FIRST HELI FLIGHT in 10+ Years! - SAB GOBLIN 570 + IKON2 FBL

[@thumbsfree5587]

“I haven’t flown Helo’s in around 12 years and it is going to be a boring flight…” continues to flip and rip that sh*t!! Wicked

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Thanks!😂

[@Zermelo]

You're one of the few that I've seen go from a heli to Fixed-Wing. Usually it's the other way around. The flight versatility of helis usually keeps the interest of fixed wing pilots than going the other way around.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea, maybe that's why I don't enjoy flying my prop planes. It doesn't give me the fun feelings that my turbines do!

[@thelightersideofrc]

It has been a while since the sticks have been run on a Heli. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this or not but once it was dialed in and flyable I had fun! Thanks for watching!

[@edcollins8506]

Enjoyed the video, my first heli was a Blade 250, second one is an Align 500 Trex and my third still in the build mode is an Align Trex 800E DFC, can't wait for decent weather here in IL. USA

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Ed. I had the Heli out last week when we had a small break in the weather!

[@dinozuzic1765]

Well done.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Dino!

[@daleyahnke7215]

it dont seem to matter what it is! u just wring it out!!! love it!! Awesome flying !!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. That's the way to do it!

[@JasonLeaman]

WICKED video ! I miss my Goblin !!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks. It’s a beautiful Heli as you know!

[@Hunterboy01]

Nice heli. Strangely I sold both my Goblin 570 and 380 to fund my turbine habit. They are rock solid models. You clearly haven’t forgotten how to drive ‘em. Nicely done. 👍🏻😎

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. I did the same thing 10+ years ago! sold my 2 align 700's to fund my turbine habit and now it's come full circle!😂

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Jonathan, So you started out with helis. My first heli was a fixed pitch DuBro Shark back in 1975. No heli radios back then and no gyros. A gust of wind flipped it inverted and not enough height to roll out. Later bought an Hirobo Shuttle ZX and had fun with it. Next up were Schluter Champion and Scout. Both .60 powered. Was going to enter my first contest Sept. 91 and last August was involved in an auto accident that caused a serious back injury. That's another story. You and Katie stay safe.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Don. Technology has definitly made them easier to fly!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

What kind of feedback are you looking for? Pretty much all of my helicopters run Ikon best FBL out there in my opinion!

[@thelightersideofrc]

More or less looking to see if there was anything that I should change to settings. One viewer mentioned my tail gain is still high as he could hear the tail fighting. That type of stuff. from what I remember 10 years ago with my Align 700 Nitro the mid stick for pitch feels very blank or soft. so I would like to get that setting figured out.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@thelightersideofrc Yes lower tail game you could definitely hear it fighting in the video. As far as your pitch feeling soft around mid stick try going into the advanced menus and upping your pitch boost. That will give you a more solid cyclic feel and help with the pitch feeling blank. Also in the advanced menu look up pirouette pre-comp I seen in the video pirouette did it look consistent meaning the tail would stop for millisecond halfway around. Raise the number up. You can also go in and set your cyclic response for your to your idle up modes to you’re liking. Great to see you back into helis!

[@rcaviator8408]

Definately enjoyed this, as a rc heli pilot.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Awesome 😎 thanks fir watching it!

[@jtcrowder49]

In my opinion, Ikon is the second easiest FBL to learn. You will be a master in no time.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Jake. Thanks for watching

[@rcheliperformance]

Nice to see a heli! It will make you a better pilot without any doubt. look forward t hear how you progress.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Andy!😊

[@davidsnyder238]

You wouldn't know its been a while for the way you put that chopper through its paces. Very nice Johnathan!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks David!

[@thenige69]

I know the pain of the JR radio setup with the Ikon2 as I have just replaced the flybarless unit on my Soxos DB7 and has made such a huge difference to the stability of the heli. I think I spent about an hour sorting out the channels and XG14 to what I wanted. The RG012BX RX is a brilliant receiver for helis, being such a small full range receiver :) Welcome back to helis!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! It would be so much easier now on the 2nd go around as I would just go into the advanced menu and lay it out based on the standard radio channel assignment. Thanks for watching!

[@bearlaceration8971]

Im heli guy that recently subscribed and this ia awesome to you fly.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks and thanks for watching!

