This helicopter does something that WILL mess with your mind! Direct drive too!

A subscriber saw one of my latest helicopter videos and mentioned I should get one of these RC Rea C123 heli's because it is direct drive with no gearing. My Eachine 180 also is direct drive, so I thought I would try this and bought it from AliExpress. This 1 button switch will mess with your mind, especially if you already can fly 3d helis. A subscription would be nice. Here's a link to the 180 fling inverted with NO cheat switches .~Dave • What!? It doesn't?

[@garymucher4082]

Brings back memories of my RC plane days. I use to fly and teach others to fly RC planes and loved to fly them upside down in figure eights. Takes some minor thinking to remember some controls are reversed. And one day an expert was at the field and flying a very expensive helicopter and I was watching him. He than came over to me while fly his 'copter and forcefully handed me the controls and stated fly this. I told him I didn't know how and he stated, just fly it like a plane. And so I did. Amazingly I didn't crash and was able to fly it pretty well... Of course I didn't try any upside down with that situation... lol

[@onmyworkbench7000]

_"because they lost it in the sky and got disoriented"_ I can attest to that, I transitioned from a fixed wing RC flyer to RC Helis, I learned using a hula-hoop on the skids, and maintaining orientation after I removed the hula-hoop was my biggest issue. The best training aid that had was an RC flight simulator for my PC. The way that I used it was to fly the Heli out to distance to where it was small and harder to tell it's orientation so I would get used to it. Another thing that I used was an *_FMA Co-Pilot,_* the Co-Pilot was an infrared two axes stability augmentation system that's control influence could be set from no influence to full influence, as I started getting more and more comfortable fly my Helis would reduce control influence of the Co-Pilot until I finely removed the Co-Pilot altogether. That has been well over 20 years ago.

[@NightFlyyer]

Great to hear. Time to fly again. Thanks.

[@TailHeavyProductions]

What a wacky way to fly inverted. Talk about a mind workout! Great flying, Dave.

[@NightFlyyer]

It sure is. I have tried it again and again, and it really messes with my mind for sure. I cant un-see it inverted, and the brain says, fly inverted. SO, I start thinking about it, and have to bail out. LOL Thanks Zack!

[@raptorsean1464]

​@NightFlyyer so it flies the same controls right side up and inverted? That's hard for me to even think about. Let alone fly.😂😂😂

[@NightFlyyer]

@@raptorsean1464 I know. I really thought I could get it better, but once I start thinking...............LOL, Thanks.

[@Mosfet510]

I've never seen one fly upside down, pretty cool!

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks. Stay tuned as I will be flying my other helicopters and some upside down.

[@joecserna]

"Like you know how to fly upside down, but don't." So, is that a hint to me? LOL

[@NightFlyyer]

Not at All. Some will never try. I know you will, though. This is probably for those that never would try it. Ill be letting you fly it and we will see how it goes when you get here.

[@joecserna]

@@NightFlyyer i got a new timing chain and water pump today. I'm hoping to get everything swapped out and be running by monday at the latest. as you know, it aint a hard job to do, but it must be done right the first time lol

[@NightFlyyer]

@@joecserna Just make sure to line up the timing marks. Good luck.

[@SoCal780]

@@joecserna YES! 😂😂

[@joecserna]

@@SoCal780 😁

[@tonywharton5220]

What an amazing manoeuvre going through the fence upside down. I had one once but my first go, I went into a power line. Yes it definitely got away from me!

[@NightFlyyer]

Right on. Thanks so kindly. Happy flying.

[@Couchflyer-NY]

I love the size. Before getting new toys I need to dust off the helicopters I already own. It looks like a stable flyer. Hard core hobbyists would probably knock the inverted flight program and radio. But, I think that’s a cool little park flyer. I wouldn’t have any complaints about the fun to noise ratio.

[@NightFlyyer]

Yes. It flies really well, upright and looks good doing too. Thanks kindly.

[@nomusicrc]

Great video Thank you for not adding music while you were talking or flying it

[@NightFlyyer]

Right on. TV shows all do that and I do once in a while, but most are wanting to hear the real thing. Thanks kindly.

