FW200 Helicopter w/ H1 V2 Flight Controller RTF (Blue)

This is my first Electric GPS Helicopter since the 1980's. I am very happy with the new GPS technology for stable flight. I could never master forward flight with my Nitro powered helicopters with 80's technology. I could barely hover and crash. Sold them to my RC friends who were more skilled in helicopters.
I recently got into drones, this flies very similar. I am in my mid 60's and this FW200 has checked off an item on my bucket list and inverted flight as well!
I only have about 8 flights on her and on the last flight it was giving me issues with copter not maintaining altitude with the 1500 battery when getting low voltage near the end of battery flight due to the extra weight of the 1500 battery. The 850 batteries had no issue. I also live in Imperial Valley California and it was getting hot at 10am. The air density changed real quick and I noticed the copter losing altitude in Stable mode. After landing it, it would not take off more than a few inches off the ground. It would only work in Acro mode, which has a higher rotor head speed.
I used the APP Adjust via Bluetooth to adjust the rotor head speed from 55/65/100 to 66/76/100 and it really made a difference. I also adjusted the Pitch, -11/0/+11 which worked out well.
The FW200 is very quiet and is ideal for park flying.

I received the latest version of the FW200 and it arrived very quickly. In hover mode and before satellites were connected, the helicopter would barely take off. Using the app, instead of adjusting pitches I increased the hover mode head speed from 50 to 70 and it solved the problem. In acro mode, the forward flight is not very fast so I increased the acro head speed from 70 to 82 but it did not make any difference. I am not a 3d flyer so I cannot evaluate that setting. The copter flips inverted without issue. It only uses about 50% of the battery and then it automatically lands. This is almost too easy to fly, but, I have found a good use for it.....my 6 year old grandson is flying it.

It was fine for the first few flights. It started developing issues. The flashing green light before gps lock turned wacky. I saw purple and pink flashing lights. There is also a high/low tone that lasts until motor is spooled up. Twice the cyclic input small forward movement as the motor spooled up. It resulted in uncommanded forward flight. I was able to shut the motor down and it skipped in. There was no cyclic response with my inputs. The third was a full back cyclic as it reached maximum motor spool up. The was no response to my full forward input. It cause a lot of damage because I forgot to shut the motor down. I replaced the gps unit, the FCU, tail motor, swash plate, main shaft, motor nut,all blades and tail boom. I still have problems before gps lock. The high/low tone but no wacky lights. The main motor doesn’t start in normal mode. I have to the flick switch between normal and manual mode before it starts. The swash plate jitters when in normal mode as the motor spools up. In manual mode there is no jittering. I installed a Spektrum satellite rx but still have the problems. I also notice that the motor spools down with a few seconds of delay. It is not in the Spektrum programming. I believe there is a flaw in programming or hardware. No help online. Flywing does not answer queries. I invested heavily into spare and aftermarket parts. I would like to see this through to the end.

The FW200 is my first rc helicopter. I purchased it because of the gps hoping it would make the learning curve a little easier. It has been great for learning and is great excitement! Made me get another one but it's a coast guard gps helicopter. Wish I would have tried helicopters sooner:)

Not the greatest hella pilot in the world but this thing was a blast did everything they said it would do and more took it up flew it around did inverts on my first try brought it right back and landed it blew my mind and blew my friends mine they had no idea that I was lame ass pilot and could pull off inverts

Unfortunately the helicopter arrived with an issue, and Helidirect refuses to exchange. I will never buy from that company again.

It’s awesome! Make sure to order an extra battery so you have more time to fly. I would recommend this as a great first helicopter. It takes a minute to fully connect but once connected it’s super easy on beginner mode.

It performs as advertised. Very easy to learn how to fly.

This is my first helicopter and I've enjoyed every minute of it. The FW200 has been a great learning experience for a new RC pilot and after a few days of careful practice I'm now flying it from my front and back porch. Enjoying it so much I may upgrade to the FW450 in a few months. Only complaint is getting extra batteries, as they've been out of stock since purchase.

