XK - K124 - RTF EC145 Heli - Unbox, Repair, & Indoor Flight

[@MrManzana112]

Hi Brian... I'm enjoying your video. At around 1:15:10 and before you went down to the basement to solder, the XK 6 transmitter was beeping and balking an alarm. The Tx was doing that because you powered it with the collective/throttle stick not at zero or at the bottom and throttle hold was off.. With so much to do, you didn't realize that the stick was almost at half stick. No bueno, not even on a more expensive radio. Thank you for taking the time to promote the hobby with your expertise.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks for the info! I agree that must have been what was going on ;) I'm still no heli-expert, by any stretch, even years later after filming this video, but I still enjoy learning how to work with them, and they get less and less scary to me as time goes by.

[@RickOAA]

I've got one of these coming as a first collective pitch after wearing out a coaxial and flying a fixed pitch heli for years. I have more planes than anything, but fly my Eachine E119 more than anything. Looking forward to the challenge!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It is a challenge, but with plane flying skills, and some coaxial heli skills, you'll be fine. Just play with the Throttle and Pitch curves to dampen it, and it will fly docile like your coaxial heli's. That being said, we've done so many heli's since this one, if you find you're not impressed when it arrives (which I highly doubt, btw) you can check out all sorts of other amazing newer offerings - www.brianphillipsrc.com/heli

[@berndlottes9940]

WOW after 1 HOUR and 20 Minutes the Heli takes of, respect for spending so much time on controller and others..1:20:30 .....love the scrollbar for movin forward

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yes, it was a looooooooooooooooong video...and I'm also thankful for 2X playback :)

[@TheMetalSandman]

Hello, did you ever figure out what went wrong at 1:34:00? I think you're Throttle Hold was on. It's the Flip Switch on the upper right side of the transmitter. Throttle Hold won't let you throttle up the heli, well, hence the name Throttle Hold.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That might have been it??? Sorry it's been a while, so I can't say for certain.

[@Spectaden]

I got mine on June 2022, and I had to fix the controller too, same glitches as you but only on the yaw, it goes on the right as crazy, because no weld on the potentiometer connection. The test to do is : Shaking a bit the controller, servos are moving.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I see

[@darkracer1252]

can't wait for this thing to arrive. it will be here in 2 days. but honestly i wish i had chosen pickup. i would have driven there today.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It takes a while. Good choice, BTW

[@darkracer1252]

@@BrianPhillipsRC it's already shattered. and the tailboom broke. but i'm using ash and superglue as we speak to fix it. ordered replacements just in case. and i got a 3d printer to print custom ones. this thing is unluky though. the place i ordered it from only sent me 1 battery with it. so i had to order a spare from somewhere else wich arrived today. and instead of the 45x26x9mm that they said it was. it's 54x30x8.2mm so it doesn't fit. wanted to return it. and have it exchanged. so i requested it. and they said i didn't have to send it back and i would get a new one. (all automated btw so no human saw the interaction) but the model number is correct, so their system has the wrong sizes. now i am going to have 2 extra 800mah battery's that won't even fit in the helicopter. (unless i modify the frame. wich i ordered 2 spares for so i might just try that)

[@darkracer1252]

@@BrianPhillipsRC also i disagree. it's a bad choice. you should put a disclaimer on this to advise people against buying it. the spare parts are discontinue'd so everything that's available for sale atm. is just left over stock. and the most fragile stuff is already sold out. so by all means buy it if you wanna display it. or can fly without crashing it ever. but other then that. don't buy it.

[@rcas350pilot8]

Just got one a few weeks ago. The transmitter is hell to get into program mode. Have to try about 15 times. Yes I did read the owners booklet. The helicopter is way underpowered, if even a breeze comes up it will just go off, no amount of right stick will help even in high rate. The tail rotor is terrible, makes a high pitched whine and is all over the place. I just put it on a cabinet in the living room and it looks good there. Just my experience, you may have better luck.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That sounds like a lemon...mine was way powerful. I'm not a great heli pilot, but it had plenty of power. I agree she's beautiful on display but maybe they'll replace it for you???

[@gustavoramirez-rangel5773]

Very nice video.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you very much!

[@blairguinea1337]

Brian, love your style Sir, thankyou.........you should have 9 million subribers by now ! Style class Sir

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you Blair! Very kind words, and so glad you're here enjoying my short videos - LOL ;)

[@blairguinea1337]

Brian yes I am, and of course your attitude , style charisma is everything ! You have it all Sir plus a ton of style

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Blair ;)

[@mssippijim]

That is actually a pretty good little radio. XK stuff is great.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yeah! so much value packed into a small package. I'm not even hating on them because there was a problem with it...I mean, I could fix it!!! ;)

[@mssippijim]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Hey, I bought a Blade 150S a couple of days ago. When I powered it up the first time, it got light on the skids and started to spin on the ground. I found the tail motor connector completely unplugged. Reconnected it and all was good. It always pays to look em over good before you fly em.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yep, good rule of thumb. Glad you caught this issue!