[@mikmerl1]

Cool little heli reminds me of the invert switch our transmitters had back in the early 80s just do 1/2 a roll ... and flip the switch I did destroy a Hirobo Eagle with that switch rolled it on it's back, flipped the switch and the heli exploded I had overdone the invert pitch and the blades hit the tail boom BOOM being the operative word 🤣

[@NightFlyyer]

Ouch! Yes, my JR Prop Century VII had 2 invert switches. 1 was a cheat switch, like this one, and 1 switch was for doing it the right way, which simply locked the engine on full. In my next video, on my Direct Drive Eachine 180, I will show that radio and the switches. I never used the cheat switch, as those went away and I'm glad I learned the right way. But alas, trying to fly this inverted is easy, but I get confused if I start thinking about it with this one. LOL. Thanks kindly

[@JonnyJKF]

Mod it to look like some sort of futuristic terminator drone when upside-down.😎

[@NightFlyyer]

But then I wouldn't be able to fly it upright. LOL. I need a MORPHING SWITCH.

[@BigGuyReviews]

This guy may also be the bbq pit boys narrator. lol.

[@NightFlyyer]

I'll take that! Thanks.

[@Noneyurbusiness]

You have a beautiful home sir

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks much. After that fire, it was nice to find this place.

[@Rembrant65]

I see what you did there. Initial flight in the 7kt wind was late afternoon. Upside down flight was evening and dead calm. Smart. The landscape is gorgeous!

[@rcguss]

Cool video and thanks for sharing! Eveytime I go into my hobby room and look at my Ishimasa Skylark heli from the 80's, it reminds me of your videos that you posted up on your channel a while back regarding the history of how it came about. Keep up the great videos and stay safe from us here in the land downunder.

[@NightFlyyer]

Right on. That is great to hear. I have been flying my helicopters 1 at a time, at least 1 more time in my life, and when Im done with Nitro, I will fly the Skylark again. Thanks so kindly and fly easy.

[@yakacm]

I was all set to light my pitchfork, and leave a snotty comment about how all the RC Heli folk are shilling this heli, but then I noticed there no affiliate link, so I'm all disappointed now, lol. Nice heli, Banggood and AE are just so tempting, it seems like every week I find myself pulling the trigger on something else. For instance I quite liked the look of the old Blade 70, but they don't make it anymore, so I was interested to see that there's a version on Banggood made by Esky, so I ended up buying 1 of them last night.

[@ernestgalvan9037]

“No affiliate link”… no link of ANY kind, and box fuzzed out with ‘bubblewrap’.

[@Kdubgrowerz]

The old school futaba super 7 had a switch labeled inverted, when you went upside down u could flip that switch and it would change your controls so it was as if your flying normal. That's the 90s for you. Had that on my ergo 60. Not that I ever used it, literally more of a pain then just learning how to fly correctly. Surprised there wasn't a switch labeled "head in".

[@NightFlyyer]

I had that Futaba radio as well, but like you never used. There are pictures of it in some of my old Radio videos. When I worked at Kraft, I made Roll buttons and snap roll buttons for customers, along with cross trims and expo, which we invented. Since this was the only radio with that cheat switch, I couldn't risk learning inverted hover that way. Head in? LOL. All my radios and switches today can be confusing to me, now at 77 years old and now this..... Thanks for commenting and Semper Fi.

[@mudpuddle8805]

I didnt know such a small bird could fly in wind so well. I destroyed a $4500 aircraft flying upside down. Thought I was really getting the hang of it and clipped a tree. She reverted back to a smoking version of kit form very quickly.

[@NightFlyyer]

It does pretty good all right. I am sorry to hear about your tree incident. I can relate. Thanks kindly and fly easy.

[@Anton-cf3xd]

Great now you can mow the lawn while having fun

[@NightFlyyer]

Ill try that. LOL Thanks.

[@Raptor50aus]

Nice heli Dave, My Sea Hawk which has the GPS and Optical Flow does the same inverted option.

