FOAM 3D Stunt Helicopter For Beginners!!! - New Blade Eclipse 360

[@TheRcSaylors]

Check out the RC helicoper Blade Eclipse 360 here: bit.ly/43hNzVs LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS HERE: join.modelaircraft.org/rc-saylors/ This is the brand new Blade Eclipse 3d RC helicopter. This is a foam rc helicopter just announced. In this video we maiden this RC heli. Let us know what you think in the comments. Disclosure: This description box contains affiliate links. Check out the RC helicoper Blade Eclipse 360 here: bit.ly/43hNzVs Battery: bit.ly/48TkrVY Trasnmitter/Receiver: amzn.to/3N61O9g Charger: amzn.to/3T3sZoX LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS HERE: join.modelaircraft.org/rc-saylors/ The products in this video are rated for ages 14+. Amazon RCs: amzn.to/44pklnb FMS: www.fmsmodel.com/bG7_qnRWGKXIak AMain: bit.ly/3FIc1V7 Hobby Zone (Arrows): bit.ly/3Sp3HRR Tower Hobbies: bit.ly/3FB56gq Banggood: ban.ggood.vip/14gJx Redcat: www.redcatracing.com/?ref=FXq96heFYK8m Aviation Apparel: bit.ly/48yTc3Z Fair RC: bit.ly/3QkFJ7r Horizon Hobby: bit.ly/4c8vZXZ Support TheRcSaylors Patreon & Stickers | www.patreon.com/TheRcSaylors Merch | www.thercsaylorsyt.com/shirts Mail | 1140 Carter Ave, P.O. Box 361, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 Social Media TheRcSaylors Shorts | bit.ly/3rN37xp Facebook | facebook.com/thercsaylors Instagram | instagram.com/thercsaylors Twitter | twitter.com/thercsaylors Vlog and Live Channel | kzbin.info SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PATREON FAMILY!! Jim Mulder, john salt, Jose Valentin, Michael Keller, Richard Higginson, Robert Sanges, Russ Cooper, ruudy, Ryan Alexander, Terry Kellogg, Anthony May, Big Mountain Custom RC, Chris Hamlett, David Chenzoff, dmilbrandt, Doug Dahlheimer, Gary Zion, Haar Bear, Jason day, Jeff Buys, Jeffrey Davis, and Jesper Larsen #rc #rchelicopter #rcheli

[@EmilPaulsen-u6f]

Does it Float ?

[@domslivin]

This is definitely one of the coolest RC Helicopters I've seen, almost looks like an Airwolf. I feel the same way about having realism looks, this one is above that and I'm thinking about buying it just because it looks so cool. Much props to Blade for the design, and thanks to you Nate for making it look like flying it is very user friendly.

[@scaleworksRC]

The sound is probably what I like the most about this one. Twin blades and constant RPM are what gives it that realism. Very, very nice heli. 🚁

[@Lonsome1223]

For about the same price you can get the flywing fw450 that comes with the TX and battery. It has GPS auto circle and figure 8 and return to home even auto invert.

[@TheRcSaylors]

That is a really cool helicopter 👍💯😎⚓️

[@mssippijim]

I agree with Abby, there have been a few nervous moments at the local flying field with folks flying big helicopters! I want one of these.

[@patriotrising6214]

Hey good looking, wow foam ! Looks Areo dynamics structural stability. That's a ideal stable trainer . Great to see thanks again! 🚁 Would like a bright hi - lighted tail rotor for positioning in flight .

[@johnnyblaze6742]

WOW!! Excellent flight time !!!! I Love it !!! ....Get to the Choppa !!!😂👍🫵👍

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Bright yellow with flashing LED's would be cool

[@TheRcSaylors]

I’d love a helicopter like that! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@bubblef8073]

Yeah cant see the damn thing in cloudy conditions

[@jwoocrew]

I love it definitely looks clean way better without landing gears. I could see a repaint in Military colors and decals! BBBBRRRRRTTTT!