[@tomislavbosnjak7435]

I BOUGHT jumpertt8sg v2+ befor 2 years,and im using that transmiter for all my models (Quads,Planes) sometimes is cheaper buy seperate helicopter withot that chrapy transmimters....Just myne opinion,great video ful of details.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks! Jumper is a great option for many, but since I'm handicapped by my love affair with Horizon Hobby, and my mistress, Spektrum, I use them instead ;) LOL!

[@darkracer1252]

that tail motor is a 8520 coreless motor. but they deffinatly are brushed.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yes

[@flymachine]

Firstly: FUTABA FOR LIFE! Those are not "handles" they are VOR antennas, the Airbus Helicopters EC145C2 (the type I work with) was the Eurocopter EC145 which in turn was a development of the BK117 and the latest incarnation the H145 with a fenestron - a highly successful range of medium helis. I picked up one of these off BG for one of my FUTABA systems and I can't wait!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you got one - it's great! Wish I knew everything about all the aircraft I review, but I've always loved the way these Airbus Heli's look!

[@MrPolymers]

I have a 4 channel WL Toys V912 brushless flybar bird.. Granted, I'm a quadcopter guy and do fly fixed wing. I guess after flying quads for 7 years, the chopper seems sluggish and not as crisp at the control. Took it out today for some flying around the house and nosed the damn thing in. Broke a few connection joints on the main rotor. Unlike a quad, it loses altitude quickly as the main rotor is tilted front or back..

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That's very unfortunate! Did you get her back to life?

[@aarontaylor1484]

Best vid of this on the net thank you

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks so much Aaron! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@Farmermanrc]

So 2nd time flying it I have to say I love it I'm getting the k123 soon and the only thing about the k123 is the flight time 5 mins is roughly what I get on the battery that comes with it I'm going to try and rig a 1000 mah pack or 800 into it if I need to but for 5 minutes in the house its fun

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think you'll be fine with the larger pack, but it's gonna be kinda huge...

[@TheOoze777]

Kudos to your wife for hanging in there and recording this for an hour and a half! My wife would have been done after 10 minutes! :-)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I definitely get the better end of the bargain - but don't tell her that!!!

[@Ethan265Stapley]

@@BrianPhillipsRC What, you think she's stupid?

[@michaelrajca6043]

brian, the comedy is getting better with each video. now youre gettin me hooked on helos. i hope you dont go into boats for awhile , lol.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - I think you know me too well!

[@scalercheli]

Very nice rc helicopter. I also got one.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's a real beauty!

[@90s_sascha]

Gyro on the Channel 5 needs to be at -20.0 on the Radiomaster Zorro . I tryied this on the fly with the wheel S2 . Now set this to a fix Number .

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

cool! Thanks

[@G1v3EmH3ll]

I’ve been having some trouble with this helicopter. Very sensitive aircraft. You seem to know your stuff. Help on adjusting sensitivity?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You have to make changes to the pitch and throttle curve to make it "easier" to fly, and make sure you keep the stabilizer high, and rates LOW to make it really easy to fly.

[@keithshillbillyrcn849]

Nice ,radio repair, information on set up,helpful and useful thanks,hello to family and Mrs Megan good camera work thanks

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!!! Secret message for you Ed....we're looking at some very exciting news in the upcoming few weeks, which will allow for some improved footage, and plane options. Can't wait to finalize things, and make the announcement, but it should happen (or fall on it's face) in the next day or two :)

[@blkicemike4857]

@19:30,.. yep! 😂Jus hate when it comes outer ther screwhole,..👌😁,.careful not to wallow it out too much. Easily done I know but that's why we gotta limit how hard,amount force applied. I usually tighten it down then back it off just a wee bit. I never cared much for loktight. In my experience I always need to remove something that's been lock tightened,& cant ever get off.. I think there's a difference between

[@blkicemike4857]

Also think there's a difference between blue and red loktight.i could be wrong though,..

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yes, but the blue and red both have similar solvents for delivery. CA works awesome to lock screws in, where possible. Some prefer to put a drip of paint on the threads. Whatever solution you use will help, but keep in mind loctite solvents can breakdown some plastics, so be careful :)

[@iduruwagenalinperera4807]

I like & nice video.. Frome sri lanka

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you!

[@emsochetra671]

It’s such a beautiful micro scale helicopter. But I’m not understand about it’s transmitter, it have idle up switch and 3D & 6G switch. And I don’t understand how does 3D & 6G switch work. I think only idle up can perform aerobatic 3D fly.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

3D/6G = stabilizer + auto leveling. If you want to flip the heli, you CAN, but you have to run in idleup and then turn off 3D/6G so that it'll allow you to flip over.

