Official RotorScale UH-60 Coast Guard 220 Size GPS Stabilized Helicopter Discussion Thread

[jbaartz]

UH-60 Coast Guard 220 Size GPS Stabilized Helicopter - RTF from Rotorscale - RSH1011-001

The RotorScale UH-60 Coast Guard 220 Size GPS Stabilized Helicopter is an exceptional radio-controlled helicopter perfect for enthusiasts seeking an incredible flying experience. The UH-60's flight stabilization system incorporates a GPS, a pressure sensor, and an optical sensor, allowing for position hold even in windy conditions. With convenient one-button return home and auto landing capabilities, this helicopter ensures hassle-free flight operations. The intelligent battery included with the helicopter features four status LEDs, providing real-time information about the battery's charge level. The UH-60's high level of scale detail, including LED lights and sliding side doors, add to its aesthetic appeal. The shock-absorbing landing gear helps in smooth landings and add scale detail, while the direct drive main motor ensures efficiency and reduced noise.

Safety is a priority with functions like one-key return, low-power intelligent return, loss of signal return, one-key landing, "heart-shaped" flight, and circular flight. The helicopter comes with a new 8-channel high precision remote control with a 2.4GHz two-way communication protocol and an LCD display. The transmitter supports digital parameter adjustments, and optimized joystick outputs for precise operation. The helicopter offers high efficiency, power-saving capabilities, and a long flight times. Its nylon composite material blades provide durability, strength, and impact resistance.

Ready To Fly Everything is included in the box except for four AA batteries. Simply charge the included flight battery with the included USB charger, insert your four AA batteries into the included radio transmitter, then read the manual in preparation for your first flight.

Flight Stabilization System The integrated gyro system stabilizes the UH-60 helicopter in six axes. This system arrives fully configured from the factory and requires zero setup by the pilot, and enables special features like "One Touch Landing".

Scale Details The UH-60 offers scale features such as the lighting, sliding doors, and shock absorbing landing gear.

Reliable Radio Control Featuring a modern 2.4GHz radio transmitter with and LCD display, the UH-60 can be operated near other RC vehicles without risk of losing signal.

Return To Home Feature With the Return To Home feature, the UH-1 will always make a safe journey home in the event of a low battery or signal loss for that extra bit of confidence and insurance.

Dual Brushless Motors The RotorScale UH-60 features a brushless direct drive main motor and a brushless tail motor. The brushless motors are more efficient and responsive, giving you better control of the aircraft at all times.

Features:

• Package includes everything needed to fly, minus the four AA transmitter batteries
• Flight stabilization system includes GPS, a pressure sensor, and an optical sensor
• Intelligent battery with LED status lights
• Shock absorbing landing gear
• Direct drive main motor
• A high level of scale details

Includes:

• RotorScale UH-60 Coast Guard 220 Size GPS Stabilized Helicopter - RTF
• 2.4GHz transmitter
• 3S Charger
• 3S 11.1V 1350mAh LiPo Battery

Requires:

• Four (4) AA size batteries for the radio transmitter we recommend Admiral NiMH AA Rechargeable Batteries (4 Pack)

Product Specifications:

AGE LEVEL : 14 and up
SKILL LEVEL : Intermediate
BUILD TIME : None

Class / Size	220 Size
Power Type	Electric
Rotor Type	Collective Pitch
Body Material	Plastic
Overall Size (L x W x H)	420mm (16.5") X N/A X 120mm (4.7")
Weight (without battery)	435g (15.3 oz)
Main Rotor Diameter	425mm / 16.7"
Main Rotor Blade Length	213mm (8.4 in.)
Tail Rotor Diameter	70mm / 2.75"
Tail Rotor Blade Length	N/A
Tail Drive Type	1104 brushless motor
Cyclic Servos	4.3g digital metal gear servos
Tail Servo	N/A
Power System	4006 brushless motor
Electronic Speed Control	N/A
Recommended Battery	3S 1350mAh LiPo battery
Battery Compartment Size (L x W x H)	N/A
Required Radio	2.4GHz Radio (Included)
Skill Level	Intermediate
Build Time	None
Recommended Environment	Outdoors

[oscar mayer]

Yes if I order one can I get additional battery and how much.

