NEW Blade 230S!!!

[Dean airwolf]

Hello m8.
My mate has tried 4 times to set up the swash in trim flight and I sent it back to be sorted out by HH its back and no change.Just waiting for the wind to stop and try again.other ghen that I will have to send the heli and my DX9 and let them set it up.which should be a bind and fly heli for a beginner and not all this F.....ing about.230s £180.00 +£10.00 to get it posted back to them and still after a month still not had a fly of it yet.

[5hane]

Hello m8.
My mate has tried 4 times to set up the swash in trim flight and I sent it back to be sorted out by HH its back and no change.Just waiting for the wind to stop and try again.other ghen that I will have to send the heli and my DX9 and let them set it up.which should be a bind and fly heli for a beginner and not all this F.....ing about.230s £180.00 +£10.00 to get it posted back to them and still after a month still not had a fly of it yet.

How frustrating. Please keep us posted.

[tomatwalden]

I read that something called a trim flight has to be done. Of course I know what trimming is but apparently with this model you can set the radio so that the 230s trims itself. God knows how the heli knows when its trimmed properly but apparently it does. Also I watched a HH video where the chap suggested that the swash wont be level and not to worry about it because it's only because the ground its sitting on isn't perfectly level.

The trim flight has nothing to do with trim or subtrim in the radio. It's just a flight where you move the sticks first in a certain manner to put the heli into a special "trim flight mode". You then fly it and hold a level hover for 30 seconds or so then land and come out of trim flight mode.

It's a calibration flight really. Hence why I think the RTF option *may* be better as these will have been flown against their binded radio in the factory - probably just for a trim flight.

[tomatwalden]

Hello m8.
My mate has tried 4 times to set up the swash in trim flight and I sent it back to be sorted out by HH its back and no change.Just waiting for the wind to stop and try again.other ghen that I will have to send the heli and my DX9 and let them set it up.which should be a bind and fly heli for a beginner and not all this F.....ing about.230s £180.00 +£10.00 to get it posted back to them and still after a month still not had a fly of it yet.

Yeah, it's not good I think the many may be struggling to get their heli into "trim flight mode" - certainly the movement of the sticks isn't obvious and influenced by throttle and pitch curves (not to mention expo/DR settings!). I imagine many think they're doing a trim flight, when in reality they're just doing a normal flight

None of this changes the fact that the trim flight shouldn't be necessary on a BNF heli ...

[5hane]

The trim flight has nothing to do with trim or subtrim in the radio. It's just a flight where you move the sticks first in a certain manner to put the heli into a special "trim flight mode". You then fly it and hold a level hover for 30 seconds or so then land and come out of trim flight mode.

It's a calibration flight really. Hence why I think the RTF option *may* be better as these will have been flown against their binded radio in the factory - probably just for a trim flight.

I see. It seems like every HH heli I look at has a known issue out of the box. Is that just how it is with this hobby or are new models simply not fully rigorously tested before release?
The only reason I don't want to go for the rtf version is that it feels like that would be defeating the object of buying my radio.

[Dean airwolf]

Shane
I think they are not fully test when they come out of the factory. I do see your point with the RTF version would make it easier but as you move on you still have to buy another tranny for your next heli.My out look is that I only need one which I shouldn't need to change ever or just to keep up with trend.So its up to you.I have 200srx which I love to bits and 230s, trex 500 which I done my first landing last week.Mostly I fly the 200 becausebi live across the road from a field so not got to go to my club to fly.

[tomatwalden]

I see. It seems like every HH heli I look at has a known issue out of the box. Is that just how it is with this hobby or are new models simply not fully rigorously tested before release?
The only reason I don't want to go for the rtf version is that it feels like that would be defeating the object of buying my radio.

Personally I think they do test carefully before release, but maybe pre-production models have higher QC than mass-market production runs ?

[5hane]

Personally I think they do test carefully before release, but maybe pre-production models have higher QC than mass-market production runs ?

I probably shouldn't complain too much. I'm sure some of the old school rc pilots are wondering what all this complaining is about compared to what they had to overcome to get early models off the ground. Perhaps beginners expect too much?
I'll keep on going with the msrx and keep an eye on the 230s chatter.

[Peteski]

That's why I always recommend the nQX quad for beginners. It flies like a micro CP heli with none of the downtime or setup hassle. I was getting 200+ flights per month out of mine when I first started.

[5hane]

Shane
I think they are not fully test when they come out of the factory. I do see your point with the RTF version would make it easier but as you move on you still have to buy another tranny for your next heli.My out look is that I only need one which I shouldn't need to change ever or just to keep up with trend.So its up to you.I have 200srx which I love to bits and 230s, trex 500 which I done my first landing last week.Mostly I fly the 200 becausebi live across the road from a field so not got to go to my club to fly.

I use the dx6i for my msr and msrx and thought it would be nice to add the next heli to it. I also feel that radios that come with rtf models look a little bit toyish, although from the online pictures the the Dxe is one of the better looking ones I've seen.
I've commented on some of the 230s youtube videos to see if they have had any issues so far, and the responses have been positive with no one even being aware of any swash issues.
How annoying that it appears to be a gamble when it comes to getting a good one.

[trexamanic]

you are not the only one having these problems.
I am thoroughly fed up with this heli after only 1 terrible flight where i had to pull full back and right on cyclic to get it airbourne. I am phoning the shop in the next 5 mins as this is ridiculous. I am bnf on my dx9
It is supposed to have been checked prior to sending as the shop was waiting on some info due to a suspected faulty batch and had told me there were a lot of returns and they would not send me one until they had sorted it. They told me they had checked most of the batch yet this one is a lemon..
FED UP!!!!

[trexamanic]

update i didnt get a chance to make the call. Luckily i bought from a good store so hopefully they will either tell me how to sort it or swap it out for a new one

[Dean airwolf]

I thought I was the only one who had a problem with the 230s.
What do you know so far regarding the 230s