[@canoeshoe]

I wanted to add an on/off switch that would allow me to switch the helicopter off and and charge the battery without removing the cover. I'm sure i can install it by trimming the plate for the on/off switch. Do you have any thoughts?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If you do, please be careful, in that the lipo might get hot and then you'll have a fire...I'd encourage you to remove it, but if you do a switch, you'll need to take special care not to start a fire.

[@canoeshoe]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thanks Brian, enjoy watching your videos. Wish that A380 would stop crashing! haha

[@dallshaw9403]

I like how your shop is in the kitchen. Close to the beer.

[@mitchhorton3428]

I don't mind your long vids, more information we get from you. you explain very well and funny. sometimes I fast forward to different points in the vid, but end up watching all of it another time

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm glad to hear that, and encourage folks to skip over boring parts, and get right to where they want too see. I get it, everyone is busy (so am I...I do it too ;) I try to put time-stamps for shortcuts for people on my especially long videos. Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate you chiming in on this Mitch!

[@pilotmiami1]

the best revy

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks! We review em like we see em...sometimes we have to fix them to finish reviewing them - LOL - still an awesome heli!!! ;)

[@joewilson941]

This looks nice! Before this was the 3 blade AS350 WLtoys V931, very similar packaging in a carry handle style box!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I have three of these little XK heli's and they are all excellent!!!

[@dallshaw9403]

V931 and K123 are identical birds.

[@timvanasen6711]

So I'm watching this 2 year old video because my neighbor bought 2 of these and wants me to teach him ummmm I've never flown heli this should be fun I'm greatful for a long detailed video thankyou Brian & Megan, putting it together doesn't look bad we'll fly them after watching you lol 😆 #27's boss needs a call from you Brian great job fixing transmitter I learned alot 😎👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That is awesome! Thanks for watching Tim!!! #27 is a very bad QC official ;) LOL!!!!

[@keithwhisman]

On the Blade micro helis I fly the dual rates are N=100 Expo = 25, 1=75 Expo = 25 and 2=65 Expo=25 set on a three position switch. I usually fly in CP mode in with rate 1 or 2 and rarely fly full rates unless I’m practicing 3D and that means crashing.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm always plagued with a strange level of apprehension when flying heli's or quads. I "know" how to fly them, but don't have that "second nature" way that I've learned with planes. If I just did it about more, I'd get better with them.

[@poekon8131]

Hi Brian, thank you very much for making such a comprehensive videos. I ordered this RTF heli on BG and received it yesterday. After I flew about 3 test flights, I got the same issue with the main motor not spinning up anymore. (1:30:00 - 1:37:00) of the video. Tried several full charged battery's but the problem stays. Could it be the ESC ? Best regards from Belgium

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You're welcome, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Most people seem to be generally annoyed about how long this video was, but I made it just for you ;) Have you made 100% sure the battery is charged? Possibly testing it with a balance port tester, or a Digital Multi-meter? Also, have you checked to make 100% sure that the motor and the main gear from the motor aren't hitting the decorative plastic body?

[@poekon8131]

yes 100% sure, tested all 4 of the batterys with exactly the same balance port tester as yours :) all were at 4.20V

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think you might have a defective controller, OR your throttle is not allowing it to ARM at startup. Can you check the throttle stick position, and then trim it WAAAAAAY down if it's still all the way down at next attempt

[@poekon8131]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Hi Brian, found out that it was a bad motor. Now it flies very good. Just one tip : watch out with the settings of D/R !!!! I found it on the forum on RCgroups www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2612857-XK-innovations-RTF-X6-Transmitter-Each-DR-coin-has-two-sides%21

[@glenwhatley7366]

If you have a futaba tx with fhss you can use it with this heli to compare it against the model transmitter. Good job fixing that pot.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Glen. I didn't have one when I got this heli, but do now...Jumper T8SG...so I could.

[@whoknows8678]

@7:04 Those aren't VHF/UHF antennae. They're wire cutters.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Cool, thanks - I never new that before now! So are they SHARP in real life?

[@whoknows8678]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Yes, sharp enough to cut a high tension power line, which is what usually kills helos in a wire strike. The big "fins" you see aren't the cutters, though. They just guide the wire down/up to the base of the "fin" where the actual sharp blades are in a V-notch arrangement. You can clearly see them in the 2nd and 3rd pictures in the link below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_strike_protection_system

[@Dan-ud8ob]

well done ..in every respect..love to see more instruction on 3d

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I wish I could offer more help, but I'm not super skilled with it myself...sorry Dan!

