Beautiful - F09-H Navy RC Helicopter - Review

[@dcordel2174]

I will very likely get one of these. I was stationed at HSC-21 from 2007-2010. Takes me right back!

[@StingraysVideos]

Another great video for the books Steve and another beautiful helicopter for my hanger! AWESOME Yuxiang!

[@MrRaymond1021]

The pole sticking out on the front of the helicopter is called a fueling probe Steve. It's what they use to get fuel up in the air so they don't need to come down to get fuel. If that's what you were referring to. That helicopter looks great. Just like the other two that are similar. Another awesome video Steve, thanks for sharing my friend.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Ha ha… you are the second person to think I was referring to the fuel probe when I said Gatling gun (the Gatling gun is on the side of the chopper).

[@MrRaymond1021]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Ok. 😁😁 😁

[@michaelmyers2896]

Man Steve, that thing looks awesome in the air. Great review.

[@lewiemotorsports3616]

Yuxiang has been absolutely killing it lately, their products and customer service has been great too. Still loving their choice in radios as well 🔥 thanks for the vid Steve

[@mrnate2468]

its been a while since ive watched one of your videos (fell out of the hobby for a little) and your editing has really taken a leap! i enjoyed your videos before, but now they seem even better!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Welcome back!

[@riffraffsrc]

Man, that's a really nice heli Steve! They sure have come a long way since I first came back into the hobby around 2010 and was buying small indoor helis and teaching myself to fly 4 channel. Back then, it was buy a zillion spares and the helis were so fragile it was like flying eggshells, then the wltoys v911 came out and everything changed because it was cheap and nearly indestructible, I bought 5 or 6 of them and lots of batteries and just flew one after another, rotating them. That thing literally taught me how to fly. These birds today are amazing with gyros and no fly bars, they look better, fly better and I rally enjoy them but a small part of me misses the simplicity of the v911 and actually being forced to develop skills to actually fly it., I don't miss all the crashes and frustration lol but it did teach me to fly. Todays newbies have it easier in that respect bit I think overall, it's a good thing because people actually stay in the Hobby and don't leave due to frustration like I almost did back then. Glad I stuck with it. And I was heli and drone crazy for a very long time both indoors and out. I always wanted to get into fixed wing but didn't have a teacher or a place really to fly one. Nowadays I'm far more into ground vehicles, bashers and crawlers but I still like to take out a heli now and again and enjoy how smooth they are these days! I know we are the same age and how was your path into or back into the hobby? My first mini hel was a 9 eagles solo pro which was a delicate and fragile little heli which was a terrible choice for a total beginner like I was then lol that thing would barely tap into something and. break into a million pieces 😂. It was the wltoys v911 that was game changing for me and the hobby. It was so nearly indestructible it allowed my errors to crash over and over until I could do it correctly. Even today it's an inexpensive way to learn 4 channel and learn real no gyro skills. Great video my friend! 💯 🤜 🤛

[@jeromealido7231]

LOVE the contents you provided for us Steve we all appreciate what you do! Keep up the great work👍

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I appreciate that!

[@RC-Experimentalist]

Looks real in the air. I hope they have Super Cobra or Viper version. It would be awesome.

[@poochies0316]

Yes AH-1W or Z would be great 😊

[@willrine8614]

Fun video ! 😃 Refueling probe up front. Great copter, great review !! 😎

[@vicro124]

Great video as always, Steve. Keep it up!

[@lynsmith1096]

Very nice looking RC Helicopter and review Steve.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Really cool helicopter cool review

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Great detail

[@julianmclean3869]

Well done Captain!; what an amazing (and detailed) Heli; damn shame its so expensive (over $800 AUD) however the best part of this review was the " Cathedral of Clouds" !!!; the skies were simply beautiful !!!!

[@RCCopterLove]

Another very good review with many important informations. I like that you show how the different flight modes are working. These little GPS scale helis are getting more and more detailed and are looking better with every new generation. Your editing is great as always! You put a lot of work on the different angles and the drone footag into these videos! Thank you in the name of all big heli fans!!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Slithh]

What a beautiful helicopter! If I had a spare $600 I would definitely buy it right now. But, I don't lol. Very detailed and accurate reproduction. It would be nice if it was a true FPV copter and I hope to see a very good fpv helicopter in the near future! Great video. Makes me want one!