[@Walking_on_Chips]

That heli sitting on the field looked very much like a flight sim. Initial setup is usually a lower HS in S1 would have made tail wag better till you get it dialed in S2. New sub btw.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks very much! Shortly after this I found one of the tail pieces needed to be replaced. Havent flown it since but I imagine the contributor of the wag.

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Awesome to see you flying some helis. I recently built a Synergy n5c and im loving it. I have the Brain 2 flybarless system in it. The Brain 2/iKon 2 flybarless system is great and the setup is easy. I personally like the panic putton function too.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! I have been a little hesitant😂 to test the panic setup. I do have it setup. Next time i'm out I will give it a try.

[@sven7512]

You fly heil way better then i fixed Wing 😊😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Thanks

[@newtonfirefly3585]

Awesome stuff man, I haven't flown heli's or planes since the mid 90's lol. love your videos.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Cool, thanks for watching! The tech is so different and advanced it makes things more simple and accurate in my opinion! Love it!

[@JB6seven1]

legend!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Haha. Thanks 😊

[@toadiscoil]

That was pretty nice for such a long time. Been flying for about 6 years helis only and due to weather I don't fly on winter so when I go back into "flying season" I am always super uncomfortable. That looked like you were really doing well so congrats. I flew iKon/Brain for some time (not anymore) and your tail issue may be mechanical. Usually fast wags can be corrected with the main P gain. But slow wags, most often than not, are mechanical. You can probably try to tune them out but it's much better to have a good mechanical setup. Make sure your push tail rod at center tail servo position is exactly halfway travel on the tail shaft. Adjust the length as necessary or move your servo arm or change to a different hole on the servo arm. Also you have to make sure your tail is butter smooth. Take off the little dog bone linkages on the tail from the tail blade grips and make sure the slider is falling on its own weight without any friction. You can use very low grit sandpaper to sand the shaft slightly until that happens. Then make sure your dog bones are not too tight. You can move them around a bit to loosen them up a bit. Disconnect your push tail rod and the tail fully assembled should move very smoothly. Then make sure you tune your main P gain. Do "speed passes" aka fast forward flight left to right and try to stop it at each end. Keep increasing your main gain in about 5 point increments until you get a fast wag. Then drop down 5 points and your main gain should be set. You can play around a bit with the "I" gain after this if after perfect mechanical setup the tail is "loose". Since I saw you are trying tic tocs that is a very good maneuver to see if the tail is loose or not. The tail should remain on its place always while you bang on the sticks back and forth. Try to do "rainbows" which are slow tic tocs and "stop" the heli with collective at each end. If that feels strange or uncomfortable, do flips. Flip from upright to inverted and stop. Try to work out how much collective you need to just stop the heli at the same altitude. The hard collective stop should let you know if the tail is holding fine or not. Sounds more work than what it is, though. I hope you have integration/telemetry on JR, as Spektrum with the proper telemetry receiver you can program the unit from the radio itself and not have to connect to a computer each time you want to make a gain or parameter adjustment. So there you go hope these few tips help you out. Cheers!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Javier! Golden information! Thanks so much for this!

[@Rampiesat]

Awesome...

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks 🤗

[@eduardocalderon1469]

I also haven't flown helis for several years. Been thinking of buying one to try the new electric technology.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Eduardo. I was very surprised at how well the 6s setup performed! I wasn't expecting it to work that well. I had my timer setup for 4 min and was thinking that's all I would get. After a 4 min flight i'm only putting back about 1800 Mah into a 5000 mah battery

[@howardrowlands1596]

Great you did pick up on a heli video,now maybe build one from scratch. It’s not just about planes in the RC world.

[@thelightersideofrc]

👍😎

[@RCPMK]

that's too bad because the AR7210 is a great unit. I love that it is a Rx and FBL unit all in one...way less wires. the only downside is that you really need to purchase the upgraded advanced firmware to make it sing. next I'm going to install the bluetooth module so I can change settings right from my phone or eventually from the tablet built into the ix20. I too am one of those guys that started in helis and moved to fixed wing but still fly both regularly. I love the challenge of scale helis but airplanes are probably a little more fun. cheers!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! Yea I heard they are great unit's but I don't even own a spektrum radio to make it work with. The bluetooth feature is definitely cool! bring it down. pull out your phone, make an adjustment, bring it up and check. Love it!