[@TheRcSaylors]

I’d Love to see some repaint jobs on this thing. Don’t get me wrong as it does look cool, but it also just looks like a clean slate with a lot of potential too! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@RC-Experimentalist]

The fuselage reminds me of Multiplex Funcopter, it had a foam body but just a little bigger. Cool helicopter and great review guys.

[@allgunzsblazen]

I like it! Being heli pilot for over 10 years, it's a yes for me! Resembles airworlf

[@dallasc.hunteriii490]

Great video and you flew that helicopter like a pro! I've enjoyed your videos over the years from the both of you!

[@RCPoor]

Now that's a sweet looking helicopter. A little pricey but super cool looking.

[@tabdougherty8549]

STILL A LITTLE PRICEY FOR A FOAM BIRD. I WAS THINKING A 250 300 RANGE. BUT $450 FOR BIND AND FLY FOAM SEEMS HIGH STILL A BEAUTIFUL BIRD. ENDING PRAYER IS A NICE PLUS. THANKS FOR THE CONTENT!

[@Richard-3068]

Beautiful Helicopter. If you look closely, this also resembles the AirWolf, but in a modern version. Awesome. Wish you lots of fun with it. Happy flying 👍😃 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jonchmielowski835]

Nice flying! Great work you two!

[@Ivebeenhad]

When this shape gets boot legged for half that price, I’ll buy one.

[@FarrellMcGovern]

It's a sharp looking aircraft! It looks like a cross between Airwolf and the tail rotor of a Dauphin helicopter! Just sitting on the ground it looks fast. And judging from the maiden flight..it *is* fast. WIth cold air...you lose due to the effects of the cold on the battery, but you gain because of the density of the air increases the lift from the main rotor.

[@bernechad]

$450 for a foam heli? WOW! That kinda seems crazy

[@hotscarywjm]

Always a pleasure watching you two kiddos!🙂

[@dastardlydave1455]

Beautiful helicopter!! That throttle control would take me a bit to get used to. Maybe train on a simulator first.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Absolutely! It flies really well, and easy in SAFE mode though. Just like flying a drone, but without a GPS lock or return to home/ altitude hold. Excited to fly this more! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@Punisher1981]

Actually like this heli design

[@nuchbutter]

Love that finestron anti-torque tail!

[@TheRcSaylors]

They did a cool job on the design of this for sure 👍💯😎⚓️

[@Rex_Stuph]

Does look like a refined Multiplex Funcopter, but certainly a good thing

[@TheTootie52]

AWESOME maiden Nate!! If you need to be quiet to concentrate then be my guest!! It's ABBY that just makes me LOL!! You guys are the "I Love Lucy" of KZbin!! I have no pertinent comment about the COOL heli, other than saying a real one here, it's red, it's a medivac!! Thanks Saylors, honestly!! 👍❤😘

[@nsbob70]

19:25, when in the flight modes, your throttle is at a constant speed, mode 1, generally calmer, mode 2 higher head speed, and altitude controlled by left stick in the middle for "zero pitch", then you have full negative and positive pitch control. I do not fly in this mode, as I'm not good enough yet.

[@freemansfocus]

Love the way it looks! I'm the same about helos, I like the scale air frames rather than the pod and boom 3D models.

[@EDCandLace]

Biggggg difference between now and when I learned to fly helis... back in the gy401 tail gyro and flybar days lol.... back when we put big carbon rods across the landing skids in a X pattern with foam balls in the end. I'm glad that I learned back in the day of no electronic aids to get us out of trouble. It tought us how to rebuild and do setups and just learn helis inside and out more so than just building them did. We also learned to not try to advance quicker than our skills allowed or else it got real expensive real quick. Lots of time in real fight g3 to learn in-between flights. I learned to fly on an original trex 600N and by the time Flybarless/DFC brushless helis was hitting the market and tech was advancing quick I was already a fairly skilled female 3d heli pilot. Now days the 700s fly so amazing and locked in its not even anything like it used to be back in the nitro flybared helis. Now days the flybarless systems are so good, the servos so good/accurate and fast, the frame/head geometry so good and the power systems just supplying balls to the wall power its nothing like it used to be. I miss the days of old school flybar nitro helis and still fly my old 600n and 700n to this day when I want to get retro and remind my self of just how good the systems are now days.