[@poochies0316]

600 ? Heli direct in states has it for 475 free shipping why order it from hong Kong?

[@Anunakkiwalkitalki]

Always a good day when Steve has a video.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

I like the set up

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent video, and excellent flying. Beautiful helicopter. Thank you Captain Steve.

[@jrussell4711]

I have the Coast Guard version. What do you bet the fuselages are interchangeable? I could use some guns....

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I’d say the odds are good.

[@jrussell4711]

I will watch for same. Very much obliged for your testing and insight as it has been invaluable in learning the operation of the F09 CG version. @@CAPTAINDRONE798

[@bronkokulitscka8837]

Verry nice flight !

[@vaibhavjain2791]

Hi from India. Came across your videos recently and have started following you. Good content and coverage, thoughtful feedback of the product, your videos are indeed nice.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Welcome aboard! Thank you

[@fishdude666ify]

Dude that thing is sick AF.

[@ZabDevin]

I have the previous Coast Guard version. What is new besides the tail rotor having four blades? It seems like the same technology to me.

[@ZabDevin]

It is important to be transparent with viewers about what specifically has changed from previous models.

[@zo9661]

❤ >>> 8

[@yeasue1]

Looks Awesome

[@darrenjones3681]

Captain Drone I would love to see an MD530 little bird or even better a CH47 chinook or CH53 super jolly/Super Stallion in this scale with these features ie new pilot suitable

[@flipmode00]

That's a beauty

[@poochies0316]

Tail rotor doesn’t sound as annoying as apaches wonder how they fixed that

[@soniaellis163]

I see mondays Total Eclipse is over the Niagra falls, should be spectacular. Somebody's got to get a drone shot.

[@tlfunk51]

If you had to pick one, which one? Fly Wing UH-1, this UH-60, or the AH-64? Thanks.

[@stevenmoody4531]

This was a great video to help me decide on a purchase. What model was the little camera you mounted on it?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I only use the INSTA360 brand of cameras to place on RC Planes & RC Helicopters

[@eugeneaustin]

one day i will fly my hawk i've had it for a year that look's great especially against the cloud's great heli great review Steve. off to bed now, night night, {well wifey keep's your 74 now bed early}

[@henrytaaffe7058]

awsome video Captain

[@vincentcimino1963]

Thanks Steve, I see it comes with a camera option at purchase, would you know anything about the camera?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes. Watch my review video of the red/white coast guard model of the same helicopter and you’ll see me demo the camera.

[@vincentcimino1963]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ok great, I’m going to get one using your code, much appreciated and thanks for the info and response, lots of help before I made the purchase

[@ethanlikespizza]

Do you know if this new model of Blackhawk has upgraded gps and optical flow compared to the coast guard? If it does, I’ll buy it but if not, it’s not worth it.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I do know that I was told many components were upgraded, but I have no idea which ones

[@ZabDevin]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 The motors are the same. The functions are the same. I own the Coast Guard version. I don’t see any upgraded components.

[@ZabDevin]

Agreed!

[@phongbui3422]

what is difference between optical flow mode vs gps mode ? does it more stable on gps mode or the same with optical flow mode ? thank you !

[@123windyron]

Awsome vid thanks STEVE!

[@flashGordy-gn1op]

Hi, Great Video!!...How does the flight of the F09-H feel and perform compared to the coast guard F09-S? When making the purchase selection between the two, is there anything different in performance other than the figure 8 feature?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Not really. Very similar.

[@gilsonemidio8511]

Hello Captain, how is the compass calibrated?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The manual should walk you through the calibration

[@RadianXL2023]

I want to ask if You change the transmiter, are You be able to do figure 8 with the Coast Guard model??

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It is a gps/flight controller thing & not transmitter thing

[@RadianXL2023]

Will, I Will do the figure 8 by my self then, thanks for share your opinión captain Dron

[@ulf373]

They make a version that comes with a camera. I don't know if that's for taking photos only or if it can record/stream also.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I reviewed the camera in an early version of this helicopter

[@ulf373]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks for your feedback. Do you've a link to the review? Is it worth the extra investment?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@ulf373 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKTYq6x_rNF5grcsi=2uLEX3g6MWoIMcMH

[@ulf373]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thank you. You're absolutely right, I've to get one now :)

[@skywalkerEA]

Hi Steve! Your reviews are fantastic! Is this heli quite similar to the F09-S in terms of technology?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, similar but with newer tech

[@ZabDevin]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 What newer tech?

