I can't seem to get the center/power part level. This makes it hard to keep the heli steady when flying.
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My son says that you need to make sure there is no hair in the propellers because that will put it off balance also. He says the battery needs to be perfectly in the middle, you may have to push it kind of hard. You can also use the buttons on the controller to adjust it.
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The battery might be off center making it lean forward or backwards. Try adjusting the battery so that it keeps tue heli level.
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I got 4 of these quadcopter for my sons as christmas presents. 3 of them worked fine. One of them did as you described they couldn't get it under control. Since the other ones worked fine I knew this copter was defective and I returned for a new one. The new one works great. Amazon has an easy and efficient return policy I got the new quadcopter within a week.
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It takes some continuous variation of the throttle to get a decent hover (it's easier to do with the transmitter in expert mode). Also, from my experience and those of my friends, each of our units experiences a slight drift one direction or another without touching the joystick. You're going to have to go with one if the larger quads with a better gyroscopic sensor if you want a perfect hover.
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Have you adjusted your trims to get it hovering? Depending on whether it is yawing or simply moving right, you can use the little white trim levers to correct it. I had to do this to get mine flying well the first time I flew it.
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It's really difficult to get the pilot going sometimes. I think it has something to do with auto shut off when the thing tilts even in the slightest. Frustrating for me as well!
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That is how it is currently done with the quads.Some others RCs like some of the helos haveswitches for turning on and off the power. Sounds like you are doing it right for the quads.
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Hi - we had trouble getting it to stay flying. I regret buying this!! More trouble than it was worth. Best of luck
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it is quite possible it is defective(it happens) if you 1 -turn on transmitter FIRST then set heli on a FLAT surface. turn on heli and wait about 3 sec. the built in gyro will engage . NOT doing this will cause all sorts of problems. check the balance everything should be factory balanced.also look at r/c flight school.com lots of info there.GOOD LUCK.
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Happens to me too, this model is very hard to trim out and fly. if you can, RETURN it and get a different one. Mine will not hover straight up from the ground. Wish I could return mine but AMAZON won't let me
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Not sure. I've got one that is currently not flying too and I've changed all the parts and still can't figure it out??? I still have one that's working good, but still... I will I would of got different ones. They're not bad, but for the price, they should be better!
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Had similar problem. Out of the box, the copter flew fine (apart from my novice controlling). From the second flight onward, it would not get any higher than a couple of inches off the floor. I trolled the forums to try and solve the issue. I purchased a replacement battery, struggled with the fiddley fitting of it and still not sorted. I've now ordered another copter off amazon 'cos my lad (and me) really want to have one of these working. As a last resort I've just applied a little WD40 (via the WD40 straw) to the cogs and the bottom of the shaft and Hey Presto, works a treat! Looks like me and the boy will be duelling now that i've ordered a second! Hope that this helps anyone with the same issue. Had similar problem. Out of the box, the copter flew fine (apart from my novice controlling). From the second flight onward, it would not get any higher than a couple of inches off the floor. I trolled the forums to try and solve the issue. I purchased a replacement battery, struggled with the fiddley fitting of it and still not sorted. I've now ordered another copter off amazon 'cos my lad (and me) really want to have one of these working. As a last resort I've just applied a little WD40 (via the WD40 straw) to the cogs and the bottom of the shaft and Hey Presto, works a treat! Looks like... » Read More Had similar problem. Out of the box, the copter flew fine (apart from my novice controlling). From the second flight onward, it would not get any higher than a couple of inches off the floor. I trolled the forums to try and solve the issue. I purchased a replacement battery, struggled with the fiddley fitting of it and still not sorted. I've now ordered another copter off amazon 'cos my lad (and me) really want to have one of these working. As a last resort I've just applied a little WD40 (via the WD40 straw) to the cogs and the bottom of the shaft and Hey Presto, works a treat! Looks like me and the boy will be duelling now that i've ordered a second! Hope that this helps anyone with the same issue. « Show Less
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I could never get mine to fly at all. One of the motors only spins up intermittently causing the craft to invert and crash. Just got it a few weeks ago but never got it to work.
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Yes Doug, the 4th channel is movement sideways left or right. The F3 is a great heli andI am sure that you will enjoy it. Take it easy, it is fast to rise. Lots of power to weight.
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Make sure the flight controller is free of vibration, and the wires are secure because vibration can travel up them. If problem continues verify radio and receiver with a range check. Maybe back off the gains a little or place a ferrite ring on the inputs of the gyro. All fails chuck it get a Openpilot cc3d 10-15 bucks Ebay
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No I don't but how do u make the radio control communicate with the heli. Mine doesn't work.
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turn both remote and heli off and the select the channel you want to use a b or c which are different flying modes, beginner,normal and more advanced settings. first turn the remote on then the heli. after you do that set the throttle level all the way up and back down once and the indicator light will blink tell you they are synced.. Hope this helped!
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It all depends on how you went about leveling the swashplate. The heli needs to be on and all trims need to be in the middle. The plate needs to be at right angle from the main shaft in all directions. Get the plate as straight as possible and then use the trim adjustments on radio for final adjustments after that fly and make any other trimming that needs to be done to get it to fly like you want. Hope this helps and happy flying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is your heli completely charged? Is the throttle all the way up? If so, try holding the heli in your hand, throttle all the way up and let go. If the heli spins and drops, you have a loose motor gear and it needs to be replaced. This is a pretty simple repair, I've done it on 3 of my helis, but if yours came this way new I would have it replaced.