[@helischorsch9786]

Yeeehaa🤘…that’s pretty cool. Didn’t know that you used to start with Helis 👍 I did it the other way around and was shocked when I flew my first heli; was used to fly 55-65” Extras . I run the Brain2 on my little Logo480 and set Expo to “0” (Expo in Transmitter only); setup is between sport and 3D, which gives me a smooth feeling for it! Cheers from Munich

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! Yea Heli's was home for a few years! I'm not super happy with the stick feel right now. so I have to play with it and see what of the 100's of adjustments I have to change!

[@helischorsch9786]

@@thelightersideofrc…had to lower gyro sensitivity dramatically on the tailrotor, now it doesn’t shake anymore! …I run BAvarian Demon Axon on my Goblin BT650 and a Microbeast on a 500size, but the Brain2 gave me headache as it was too aggressive on all axes

[@thelightersideofrc]

Good to know. Thank you! I started at 45 as suggested and dropped it to about 38 in this video but all go lower

[@helischorsch9786]

@@thelightersideofrc …yes mine is at 36!

[@crazyaces9586]

Give yourself more credit as you looked like you haven't lost stick controls 👏👍

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Thanks!

[@lowtus7]

Guess it was just a slip of the tongue, but you know KV in regards to brushless motors does not mean kilo volt. (Stands for rpm per volt) Nice heli!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks for the info! not a slip of the tongue at all. I had no idea that it referred to that! appreciate it!

[@lowtus7]

Glad the info was some help to you, and possibly others. Love the channel.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks 😊

[@WalterMitty1966]

Hi Jon , Just proves my point , Helicopters don't fly. They're so ugly , the Earth repels them !! lol Great as always mate Phil

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Well Said Phil!😂

[@jamesmaroon6161]

Hey Sir. Hope your doing well. Got a suggestion for ya. Instead of saying intro. Maybe say what is coming up in this video and say to the audience stay tuned, then que the intro. Just was thinking. Great video today. Really enjoy Heli.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks for the idea! Love it! Thanks for watching!

[@remicallant8756]

I should use an little bit less rpm on the blades, its more relaxing flying witch I do on my Henseligt heli of the same size, also complete 3d flying, Regards from Remi Belgium

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Remi. I think there is still lots of adjustments to be made on this thing. I will be making small changes every flight to hopefully make it more to my liking.

[@groundzero6662]

Work on your nose in bro!! It'll save you lots of $$$... Put the sticks and balls back on if you have to, or work the sim a bit. Great flying!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks!

[@fpvbuilds2023]

Where's build video number 2 for the hog? Need more build videos

[@thelightersideofrc]

Haha. It’s coming

[@hughheli]

👍👍👍

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks!

[@crunchied8]

I would like to see you do a F3C comp event just to change it up

[@thelightersideofrc]

That looks fun! I will have to check out some video's and info!

[@crunchied8]

@@thelightersideofrc you search on youtube f3c heli that will show you what it is mate

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

My older brother would like this…

[@thelightersideofrc]

Send it to him!

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

@@thelightersideofrc my brother flew helicopters for the Army, while he was in he started flying RC helicopters as well. My Dad was Air Force and got into RC planes way back. My younger brother is in the Navy and flys Super Hornets off the Ronald Regan. Not sure if he got into RC though.

[@thelightersideofrc]

@@PiratePrincessYuki super cool. Sounds like it runs in the family

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

@@thelightersideofrc except me, can’t stand flying. lol

[@hankdurrer5650]

Very nice but I need to ask. When is the A-10 build going to start. LOL. Thanks.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Good question Hank!😂. Wrapping up the Xicoy install this week on the PC21 and then the A10 Begins!

[@TheDornado]

@@thelightersideofrc oh I can't wait to see that new engine on the PC-21. Nice heli flying. I like to mess with them a bit for the same reason, get that rudder hand more involved in my flying. Also, doggy photobomb at 9:51 was just too funny.

[@HornetFlyer]

Yes!! I'm going into warthog withdrawals...!

[@RockbeThyName]

Oh so you do fly Helis too!! Cool man.. Great to know how to do both, cause I get bored of one thing after awhile.. Do you build rc cars or boats?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Hey Derrick! Yea I like all things RC but if I have my preference I will fly turbine Aircraft. I enjoy heli's, Don't mind flying my prop planes and will take my Revo 3.3 out for a spin once in a while.