[@tectonicD]

Video is this tutorial very good type of instruction for happy flying of the plane. Always make the mode safety before flying for a toy is not the helicopter to use only have very much caution not outside. 🇺🇸🇨🇳

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yes

[@thebirbs8729]

I have a question what settings do I put when my heil is turning left and forward at the same time??? edit: now it’s when i try turn it backwards like this: ⬅️🚁 and when i turn it backwards it go’s like this⬅️🚁 but the helicopter is backwards

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Trim it the opposite direction...just imagine you were needing to pull the left stick back to make it hold still...then click the trim next to that stick BACK a few, then if you can let go....you're set. Sometimes it's tough when there's TWO directions simultaneously, but you just gotta work through it. You can do it! Take your time and get it 100% and you will LOVE IT!

[@thebirbs8729]

Ima try recalibrate the gyro before I do that

[@thebirbs8729]

Thanks you helped me a lot and it fly’s nicely now

[@foxzonenredstudio7501]

nice rc EC145 Brian Phillips

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

thanks!!!

[@n0ukf]

That beeping when you had it apart was the transmitter complaining that the throttle was up on powerup.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!

[@MrJay7777]

I’m going to get this heli when it’s back in stock... and eventually a larger one and a plane or 2 .... should I skip the radio and get a Futaba from the start ? Thanks

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I don't know that you'd need to do that, but I use Spektrum, so I'm partial to that protocol (DSM2/DSMX)

[@keithirvine1]

I bought a helicopter model about 10 years ago. When I unboxed it, the 2 wires to the tail rotor were off from a bad soldering job. I set it aside but would like to try flying it now but here is my question? Which way does the tail rotor turn....up and forward, or down and backwards? I have tried finding the answer but nobody seems to know...Can you tell me?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Tail rotor produces thrust to counter the rotational forces generated by the main rotor. It points to the LEFT, when you have the tail boom facing you, and the nose of the heli pointed away from you. Make sure the thrust keeps the heli yawed straight ahead when you throttle up, and you'll know you've done it right....HOWEVER...if you don't know this answer, and it's 10 years old, I suspect you might be talking about a COAXIAL heli. In this case, there are two counter-rotating main rotors removing the necessity fro a tail rotor, which is instead used to pitch the heli to go forward or backward. In this case, you will have to guess and check.

[@keithirvine1]

@@BrianPhillipsRC ?? When I face the tail rotor does it spin clockwise or counter clockwise?

[@MarkLilloGuitars]

@@keithirvine1 Counter clockwise.

[@keithirvine1]

@@MarkLilloGuitars Thank you!!!

[@eruktationcx14]

What did you change on the settings? I got mine today its flies good but not perfect.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I guess you'd have to watch the video...I can't remember all the finite changes. You don't have to change anything, but keep in mind I'm more of a fixed wing rc pilot. I'm not as good with helis...

[@TheStickyBusiness]

Chinglish is such a logical and intuitive language that it should be established as the new international language and taught in schools as a second language so we could all explode as wholeness unreversed exponentially human era experts in the now.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL!

[@lonerangercowboy9465]

shut up stupid

[@jankarlsson5358]

Very nice video from both of you 😊👍💟💟

[@ajikazu6614]

Even if it is more of on the “cheap” side, its still a beauty for a small model, isnt it?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Absolutely! She is one of my favorite and most scale helis

[@nutleighgrove3658]

Hey Brian - Great video! 😎 You’re not the only one with a glitch; I’m currently experiencing a relentless beeping from my beautiful K124 ! After binding, the tail rotor spins up and all the servos check out fine but I’m getting nothing from the main rotors 🚁 It just keeps on beeping with solid blue & red LEDs on the motherboard. I replaced the board with a new one but made no difference 😤 No mention in the manual - any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Martyn :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'd be lying if I said I knew. My issues were with the Transmitter, if I recall...

[@nutleighgrove3658]

@@BrianPhillipsRC yep! And what a great video, been through similar stuff myself..are my K124 did you see the link I posted? 👍🏻

[@ShiazVivek]

any chance you can post the final setting you have done to fly stable. i am begineer and have no clue what these numbers means so was planning to put yours in and start

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I would expect I'd be going back through the video, just like you, Shiaz

[@waynecampbell9714]

Holy hell! Fly it already!!!!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes, sorry the video is long...but being that this is a review for a product, I wanted you to see what type of PITA it was to get this thing flying. For what it's worth, if I have a lot of other activities in a video, I'll try to time-stamp shortcuts to each event to save viewers the wasted time. If you check the description, you can see what I mean...

[@scotabot7826]

He can't. He trying to reinvent the wheel for some silly reason?????