How long will it fly?

This is my first Electric GPS Helicopter since the 1980's. I am very happy with the new GPS technology for stable flight. I could never master forward flight with my Nitro powered helicopters with 80's technology. I could barely hover and crash. Sold them to my RC friends who were more skilled in helicopters.
I recently got into drones, this flies very similar. I am in my mid 60's and this FW200 has checked off an item on my bucket list and inverted flight as well!
I only have about 8 flights on her and on the last flight it was giving me issues with copter not maintaining altitude with the 1500 battery when getting low voltage near the end of battery flight due to the extra weight of the 1500 battery. The 850 batteries had no issue. I also live in Imperial Valley California and it was getting hot at 10am. The air density changed real quick and I noticed the copter losing altitude in Stable mode. After landing it, it would not take off more than a few inches off the ground. It would only work in Acro mode, which has a higher rotor head speed.
I used the APP Adjust via Bluetooth to adjust the rotor head speed from 55/65/100 to 66/76/100 and it really made a difference. I also adjusted the Pitch, -11/0/+11 which worked out well.
The FW200 is very quiet and is ideal for park flying.

I received the latest version of the FW200 and it arrived very quickly. In hover mode and before satellites were connected, the helicopter would barely take off. Using the app, instead of adjusting pitches I increased the hover mode head speed from 50 to 70 and it solved the problem. In acro mode, the forward flight is not very fast so I increased the acro head speed from 70 to 82 but it did not make any difference. I am not a 3d flyer so I cannot evaluate that setting. The copter flips inverted without issue. It only uses about 50% of the battery and then it automatically lands. This is almost too easy to fly, but, I have found a good use for it.....my 6 year old grandson is flying it.

It was fine for the first few flights. It started developing issues. The flashing green light before gps lock turned wacky. I saw purple and pink flashing lights. There is also a high/low tone that lasts until motor is spooled up. Twice the cyclic input small forward movement as the motor spooled up. It resulted in uncommanded forward flight. I was able to shut the motor down and it skipped in. There was no cyclic response with my inputs. The third was a full back cyclic as it reached maximum motor spool up. The was no response to my full forward input. It cause a lot of damage because I forgot to shut the motor down. I replaced the gps unit, the FCU, tail motor, swash plate, main shaft, motor nut,all blades and tail boom. I still have problems before gps lock. The high/low tone but no wacky lights. The main motor doesn’t start in normal mode. I have to the flick switch between normal and manual mode before it starts. The swash plate jitters when in normal mode as the motor spools up. In manual mode there is no jittering. I installed a Spektrum satellite rx but still have the problems. I also notice that the motor spools down with a few seconds of delay. It is not in the Spektrum programming. I believe there is a flaw in programming or hardware. No help online. Flywing does not answer queries. I invested heavily into spare and aftermarket parts. I would like to see this through to the end.

The FW200 is my first rc helicopter. I purchased it because of the gps hoping it would make the learning curve a little easier. It has been great for learning and is great excitement! Made me get another one but it's a coast guard gps helicopter. Wish I would have tried helicopters sooner:)

Not the greatest hella pilot in the world but this thing was a blast did everything they said it would do and more took it up flew it around did inverts on my first try brought it right back and landed it blew my mind and blew my friends mine they had no idea that I was lame ass pilot and could pull off inverts

Unfortunately the helicopter arrived with an issue, and Helidirect refuses to exchange. I will never buy from that company again.

It’s awesome! Make sure to order an extra battery so you have more time to fly. I would recommend this as a great first helicopter. It takes a minute to fully connect but once connected it’s super easy on beginner mode.

It performs as advertised. Very easy to learn how to fly.

This is my first helicopter and I've enjoyed every minute of it. The FW200 has been a great learning experience for a new RC pilot and after a few days of careful practice I'm now flying it from my front and back porch. Enjoying it so much I may upgrade to the FW450 in a few months. Only complaint is getting extra batteries, as they've been out of stock since purchase.

How long will it fly?