[@NightFlyyer]

Yes. I see that on others. But this is not easy for me when I invert it, as it looks upside down, and it took years for me to get comfortable with flying inverted, so I dont even think about anymore, but with this.....I have to start thinking about it, and It messes me up. And at 77, that is getting more and more. LOL.

[@whirlybirdrc]

That tail is screaming! These small ''scale'' helicopters do look fun to fly. If you don't really want to learn and just fly in the backyard once in a while this can be a blast!

[@NightFlyyer]

Might be a choice. Have fun and thanks.

[@budparriott8054]

Yep, der Dave is the best damn helicopter instructor in the world..! Oorah from Bud

[@NightFlyyer]

Your very kind. Thanks Bud and Semper Fi.

[@MrMcgooOG]

Nice Yard

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks so kindly.

[@and9290]

Sound's good without the gear box.

[@and9290]

(I mean the gear mesh sound)

[@marktibbetts3799]

What a neat little chopper

[@NightFlyyer]

Agreed. Thanks.

[@SoCal780]

Nice! I really like the way it sounds. Being that I can’t fly inverted, it sounds like I’d do very well! 😂😂

[@NightFlyyer]

When you come, I will let you fly it. Thanks Scott. Semper Fi.

[@LazloNQ]

Great review! At the end I thought I was on Scott Purdue's channel.

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks so kindly.

[@Andy-df5fj]

One of the benefits of no gears is the lack of gear noise. Unfortunately, this model seems to have replaced that noise with electronic motor buzz. Is it actually as loud as it sounds in the video?

[@NightFlyyer]

Well brusless motor sing, due to their design. Its not that loud, but the tail rotor sings. The biggest benefit with no gears, is when it crashes, nothing breaks. Thanks.

[@RCCopterLove]

Hi, this looks nice and has many gerat details. But I guess I would get totally confused if I would try this! I am on my (long) way to learn to hover inverted with "real" manually controlled collective pitch helicopters... and I had already some bad crashes to take on this long way. Mixing up and down, forward, backwards, reight and left. But in the air these little RC Era's are looking great! Best greeyings from Poland!

[@jeffkraus1457]

Dave, I feel abit honored you thought about my suggestion on this helicopter. "Imagine little ol me" influencing 'The NightFlyyer'!

[@NightFlyyer]

Well, that Direct Drive caught my attention in your comment, Jeff. I like it. Thanks much.

[@hekikuu]

Haha good fun. Loved how you flew inverted through the fence.

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks much. It was a spur of the moment moment.

[@3DMOFO2020]

That inverted set up on this reminds of that"Switchless Inverted" set up some of the helicopter guys me&my uncle use to fly with back in the mid 90's they use to nickname it the"P---Y Switch"🤣🤣🤣 Nice low invert you did under that gate Dave now let's see you try that with your Frankenstein 450 heli?😛😛😛🤣🤣🤣 But all joking aside Dave great job on the flight looking forward to seeing you fly your Eacihine 180 heli again👍😎👍

[@heeder777]

After becoming pretty proficient using the inverted switch on helis years ago learning on the old Dave Brown computer simulator, I transitioned into the switchless setup that we all use now when the FBL's came available. I COMPLETLY understand what he means when using the switch to roll this little heli over messes with your head.

[@3DMOFO2020]

@@heeder777 Same here!

[@NightFlyyer]

@@heeder777 For sure, when I roll it over, it should be easy to fly, since it flies like upright. But for sure, I have to force myself to thing is isn't upside down. LOL. Thanks.

[@NightFlyyer]

I had a JR Propo Helicopter radio (destroyed in the fire). It had an invert switch on the tx, but I never used it. I wanted to learn the right way. Harder, but glad I did. Ill be flying my Frannkenstein 450 soon, but not under this fence. LOL. Thanks much.

[@3DMOFO2020]

@@NightFlyyer Cool Dave!😁😁

[@esahg5421]

that is soo wild 👍 thanks!

[@patrickday4206]

I cannot wrap my brain around the physics 😮

[@toolbaggers]

It sounds like a haunted house. 👻

[@NightFlyyer]

I guess I never been to a haunted house to know that. Thanks.

[@StonemanRocks]

My buddy flies his helos upside down all the time!