[@ksaves2401]

Question: I am a rank newbie but how come the swashplate setting is 90 degrees where the three servos look like they're at 120 degrees. Reason I ask is mine (and I was lucky not to dork it) needs 50% right trim and 50% forward trim to hover. First lift offs were freaking hairy. I put an XK K123 on a different model (0) and it was rather benign with the 90 degree setting. Me thinks I might have to adjust the links on the K124 but I don't want to do that if selecting 120 degees would fix it.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I played with mine and got the setting way more tame, now it's way more beginner friendly. It's very subjective, so my settings...you might hate, and vice-e-versa...

[@aarongray3573]

Put the remote to 120. Solved all my problems.

[@davca333]

@@aarongray3573 could it solve my problem that the heli tend to fly side way and backwards instead forward?

[@glenwhatley7366]

Hey buddy, learn the heli terms. What you call throttle is the collective. What you call rudder is tail rotor/ anti torque pedals. Then what you call aileron is right/left cyclic. What you call elevator is forward/ aft cyclic. Have fun, just wanted to enlighten you meant no harm. Its good to use your terms for radio setup but in learning to fly helis its also good to know actual flight terms in explaining the flight physics of a heli. Your Chinglish reading was awesome! I highly recommend checking out John Salt's channel for professional help. Thanks for sharing.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Glen! I will work on these terms. Aviation keeps you on your toes ;)

[@BravoJulietAlpha]

BTW what does Enrique it mean?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ24nHpoqNCLfcU - He caught his hand in the drone filming his concert, and it was hilarious, thus the catch phrase..."I'm going to Enrique this Heli"

[@shimousasougou]

Hi. just bought my K124, but it seems not working properly. I need to put the throttle to about 90% with default setting on the transmitter to get a lift. Even if it lift itself, it's knocking very violently and it even smashed itself to the ground on the very first flight :( ESC is heating up just after like 30 seconds of motor spinning. just ordered a new ESC, but any clue what's going wrong?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sounds like you need to look at your throttle curve, then look very closely at the linkages going to the swash plate. Does the heli "Suck" itself down to the ground?

[@shimousasougou]

​@@BrianPhillipsRC Thanks for the reply. My throttle curve is as default on the XK transmitter. whereas from the reviews online, suppose it fly well with the default setting. It "Suck" itself down to the ground in the idle up mode (which is okay) but I'm NOT flying it on idle up. And by visual, swash plate and servo horn are leveled and working just fine. I bought it on banggood Xmas sale but I suppose they where sending out defective product cheaply :(

[@Thewhistleblows]

I had this helicopter and liked it up til the 3rd use. It melted. Got too hot to handle in 5 minutes. The glue in the battery and circuit board melted and ran out the nose cone. I used all oem stuff, battery and all that came with it.

[@darkracer1252]

31:45 eeh no it shouldn't tip the rotors at all. it has a swashplate. that means to move forward. the rotors are changing pitch every single rotation. they are pitched and producing lift at the rear of the heli. and they are horisontal not producting lift in the front of the helicopter. that makes the entire helicopter pitch forward. not just the rotor. and since the helicopter is on the ground. it cannot do that.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sorry for any mistakes I made in my explanation

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Nice Helicopter 🚁 And Nice Kitchen , Your Wife Is Wonderful Because She Supports Your Interests . 🌹💥☕️

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm so lucky to have her in my life! She's wonderful! As for the kitchen, it's for sale, if you want to move to Iowa ;)

[@boyzattitude8404]

Hii

[@MachineChrist6]

Loved the video! Very in depth. Just wondering if you ever got to putting a bigger or higher capacity battery in it?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks! I haven't tried it, as I think the flight times are okay for a small heli. Have you tried?

[@MachineChrist6]

I havent tried yet. I'm going to probably buy another battery. I tend to get in the zone when flying and lose track of time haha.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I've learned to use a lipo alarm, like these... amzn.to/2G6jqxy ...and the timer in my DX18.

[@truckerray7533]

What you were calling the "swashplate" where the main rotorblades are mounted is called the main rotor head. What you were calling the "collective pitch mechanism" is the swashplate!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sorry

[@truckerray7533]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Its all good. No worries

[@joeys5429]

Better set expo to plus between 40 to 50 or play around till your happy Brian and remember you'll have slower response time with expo

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

True, since you gotta move the sticks further to get the heli to do what you want to do. Thanks for stopping by Joey S

[@andrewap77]

Good set video for first timers, such as my self. Thanks. I watch your whole video waiting on you to show how to calibrate the gyro caused the instructions suck. Please just tell me.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I don't think you calibrate the gyros on this heli, sorry. There is a way to more or less set it's "level" positions, which is probably what you're asking me....but I honestly can't remember. I know it's really easy, like putting both sticks down and out at the same time. I'm sorry!!!

[@darkracer1252]

can i use an 800mah battery with this?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If it fits, you can. I don't recall what size the stock pack was.