[@stanbrewer6079]

Foam looks good definitely makes tail boom look better/realistic. Grey was a sad choice. Most definitely flew well, good maiden 👍👏👏👍. Good 🌞☀️🌞 day for maiden. ⚓️⚓️👍💛🧡💚👍👏👏☀️🌞👍⚓️⚓️.

[@Punisher1981]

Lol we all like your iconic crashes❤😂😂😂

[@Skydive4ever]

This looks cool. Graupner had a foam heli a while back called the Funcopter.

[@BenjySparky]

Abby and Nate, y'all rock! Love the channel and content. Peace 🤘 💥 ✌️

[@StevesRC]

Been loving mine :) Love the long flights :)

[@TheRcSaylors]

Nearly 10 minutes or so on a 3S 2200 is impressive! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@ojt_windy_city]

It's important to have fun and learn those orientations, and will help one to learn about helicopters... I remember learning many years ago on the smallest blade msr-x but it was to small for outside unless there was no wind

[@flymachine]

I have the Ikarus jet ranger which was the OG foam Heli and am developing a whole range of scale foam bodies for 500 mechanicals

[@chiplarkin4069]

I have a 250 CFX. I love it. Not sure why they discontinued it.

[@andysmith4394]

That’s definitely one I’m going to look at buying looks great in epo 🤙🏻

[@Jonathan-hi1zc]

Like your video 😊 I fly the blade 230s lots of fun 😊

[@a100nick]

Now yall have a few helis now you two need to come to ircha this year or Cincinnati smackdown

[@warmfreeze]

even as an experienced heli flyer i actually just like they way this thing looks..

[@dougcronkhite2113]

I think it's cool. It's different for sure. It won't be for everyone.. It's basically Blade 330 mechanics underneath a foam body with a direct drive tail motor. I don't need another helicopter (I have six from micro to 700) but I may get this one anyway for the fun/different factor.

[@aaronredbaron]

Glad you like the manual! ;) Happy landings!

[@mssippijim]

Check Multiplex Funcopter from a ways back. I like this, wish it were about $100 less in price, but I may have to be one anyway. I got ahold of an old funcopter a few years back and it flew pretty terribly...fixed pitch, etc. This one looks very good. I kind of like it due to added visibility and a bit of possible protection during a light crash.

[@williamgreen1489]

Great helicopter and review Saylor Team!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you very much!! 👍🙏💯😎⚓️

[@donharsh61]

Awesome helicopter and looks great in the air too awesome guys ❤

[@MattCoversTech]

That thing looks sick!

[@lostinlife647866]

Nate, its nice to see that you have taken some time to improve your helicopter skills. This review was pretty good and was enjoyable to watch you fly in a more professional way. I hope you will continue to fly this helicopter to continue to improve your flying skills, for that Nice Job !!! This blade heli is interesting I'm not sure if I like it or hate it. This future look is happening with a lot of manufactures but I wonder how durable that foam is especially when in a crash. My big worry is that tail boom snapping and ripping the wires out !! Not super crazy about the tail rotor, I guess they were going for a duct look, in the very beginning I thought that had a fenestron tail rotor. Hmm the price is a little steep at $450.00 . Maybe blade would be nice enough to send you another Eclipse 360 just so we can see the durability in a crash.