[@rmvelecky]

Great heli Steve. Oh great review too. The amount off for the coupon is really good 👍 but even with it, it’s pricey. As you say , what you get and do it’s a good price. 😊 Quick question. I don’t know if you can do this on KZbin. Should it be possible to copy and paste the coupon code in without writing it down? It would surly help adding it to the order..

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, copy and paste should work

[@aureliusprimus]

Very fine ! Does RTH works in manual mode without GPS ? 😀

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I believe it does because the GPS never shuts down so it is always remembering where home is.

[@aureliusprimus]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks a lot !! You could try it in a future video !! 😀😀

[@jameslovell8682]

This appears to be exactly the same as the Coastguard model (which I have) with no upgrades of any kind but merely a different paint job and guns added.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Perhaps you need to take a closer look to be 100% certain

[@ZabDevin]

I totally agree. I have the Coast Guard version. They look the same to me.

[@ZabDevin]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Can you be specific about what has been upgraded other than the tail rotor?

[@linokino5155]

Molto molto VERO!, bellissimo!

[@brucebiggerstaff4374]

Thanks Steve, do you know the approximate radius of the circle mode? (distance to heli from subject)

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It is quite large (not a tight radius). About the same you’d expect from a drone circling you.

[@brucebiggerstaff4374]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798thanks!

[@OHHP3712U]

Does it fit in the case with the Fuel Probe mounted?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Nope

[@OHHP3712U]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Ok Thanks!

[@Raptor50aus]

Great review Steve but please do not rely on the green lights on the battery as they are not an accurate measurement of the remaining battery power and no catching helis with your hand :) I’m glad they supply the battery holder to use your own charger as the supplied barrel plug charger is rubbish and does not balance the lipos at all My black hawk I bought the battery holder separate to use my Hyperion duo charger Looks like I’ll be buying another heli :)

[@jameshumphries7890]

You ever think about review a RC FPV car or a truck? the helicopter is cool. I want one.

[@deeweeuavp]

Coooollllllllll I’d love an Aoulette 2 ☘️🇮🇪🐍

[@andyinottawa651]

Cool heli Steve, but $$$. Is the freewing jet ranger or huey a better deal?? Seems similar price point

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Those are more expensive and are WAY LARGER in scale, but very nice helis.

[@betofazzo]

Hi Captain, i see a kick of the tail when you use the elevator..kick down and go.. this is my issue. (only in Gps and optical mode). Regards

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I’m not exactly sure. It sounds like a calibration may be required. Have you asked the company that makes the heli for help?

[@betofazzo]

Yes but no response yet.

[@betofazzo]

Is like the brake value to high.

[@Cat_man1234]

Is it made out of crash resistant plastic?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes…. But the small detailed parts will break off in a hard crash that is not on a soft surface like grass.

[@RickyD1968]

Can you change the telemetry settings to imperial ???

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

More than likely but I have not attempted.

[@scotboy1297]

How do you determine the CG on these?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

CG on helicopters is normally at the main rotor

[@penjogutierrez916]

Hi capt.does it come with mode 1 controler?or its only on mode 2?thank you❤

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

There is no mention of MODE 1 on the website

[@penjogutierrez916]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 oh ok..some one told me it was different from fw huey..left stick is throttle and right stick is altitude or elevation..

[@vianaaa9923]

Yuxiang and eachine versions are basically the same right?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Correct

[@Raptor50aus]

Thanks for the discount code too Steve, I received $40 AUD discount. :)

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Excellent!

