Blade Nano S3 RTF/BNF - What's New? [In-depth Look at Flight Modes, Telemetry & More]

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3 жыл бұрын

The RTF package is an okay, simple way to get you flying; but using a full-size computer radio really makes the Nano S3 worth it's price.

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@armapirx Жыл бұрын

I bought it few days ago for indoor flying. So far I'm very pleased with it, even though it's my first one "real" helicopter after years of using flight sims (which combined with previous understanding of helicopter dynamics is a huge head start). I got RTF because I wanted to keep costs to minimum while checking out if I like it enough to justify further investments. I want to point out three things: 1) stock Tx do show helicopter battery voltage. After Tx power up, the LED shows Tx battery pack voltage for the first 4 seconds and then switches to helicopter telemetry by showing green, yellow, red light in sequence. Manual says the yellow zone is between 3.7 and 3.3V. I didn't check it, but it really starts with green and then goes to yellow. If I press on after helicopter's canopy started blinking red (=LVC warning) Tx LED turns red soon enough. 2) actually it is possible to fly in blue intermediate flight mode on stock Tx. Set green mode, press and hold panic button and then switch to red flight mode, while holding panic the whole time. The helicopter will fly just like in green mode, but with increased rotor speed and collective authority which makes it easier and more fun to fly. The drawbacks are the need to hold the damn button pressed down and constant beeping of the Tx. 3) there are better models, but availability is as important as quality and in that regard no brand can beat Blade in my area. Every shop has all the parts in stock all the time and their cost is really acceptable. Sure, Align T15 looks amazing, but here it's 50% more expensive than S3, available only on special order and the only parts that are readily available without the need to import from abroad are rotor blades and skids.

@ericcoker8784 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you both. Great help and maybe real soon I can get inverted, 🙂

@pwrofgrayskull 9 ай бұрын

Great information! Subscribed. 👍✌️

@randalnichols7377 2 жыл бұрын

i'm only an intermediate pilot, but i can do many maneuvers with my 230sv2, Blade450x, and Blade 360CFX. I found stunt mode with the rtf transmitter nearly impossible to control, stability mode is super easy even with the rtf tx. The computer radio is essential.

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@petercane6376 2 жыл бұрын

I have an S3 and DXE. I cannot bind it to get the three colours. I only get green. What do you think I am doing wrong?

@07350zhr 2 жыл бұрын

I can't figure out how to get into the red led stunt mode only green and blue on my dx6i could someone help me. I tried holding rudder left right and every angle but no red led 😔😔😔😔

@Runk3lsmcdougal 3 ай бұрын

Very informative

@CaptainLeo 2 жыл бұрын

I got this BNF, downloaded the template for my nx8 and bound them. I have a hold mode on the right. The B switch gives, normal, stunt 1 and stunt 3. However it won't spin up in normal mode. Only in the other two. Anyone else see that issue?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

Did you make sure to bind it correctly? There are two different bind procedures depending on if your using a computer radio, or the RTF radio. If that’s not your problem, I recommend just setting everything up manually using the manual.

@burlingtonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

On the MLP6DSM transmitter, is SAFE on the 0, 1 , or 2 switch?

@mikechilds4452 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty much brand new to this and just bought this model for fun. In the stability mode, it doesn't really stay stationary in the air. If I give it a few seconds it will start drifting or going up/down. Also, it seems like I can't trim it enough with the OOTB transmitter to stop it from floating back and to the right. Any tips? Also are the tail rotor and rudder supposed to be at an angle, maybe 10 degrees off?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

It will always drift & slowly gain/lose altitude, there’s nothing you can do to keep it perfectly stable unless you yourself keep it perfectly stable. SAFE works well, but not perfect. It’s the nature of the beast, helis always require constant input to keep them from drifting around, the larger ones not so much, but these smaller ones definitely. Center your trims on your radio and then closely look at your swash plate, if it is slightly off it will drift in that area, you can adjust those little links by turning the rod end. If you try and “perfect” it, you’ll never be able too, it’s gonna drift and move and trimming does help but it’s never perfect. Yes the tail motor is mounted a little off, that is intentional. The larger helis are much easier to work on and tune, they are also more stable. There is also a drift calibration you can do, that may help. It is explained in the manual on how to do it. Let me know if you have anymore issues.

@Shazam0527 Жыл бұрын

Yeap, drift happens, that's why we call it yankin' and bankin' ;D

@plop8394 Жыл бұрын

Just orderd one,u have tips for me? Never have flying a heli before

@jeffrenman4146 2 жыл бұрын

you do such a good job narrating so clean so clear… My friend gave me this helicopter and I can fly around no problem though I'm not doing 3-D… But the balance point is forward of the the mast? seems wrong to me… It shows in pirouette's they're not clean it gets pushed out of its own rotation… does yours fly nose heavy as well is this normal? Anyway I hope I hear from you and thanks

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

A good way to check CG is to hold the heli horizontal by the rotor head and see if the nose drops towards the ground, or the tail. It should balance. I always ran the little 1s 150s all the way forward. I haven’t experienced too much drift while pirouetting, nor did mine seem nose heavy. It may be that the swash is not perfectly level, or SAFE is causing it too tilt forward, there are so many different variables and it is hard to dissect them all with the heli being so small and the tolerances being sloppy due to the nature of the design. I kinda just expect and accept the little abnormalities of tiny helis, I don’t tend to look too far into it.

@ambrosekillpack4841 Жыл бұрын

Hey what are all your radio settings for this little bird?