[@modernart86]

Seems like out of safe mode is basically a 3D flight mode that switches throttle to 60-80% throttle speed? Then it swaps the throttle stick to pitch mode instead? Throttle stick up iirc is pitch up for upward thrust and down throttle stick is pitch down for downward thrust for inverter flights. Only dabbled in it for a bit with my little 3D heli. Was too scared to do too much myself since I’m only used to scale flying. If I’m wrong please correct me anyone, and thanks ☺️👍🏻 Great video as always you guys! Keep ‘em coming! This heli looks cool for sure and I appreciate the full body fuselage/tail boom and futuristic looks of it. Also love that the tail rotor is enclosed for protection of those accidental ground taps upon take off and landing. 👍🏻

[@geraldcrisman7320]

Thanks guys for another informative and enjoyable video and you have my almost most highest praise ( most highest praise always belongs to the the Lord almighty)for honoring and giving thanks to the most high Lord and master for so many blessing .this is the main reason I recommend your videos to others .good job and thanks for the clean content😊good day😊

[@pixelpeter3883]

Loving the looks; got a bit of an Airwolf look to me. WWII helicopter Nate? ;-)

[@TheRcSaylors]

I meant Vietnam!! Oops! I’ve been watching “The Pacific” lately and am stuck on WWII stuff 😬😅 Yes it really does have an Airwolf look to it. I hope they make more bodies for this that are interchangeable. That would be awesome! 👍😎⚓️

[@pixelpeter3883]

@@TheRcSaylors Probably because you were talking and flying at the same time ;-)

[@TheRcSaylors]

Words are hard!! 😂🙃

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

I look at that thing and I think of the Hyperfly. That said, it was amusing. I used to have a pair of LMH110 too, which were a blast and a half. Sometimes it's the simple things that are the most fun.

[@richm77]

All i see is Airwolf all day long and i want one now.

[@TheRcSaylors]

It’s so close to an Airwolf isn’t it!? Flies really well, and honestly has a pretty impressive flight time on an affordable battery. I still have a lot to learn though with helicopters 👍💯😎⚓️

[@Rich-ey7jv]

It looks awesome! Already trying to figure out how to paint the canopy brighter. My old eyes need some neon colors.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Ya know, that’s a great idea! The whole foam body can fairly easily be removed. Spray paint should work well on this, and put it back on the frame! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@123windyron]

Nice chopper but without a rtf version i would not be able to set it up therefor it would not be a buy for me great flying though pretty cool looking machine.

[@KS6DAY]

That is VERY interesting. And it opens some interesting options for scale helicopters in the future.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Yeah absolutely! I’d love to think that they are working on “body mods” or options that could be swapped out! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@MultiSkyman1]

Yes, I was thinking the same. I am only interested in scale helis. I hope they go down that road with more scale like 500 0r 600 size ready to fly scale helis.

[@jamesrobert782]

My whole life ive been into rc planes big time, spent thousands amd flew hundreds of planes, im an ace at flying been flying 25 plus years, and i never thought about starting a KZbin channelnto make up for the money ive spent, if i do and get has far as this channel, id be doing very well formyself.

[@TheRcSaylors]

I’d like to strongly encourage you to start a channel! Sounds like you know a thing or two and I for one would certainly subscribe! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@Matthias-no8fu]

Hey great heli. Like it. looks very good for begginers. 👍Other thing is I gave the 160th like. I always like to give a round numbered like. 😄

[@sheiladavis2304]

$450usd for a small piece of foam with around $50 worth of parts??? This industry is killing the goose. Even compared to a camera drone where your getting 3 axis gimbal with good 4k camera, 4 motors and sensors everywhere. Just like the potensic Atom and that's around $300. This price just seems wrong.

[@ccbusa05]

Even if it came RTF with a nice transmitter, way too much money. For about the same price you could get a Fly Wing 450 V3.

[@Raptor50aus]

I compare this to the Eachine BlackHawk heli which is a try scale heli with direct drive and mine came with 3 batteries and ready to fly for the same price.

[@123windyron]

Now that was some nice flying!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you very much!! 🙏👍💯😎⚓️

[@nsbob70]

"Real" 3-D pilots probably get a chuckle out of your quick rolls then right back to safe mode. I on the other hand, admire your bravery cuz that's more than I would try! lol I'm on the fence on that one and it's foam body. Almost looks a tiny bit cheesy, and not crazy about the whole tail area. Looks like a lot of junk in the trunk. Kinda fat, ya know? Looks like it flies okay though. I just got a Fusion 360, and am working with that.

