Walkera V120D02S videos

[Johnny d]

Hey Bob, I just purchased the V120D02S w/ Devo 8. looking forward to its arrival, I have the Novus 125 CP with wow upgrades, its basically the same heli only the D02S is tougher. I really like the shaft driven tail and prefer it over the motor driven. your videos and advice are priceless so keep it coming, looking forward to the rest of this thread,

Thanks a bunch, John

[Tron993]

Any news?

[Finless]

Not yet.... for sure this weekend
I had to repair it this weekend as I missed replacing one of the TT gears I did not noticed was stripped. Of course I had no parts so had to go to the shop this week.

Bob

[Scott Bowersox]

That's probably a good thing. With the added time of ownership and flying (and crashing) further videos and observations will be more comprehensive. I myself am very keen on seeing how this holds up with those teeny tiny tail gears and such, especially compared to a Genius or Mcpx as those are very durable and fly pretty well. With a TT tail, the performance should be improved and with it's bigger size, visibility should be better outdoors. But at what hit to durability? I'm sure it will be something to be weighed by each individual as always but nice to know what needs to be factored in to make the best individual choice.

[Tron993]

The tail gears are the weakest link for sure. I stripped the A gear landing in grass today.

[skejah1063]

hi bob will you be doing a video for the devo 7 v120d02s set up for beginners thanks keep up the good work , really like your videos they so helpful thanks again

[jmancuso]

Originally Posted by skejah1063

hi bob will you be doing a video for the devo 7 v120d02s set up for beginners thanks keep up the good work , really like your videos they so helpful thanks again

+1. Would be great!!

[Richard F.]

If you guys are having any trouble with the devo 7, while we're all waiting for Finless's videos, I know that the DVD rom that came with it, was very helpful for me. the instructions for the tx leave a lot to be answered, but the disc was way more in depth.

[Johnny d]

First flight with my new V120DO2S, very stable out of the box and very responsive. The Devo 8 is nice and seems easy enough to program with the manual I down loaded from Walkera's website. I am surprised at how stable this heli is for a collective pitch bird of this size, I'm no 3D expert but I am slowly learning and I can't imagine anyone being anything other than absolutely thrilled with this heli. The extra toughness is something I was hoping someone would eventually put to market and it exceeds my expectations. Walkera hit a home run with this one and I am equally excited about the new Mini CP as well. Ordered mine from Wow Hobbies and it was nice to know it was flight tested, binding, servos and Tx checked in flight hover and gyro checked. you will have lots of fun with this one.

[jmancuso]

any news?

[Finless]

Yes I flew it last Sunday and I have a video talking about settings etc. But I know you guys arent going to be happy with this but no flying
I crashed the damn thing again and of course took out my last test of gears and stripped 2 servos.. I will post me review video anyway. When I get the parts again I will get a flying video.

I will only say this. You cannot fly this as leasurely as a Genius CP. While it is a tough little heli it is not as durable for crashes as the Genius. 1 out of 3 crashes and I break something.

Bob

[SYMAWD]

Originally Posted by Finless

Yes I flew it last Sunday and I have a video talking about settings etc. But I know you guys arent going to be happy with this but no flying
I crashed the damn thing again and of course took out my last test of gears and stripped 2 servos.. I will post me review video anyway. When I get the parts again I will get a flying video.

I will only say this. You cannot fly this as leasurely as a Genius CP. While it is a tough little heli it is not as durable for crashes as the Genius. 1 out of 3 crashes and I break something.

Bob

+1 My friend got it, spent $50 in parts the first week and now has an mCP X instead. This is only good if you rarely crash IMO. You just can't toss this around and expect it to survive the crash unfortunately.

[Johnny d]

MCPX, V120DO2S, Genius CP, Mini CP, 4#6S, I really dont think any of these is better than the other, I like to think that they are different from each other and its important to understand what these differences are and how they effect performance. I just like flying them and I will take any one of them and have some fun. The V120DO2S is a very durable heli for its type and size when compared to others of the same kind.

[dct]

Bob,, it sound like you need the servo arm trick ( you cut the back side of the arm with a blade and install the arm with less tightness on the screw , so it will slip and not break the gears..) and one of these ..
[ame]http://vimeo.com/35719174[/ame]

[dct]

Originally Posted by Johnny d

MCPX, V120DO2S, Genius CP, Mini CP, 4#6S, I really dont think any of these is better than the other, I like to think that they are different from each other and its important to understand what these differences are and how they effect performance. I just like flying them and I will take any one of them and have some fun. The V120DO2S is a very durable heli for its type and size when compared to others of the same kind.

I agree,, IMO you shouldn't compare a brush less motor setup to a brush motor setup!! The brush less motor has way more power and head speed..
So , it's going to hit much harder with more rpm's

[Richard F.]

I wonder if a company would pick up on this slipper clutch mod. I mean it would almost make stripped torque tube gears a thing of the past, almost. I mean it's not like their making a ton of money on the replacement gears anyway. Right? But that's what it will all come down to though is if their willing to forgo what they make in part replacement. I know, I know, Just don't hit the tail right?

[jmancuso]

Originally Posted by Finless

Yes I flew it last Sunday and I have a video talking about settings etc. But I know you guys arent going to be happy with this but no flying
I crashed the damn thing again and of course took out my last test of gears and stripped 2 servos.. I will post me review video anyway. When I get the parts again I will get a flying video.

I will only say this. You cannot fly this as leasurely as a Genius CP. While it is a tough little heli it is not as durable for crashes as the Genius. 1 out of 3 crashes and I break something.

Bob

When do you think you will post the video?

Thanks!!!

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[cgriffith]

Well, whenever he does post a video, I hope he also posts the "Bloopers" video of all the crashing.

[Silver-techie]

Originally Posted by Finless

I will only say this. You cannot fly this as leasurely as a Genius CP. While it is a tough little heli it is not as durable for crashes as the Genius. 1 out of 3 crashes and I break something.

Bob

Pretty much sums up the other line that I have... V120D02 and D05. One crash on those, simply bends the main shaft. However... I did get pretty good in bending them back good enough to where there is minimum vibrations.

It does suck when you find that the servo gets stripped though, and you don't have anyone on hand.

[Silver-techie]

Originally Posted by dct

Bob,, it sound like you need the servo arm trick ( you cut the back side of the arm with a blade and install the arm with less tightness on the screw , so it will slip and not break the gears..) and one of these ..
http://vimeo.com/35719174

I think Bob wants to show how well it flies with no mods (out of the box). And I think he's also experiencing when I and other people have gone through with the 120 line when it comes to crashes.

Any heli out there tends to need some kind of tweaking to make it fly better as well as handle crashes better.

So... if Bob were to do the mod's on the heli, that wouldn't really show people how well it fairs out of the box. Perhaps he may get more into making it a better heli, and get Walkera to really realize what they can do to make it a more fun and friendly flyer.