Silverlit Black Hawk Deluxe RC helicopter review

Silverlit www.silverlit.com
and Flying Toys Ltd www.flyingtoys.com
recently released the Black Hawk Deluxe Rc helicopter, a 3 channel aircraft capable of flying forward reverse up down and spinning left and right, Its canopy is that of the well know Black Hawk and it is very well sculpted with great attention to detail from the doors to the landing gear to the insignias it looks the part. And the plastic canopy is very well molded and assembled and has a very sturdy feel in your hands.
When it comes to flight this is a much more difficult to fly helicopter then most 3 channel aircraft, it is more like flying a larger single rotor helicopter, there is a lot of fighting the wind that the tail rotor generates and trying not to let it get out of control. If your in a small location be slow and cautious and don't go full speed, the top speed isn't to fast, but with the added thrust from the tail rotor you can sometimes get going faster then you expect, just like in larger helicopters, so it will take some practice, fortunately it is radio controlled so you can take it outside on calm days and fly it far away from yourself and other obstacles that might jump in front of it.
It charges in about 30 to 40 minutes and flies for about 6 or 7 minutes. It can be charged with either the supplied transmitter or the supplied usb cable (I suggest using the usb cable, it's quicker and saves batteries) it's nice to have both options when you out in the field.

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artist -Kevin Macleod-

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[WaffleStaffel]

Hey Taoist, I have an AirHogs HeliCage which has a rotor actuator like pictured at 1:10 above, but it doesn't seem to work, and steers only with the tail rotor. Do you know if it's supposed to work, or is it a vestige of a different single rotor helicopter based on a the same hardware? Surprisingly, you don't seem to have a review of the HeliCage, since you have a bazillion other models.

Any ideas? Thanks creepy :)

[taoistflyer]

@WaffleStaffel I would love to review it if I can get my hands on one.

the actuator is just for quick bursts of speed from what I can tell.

Their should be a button that activates it.

otherwise it's only a 2 channel helicopter that constantly moves forward and you only control left and right turns using the tail

[WaffleStaffel]

@taoistflyer Ahh, there are 2 'forward' buttons I totally forgot about. Something's wrong though, because the actuator moves away from the rotor, making no contact.

The HeliCage is unremarkable. The cage helps right the copter half the time, but is more useful in protecting the blade and preventing it from slashing houseplants and LCD screens.

Thanks for your response. Your reviews are great. I'm going to buy a real 4 or 6 channel, gyro stabilized helicopter next, no more toys!

[taoistflyer]

@WaffleStaffel That's the way to go.

[mxds961]

does anyone else think this guy is creepy?

[taoistflyer]

@mxds961 I do.

[ReddmanDGZ]

I'm STILL flying my Helix 360 (silverlit/airhogs) after well over 250 flights. It's been through a lot (I am a really aggressive pilot and I like to do stunts, hard turns and stalls) and I noticed that the swash can slip out of place and I had to cut the top open to make it easier to quickly fix problems when they happen.

But yea, Silverlit choppers are really reliable I'm starting to learn. At least their newer 'hard body' helis are.

[taoistflyer]

@Megalodon64 I've seen those, their painfully big for a 3 channel.

[Megalodon64]

If you think this helicoper is big for a 3 channel RC helicopter I have a 3 channel apache helicopter that measures 15 inches long!!!!

[taoistflyer]

@rahulmustang45 I've never had those problems with my 360, it's easy to control and it is a lot better indoors then the blackhawk, it is infra red controlled though so it wont fly outside in daylight.

Between the 2 i fly the 360 a LOT more then the blackhawk.

[rahulmustang45]

and is it true that the air hogs helix 360 has pitch problems and the fly bar touching rear propeller...??