[@darkracer1252]

@@BrianPhillipsRC 45x25x8 but it has some room. so i think 45x30x9 will fit aswel. if the mah doesn't make a diffrence and all i need to worry about is the 3.7volts then i can also start looking at 1000mah ones that get close. but i also have a 3d printer and i might just modify the frame. i was also planning on adding a gearbox for the main rotor gear. so i can fill it with greace for more silence and less wear. i have also noticed they discontinue'd a bunch of the parts. mainly the canopy. so i will probbably design and print one of those aswel. make it a little less prone to ripping into 1000 pieces. and then maybe supply them to the people in need who can't get a replacement canopy and can't fix the one they have

[@learningbydoing2709]

Nice , Sir Price ₹ ?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Check the description ;)

[@joeys5429]

You don't have tweezers to pull that connection ?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure what connector you're talking about Joey. If you time stamp your comment, I will be able to see what you mean.

[@joeys5429]

@@BrianPhillipsRC The smallest

[@joeys5429]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Power connector

[@joeys5429]

@@BrianPhillipsRC for charging do you understand Bfian ?

[@joeys5429]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I think its a white 2 prong

[@MALNTV]

Small packages can be surprisingly pleasing. I do love helicopters. I lost my virginity on airplanes, but now fly helicopters, quads and camera drones....that’s a nice sized controller..although cheap, at least she came with protection, sometimes that’s hard to do.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Good lord...you punned that comment up like crazy!!! LOL! This is a great little copter. I was flying it last night, banking it super steep and it looked SOOOOOOOO scale and sweet! You have one, right?

[@MALNTV]

Brian Phillips I thought you would like that comment...I let my wife review before sending it to you....but she didn’t find the humor. Yes...I have 4 helicopters. I’m in the market for a flybar-less chopper.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm glad you got approval first!!! I can't be responsible for you ending up in the dog house :) LOL!

[@rickydee5352]

Great vid Brian, I fly the K-123 and the K -110. Excellent flying machines. This one is my next one. I Learned a lot about the radio. Thank you :) -Rick

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Ricky! I really like this heli!

[@Farmermanrc]

Just got the remote in and I can hardly understand the manual to set it up mind replying with what to do please brian

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

See, I'm NOT crazy!!! I got a bunch of flak from a guy about making fun of the "Changlish"...and this manual is pretty well useless... If you watch this whole monstrosity of a video, I "Do it all", including fixing the radio - LOL ;) Mostly, make sure you have the left stick down, and heli flat, asap when you plug in the lipo into the heli. It's a super easy flying heli, BUT for me, I needed quite a bit of "taming", since I'm not a super confident heli pilot.

[@Farmermanrc]

About that reply I havent messed with the throttle curve yet and all that other techy stuff on the radio I'm a beginner heli pilot and intermediate rc plane pilot and it seems to work just right on low rates in 6g mode havent and probably wouldn't reccomend 3d flight for this heli just cause its scale and the xk k120 will suit 3d flying better

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think you should play with the throttle and pitch curve. It's a great way to make it "easy" to fly, in my opinon. It's a lot of guess and check, but you'll LOVE the feeling of control you get from the 5-6 adjustments. This is what I do at work, many, precise adjustments on scale systems until they really work good, not just kinda work. It drives most people crazy, until they have to use them ;)

[@mssippijim]

Wow, I just noticed the length of this review...that must be some kind of record :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes, I hold that record of shame, nearly and dearly to my hear!!!! Also, if you think THIS is long...you should see some of newer stuff! You will definitely need to have some long bathroom breaks to watch then all the way though, but do your family and friends favor, and let them know where you're going - you know, like when you go on an "out of country" vacation ;)

[@johnmarksmith1120]

James Williams Is your fast forward button broken?

[@Farmermanrc]

Is it worth buying I'm looking at getting it. Need the advice is it worth it?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I like it a lot! It's fun, but I did have an issue with the transmitter, but I believe this was a fluke...and I fixed it! This heli is pretty cool! It's like a plastic model, in terms of looks, but the thing flies too!!!

[@xboxice2005]

im watching this one on Banggood :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's a great heli!

[@costy1981me]

Hi! I recently bought an xk k124 helicopter rtf and I can't get it to enter in 6g calibration mode/ 6g flight debugging mode(as per manual) ?! When I pull both sticks of the transmitter all the way to the bottom position and hold them there, as I read in the manual and as I watched in online videos, nothing happens. I tried all the settings I could think of : in 6g, 3g, even 3d mode; with dual rates high and low, with different values for the dual rates - under, to 100% and above, with different throttle curbs,I have factory reset the transmitter, I have rebind the heli to the transmitter etc, nothing happens. Can you get yours to enter 6g calibration mode? Thank you!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Try setting the trims down all the way. Maybe that will help get the sticks into the "absolute bottom" position that they ask. If that doesn't work, I can only suggest that you ensure both sticks are working. I had issues with mine, and had to tear it up and fix it ;)

[@costy1981me]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thank you for replying! But does yours enter into 6g hover calibration mode, when you pull both sticks all the way to the bottom position and hold the there for a few seconds?

