Eachine - E129 - RTF Heli - Unbox & Maiden Flights

[@mssippijim]

Alishanmao has an outdoor flight video with a fair amount of breeze, in high rates it did quite well.

[@emsman59]

Have it...love it....total blast for couch flying.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Totally! The cats love them too - LOL ;)

[@keithshillbillyrcn849]

Hello Brian and Mrs Megan aka camera crew. Well done camera crew showing the skills at the sticks and lots of great filming. That's a helicopter i could even fly LOL. Thanks for the video keep flying you guys. Just having fun RC'n with friends and family

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Camera Crew's skill at the sticks is generally "on the spot" and rushed ;) She does better when she has time to really think about it for a few minutes....was glad she sorta said yes for this one!

[@benwoods9649]

Brian, Great to see you have your "Camera Crew" fly too. We all know you make it look easy because of your experience, To have your "camera crew' fly makes your videos more valid for the average person!!! Great video as always!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think the the "Average Person"....especially the RC inclined, would be a better analog than my wonderful camera crew....she claims "her brain doesn't work that way" :) LOL!

[@benwoods9649]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Get her started.... remember it takes practice, practice, practice!!!

[@martymundell4212]

Hello Brian, I am new to the world of Radio Control. Like the way you and your wife explain the building and flying of all the aircraft you promote on the site. I have learned quite a bit from your hands on approach . When I receive a new airplane I always go to your site and watch you unbox and build the aircraft I have. You make simple suggestions that save me a lot of time and grief through your knowledge and experience. To you and your wife THANK YOU and STAY SAFE. Marty

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You've just explained perfectly our current channel "missions statement" , and we've very glad to help! Thanks for coming back; without such a GREAT audience, we wouldn't be doing this, and the opportunities we're enjoying wouldn't be in front of us now.

[@scable-eq7bp]

Yeah, Megan finally makes a cameo appearance and she does some flying, that's cool, can't forget the cat making a short appearance also......

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yeah, she was glad to crash for everyone!!!

[@gbro8822]

Very cool and under $60 bucks. Thank you guys.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

for sure!

[@thercenthusiast]

Brian if you pull the sticks down and away on both sticks it will start the motor then push throttle up it will fly under your power and still use the auto land

[@dennisdefrang4295]

I watched this last month and ordered one for myself. AWESOME!!! It flies so great, stable and easy. My first helicopter was the Blade Nano S 3. It was to much for me and gave up for a while. Our son (29) got me a Syma S107H-E for Christmas. I flew that one the next day and was amazed at how easy it was, so, I ordered the Eachine E129. I was amazed at how easy the E129 flew, yes, inside the house. I love the one button Take Off and Landing in both the Syma and E129. I just ordered the Eachine E120 it has the same barometer in it. The battery is 2S 7.4V. That's what it says. Is that right? The Syma and E129 are both great and easy to fly and I've been flying them both ever day. I'm gonna watch your E120 clip and hear what you have to say about that one. I am so glad to see Camera Crew flying the E129. I love and enjoy watching your chanel because, you take time out to explain different aspects of what you are featuring.

[@phapnui]

Where can you buy batteries? My Firefox like that only came with 1. And no helipad.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

From Banggood. Just follow my link in the description, then you can find them easy ;)

[@brianroberts5740]

I dont know but I read somewhere, or another video but you're supposed to use the supplied charger. Its not the voltage, it's the output amperage that will fry) combust) the battery. Like a nine-speed USB phone charger pushing about an amp would probably cook a little 300 mAh li-po battery.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

okay

[@smokeymcbongwater3561]

Thanks for another awsame video. Way cool

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Smokey!

[@mikeekim2532]

Hi, I have the heli based on your review. LOVE it! But I need replacement main rotor blades but cannot find anywhere. ANY ideas where or other brand-blades I can use please? Thank you.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm really sorry, the set that came with the heli, I assume are gone now? If so, you can follow the link to the heli (in the video description) and see if they're offering spare parts, but I wouldn't expect it for one of these helis, unfortunately. Sorry Mike!