[@Raptor50aus]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 By the way I re watched your video on the Bell 205 V3 and the link to Flywing website is block as it was flagged as malicious

[@petergunn1392]

Hey Cap. Mine arrived damaged unfortunately. Right landing gear busted in the case and the thread broken off in the landing gear. Just wondered if there's any repair experts out there to assist with a repair. Me not so tekky minded.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

So far I have received 3 of these units. One unit had the tail stabilizer broken off. This is due to either the kids at the factory pushing the heli into the foam or the stupid customs agent doing the same. I glued it back into place with CA glue. Another unit had the wheel broken off (screw that holds it in place was snapped off). Again this is due to someone pushing it roughly into the foam. That one I fixed by gluing the plastic wheel to the plastic shock extension coming off the frame and then strapping the entire plastic shock extension to the moveable metal shock and adding a dab of CA glue. It holds and works because the wheels don’t have to turn.

[@petergunn1392]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Champion Cap. Much appreciate your advice and the flying video tutorials too! Best from Australia!!!!

[@michaeljonas92]

nice heli

[@albertlim8079]

The mini is there hahaha😅😅😅

[@chrisbailey9659]

How much discount do you get with the code, please, before I buy it

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It all depends on your currency for your country

[@chrisbailey9659]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 the UK

[@betofazzo]

Hi, i have a problem with my new heli sh60, in gps and att mode, the tail jump up sometimes, (like elevator input) what can i do?. Thank you. (on manual is ok).

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I’m not sure I understand the problem. A tail on a heli will go up when the heli flies forward but not when it hovers.

[@betofazzo]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Yes, but seems a glich or a bug in the flight controller. In normal mode flight good no issues. I wrote to yuxiang and waiting for response. Thank you.

[@michaeljonas92]

can it ship to austria?

[@bongpov476]

is it hard to fly los with heli or plane?? i fly fpv quads...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The RC Plane & Heli and GPS Camera drones are all designed to be LOS.

[@bongpov476]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 i mean the acro/3d planes,planning to get into planes but im finding a hard time to fly los when i practice with my freestyle quad

[@ether4238]

Took my pervious post down I see.. Just got back from the field - All telemetry to transmitter seemed good/correct. Issue persists (fast flashing yellow light and no flight) - "self test of aircraft" (According to the manual). Has to be a bad sub-component... Cannot lift off! Not happy! A shame; I had high hopes for this (Got the camera, FPV googles and everything - Spend about $1000.00 and planned on buying the Apache also). And lets be clear - I am a Quality EE for a U.S. based fortune 500 company! Old past replacements parts/fix orders still not received (Considering this was NEW out of the box!); why should I have to trouble shoot and pay for a new motor and controller PCB???. Or trouble shoot that PCB/controller, if that's where the problem is (who knows and for the price I'm not doing it) - well maybe - it is very cool when working!.. Heck, I’m still waiting for a replacement charger that works (Again - out of the box and did not work!). Been waiting for 2 months now. And by the way; I have been building scratch build RC helicopters, drones, boats and planes for years, so I know what I’m taking about! Oh and I know - I'm the only one that's had a problem, Bla, bla bla... In my world, I would have had a corrective team action all over this ASAP AND provided a replacement also. But NOTHING from the distributor RE GOING or manufacture yuxiang.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

In the world of RC helicopters, planes, drones, no company believes their product is defective just because someone claims an issue. This is because there are a world of morons out there with no skills who fly & damage their RC heli, plane, drone & then blame it on the company saying it came that way or developed a problem after one flight. I went through this problem in the early days of DJI and their PHANTOM drones. My only advice is that if you didn’t damage your own Heli and are being honest then you’d have to complain to the creator of the product and not the store. In North America you can complain to stores but that doesn’t work in China. Also, DON’T WRITE TO THESE PEOPLE IN ENGLISH. You have to write what you wish to say in clear proper English with no contractions or slang. Then translate it into Mandarin (Chinese), and send it.