[@costy1981me]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I already have the confirmation from another youtuber , John Salt. He confirmed that his xk k124 doesn't enter 6g calibration mode either.Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKa3k6qPnNCgapI Could you, please verify if yours does the same? It only takes 2 minutes. I would really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@jannacino5495]

Is this for begginer?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If you can fly a small drone, you could probably fly this. It's more destructive in a crash, so be careful.

[@dreamhousedesigns7336]

I NEED TO BUY THIS ONE what is the price of this RC

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Link in the description

[@Farmermanrc]

Just reciceved this from Amazon how long does the battery it comes with last in flight I'm considering putting a bigger battery in and the transmitter did not come with the heli I'm using a futaba fhss radio

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

The flight times are about 5 minutes or so, if I recall. Using a larger lipo would be fine, if you can fit it in the already tight nose, without shifting the CG too far forward. I found the flight times to be very reasonable, in my opinion :) The RTF comes with the Radio, but you must have gotten the BNF?

[@michaelvdwalt8033]

How much R and cents vat inclusive?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I believe Banggood includes duties and tariffs, but every country is different, so I don't want to pretend to know about VAT's and Fees. I barely understand our own.... Sorry I couldn't help more!

[@eriff]

Nice work, one thing, after repairing you miss to use your new and beutefull safety glasses!! Best regards from Chile

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

thanks Eduardo!

[@joeys5429]

You do know it has a clip that you have to release first Brian

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think you're referring to the front half, to access the lipo, if so I believe I was aware, but having some trouble with it possibly? If you time stamp with the remark, I can answer more specifically.

[@joeys5429]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Where I fly charge my lips at 3amps but it charges all different ones we including car

[@joeys5429]

3 amps is the norm these days but I did 1amp to conserve the battery life don't go beyond 3 ok

[@joeys5429]

Its on trickle for the car charger has tobe set for battery type I use swallow 2

[@sparrowlt]

the bars on the bottom on the tail fins are the spanish flag.. its suposed to be decorated as a spanish registered aircraft (EC-XXX)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

nice, thanks!

[@threesetienne3206]

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[@sparrowlt]

agreed

[@Bricks56]

This looks a lot harder to fly than the eachine e120

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It is, but it can also REALLY fly...the E120 and E110 are a "toy grade" very east to fly, with even more locked in Flight Controllers. For example...on the E120 and E110 you can't even turn off auto-leveling...on this, and it's been a while, you can turn OFF the stabilization 6G and go to 3D mode and flip it over and all that.

[@Bricks56]

@@BrianPhillipsRC thanks for that info.

[@zacharyw4628]

How’d you persuade her to keep your heli stuff in the kitchen? My wife won’t even let my 800 come into the kitchen or master bedroom :(

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

She's very good to me ;)

[@CougarDude69]

You have a great wife, she's a keeper!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I totally agree ;)

[@zacharyw4628]

@@BrianPhillipsRC My wife is amazing. But no way would this happen hahaha

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Go ahead and give it a try; I want to hear the stories - LOL!!! Valentines day is coming up...if you plan carefully, this could be your date night ;)

[@mariadoloressereno8592]

How much is that?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Check the link in the description. I'd say, but then I'd be wrong. Depends on your geographic location with many of the companies... When you get to Banggood, you can see what they're charging today.

[@naushadmnaushad4731]

NICE HELECOPTER

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks! I agree it's a great, beautiful little heli. This thing is a great value, and something I've learned since I got mine, it's actually pretty durable!!! You wouldn't think it from looking at the thing, but it will bounce back from minor crashes, which is something I totally didn't expect!

[@norbipuhl111]

How long does it fly ,I am thinking to buy 1

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think it flies great! It's a pretty good value too, since it's RTF. I'm not a great heli pilot, so I'm just touching the tip of the iceberg as to it's capabilities. If a more competent pilot had the controls, they could be flying it upside-down in the living room!

[@norbipuhl111]

I have the WLToys V931 AS350,which is similar if not the same as XK K123 and It can fly just 5 min even with the upgraded battery,so I will say this XK - EC145 / K124 can do same flights,I will love to see longer flight times on these rc helis,but what we can do.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I agree, but as with other rc aircraft, you get a lot more flight time if you fly less crazy ;) I think this helicopter would fly with a slightly larger pack.

