Air Hog heli won't gain altitude: Any suggestions?
810501
Try pushing the steering stick all the way to the left or right right at take off. It should correct the spin shortly after take off. More than likely, you may have 'unbalanced' one of the sides of the helicopter and it tends to spin that way at lift off. I had the same problem with mine, so I just start with the stick pushed all the way to the right every time now, and it works fine. You may also have to crank the slip stream in that direction as well. Good luck.
389719
I just got one of these for a 109 heli and it will not fit into the original battery compartment. Considered getting a 107 but decided to give it a shot. Soldered it in, zip tied it and it works great. The original battery was dying (the heli would get about 3 ft off the ground then start descending as the battery was giving out. This gives me full flight times again. See my review for full details.
114554
Sorry , I can't help you . I returned both helicopters because they were defective .
483274
You might need to adjust the clevices. Rebind the plane with all the trims in the neutral position. Make sure the ailerons are level with the planes body, if not you need to adjust the clevices so that they are level. Also if you are flying at full throttle it will naturally climb. Reduce throttle to 50-60% and it will level out.
505544
A few tips that might help: 1. Start again from the beginning of the binding process (section 11 of instructions); remove battery from heli, switch controller off. 2. Ensure throttle (left stick) is closed (off). 3. Turn controller on; ensure throttle trim is neutral (display screen shows the trim settings). 4. Push in the heli battery; place heli on stable surface (may not bind if holding/wobbling). 5. Heli should bind with Tx and led stops blinking. My first heli binded on first attempt, and every flight afterwards. But when I bought a second (Bind and Fly) heli, it failed to bind like you describe. But on the second attempt it worked fine, and has binded every time every since. A few tips that might help: 1. Start again from the beginning of the binding process (section 11 of instructions); remove battery from heli, switch controller off. 2. Ensure throttle (left stick) is closed (off). 3. Turn controller on; ensure throttle trim is neutral (display screen shows the trim settings). 4. Push in the heli battery; place heli on stable surface (may not bind if holding/wobbling). 5. Heli should bind with Tx and led stops blinking. My first heli binded on first attempt, and every flight afterwards. But when I bought a second (Bind and Fly) heli, it failed to bind like... » Read More A few tips that might help: 1. Start again from the beginning of the binding process (section 11 of instructions); remove battery from heli, switch controller off. 2. Ensure throttle (left stick) is closed (off). 3. Turn controller on; ensure throttle trim is neutral (display screen shows the trim settings). 4. Push in the heli battery; place heli on stable surface (may not bind if holding/wobbling). 5. Heli should bind with Tx and led stops blinking. My first heli binded on first attempt, and every flight afterwards. But when I bought a second (Bind and Fly) heli, it failed to bind like you describe. But on the second attempt it worked fine, and has binded every time every since. « Show Less
1233452
There is a reset switch--try resetting. Mine is set up say 10 feet above ground
977466
An extra battery is too heavy. I added a couple of washers to the bottom of the nose of the copter.Add them one at a time with super-glue or tape.it works.
1898845
No. you will have to get the BUNN that is specific for high altitudes. I live at 7500ft and had the same problem. What we did was buy this one and call BUNN and make a exchange. Dont know if the high altitude one is available on Amazon. Once we made the high altitude switch it worked just fine.
1119145
You're exactly right. The MODE 2 for this radio IS NOT conventional. Glad you got it sorted out. Nice flying heli & easy to repair even for beginners.
1747891
make sure all controls are at neutral. swatch plate is level to both heli center lines. check tail rotor plug in at front of heli, if it still goes into a spin and the tail rotor is barely turning, it most likely needs a new tail motor.
43786
I had trouble to get it to work and sent it back. I recommend the Gaui GV-100 FPV ($369) from rc-drones.com. Works perfectly. Check it out.
1296901
exact same problem with mine...only it flew once right out of the box, worked great...recharged it then tried to fly it again and just like yours, rotors spin and the copter spins but it wont take off...
1321539
Replace all the batteries, it that does not help then you might have problem with the control unit itself. I could never get my flying because even that motors were running, the quadcopter did not respond to the commands from the control unit. I returned it.
669389
Ours did the same thing. Not sure how to correCT the problem. We bought this one because of the high number of positive reviews, as a trainer before purchasing the more expensive quad copter with camera. We kept this one for parts incase we buy another one, but pretty disappointed in this copter. Good luck, hubby did say there were some you tube videos on correcting the problem, but he has lost patience with it.
1747892
Sounds like you have lost tail rotor thrust. If the tail rotor motor is dead or disconnected, you are will not have yaw control. This could also happen if their is something binding the tail rotor as well, like a tiny piece of hair. Those are some things to check. Also, mine did not arrive with a leveled swash plate which caused it to oscillate. Search youtube for swash plate leveling how-to videos. It is a really simple process with this heli. Basically at mid stick you want the swash plate to be level.
601149
Did you use the specific camera for this model? If so there should be a plug to connect to the main board under the canopy. If not then you will have to start recording before you takeoff.
963175
I had the same problem. It just doesn't have enough power. I think some fly, and some just don't. New batteries won't help. The quality control is inadequate, I guess. You might ask, "What did you expect for such a cheap helicopter?" Personally, I expected a helicopter, as opposed to a paperweight.