@kylemorrrison5680 2 жыл бұрын

How did you set all your setting up to get the modes right, I have the dx6e and struggling to set mine up it stays in green mode evan when change modes on my radio thanks

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

I actually downloaded the setup from Spektrum’s website. It’s super easy, just make sure you have an account & your Dx6 is registered. Download the Nano S2 setup, it’s the same for the S3. Everything should be setup correctly immediately.

@jiml.825 2 жыл бұрын

No, it shows the flight pack battery, not the transmitter.

@one_dozen7011 3 жыл бұрын

How high and far can the nano s3 go?

@leoc249 2 жыл бұрын

Will a Spektrum SPMR1010 - Spektrum RC Transmitter be able to get that extra mode also?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

It should since it has a 3 position switch and a 2 position hold switch separate from each other.

@matthewjohnson4277 2 жыл бұрын

Are you able to invert it when using the stock transmitter that comes with the RTF model?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ukmitch86 2 жыл бұрын

Hi - have you tried flying this on the 25C lipo Vs the recommended 45C?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t, I’m sure it would work but you wouldn’t get as much punch from those 25c batteries.

@thedonnyman1 2 жыл бұрын

Hi looking to get into heli ,so wat would you recommended for a first one.thx mark from the uk.

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

You can’t go wrong with the Blade 230S RTF as a first heli. That’s what I started with and had great success with it. The smaller helis are not as stable and don’t handle wind as well, but the 230 is just big enough to be a really good flyer all around. You could go with the Blade S3 RTF but it’s not going to satisfy you for a long time, but it is very durable.

@cornfield4489 3 жыл бұрын

How do you setup “Hold Mode” on a computer radio? I’ve got an NX10.

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

Go to system setup, then hit “F-Mode Setup” and then click on “Hold Switch:” once you do that, toggle the switch you want to use and bam, your done.

@cornfield4489 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc same as “Throttle Cut”?

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

@@cornfield4489 they do the same thing. I prefer hold mode. Horizon uses Throttle cut in some of their presets for their Helis. The difference I’m not so sure about.

@muttbone01 2 жыл бұрын

Think it's a little confusing that you're showing the pitch angles with the blades tucked in instead of full out as they would be in flight or spooling, as the 90 angle of the blades you are showing is a little confusing. Just my .002.

@issaretsirisawat8690 3 жыл бұрын

I want you to make a video of the settings like this step by step how to set things up and follow I tried this and it doesn't work, it just has a green light, thanks.

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

What model transmitter do you have?

@issaretsirisawat8690 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc Dx9

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

@@issaretsirisawat8690 Go to Spektrum.com and download the BNF Nano S2 setup and import it to your DX9 using an SD card, that’s what I did and everything was setup correctly. It only takes a few minutes, it’s super easy.

@issaretsirisawat8690 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc ok i will try, thanks

@issaretsirisawat8690 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc Again, can you send me the download web page link, you provided is not available for download, thanks.

@temptationsoul 2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere the motor on s3 is coreless. Can you confirm it?

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure the main & tail motor are both coreless, yes.

@temptationsoul 2 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc that's great. Because previous nano serie, these motors suck

@marvolous27able 2 жыл бұрын

So it's not the helicopter, It's the radio? Mines takes off like a bat out of hell when I idle up rtf version

@felixscherle9483 Жыл бұрын

CAN i do 3d with thé RTF transmitter

@mangzrc Жыл бұрын

Yes you can.

@ericcoker8784 3 жыл бұрын

Spot in with the RTF controller. I ended up the DX6E. Way better, but I somehow don't have that first mode....hmmm

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

I downloaded the setup from Spektrum and it automatically assigned the three modes, maybe try downloading the set up if you did it manually and don’t have the mode. Let me know what happens if you do.

@ericcoker8784 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc I manually entered from the book. So I redid the gyro settings. I assigned switch C for gyro. In "0" position i put the gain to 55% and that made flight mode 0 turn green. In position "1" it is set to 0%. But I still don't achieve the "RED" setting. Hmmm

@ericcoker8784 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc can you see your gyro settings and how it was assigned?

@mangzrc 3 жыл бұрын

@@ericcoker8784 They do not specify to run any gyro on the Nano S3. I would download the setup and see if that fixes your issue. If you haven’t downloaded a setup yet, it only takes a few minutes to do.

@ericcoker8784 3 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc only Nano S2 is listed.

@glenn4452 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to slow this heli down in normal mode?

@mangzrc Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about slowing down the head speed or adjusting rates?

@glenn4452 Жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc slowing down the head speed

@mangzrc Жыл бұрын

@@glenn4452 I don’t believe so because they call for a linear throttle curve in normal mode. The head speed is already very slow in normal mode anyway, if it were any slower you would barely have any pitch control.

@glenn4452 Жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc okay thank you sir

@jiml.825 2 жыл бұрын

You get 3 flight modes with the RTF transmitter. Please don't mislead people if you are going to do a video. It might dissuade them from buying something they want. But otherwise I enjoy your videos. Jim

@mangzrc 2 жыл бұрын

Jim, if you consider position 0 (hold mode) a “flight mode”, then you are correct; but I personally do not see how that is a “flight mode”. To my knowledge and understanding the modes for RTF are as follows: 0=hold mode, 1=safe & stability Z, 2=3D. On page 9 of the manual it clearly states this. That is 2 different “flight” modes. Thanks.

@jiml.825 2 жыл бұрын

@@mangzrc sorry if I'm wrong I was just going by the RTF description on the HH web page. My S3 should be hear by 9pm tonight. My 230s Smart arrived about an hour ago. 😃