[@johnnymaynard299]

Another awesome video thanks Brian !

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you enjoyed it - Thanks!

[@DanN-hp9lj]

Now I dont mean to correct the master here....but! The dual rates are in the throttle trim, push forward until two beeps and it does really well in fairly high winds for such a little thing.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Awesome!!! Thanks Dan ;)

[@justinedefrance873]

We can finally have fun without running the risk of breaking it on the first flight. A very reassuring flight. It can be a smart gift if necessary for a novice. Good flight !

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes, exactly! This was definitely NOT the case for early helis!!!

[@supertuber8506]

well in my first flight i broke the canopy

[@scaleworksRC]

First crash into the kitty litter box cracked a blade but ordered more 👍 it's awesome

[@scable-eq7bp]

Just ordered one, probably take 7 weeks to get from China to Florida, I think they ship it via rowboat.......

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Actually, it's one of those bike style paddle boats - LOL!

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Dang I Think I Could Fly That One! LOL The Droppin Down Into Jurassic Park Canyon Was C@@L!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes. Nature will find a way ;)

[@shaonzakaria2602]

Nice house

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks SHAON

[@djordjemarovic6263]

Hi man how are you? I havr one question. Can i bind wl v911s with xk i6 transmiiter for xk helicopters, because they are same factory,? Btw, good video.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure, this one is a different control setup from any other Heli I've ever had.

[@k1ortia]

Altitude control, " i dont know what thats for"..lol.. that got me..😂

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you "Get me" ;)

[@emsman59]

Heli has a micro barometer in it and adjusts the flight altitude. Heli stays at last altitude it was flown to until you move the throttle to a new higher or lower height.

[@phapnui]

These have come a long way since I was a kid making one out of coathangers and cardboard for fins and a Cox 049 in the middle. Problem was no control, 100% freeflight. When out of gas, it would flip over and windmill safely down...well, sort of. My last flight, encouraged by police, was due to the wind getting it and too much gas, it flew far from me and bounced off giant gasoline storage tanks.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

WHAT!??!?! That's crazy! Did the cops give it back????

[@phapnui]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I was chasing after it. There are multiple gas storage tanks between Mechanicsburg and Shiremanstown PA and my craft landed on the second one coming from Mechanicsburg. I got to it before cops showed up and they let me leave with it after a stern lecture and warning. This was in high school and nowadays I probably would have sent time in detention or kiddie jail. My father encourage me in the model airplane department. In the 50's, I was invited to go with him to a field to fly rc planes. Without exception, at least one flight would get away, losing contact, and my job was to go running after it, sometimes climbing trees to get it. Before he passed, he started getting into electric models, a B-24 with four engines. It's hanging in a museum somewhere in Williamsport. Closest I got to rc was building a balsa model with a pendulum in the cockpit attached to the elevator. By bending the tail, it would fly free flight in circles.

[@EJ-74]

Got my T720 today it flies great I had a ball I did really good for my first flight in 20yrs lol Thanks for the review on it that made my mind up for me lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Great to hear! Great way to get back into the hobby!!!

[@Damon0306]

I was hoping for a review in this helicopter, I just purchased one myself. It’s a fun little bird.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's GREAT!

[@DavidLoewenthal]

well done camera crew

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!

[@kelvinbloomfield1375]

yea i had to ordered 129 helicopter today brian, i bought the earlier eachine 119..helicopter and im not a novice . but that was a PIG to fly lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

This one is SUPER easy to fly, and WAY FUN!!! Did you see the coupon code??? In the description!!!