[@davidrivero7943]

Very nice & prob next. Bnf, pls. XK's tx, rock for the price.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yeah, can't hardly believe the beautiful scale details and performance at this price point - incredible! I would have killed for something this awesome as a kid!!! I had an Apache, that I never flew....it was a "plane-heli" designed by a KZbinr, before he was a KZbinr, if I'm remembering right....the "helicopter" was supposed to fly like a 3 channel plane, as it didn't have a tail rotor...talk about advances in technology in just ~15 years!!! P.S. I never flew the Apache

[@davidrivero7943]

@@BrianPhillipsRC GM, Cox nitro .49 ukies & we were ooh so happy. As they say..we've come a long way, baby.

[@airpeewee]

where can i buy this? and ive never flown a heli can i still fly this if im a starter?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If you check the description, there's a link on where you can buy one. As for being a new RC pilot, this heli might be a little bit challenging, however, the technology makes it fly like a lot simpler heli, than it really is!!! I have reviewed a bunch of helis, if you would like to scroll through my PLAYLISTS, you can see there are a bunch of others that might be a bit easier, and also a bit cheaper, for a started, BUT don't let me stop you :) Good luck! Thanks for the question Peewee Levis!

[@IGRYN1987]

Классно

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Спасибо !!!

[@don0219]

can i use my futaba t16sz with those xk helis? im planning to buy the heli only version but worried cant use them if my radio will not work on them.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If in doubt, go for the RTF, and you can try to bind your transmitter to the heli. I'm sorry I don't know for certain, but my understanding is that you can bind a futaba radio to these little beauties.

[@asian-ugrclab2367]

MotionRC sells them and they're state side.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes, they are and MotionRC is a great site. Good customer service, but they didn't send me this heli, so I try to stay loyal to those that are loyal to me. I trust you can understand my position.

[@michaelsabella5924]

I would disconnect that battery draining headlight, its bright looking which means its sucking the life from the battery

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

No, it's a very, VERY low current draw. This heli is extremely capable, and you'll be amazed with the performance. LED's are like 1/10% of the load on the system. Now if it were an incandescent bulb, you'd be right on...

[@8000SAC]

Who is producer this XK K124?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

XK is the manufacturer... But I got mine from Banggood... bit.ly/2Hswcdm

[@andrijko83]

WL Toys

[@90s_sascha]

Recommendation for beginners: stick with throttle needs to be in middle position when flying. Pitch is at 5 to 7 degrees. Raise the the throttlelevel up until the heli flys. Cyclic pitch needs to be at 3 to 4 degrees maximum. This is your way to a smooth flying heli

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yeah, faster the blades spin, more stable the heli becomes ;)

[@davca333]

Sorry english is not my first language, so i don't understand what excatly you mean and how to set this up? Could you be pls more detail how to set the radio throttle curve if it is the case? Iam also having trouble to pitch the heli forward, looks like when i push the stick forward it goes more sideway, then forward. i tried to play with settings by some other videos but eventually went back to factory settings, which didn't solve it. Also the 6G calibration by the instruction in manual doesn't work or i cant understand the google english, but i did at least what i saw on the photo. I thought maybe it could help. Sorry for bothering you Iam just a bit frustrated. thanks for your time and advice.

[@90s_sascha]

@@davca333 which radio are you using?

[@davca333]

@@90s_sascha its X6 which came with the heli K124

[@raffey104]

your face comedy familiar 😂😂😂

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I know, people are always laughing at my face....it's kind of a personal problem.

[@brandonheinen5516]

I got a plane with the same charger. It plugs into a laptop or a portable cell phone charger.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

sure, you can do that too :) If you use a wall charger, try to use an older one for slower charges. This will help you lipos to hold up better.

[@boeingtrijet]

NOT HANDLES! antennas

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure what you're talking about here.

[@madmosquito9023]

It's a main shaft or a feathering shaft... probably end up bending both lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Can you time stamp your comment? I'm having trouble knowing what part you're talking about...

[@agnieszkalango]

You are so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

thank you ;)

[@xboxice2005]

Also the tail motor is a core less bro

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

thanks Jr

[@DanielLy1200]

1:28:00 Actual flight. You're welcome.

[@waynecampbell9714]

Thanks he's not very informative! I like to see flights!

[@jmartinez2578]

Is that white hair a tribute to Rouge or somthin? Looks cool brah.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL, no I'm just getting old, I guess ;) My wife keeps asking when I'll grow up!!!

[@marcvartawearmen9150]

$1400.00 tx where we came from. You kids get all the cool shit.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I remember having a $500 4 channel Transmitter as a kid!!! Isn't it amazing!!!

[@MALNTV]

Unboxing on your child....that’s funny!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

For real - we did it! Here's the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LYhY2EgdKEpas

[@vladimirheylookatuhilor7798]

This not recommend for under 10 year old