & complicated. I spent months on it, submitting full size aerodrome usage reports, aerodrome site & airspace surveys and classifications, redoing all our site rules etc. and I finally got it re-approved by MAAC beginning of June along with getting our site insurance coverage back. Was able to get a couple weeks of flying in (the roban 800 of course being one of them) before the heatwave and unprecedented drought in BC/Western Canada once again grounded RC/RPAS operations at the airport (no RPAS flying allowed when the forest fire danger is rated extreme). The smoke is so chokingly bad here anyway now, it's also below MAAC's & Transport Canada's minimum visual requirements most days and miserable to be outside. Scary how quickly global warming is changing things here.
I feel your pain its bureaucracy gone mad! Id have thought the MAAC wud have been more helpful if they want to keep memberships levels up. Well done u for doing the leg work to get re sanctioned. But yes shame about the forest fires etc. In uk we now need a flyer id and operator id if a plane is over 250g! It angers me as potentially puts off many from the hobby. And all brought about in part by irresponsible actions of a few vs the many safe flyers out there! Hope u get in the air again soon👍
Aside from size/speed, what is the difference between a beginner and advanced helicopter? What advantages are there for flying helicopter versus drones?
All answered on my website in detail, specifically in the beginner section. Suggest this page to start: www.rchelicopterfun.com/best-rc-helicopter.html
You have nice home-
Esky 150 EC RTF RC Helicopter Package:
Banggood: www.banggood.com/custlink/KKmFpwZ7mw
Esky Direct: www.esky-rc.com/product/detail/213
Esky 150EC Multi Protocol Setup Video: ua-cam.com/video/NovYb8fdhaY/v-deo.html
This appears to be using the same 150 V3 protocol so should be able to bind to EdgeTX radios. I used your instructions for the E-Sky 300 binding to bind my 150 V3 Airwolf, and with a few tweaks, I was able to get it to fly consistently using the RadioMaster T16 radio. Might be worth mentioning for anyone that likes using better radios with these micros or simply doesn't want to have a bunch of RTF radios hanging around when one can rule them all.
@SchmingyYT - Yes correct, it will bind to Esky protocol with the multi-protocol RF.
Always great and interesting reviews Mr. Salt. Thank you!
Thanks mate, i need exactly that for DIY Quadcopters :) .
I recognize a Porsche shop when i see one, 😂 i worked in a Porsche service shop for years when i lived in Atlanta, it was in pine lake off of 78 like going to snellville.
Dude, dont panic.
Go to track your phone very casualy and phone NASA.
R2D2 is hiding in your garage.😂
I had a little larger heli like this but with full 3d control but was never able to get it to hower, it would immediately fly to the side and crash every time you tried to take of... I think the stabilization it had build in must have been broken. After 20 attempts at taking of it finally broke a one of the pins for the rotor and that was that... it never did fly again after that.
Great Video! Does this model have the same internals as the esky miniwolf 150? Is it just a shell difference?
I am from Bangladesh how can I buy this helicopter
Good to see this one has the option to disable the altitude hold. That's one thing I wish the Eachine E120 would have had
Some exhilarating flying. I particularly enjoyed the flight path near the ceiling fans.
I’ll take a pass on this one salty. I have an OMP M2 Evo and a fly wing FW 450 V3 and they fly great. I don’t need bouncing all over the place.
Yep, hard to compare collective to fixed pitch lift precision - in fact, you can't.
Great to see you back with an rc heli video!
Thanks! 👍
I can't believe it's flying that well in that degree of wind. Pretty amazing. Thinking of ordering one of these through a third party vendor. I can' see any mention of high rates being non altitude hold though, but the photos indicate it is the same helicopter. Do you know anything about this? Thanks. Edit: I got this in, it is Esky branded, and seems to perform ok, but it does not have the windows in it...open windows into the helicopter instead of being plastic "windows" in them.
No idea, only know what features are on what I reviewed.
Sir, I really appreciate your efforts. Especially for beginners loads of valuable answers are given. As a father of a boy who is really on fire for a heli would you recommend this one or is there a better one? Is a OMP M1 Evo too much? Thanks a lot.
Collective pitch (what the M1 is) is a very steep learning curve, even for adults. There is fundamental learning curve that has to be followed. If going to an RC heli club and learning from an instructor, then it's doable, but a youngster self learning collective pitch on their own is rarely successful (unless you too are a collective pitch RC helicopter pilot to instruct him). You never mentioned what RC helicopter experience he might already have, also never mentioned age.