[@mssippijim]

I've read a lot of the comments here and they are pretty disparaging for the most part. Please keep a few things in mind. 1. Not everyone wants a monster 3D machine. Scale helicopters don't flip over and have convulsions in the air, at least not by design. 2. It's NOT really a foam helicopter. It is a helicopter frame like a lot of others, albeit not the most modern design, with a foam body. 3. $449 is a nice chunk of money, but to say it should sell for $100 - $300? The flight controller alone is $199. 4. Not everyone has 20/20 vision and reflexes like a cat, for some folks who want to fly casual, scale style with something big enough that they can see it at a distance, it might be just the ticket. I don't expect it will be a huge seller, but I applaud Horizon for offering something different. And finally, Nate doesn't claim to be an expert helicopter pilot. For this product I think his review might be more relevant than someone with massive helicopter skills flying it would be.

[@SabastianWright-eb1bz]

don't matter the components waaaaaaay too much for what it is period. im with the person said 70-90 tops

[@SabastianWright-eb1bz]

ur review of the voltronica corsair mini 4 ch plane was great and more impressive than this thing priced correctly at 100-120 no negativity here im only commenting to say to the manufacturers should bring the price way waay down if they expect to sell a reasonable amount of them. The comments pretty much prove it's value here. Maybe they need some alibaba flight comtrollers instead - the 6axis gyros in alot of budget planes are great so, the increase of 400% simply cannot be justified by a flight controller - Especially when you realize what you can get instead at that price bracket. Great flite footage. Love your vids keep up the good work and Love how supportive and pleasant your wife is. You all make a great team.

[@AidanMacnamara777]

Wow, very nice heli

[@TheRcSaylors]

Had a lot of fun on this maiden flight! Thanks for tuning in! 👍💯😎🙏⚓️

[@PyroThunder]

All that needs is the airwolf paint scheme!

[@afrog2666]

It looks nothing like a Bell 222

[@rcplaytime]

looks and flies great,really like it 👌😃😃👍👍

[@jaymeyers950]

I find helicopters easier to fly then air planes I even chased some people with a helicopter in the past

[@TicoqLaBricole]

Magnifique cette hélicoptère 👍🐓🇨🇵 😉

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you very much for stopping by! 🙏👍💯😎⚓️

[@FrankMcavoy-fs2cg]

450 dollars is insane!!!

[@Mark-ni9ny]

I have this heli and I like it. For all of you mentioning the foam, the helicopter is not foam, it has a traditional heli frame under the foam. I will however say I would never recommend this to a beginner heli pilot. I bought it for a scale build and will rarely do any 3D flying with it, if ever. It is very stable and if you have some heli flying experience it is a nice heil to fly. I am not a great pilot but I have been flying helis for 15 years and have about 14 of them between nano to 700 size.

[@scientificbhaiya9336]

love its sound.

[@JamesDirtRC]

I the look of that one. Awesome

[@TheRcSaylors]

Yeah, I’m liking the idea of these foam bodies. It opens up a lot of potential for different designs without adding much weight! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@xboxice2005]

I like this move and design :)

[@greg0063]

That's weird you had a spin issue. My Infusion 180 had a spin, then caught itself going from safe to acro. It seemed like the tail couldn't figure out what to do. Saved it once and crashed it the 2nd time since I was too low. Rebuilding it 1 more time, locking out safe and trying again.

[@andreydildin]

10:40 WW2 helicopters? I know they had ONE, but I have yet to see an RC kit of it.