[@NightFlyyer]

Right on. Bet he is doing it the right way. I do the right way too, not like this, and since 1976, when I first hovered Nitro in place inverted with no gyro. Glad I learned the right way, as these cheat switches have mostly disappeared on all serious radios. Again, this heli will not teach you to fly inverted, but it will teach you how to fly like real helicopters do, right side up. LOL. Check out this of my 180 DD helicopter inverted. Thanks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2OqYYeCitedlZI

[@NightFlyyer]

A subscriber saw one of my latest helicopter videos and mentioned I should get one of these RC Rea C123 heli's because it is direct drive with no gearing. My Eachine 180 also is direct drive, so I thought I would try this and bought it from AliExpress. This 1 button switch will mess with your mind, especially if you already can fly 3d helis. A subscription would be nice. Thanks.~Dave

[@thewatcher5271]

That Was Really Cool, Man! So, You Sit On Your Patio In The Shade While Weed Eating By Remote Control! 8-D Can It Carry A GoPro? Thank You. (Like #487)

[@NightFlyyer]

Right on. LOL Too small for a GoPro. Thanks much.

[@DKoppJr]

Okay, KZbin did not alert me of this video for some reason., Anyway Great content!!! good to see ya. How much did that Copter cost?

[@NightFlyyer]

Sorry. Don't know why. It was $139. Thanks Don.

[@TheRealInscrutable]

That squeak. Sounds like a bearing wants some oil. Is that it or is it something else?

[@RedirGoud]

What would you recommend as a good starter helicopter for someone who has never flown one?

[@NightFlyyer]

Yes. But not for learning inverted.

[@HansMilling]

It’s very quiet

[@NightFlyyer]

Not to bad for sure. Thanks.

[@michaelmappin4425]

What can you tell me about that helo painted "Air Boss" and sporting a set of AB wings?

[@NightFlyyer]

it's an Eachine 180. My friend made that picture. I Dont know what AB wings are on a helicopter? No wings! Here's my latest video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2OqYYeCitedlZI

[@michaelmappin4425]

@@NightFlyyer In the US Navy, the people that run the aircraft carrier flight deck are known as Aviation Boatswain's Mates or ABs. Their arm badge, which shows everyone their rank, includes a symbol to designate their job.The AB symbol is a pair of crossed anchors with wings and is known as AB wings. That's what's painted on your helo.

[@NightFlyyer]

@@michaelmappin4425 Got it. Didn't think of it that way. I Spent 34 years in USMC and should have caught your remark. I was flight deck safety officer on the USS Midway in 1976, with our USMC RF4B Phantoms as well as Avionics NCOIC. Have videos of it and a Phantom crash on deck. After flying RC for Special effects, for the motion picture industry, I earned the nickname, Airboss. It is actually not painted on my heli, as it was something a friend of mine did on Photo Shop.

[@michaelmappin4425]

@NightFlyyer My first ship was Coral Sea. I wish she would've been preserved like Midway. Thanks for your service Ooh, Rah. By the way, every US carrier has AB wings painted on the front of the island.

[@NightFlyyer]

@@michaelmappin4425 Thanks for serving. Not sure if some of these people running things now, were worth what we did. Check out my Midway videos if you get a chance. Here is the crash on deck one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKnmWOXgbedgqc

[@Viper81BB]

My son flies BO-105 from Carrera. The same C-186 or Eachine or RC Era. Nice heli but flies more like drone. And here I see 3D mode. Like XK-123 AS-350 Ecureuil. Nice Video as always. Also look on Goosky S2. Now they made UH-Y venom. Scale fuselage. Greetings

[@NightFlyyer]

Thanks much. Happy flying.

[@tootired76]

After spending thousands of dollars on E Flite machines that no parts can be found for any more, I'll take a pass on this one!

[@polstery]

You just learned to stay away from horizon hobby

[@ShireGanj]

Most heli kits are like that. They’re obsolete quickly. I’ll usually buy extra parts I know I’m gonna need when I buy the kit.

[@NightFlyyer]

This is not an Eflite machine. Almost all models become obsolete in a few years, if they dont sell or have issues. No body said you had to buy it, I just demoed it.