[@kelvinbloomfield1375]

@@BrianPhillipsRC damn no i missed that ill make sure i dont miss it in future

[@davidtillotson7254]

Can you help me with a problem it seems you deal with Banggood a lot. I have just taken delivery of the Eachine E129 in the last couple of days the USB charger will not charge my battery's I have been in touch with them but seem to be having difficulty in getting a replacement. Do you know of any ware I could buy one. Thanks for taking time to read this.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I wish I had a magic bullet offering to help you out, but part of the trade off with Banggood, much like Hobbyking, is that they have "less" good customer support, in that it's slower. If you need to charge them, it's gonna be tough, since they have those interesting "boxes"...like I said, it's a double edged sward..good that they fit and it's "easy" if they work...obviously, in your case you got kinda burned. Have you tried another outlet, maybe see if the adapter is giving out power? Gotta start somewhere....

[@davidtillotson7254]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thank you for taking time to leave me a reply I will probably end up stripping it down and get a multimeter on it see if I can find the problem. Regards

[@tennriverluver3534]

Haha Google is really good. I just ordered this thing a few minutes ago and up popped you video of it!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Cool, needs to work in REVERSE order ;)

[@nutleighgrove3658]

Hey Brian, How you doing buddy 🌈 With these small helis, is Roll (aka aileron) as important as Yaw (rudder) for turning during flight?? “Mixing the controls” or “Coordinated turns” ✅ What d’you think?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I like the way it makes the heli LOOK, but it's not necessary to make it fly with these newer flight control. I also like to have the discipline for when I fly the airplanes.

[@nutleighgrove3658]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Yep - me too! In the summer, flying my big helis, adding in some roll does make turns a lot more aerodynamic, otherwise the heli crabs a bit travelling forward 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TV111]

Your indoor control skills are superb, how did you practice it?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks, but I would argue I'm nothing special. This heli pretty much flies itself!!! BUT, we have heli's that require a bit more piloting, and I do occasionally fly them indoors too. I would not recommend it unless your wife is okay with a little "property damage" - LOL ;) I'm very blessed to have a very understanding and patient wife.

[@EJ-74]

Damn I though you had a poltergeist take over the heli 😁😂 That's pretty dang cool I'm not much into helicopters but that's awesome I have a little cheapo I love trying to land it on the ceiling fan blades lol there is. Very little room for era less than 2ft between the ceiling and the blade and it's not level I've actually pulled it of several times out of a hundred lol Have a good one guys ✌️

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I like doing that too! Very fun way to challenge myself. The blades on my ceiling fan are super narrow and long, plus the angle they sit at makes it tough!

[@timbacchus]

I still have a BladeCX2. Never could fly it worth a darn. Such a good Wife letting you always use half of the kitchen counters. Think I will get it. Might make me look good. Wonder how much wind it will stand. Wouldn't that be cool if you could get a larger one that flew this easy..

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not much, Tim...she's not that fast, so might be tough to get it to move fast enough to keep under control.

[@vecknumb5818]

Heyy brian...seem have fun with tthat copter..how u think this heli compare to eachine e119?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Both good. The newer E129 is SUPER easy to fly. That's the big difference.

[@boeingtrijet]

Ok my only question is, how do you guys stand not having drapes?

[@leetjohnson]

He doesn't really have neighbors....maybe that side of the house faces the trees?

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

I Dought That They Are Nudiest In The House w/4 Kids + Closest Neighbors Are 1/2+ Miles Away... LOL

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

We do. They're roll up shades. We have a short clip about them at some point in our "New House" video, or some spot in one of our reviews. They're remote controlled, and we love them. When you spend this kind of money on windows, you want to see out ;) When we first moved out here, it was CRAZY bright in the morning - It was pretty bad, and no, we didn't get used to it - we got blackout shaded that cover the 6 windows in the bedroom.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Lee - we can see out all the sides of the house from the entry way,but you're on the right track....in 100 acres or more, we have 3 houses so far, with one more coming at some point, unless we can buy out their land from under them ;) (Not holding my breath on that one...)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Gumpy - you never know ;)

[@juniorwest5706]

This is the first time I've seen altitude control on a heli , it's the one spot I have the most trouble with ,

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sure, it's effective too!

[@kelvinbloomfield1375]

hi brian my 129 arrived today.in just 2 weeks! to spain. that was fast!. one question on the batteries .how can you possibly check if charged or how to test to set for a 3.8 storage with that connection ? thanks .