Regards Oscar

[ckankel]

Does this have a conventional Heli flight mode without gps stabilization or altitude hold?

[jbaartz]

Does this have a conventional Heli flight mode without gps stabilization or altitude hold?

I believe you can switch to a manual mode that turns all that off. See page 5 of the manual: switch SWB-6 is for "intelligent" or "manual" mode.

[Glam]

Hey guys, just wanted to provide a safety heads-up, and to see if anyone has encountered what i'm experiencing.
Just to let me qualify, i bought mine NOT from RotorScale, but direct via Aliexpress from a Chinese vendor online.
It's called the Yu Xiang F-09S. The same thing.
Anyway, for a 'heli-drone' that is supposed to be almost crash-proof, i've managed to crash it 3 times! ..no, not due to any pilot error, but i feel that the stabilisation tech is glitchy somehow.
I have made about 20 flights out of 2 batteries now, but it has thrice almost destroyed itself. Let me describe.
I would follow the horizon and compass/gps calibration and boot-up sequence closely, but on random occasions, the heli would take off, and immediately go crazy and head off in a random direction (usually backwards) at FULL speed totally out of control! Totally dangerous! Doesnt react at all to any stick movement. The only way for me not to kill somebody was to flick the kill switch (middle Right).
It had twice daahed itself into bushes, and once into a pillar, breaking all blades and 2 servo arms.
The repair was not easy, as the parts were miniscule and hard to reach. I had to disassemble the heli into 2 halfs, and thru trial and error, managed to change out the 2 servo arms and replace new ones in the correct position by eye-judgement.
So this seems to be random, as i can be flying 2, 3 good flights, then the next one goes crazy on me.
I noticed this usually happens whenever i re-use a slightly depleted battery (eg 60% charge left) after a short flight. The next flight would go crazy. But not all the time. There was an occasion it happened on a fresh battery.
I really dont know what's going on, and am very wary now to try to take my heli up.
Has anyone had similar problems? I'm clueless on how to solve this. Help?

[Dash]

220 Coast Guard UH-60
New to the hobby and having fun with this helicopter.
Landing gear broke but I have the replacement parts. Though, Im uncertain in how to actually replace/install the new parts. The manual doesn't address this.
Thanks!

[Glam]

U've gotta remove the wheel hub 1st, then the exterior strut screw, in order to thread the body through it after opening up the body shell in 2 halves!
This involves removing like a hundred micro screws all along the body shell..
Then, u can access the top screws of the main strut to remove the strut.
Yeah... i know rite?!

[Chyair]

Hey guys, just wanted to provide a safety heads-up, and to see if anyone has encountered what i'm experiencing.
Just to let me qualify, i bought mine NOT from RotorScale, but direct via Aliexpress from a Chinese vendor online.
It's called the Yu Xiang F-09S. The same thing.
Anyway, for a 'heli-drone' that is supposed to be almost crash-proof, i've managed to crash it 3 times! ..no, not due to any pilot error, but i feel that the stabilisation tech is glitchy somehow.
I have made about 20 flights out of 2 batteries now, but it has thrice almost destroyed itself. Let me describe.
I would follow the horizon and compass/gps calibration and boot-up sequence closely, but on random occasions, the heli would take off, and immediately go crazy and head off in a random direction (usually backwards) at FULL speed totally out of control! Totally dangerous! Doesnt react at all to any stick movement. The only way for me not to kill somebody was to flick the kill switch (middle Right).
It had twice daahed itself into bushes, and once into a pillar, breaking all blades and 2 servo arms.
The repair was not easy, as the parts were miniscule and hard to reach. I had to disassemble the heli into 2 halfs, and thru trial and error, managed to change out the 2 servo arms and replace new ones in the correct position by eye-judgement.
So this seems to be random, as i can be flying 2, 3 good flights, then the next one goes crazy on me.
I noticed this usually happens whenever i re-use a slightly depleted battery (eg 60% charge left) after a short flight. The next flight would go crazy. But not all the time. There was an occasion it happened on a fresh battery.
I really dont know what's going on, and am very wary now to try to take my heli up.
Has anyone had similar problems? I'm clueless on how to solve this. Help?