[@polstery]

@@NightFlyyerthe post is to tootired76 not to you, let’s not be so defensive

[@polstery]

@@ShireGanj real Heli manufacturers like SAB, Align have parts for many years

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Pretty cool.🤔 I would get bored with it way too quick to bother

[@NightFlyyer]

Never saw anybody get bored with any helicopter, especially one that does this, but thanks.

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

Could you tell me what "No aileron design" means?....thanks.

[@NightFlyyer]

Ailerons are on airplanes and Cyclic is on Helicopters. The right stick controls ailerons on airplane and cyclic (left and right) on Helicopters. If it says no aileron design, it is referring to airplanes which use a rudder to turn, and no ailerons.

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

@@NightFlyyer I looked up that heli and it says its a No aileron design...ve been seeing that alot lately.

[@NightFlyyer]

@@Kevin-wy8kc Well that probably means no Flybars. I suppose the new WOKE technology is referring to what used to be on older helis, and that is the Flybar Paddles. There are not and never have been ailerons on helicopters. Now they call them flybarless, which I guess is what they new PC folks are referring too as no Ailerons. LOL.

[@Kevin-wy8kc]

@@NightFlyyer ya i was thinking it meant flybarless

[@bohan9957]

This helicopter will teach all kinds of bad habits when flying upside down. Sometimes it's harder to unlearn a bad habit than just learn it the proper way. Don't fly this helicopter upside down.

[@NightFlyyer]

Like I said. It wont help you learn. I learned inverted without gyro. This heli flies excellent right side up too., but I can multitask and actually can fly them both ways as you see.

[@roncozad4108]

The noises in this video get on my nerves, I can tell if I listen too much I'll end up with a headache. I wander how many other people have this problem?

[@billmadison2032]

need a better explanation

[@NightFlyyer]

Of what?

[@CaseyD-mu5kl]

Upside down and backward

[@NightFlyyer]

Yep.

[@thesquisheee]

Definitely not a Lipo battery

[@NightFlyyer]

It definitely is! I showed it and the specs at 00:30.

[@mickmuzzmkmz1628]

Personally, I hate RC planes and helis that have idiot modes, like push to flip, etc. Just learn to do it properly. If you are so novice that you don't understand how to do tricks, then you should be on a simulator.

[@NightFlyyer]

I have taught many people to fly helis for over 50 years. Some like to just fly like helicopters fly normally. UPRIGHT. I have many videos of me flying helis inverted, using my brain and not the cheat switches. But be that as it may, Many will use this to fly normally and will never attempt to flip it over. It will teach you to fly Normally. You say you hate all those cheat switches, so you must fly without them. Where's you heli videos?

[@jgrc73]

lol he's watching your video you should be honored not busting his chops, but I'm guessing you feel validated from all the time you've put into the hobby and you certainly have a lot more experience than most. I think they're both valid points but if you really wanna learn to fly heli, these toy ones aren't much help. that includes people who just wanna fly around the yard or do tricks by pressing buttons. the non-standard battery systems are ridiculous the prices are ridiculous and they really don't fly very well or handle wind at all, and are essentially junk. in my opinion. i've been tasked to repair some of these things and I'm saying firsthand buy a hobby grade and stop messing around or you're just gonna get turned off to the hobby because you always have to ask people for help like me and then I gotta spend my afternoon fixing pricey toy that nobody should ever bought goosky who makes some of the best helicopters out there is about to drop the UH60 blackhawk built on real 3-D helicopter chassis, I would recommend one of those 100 times out of 100 over over one of these toys. buy a legend S1 and a simulator program and a radio to use with the sim and never ever buy anything by spectrum and you will be good. Don't need instruction im 2024 you just need patience lots of time and hundreds of hours on the sim and practicing with the chopper, no matter who you are you'll be a good heli pilot eventually. Not a very steep learning curve but a very long one.

[@NightFlyyer]

@@jgrc73 Got many videos of me flying Nitro helis from over 50 years ago inverted. I only learned the right way, and with no gyro. This is a toy and at 77, sometimes you need a toy.