In my experience as an RC heli instructor, 14 years old seems to be where kids can start understanding the concepts of collective pitch physics and electronics and how to fly them, but of course every child is different.
If you feel CP is too daunting at this time, then yes, this Esky 150 EC heli would likely be fine. My page on best helicopters for kids and beginners also might help in this decision: www.rchelicopterfun.com/helicopter-for-kids.html
We appreciate for the time you took to make the video. It is truly fantastic and details!
Glad you liked it 🙂
Great review as per normal John. I'd like to see your take on the OMPHobby M4..
Very good and detailed review as always. I like the Esky helis. They're durable, tuning via CC3D port is possible and the lighter ones (150 X & XP V2) fly really nice. And the V2's & V3's work with a multiprotocol module.
Be nicer if it was a blue thunder body😏
Just ordered one, and decided to watch this video through again. Performance in that wind is absolutely amazing.
Looks like the same frame as the bl. Im wondering if they are interchangeable?
Sir I need a helicopter
What is the scale of this pretty little helicopter?
Full size EC/H135 is 10.2m long (version dependent variations of course). This model is 179mm long. Therefore, scale is about 1:57.
Reminds me of the blade 70s,they need to bring it back.
How much dead -zone in the pitch & yaw department on the transmitter ?
K127 followed up by a K110s would be my go - to for anyone starting out , even though 127 trannie has too much of the dreaded transmitter / dead- zone / delay ( for accurate indoor hooning anyway )
Thanks for putting me onto the 110s and making the Blade 230s look docile by comparison, , I think ...
Very little dead-band on yaw (rudder stick). A little more on cyclic (pitch & roll). I would say a good amount for beginners new to single rotor as their stick centering skills are a little shaky.
Dead-band on this by the way is not in the transmitter, it's in the electronic FBL system in the heli to ignore less than perfect stick centering. When paired to a good radio, you get the exact same deadband and the only way to get rid of it is to program in deadband eliminating curves/similar on cyclic.
Your a good flyer…
Love how it looks! Are they still using the CC3D flight controller? Seems to fly really well but with Eachine EC135 cp Heli available now I'd struggle to justify purchasing this one.
Documentation states it's now Esky's own system based on their V3 chip program.
小さいけど安定性が良いですね！
Loved the review nearly as much as your r2d2
Please link dedo
Great video
I like the room better than the helicopter !
Hi John
Thank you for your time once again your knowledge around the hobby is greatly appreciated I enjoy all your content.
Thanks for watching 🙂
The wooden house is so beautiful!
WoW... Beautiful house...
Good to you see you again on RC heli
Very good unboxing, flight and description review John.
Thank you kindly - thanks for watching 🙂
Great content this has wet my appitite, when are you dusting off your 800 Roban!😊
@cjb405 Don't Know? ☹ The powers that be grounded my entire over 250g heli fleet most of this year.
First MAAC (Model Aeronautics Association of Canada), grounded all their members last December while we lost our Transport Canada RPAS exemptions and then every MAAC field had to be re-sanctioned by the SAG (safety advisory group).
Because our field operates at the small airport here (CAH4), the re-sanctioning process was even more involved & complicated. I spent months on it, submitting full size aerodrome usage reports, aerodrome site & airspace surveys and classifications, redoing all our site rules etc. and I finally got it re-approved by MAAC beginning of June along with getting our site insurance coverage back.
Was able to get a couple weeks of flying in (the roban 800 of course being one of them) before the heatwave and unprecedented drought in BC/Western Canada once again grounded RC/RPAS operations at the airport (no RPAS flying allowed when the forest fire danger is rated extreme).
The smoke is so chokingly bad here anyway now, it's also below MAAC's & Transport Canada's minimum visual requirements most days and miserable to be outside. Scary how quickly global warming is changing things here.
I feel your pain its bureaucracy gone mad! Id have thought the MAAC wud have been more helpful if they want to keep memberships levels up. Well done u for doing the leg work to get re sanctioned. But yes shame about the forest fires etc. In uk we now need a flyer id and operator id if a plane is over 250g! It angers me as potentially puts off many from the hobby. And all brought about in part by irresponsible actions of a few vs the many safe flyers out there! Hope u get in the air again soon👍
Sweet little FP heli John thanks for the review.
Thanks for watching 🙂
Aside from size/speed, what is the difference between a beginner and advanced helicopter?
What advantages are there for flying helicopter versus drones?
All answered on my website in detail, specifically in the beginner section. Suggest this page to start: www.rchelicopterfun.com/best-rc-helicopter.html