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You gotta fly them till they're dead??? I'm not sure, with these weird cases. You could use a DMM (Digital Multi meter) and some super small leads.

[@Damon0306]

Did the motor automatically stop when she crashed?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yes...........EVENTUALLY ;)

[@LL-lr1vh]

I have a s200 airsport Helicoptor that i can't stop it from raising. can you tell me what is wrong?

[@robbase5085]

Hello, my c129 is only going backward. It was flying good until I crashed, but nothing was damaged. The only thing is that it's going backwards. Need help, please

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You have to trim it forward. It's a fun process ;)

[@anthonysmith5979]

Very funny, with the cats hiding under chairs etc, it's $81 delivered here to Australia. Would have bought but I'm waiting already for the FW450 Smart Heli from Banggood, a mid sized copter for my 7yo grandson. After seeing the reviews I couldn't believe my eyes. May be you can do a review down the track. Regards Tony

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Oh wow! Sorry it's so much more there, but you're probably used to that ;( This heli is SUPER fun. Did you try the COUPON CODE????

[@anthonysmith5979]

Yeah that's with the coupon

[@fellers1983]

How long did it take to get to you from the time ofordering it to the time of receiving it

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Just a few weeks for this one, but some have been taking months lately.

[@RPSchonherr]

Ok the best mini copter I've seen. :) I've tried a couple and they were disappointing.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I agree. Some are too easy, and some are too hard...this one is just right!!! Loads of fun!!!

[@scable-eq7bp]

When you get to be my age just "slimming it in" is impossible, these life struggles are real...

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Getting old suck ;(

[@rickdubois5256]

Can you use this outside?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sure, when it's relatively calm.

[@tarcflying7379]

You should get a wot 4 foam E. Flies lovely. It'll cope with more speed and aerobatics.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Isn't that a plane?

[@tarcflying7379]

Ye but you would love it. Are you into helicopters now?

[@DavidLoewenthal]

HI WILL THE ECHINE E6 TRANSMITTER WORK ON BOTH E120 AND E129 HELI

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm sorry, but don't know.

[@DavidLoewenthal]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I'm gonna fly those helicopters around in my room here at the nursing room LO.L

[@RPSchonherr]

The battery is similar to the ones they use in the quad copter.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I haven't seen these before.

[@RPSchonherr]

@@BrianPhillipsRC It's eachines version of the Mavic

[@taurushipointenthusiast1306]

COOL hey camera crew was it a little fun? Nice when I started it was a 2 channel cheapo and a then 3.5 channel Syma so32g I am now buzzing Wl Toys V911, (S) and the 912/913 Ah the V911 has an S model as well as original flybar love them both...Got to get me one of these be great for work breaks/lunch something quick flights, Not a huge drone fan to me drone are docile turning, no zip in a turn where helicopters/planes turn on a dime, drones well you could grab a snack by the time turn complete.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yeah, they're different animals for sure!

[@nutleighgrove3658]

Hey Brian! Just got mine, fantastic! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 Shame the “Sharp Stop” button, has to be held for THREE seconds, Traditionally pulling the throttle to zero was instant. You can do do a lot of damage in 3 seconds lol. Great video 🚁

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Totally agree! They need a KILL switch if they intend to make these in a larger size.

[@nutleighgrove3658]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Let the kids have a go (of course!) As soon as it clipped something, they held the Sharp Stop button & it danced all over the place for a couple of seconds putting huge strain on the motor, smells a bit funky now! 😂

[@jayrogers4775]

Will not both sticks down and out kill the motor? Does on the E130.

[@nutleighgrove3658]

@@jayrogers4775 Nice one Jay! - Tried it. Afraid it doesn’t work on the 129 - crazy eh? Sticks down & out START the motor at idle for performing manual take off. An otherwise GREAT heli let down by having no throttle cut! “Hold the button down for 3 seconds” I tell you it bounces around, breaking blades and burning the motor, what an oversight! And I THINK the same goes for Brian’s JJRC-MO5. Does your 130 have this barometric hover function ??