[@RockbeThyName]

@@thelightersideofrc LOL... Well my respect goes out to you for flying rc turbine!! Thats way expensive and looks way complicated.. I couldnt take it crashing a $15,000.00 R/C toy!! I will have to start with electric ducted fans like 90 to 120mm rc jet first, LOL Im sure you got one of those lying around somewhere!! But you are well rounded too on r/c I see.. The Revo 3.3 is bad ass.. Traxxas makes great rc modern day cars.. But Im still going to collect the old Tamiya reissues and kyosho of the rc car kits I grew up to as a kid in the 80s, that was to expensive for my parents to want to buy me.. I got a Hornet as a kid for Xmas and thats as far as they would spend..lol I used to get the old Tower hobbies catalogs in the 1980s and 1980s and they had all those cars.. Back when Tower hobbies was great, and not Horizon Hobby owned and out of stock on things half the time.. But not dissin on horizon hobby, I love there products too... Anyway, like your videos and I still want to see that Super Chimpmunk themed jet fly you recently unboxed...

[@clubaeromodelismograncanaria]

👏👏👏

[@thelightersideofrc]

😎

[@northstar6888]

Hello, Great Ch. I thought JR was done ??

[@wrstew1272]

Jim- not so, Horizon used to be the importer of JR products but somehow the Spectrum aligned with JR and then Horizon just stuck with Spectrum. Being the king of the model market in the US, most of us thought that JR was dead, but I have seen a number of outlets still have JR available. Search and you can find them. I have like 8+ of different eras and refuse to replace until I have to, so far haven’t needed a radio that talks back to me.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Exactly what Wrstew said! JR was picked up by DeeForce Aviation (DFA). Replacement for the flagship 28x due out soon!

[@wrstew1272]

Do you have a home for the receiver that you took out? I have a couple of helicopters that are going together that will need a flybarless receiver. Let me know if you want to get rid of a good item! Thanks, Randy

[@Bigboy4018]

Heli's is what I flew for many years before the FAA stuck it's nose in and I quit. My trains had NO government over sight. Now that you have a heli back in your stable, is there a heli version of the turbines you sell?

[@bearlaceration8971]

Faa hasn't changed anything to make you not be able to fly....yet

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Larry. No Heli engine from Swiwin.

[@mlrocketeer8961]

Which do you find harder or more time to learn to fly heli or jet also have you ever used flight simulators maybe do a video on flight sims

[@thelightersideofrc]

Both very different. If you have zero experience flying they would both be very difficult. the heli flight is tricky. the jet systems and all the stuff going on and of course landing is tricky. I will fire up my simulator about 2-3 times a year.😂

[@hughheli]

About times to get back heli hahahaha

[@thelightersideofrc]

No kidding! To long away!

[@horrorgamer6687]

You might be missing a few fingers brother but you have the skills a man with 10 hands dont have lol

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Thanks!😊

[@MiNameIsJake]

The way you fly seems a lot more “fixed wing friendly”, as in I think we could fly together, we have A problem where we fly that we have dedicated areas for helicopters that those pilots don’t use, and spend the whole time either doing extreme 3D, hovering or constant auto rotations. Which is fine, just not in the middle of an active fixed wing runway, if they got into the circuit and did loops, rolls, pirouettes, TickTocks, and what I would call a “stall turn” then I would have no issues flying with them

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! Yea most 3d stuff doesn't work with other flying the pattern! I'm more of a big sky flyer with my heli's than 3 d stuff.

[@hughheli]

Well look like u still have it good job hahahaha

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks!

[@kelvinevans2126]

Hope you don't mind me asking but did you loose your fingers with rc props etc hope I don't offend you by asking.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Hey Kelvin. Not offended at all. Loved with it my whole life so I’ve got pretty thick skin. 😂😂. Was born that way. No exciting or brutal prop or axe stories

[@kelvinevans2126]

Thank you .my brother ripped his fingers apart Zenoa 38 petrol in a flying legends spitfire put his hand in prop wash at half throttle lucky his fingers were saved. Thanks for your reply and I love all your videos.

[@big-smoke-rc]

You know, you can get scale turbine helis. Just saying..

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Yea I know.😎😉

[@stephenhudson6543]

I don't care that much for the stunts on the model helicopter I like normal helicopter kind of flying

[@thelightersideofrc]

Coolio! Thanks for watching Stephen!

[@rosswalker3284]

jees you go on and on boring

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂 Well.......Thanks for watching!

[@wrstew1272]

@@thelightersideofrc hey Ross- there is a button that you can use to go somewhere else if you are bored, the guy is just sharing his experience. What do you publish?

[@thelightersideofrc]

🥰😂😂