Hey Glam,

Yes, this happened to me. After several flight, no issues. Then the helicopter all of sudden went forward and I could not stop it. Finally brought it back and then it kept on going, hitting a decorative tree, totally destroying its rotor head. I was on optical flow only mode. I ordered parts so will need to repair it. Did you happen to notice a pattern on the loss of control, etc?

If you go to the RCGroup website, there is a thread which talks about another similar helicopter based on a EC135, and a user there talks about "the loss of controls". This one is only optical flow capable, no GPS. All of these "drone like" helicopters are made by Yu-Xiang and use proprietary programs (not Futaba or similar). It maybe a software issue. Be careful flying these.

[mhawkinsonm@aol.com]

I have the YU XIANG coastguard F09-S. I hate the gyro and gps system. Took off on it's own one time and went into a hover about 12 feet from me. Scared me . I discovered I could shut GPS off.

[Chyair]

Yeah, my chopper is out of commission for now. After it is fixed, I will do some testing. Looking through some of the feedback on a similar helicopter F06, looks like optical flow is somewhat sensitive. I will fly mostly manual from now on. Also, I did have one instance where the helicopter took off 10 ft into the air when receiving the take off command. Be prepared to lower the throttle when first taking off.

[RobertJ75]

Any ideas when batteries will be back in stock?

[Gregf]

Just bought Bird. Do I have to run gyro cink before I fly..

[mhawkinsonm@aol.com]

I believe so. Be carefull flying in gyro mode. After I turn on the transmitter and turn on the heli and arm the throttle I turn off the gyro before I fly it. I've had it do weird things flying with gyro on.

[Gigg]

do you mean gps mode?

[mhawkinsonm@aol.com]

Yes gps ,,, My bo bo

[Gregf]

I have been able to purchase extra battery from AliExpress.

[Gigg]

There is definitely something wrong with this birds software. I had 1 short flight and stopped because of the wind maybe 3 minutes of air time. Having only 1 battery a few days later i decided id hover it in the drive way to see approx how long the battery life is. I started it up waited for gps to kick in and when taking off it immediately went backwards full speed into the garage, wrecked many broken parts. I and experienced drone flier and this should have flown the same control wise. Called Motion RC opened ticket talked to ED (helicopter guy) an i was told once i have flown the bird it was not under warranty. Cant get parts from Motion RC had to search internet and the truth is i dont know if i have the skills to repair it. So $480. bucks for 3 minutes of flight. No customer support etc. and this seems to be a well known problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated as a retired vet on SS this is difficult to absorb. At this point i would not recommend this bird to anyone. Buyer beware.

[mhawkinsonm@aol.com]

I had the same problem. Can't trust it. I have the blackhawk model and it flys swell. No gps to worry about. I put the coastguard body on the blackhawk frame or just order the coastguard body. About 60.00

[Gigg]

I see that several of you have been doing repairs on this bird and I could use some advise. This is my first attempt at a helicopter repair and i have ordered the parts but have not received them yet. So i broke a rotor blade and a main blade grip. The blade looks strait forward to replace. But i'm not sure about the main blade grip? Has anyone replaced this part if so could you walk me through the process. Reading through the posts looks like Glam might have done this? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[mhawkinsonm@aol.com]

I'm surprised the blade grip broke. It has 2 nuts to remove and 1 screw.