[@TheRcSaylors]

I honestly meant to say Vietnam. I’m human and nothing here is scripted. 😅💯⚓️

[@roadstar499]

I bet to costs a lot,but it is a very cool looking chopper...😊

[@TheRcSaylors]

It isn’t super cheap, no. But is affordable compared to some higher end helis for sure! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@haveric24]

good job Nate well done good Maiden

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you! 🙏💯😎⚓️

[@robertkatzenmeier6]

It‘s just a copy of the Multiplex Foam Helikopter which had serious problems and is no more sold. Good Video, thank you!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Very interesting! 💯👍 Thank you! 🙏⚓️

[@RC-Closer1313]

What a nice heli!! It’s refreshing to see something different. And it’s actually cool

[@oldmandoingstuff8997]

Enjoyed Review, Way 2 Much $ For most working Men. Cool Heli tho

[@Thrashaero]

Looks like the frame underneath the main body is from the blade 400 and I see some of it's parts are compatible. I do like the fuselage giving more body, there's not enough helis with bodies. just a never ending flow of pod and stick with very few canopies that even look good. There are some from the F3P competition types that do full body but even those seem few. I like hard 3d helis but it can be hard with all the crashing and sometimes you just want to chill with a nice heli that has a full but slim body to it so it's not so skimpy but with some sporty performance as well. Though I do agree the tail is a bit pudgy for my taste, it doesn't need to be that thick to simulate fenestron.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Love this comment! Simply put and well said! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@sotheamam1244]

Nice I loving it

[@afrog2666]

That FOAM heli is Align T-Rex 300X Combo money, or an OMP Hobby M2 RTF 🧐

[@azph4105]

hope i can buy something like this cool helicopter

[@foghornleghorn]

Hey guys nice vid thank you

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you very much! Hope you have a great weekend! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@RuggedBrotha]

I think I wont buy weed this week.. Ill get one of these.

[@Elios0000]

i really like this thing i want one! only thing i might do is spray paint it yellow and tail orange. silver is hard to see and tell which way its pointed. my main helis are 500 and 600 but this looks great to bust out at the park

[@RCCopterLove]

Looks nice and for a beginner it might be fascination to fly a heli which looks a bit more like a "real" full size heli but it seems to be a bit expensive. The technology inside this foam body does not seem to be the most up to date. But if it brings in new people to heli flying it does a good job. Be careful with this changing from safe to 3D and back to safe.... it might once not work in the way you think. You will as well slower develop as a pilot because you are switching from "really" controlling the heli manually and getting help from the electronincs.

[@QuestionMarkJon]

That one looked nice and fun to fly, The weather here in So Calif has not been good lastnight wind started up and has been windy all day very bad blowing things over I kinda live outside so it was not fun my dog was just not happy with it at all but he's ok, I have a 80 lbs Pitbull he's a big baby he's a Rescue he lobe's everyone even the mail man he's a very good dog, anyways take care & God bless,Bye.

[@mahendramobileshop8891]

super future helicopter cooooooooool

[@michaelthompson7637]

Way too much money, especially for a "beginner" helicopter. Don't get me wrong it's cool, but $450 dollars is a pretty huge investment for a beginner. That's not a cheap thing to crash.

[@michaelmickoberhaus8009]

I agree, a starter heli should be no more than about $200. Anything more and i feel it would deter folks

[@nomadrc6036]

@@michaelmickoberhaus8009Agreed I think this is going to be a FAIL for Blade. If they focused on making really good flying and really SCALE looking helicopters in this size they would have a major win. When I say scale I mean it looks like an existing, full scale helicopter down to the last detail. Even slightly smaller might mbe preferred that way it can fly indoors as well.

[@dominicb9459]

Du hast absolut Recht 👍

[@rodgerhunter1591]

That's eflite pay alot for a little but the sheep will buy it and keep coming back for more

[@PhilipAlonzo]

And its foam smh

[@robieosborne7369]

Does this come with remote ID already installed? I heard a lot of rc helicopters/drones are being produced with a version of remote id already install

[@TheRcSaylors]

Not that we’ve been made aware of. It would likely be a big selling point if it were, so I’d lean against it. Not a fan of it, just saying I imagine they would at least “bullet” it if it had been. 💯⚓️

[@nicecriminal6150]

Thats the canopy from the Aero Scout

[@andy-the-gardener]

this would have been the most awesome toy in the 1980s.

