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

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?

Beautiful Heli, thank you

Really cool heli, first time for me to fly a heli inverted, although cheating. I'm really still learning to fly this thing but when everything is going fine its a lot of fun.
Sometimes this thing seems to have a mind of its own. I was about 15 feet high when it inverted with out me touching it. Its only suppose to do that at 3 meters or something but anyway i couldn't figure out how to flip it back because it wouldn't do anything when i tried to get it to flip upright. I thought i was going to have to land that way. I hit the RTH button and it went up and flipped and started down and finally I had control again. Its probably me but sometimes I don't know how to get it to fly around it seems to just stay and hover and then all of sudden it will beep and take off and i can fly it normal like a heli. I haven't tried manual mode because i afraid to try it. But for the most part i love it, not only is it great looking ( looks like a rc heli should and not a toy) but i did fly inverted for the first time and it was awesome for me, i know its cheating but still thrilling. Also the thing I like the most the replacement parts are dirt cheap, i mean every other place you buy anything from they have some replacement parts but you have give your first born to get them and they usually are out of stock. I bought all sorts of replacement parts already because i hate when something happens and all you need is something small and easy to replace on site. I was kinda of upset because when i ordered extra battery's the manual says xt60 connectors but they are xt30 , so i bought 2 extra battery's for the helicopter as per manual and they needed the different size, i chanted with someone on line i think his name was David, real gerk, he just says you can either solder new ends or use our adapter and then says regards, i was like WTF does the manual say xt60 but it come with xt30, not life or death but still bullshit. But all in all i would recommend it and if you your good at flying helis you can probably fly it like you stole it!

Great little heli

I am new to the hobby and was recommended this make and model by a very experienced RC fixed wing and helicopter enthusiast. Careful reading of the instructions combined with some internet searches and a quick once over of ALL the fasteners and connections, I was ready for my first flight. Once plugged in and GPS acquired sat signal, she was up and the helicopter performed exactly as advertised. Being a novice and also cautious, I learned the basics of the control inputs and functions quickly and was actually making some scale turns and figure 8's in pretty short order. As I had purchased 2 extra batteries, I was able to fly 18 to 20 minutes per session. By the 6th flight, I switched into Acro mode and to my surprise, was able to execute inverted orientation and return to normal flight. I thoroughly enjoy learning more about the helicopter and its' functions and the stable flight mode takes away alot of the risk of crash damage possibly caused by my novice skill set. My advice to new owners is when outdoors, always let the GPS acquire signal and when you decide to venture into Acro mode, have a minimum of 40-50 feet of altitude to start out with. The fit and finish on this unit is extremely well executed and the build quality is outstanding. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and definitely give it a thumbs up from this flyer new to the arena of RC helicopters.

Have flown 5 or 6 times. Absolutely luv it. Great flyer no issues so far.
Havent had time to calibrate but gps works fine. HeliDirect great place to buy
from for your Helicopter and parts.

Great price. All other sites sell the FW200 for almost 700 dollars. The problem I had on the Madden flight was as it was just hovering all of a sudden it started too toilet bowl and it just flew off into the woods at an 40 degree pitch and went right into the ground I tried too regain control but my inputs had no affect. I was only about 5 feet away from it at a hight of about 6 feet..its like the transmitter just lost contact with it. I'm not sure of the damage it sustained, because I relaunched it and it had terrible tail shake and the wind was at 10 miles per hour. So I don't no if it's ok or not. There was no structural damage. I set it up per instructions and i was in a flat wide open area. It Sure is a good looking Helicopter and looks too be made of superior mattireals and it was in GPS mode at the time it crashed. Amazing how fast it was shipped too me. 2 day's.

I am a drone pilot, and I also fly rc aircraft. I bought this because I wanted to get re-aquainted with helicopters, which I flew many years ago. Thought this would be a stable platform for me to practice nose in orientation. For the first week, it flew as advertised. However, this week I am having issues with it. It is no longer stable, and will suddenly climb or descend without any input from me. I have checked every ball link, re-calibrated both the transmitter and the fw200 as per directions. The problem persists. It has never been crashed, although, in its current condition, it is likely...so, i am going to stop flying it until I speak with Helidirect tech support today. My suspicion is the controller is flaky, and I am hoping I can get a replacement for the copter. Helidirect has great customer support (or used to), which is the reason I bought this from them. I will write another review based on what happens after I speak with Helidirect tech support ;) This review is about the product, not the place where I bought it :)

UPDATE: I managed to get it going again. There was a loose screw which was supposed to hold the bottom facing camera and laser still. The camera/laser did not move much, but there was a light movement. I also deleted and downloaded the IOS H1 app. At the moment, I have flown several packs, and it is behaving as it was when I first bought it. When you buy one, check everything...I mean every screw you can see. This is why I changed the reading from 2 to 3 stars.

Helis are hard to fly but fw200 makes it much easier still very nervous flying but much easier with help from gos

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?