[@ether4238]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Understood - I am actually shocked that no manufacture in the US makes scale coppers that look this good. Planes & boats, yes, some, but they are not RTF and cost mega bucks to finish and trim out with lights, cameras & extras. Nothing I've seen that comes close to the look and performance of these (When they work) for the money. In my business I have noticed a drop in quality of subcomponents on CPU's and other PCB's out of China over the last year or more. Solder wave issues on surface mounted subcomponents (which is what I suspect here). Subcomponent issues have been a big pain for me in my industry also. The heavy hitters/failures have been resistors & capacitors with bad dielectrics (could be old because many other areas of China production has slowed greatly - don't know).. I am actually thinking of buying another one and use this one for spare parts, but the problem is I am very leery - Out of the box I actually had 3 issues. 1. Charger did not work. 2. Chopper failed after 2 flights. 3. One of the batteries lights don't work, but it seems to have a charge (Small, but still an issue). So you see its hard for me to pull the trigger on another one at the moment - we'll see (if the replacement parts I ordered ever show up). On a final note, maybe ordering direct from the manufacture (yuxiang) would be good and limit shipping handling as when the package when it arrived, it was very beat up. So much so the metal case has dents on it, which could account for a surface mounted subcomponent coming loose (or anything for that matter). Again, I won't know until I take it apart in my lab (I did order a new PCB controller also). So, we'll see..

[@ether4238]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I got it to fly again! Turned out to be compass calibration was needed (Why? Who knows..). Another question - According to the instructions, the charger base should have a red LED on. Then place the battery in the charger base and the red LED should start blinking - when it stops blinking, the battery is fully charged. My charger base does not do that (No red LED at all) and the battery does not charge. Any help or thought would be appreciated.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@ether4238 Since I am in the RC Hobby I have a pile of quality RC Battery chargers. I simply plug the base into one of my battery chargers and then charge up the battery manually.

[@ether4238]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Very cool - So do I. I was just trying to stick to the instruction manual.. Also I didn't want to have to baby sit the charging process. Do you get a red LED on the base when powered up (As the manual states?)? I have yet to take it apart, but from what I can see, there is no red LED - Tonight I'm checking continuity on the base and may give it a go.

[@maddmavic]

Come on capt we know u have the avata 2 in stock holding out on us for permission. Just show us already 😂

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Oh, I wish, but just like most humans, I have to buy it with my own cash & wait for it to arrive.

[@brownriceprod]

'optical flow means it can be used inside' ??? that's not what it means and im sure you know that which is why im confused you described it as such

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Optical Flow is used indoors for stability because GPS is not available indoors. Optical Flow is also used outdoors at heights below a certain level. Was there something you were confused by?

[@brownriceprod]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 the way it was said made it sound like optical flow does nothing outside... it does the same thing outside as it does inside, edge detection patterns... and i think gps does work indoors...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@brownriceprod My response is... YIKES! Other views may have a more cruel response.

[@brownriceprod]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ??? i thought i articulated my point just fine without emotion. im trying to learn all this, and i left your video thinking optical flow only worked indoors... keep making videos and not be able to handle questions about your content...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@brownriceprodNo worries. Your thoughts are yours and I encourage everyone to post comments without providing misinformation. When you say something incorrect (GPS and showing a limited understanding of optical flow), then other viewers that read your response may be less than professional in theirs. I get thousands of comments on my over 1000 videos daily so I can’t always catch & removal the “cruel” comments. I was just being polite in warning you.

[@timgodin2114]

I know picky picky.... but why can't the designers gear the main rotors to spin counter clockwise? Like the real deal? Then the heli would really be scale.

[@sumner407]

👍👍😀

[@mrk8212]

If my gramma could fly it we would be in the zombie apocalypse and she would probably have other priorities.

[@LoveRC]

Scale is nice and helicopter is nice, but I am not buying any more products from Xiang. They do not care about their customers. I had a F06 EC135 that went crazy but I can not get any resolution on this. I have bought and prmoted their products but not anymore.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

They don’t answer emails because they have no ENGLISH staff, and they sell through stores and distributors.

[@LoveRC]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 the store I got it through is same deal. RC Going

[@Manny7RM]

That is mid-air refueling probe Steve, not a gun😂

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Silly Blind Human... Check the side of the Heli... you'll find the gun.

[@rodneys9805]

for that price might as well buy a eflite heli!!!!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

People buy these helicopters as they look realistic and are direct drive. Horizon hobby with the Blade brand does not make any direct drive heli that looks realistic.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

Its nice! but 750$ youch!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Did you use the discount code?

[@Kingsoupturbo]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I did not, I checked it out, 40$ is pretty good, considering it has GPS and optical flow and is fast and looks awesome, decent value! I used to live in Nepean myself, reminds me of being younger and going to Algonquin college!

[@longa2816]

550

[@soulinmeditation]

Not HSC-21 🥲