[@johnyee9688]

Can you put the heli back in the box with the wheels on without modification to the box? Thanks

[@StormdriverOne]

Love the look. Nice flight time too. Don't care about the 3D capabilities. I would probably just keep it in safe or normal mode and fly it around all scale-like. Unfortunately, I kept an AMA membership for almost 10 years and it does not work like you describe. I'm not sure it even has a use outside of airfields that require it to fly. I've seen it used more to gatekeep the "old man's club" than anything else. I refuse to have it anymore and simply don't fly at fields that require it.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Was there a particular reason that you decided not to renew your AMA membership?

[@StormdriverOne]

@@TheRcSaylors More than anything else, it was the gatekeeping. Seeing people turned away because they didn't have their papers in order on club day. AMA Membership, Nashville (Davidson County) Park Permit for model aircraft and even local club fees if you want to fly at "their" field. Or... we can just go one county over and fly without any of that.

[@TheRcSaylors]

I completely understand and would have probably done exactly what you did! Definitely sounds more like a club decision though, right? Like maybe more about the club and less about AMA? When I started flying, club dues plus AMA (plus cost of entry into the hobby) kept me from really enjoying it for a few years. Slowly but surely, any extra money I earned went toward the hobby and I slowly upgraded and joined the club. For me it was worth it. They had running water, plumbing, electricity, and of course a great flying space! Sorry to hear you’ve had such a bad experience. People tend to ruin things for others, too often in almost everything in life. Even RC at times. 💯⚓️

[@Conn653]

IMHO, this reminds me of a miniature Airwolf 🙂 Great flyer but waaay out of my price range 😞

[@TheRcSaylors]

It’s definitely not a cheap helicopter. What is the perfect helicopter in your opinion? 🤔⚓️

[@darrinwoodward14]

Looks like an old blade 450x mainframe,wrapped in Styrofoam!

[@TheRcSaylors]

I actually think this foam body thing could catch on. It really opens up a lot of potential designs, and doesn’t add much weight! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@tomatwalden]

It's worse than that! The 450X was already an older Blade 400-3D plastic body with a flybarless head slapped on it. This is the very same 15year-old Blade 400 body - even still using a bellcrank on one of the cyclic servos - as you say, wrapped in a foam body. Blade really are milking that old plastic Blade 400 frame for all its worth!

[@darrinwoodward14]

@tomatwalden still fly my blade 400 and 450x,just have to b careful because you can't get parts for them anymore.still fly my trex 250 flybared also.that old stuff is what I learned to fly on so it's kind of sentimental to me.

[@tomatwalden]

@@darrinwoodward14 Maybe you'll get parts now as this new model is, as you say, just a Blade 400/450-3D/450X/330S with a foam body around it!

[@tyesai]

Are you using negative pitch on the rolls? It's dropping a lot of altitude. I know helicopters aren't your thing so I'm curious.

[@TheRcSaylors]

No, but I’ve been talking to someone about that and plan to practice that negative pitch on my rolls with another helicopter in the very near future! 👍💯😎⚓️

[@tyesai]

I'm sure you're very busy guy with family and at work. 10 minutes on a simulator a few times a week helps incredibly with helicopters. Practicing "borientations" for two minutes each can make a difference in comfort quickly. Nose facing to the right hovering, nose facing to the left, nose facing away, nose in. Then you can practice inverted hovering on the simulator and the world opens up. Take care love the content.

[@Dynaglide92rc]

Best looking R C Helicopter I have seen . Beautiful. Can I use my Futaba t 14 SG Transmitter ? I sur hope so . Thanks

[@FarmerFpv]

You would have to change the receiver and add a flybarless gyro.

[@lonewolf9390]

I would so paint it to look like Airwolf.