Beautiful Heli, thank you

Really cool heli, first time for me to fly a heli inverted, although cheating. I'm really still learning to fly this thing but when everything is going fine its a lot of fun.
Sometimes this thing seems to have a mind of its own. I was about 15 feet high when it inverted with out me touching it. Its only suppose to do that at 3 meters or something but anyway i couldn't figure out how to flip it back because it wouldn't do anything when i tried to get it to flip upright. I thought i was going to have to land that way. I hit the RTH button and it went up and flipped and started down and finally I had control again. Its probably me but sometimes I don't know how to get it to fly around it seems to just stay and hover and then all of sudden it will beep and take off and i can fly it normal like a heli. I haven't tried manual mode because i afraid to try it. But for the most part i love it, not only is it great looking ( looks like a rc heli should and not a toy) but i did fly inverted for the first time and it was awesome for me, i know its cheating but still thrilling. Also the thing I like the most the replacement parts are dirt cheap, i mean every other place you buy anything from they have some replacement parts but you have give your first born to get them and they usually are out of stock. I bought all sorts of replacement parts already because i hate when something happens and all you need is something small and easy to replace on site. I was kinda of upset because when i ordered extra battery's the manual says xt60 connectors but they are xt30 , so i bought 2 extra battery's for the helicopter as per manual and they needed the different size, i chanted with someone on line i think his name was David, real gerk, he just says you can either solder new ends or use our adapter and then says regards, i was like WTF does the manual say xt60 but it come with xt30, not life or death but still bullshit. But all in all i would recommend it and if you your good at flying helis you can probably fly it like you stole it!

Great little heli

I am new to the hobby and was recommended this make and model by a very experienced RC fixed wing and helicopter enthusiast. Careful reading of the instructions combined with some internet searches and a quick once over of ALL the fasteners and connections, I was ready for my first flight. Once plugged in and GPS acquired sat signal, she was up and the helicopter performed exactly as advertised. Being a novice and also cautious, I learned the basics of the control inputs and functions quickly and was actually making some scale turns and figure 8's in pretty short order. As I had purchased 2 extra batteries, I was able to fly 18 to 20 minutes per session. By the 6th flight, I switched into Acro mode and to my surprise, was able to execute inverted orientation and return to normal flight. I thoroughly enjoy learning more about the helicopter and its' functions and the stable flight mode takes away alot of the risk of crash damage possibly caused by my novice skill set. My advice to new owners is when outdoors, always let the GPS acquire signal and when you decide to venture into Acro mode, have a minimum of 40-50 feet of altitude to start out with. The fit and finish on this unit is extremely well executed and the build quality is outstanding. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and definitely give it a thumbs up from this flyer new to the arena of RC helicopters.

Have flown 5 or 6 times. Absolutely luv it. Great flyer no issues so far.
Havent had time to calibrate but gps works fine. HeliDirect great place to buy
from for your Helicopter and parts.

Great price. All other sites sell the FW200 for almost 700 dollars. The problem I had on the Madden flight was as it was just hovering all of a sudden it started too toilet bowl and it just flew off into the woods at an 40 degree pitch and went right into the ground I tried too regain control but my inputs had no affect. I was only about 5 feet away from it at a hight of about 6 feet..its like the transmitter just lost contact with it. I'm not sure of the damage it sustained, because I relaunched it and it had terrible tail shake and the wind was at 10 miles per hour. So I don't no if it's ok or not. There was no structural damage. I set it up per instructions and i was in a flat wide open area. It Sure is a good looking Helicopter and looks too be made of superior mattireals and it was in GPS mode at the time it crashed. Amazing how fast it was shipped too me. 2 day's.

I am a drone pilot, and I also fly rc aircraft. I bought this because I wanted to get re-aquainted with helicopters, which I flew many years ago. Thought this would be a stable platform for me to practice nose in orientation. For the first week, it flew as advertised. However, this week I am having issues with it. It is no longer stable, and will suddenly climb or descend without any input from me. I have checked every ball link, re-calibrated both the transmitter and the fw200 as per directions. The problem persists. It has never been crashed, although, in its current condition, it is likely...so, i am going to stop flying it until I speak with Helidirect tech support today. My suspicion is the controller is flaky, and I am hoping I can get a replacement for the copter. Helidirect has great customer support (or used to), which is the reason I bought this from them. I will write another review based on what happens after I speak with Helidirect tech support ;) This review is about the product, not the place where I bought it :)

UPDATE: I managed to get it going again. There was a loose screw which was supposed to hold the bottom facing camera and laser still. The camera/laser did not move much, but there was a light movement. I also deleted and downloaded the IOS H1 app. At the moment, I have flown several packs, and it is behaving as it was when I first bought it. When you buy one, check everything...I mean every screw you can see. This is why I changed the reading from 2 to 3 stars.

Helis are hard to fly but fw200 makes it much easier still very nervous flying but much easier with help from gos