[@supertuber8506]

what is the gyro??

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

The Gyroscope ;) In this case, it's an electronic system that keep the helicopter flying stable and also, in this case, keeps it level, and easy to fly.

[@supertuber8506]

ok thanks for the info!!!

[@GREYCAT0307]

Dang you Brian! Camera crew I already had 2 in my cart. :) Love the vids. Did you get a lucky chance to review the new Spektrum NX series ?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Review coming ;) (NX)

[@GREYCAT0307]

@@BrianPhillipsRC NX 10 :)

[@cluzeauu]

hahahahahhahaha. Just ORDERED. But just after payments' done..E130 popped up (like always ). Any idea on E130 mate?

[@cluzeauu]

Hey seems that Ive missed your E130 video :). What I really like in this channel mate is that yoou just DONT do a 5 minutes video which is really worth watching. well done!!!

[@levinav2297]

I got one for my kid (a.k.a. for my self) last week.

[@johnyee9688]

Brian. The manual is in Chinglish. :-)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yep

[@supertuber8506]

i gonna order one😁❤

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's fun! You will like it, especially if it's cold there like it is here, and you can't get out and fly outside much....it's -9 degrees F right now, and I have to take out the trash :(.....

[@supertuber8506]

🤣🤣 im only 14 so i want something easy to flight because is my first rc helicopter. i have never fly one.😁

[@supertuber8506]

here its no that cold but is very windy because I live in puerto rico🇵🇷

[@supertuber8506]

I ordered the heli it says 8 business days to New York that do you think???

[@randylinn502]

Cats!!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes!

[@supertuber8506]

Hey it arrive today and i already broke the canopy😭😭

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

NOOOOOOOOOOO - Time for tape.

[@supertuber8506]

@@BrianPhillipsRC yep 😁

[@elordemedina9474]

Hey brother kakainggit ka talaga may bago ka na namang rc

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

???

[@elordemedina9474]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I bought eachine e129 because I have seen it from your channel. it's so easy to fly but they sent me a defective one. No forward and backward function. I can't even fly it once. I followed all the instructions still it doesn't work. I'm so disappointed. Here in our country it's very hard to return the product no assurance of return.

[@truthhb2479]

I'm gonna have to go into therapy over what does hobby has become everything I just so easy I just spent a month building something whatever happened to Having to work at it!!😭

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not everything is this "Easy", but it's cool that we can use these tools to get people interested. Whatever it takes to draw attention is what we need to be producing, otherwise we can kiss this hobby goodbye.

[@Jack-gy7cs]

I'd buy that except I'm done trying to deal with Banggood and their awful customer service.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I won't try to change your mind, but super bummed for you JACK, since this heli is really REALLY cool ;)

[@alangentry6295]

I'm getting one for the kid in the house me lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - Nice!

[@MaxPower-zp7wy]

Do not like the controller for this one for such a pricier model. It's horrible ;/

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure what you're comparing the price too...

[@qfrb97]

Good review, not so good heli IMO. Proprietary battery and charger, no thanks. As a trainer to get someone started flying maybe, but I think there are better choices for a trainer. As a knock around toy for cheap A+.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yeah, for sure...more toy grade style here, but SUPER fun and looks great! Not sure if you noticed my mention, but I thought I remembered saying something about "...this thing might almost be a bad way to learn..." or some such thing...to the end that this heli is just SOOO easy, might leave a beginner thinking they can fly a full collective pitch heli. This is a great one to buy a couple or three and stocking stuffers for Christmas morning...that would be fun!

[@desmondnichols35]

its not english its jinglish. im stealing that

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL ;)

[@desmondnichols35]

@@BrianPhillipsRC today has been so amazing for weather i threw my turbo timber prop on the valiant and between 3 lipos i got 54 in air flight minutes. iowa does still see the sun im crying happy tears