On the Bench: iFlight Helion 10

12:04 I will share my experience, recently Chimera 7 fell, and the o3 antennas came off from a sharp shift, the picture in the glasses disappeared, but the engines were stopped. The unit did not burn down, although I later turned on the power and got a picture in glasses at close range. Only later, at home, I saw that the antennas were torn off. I immediately decided that the transmitter most likely burned down, but after replacing the antennas, everything worked.

p.s. Not a bad video for your experience level... I'd only suggest to "speed up" a bit. You sound about right if I play you back at 1.5x. Cheers -

13:28 into the video - adding heat shrink to the antenna. Brilliant idea. Thanks

Nice review! Thanks!

Good stuff! Thanks for the inspiration.😎👍

Great Idea with the heatshrink. Motors are a bit on a small size, nice for a cruiser.

Hello. First of all thank you for your video about Helion 10. I want to ask you several questions. My experiences are with DJI FPV and DJI Avata and I flew a lot of hours in manual (acro mode). The DJI FPV and GoPro 11 mini are my favorite tools for recording nature and mountains. I want to purchase a Helion 10 with O3 because I can get better distance and maybe there won't be any restrictions. Does Helion support a stabilization mode for landing? I love switching from manual to normal/sport mode in DJI when landing or taking off. Or is there any possibility to land softy? Or is it only in your hands? With O3, are you limited by altitude limits? Batteries are more "maintenance-demanding" than DJI batteries, so I'm afraid of them. Can you please measure the flight time with a larger battery? A DJI Goggles Integra and a DJI Remote Controller 2 are what I have. I know it will work, but do you have any idea what settings I can change with my DJI Goggles? Because in standard DJI drones, I can adjust e.g. rates and tilt of the camera. What are your feelings when you fly with Helion and Chimera 7? Thank you.

Cool Upgrade Energy pack on the drone ;) I just ordered a Helion 10 from ProgressiveRC, excited to see what pack works best with the drone. I'm thinking a 6s2p Molicel P45b with the XT90 should work well

Thanks for the review. Was the O3 air unit already activated by Iflight? (I had an issue with a prior order from Iflight).

Great video & very informative, I recently bought this drone & I love your idea with the heat shrink & I'll try that because that's been my only issue with this drone. Btw if you take off that back nut that long screw slides right out & the whole canopy comes off, way easier to work on with it off & that way you can still use both of your antennas. I look forward to your next video & have you thought about grabbing a landing plate? Getfpv sells a Johnnyfpv 8" Banshee landing plate that apparently works on this drone & would protect your battery & make it easier to land without worry.

Hi, I just purchased the Helion 10, together with the commander 8 (remote controller) and dji goggle 2. Iflight has no manuals for how to bind these together. Would you please be able to recommend a manual for binding ? This would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance!

I dont fly with a gopro, however i do use the usb port to power the RID unit, that i attach onto the Gopro mount. Using dji stubby antennas while powering up, with the canopy up, is a great idea. normally i have just removed to back screw to gain the working space.

would you recommend this drone for flights in extremely windy areas?

Any experience with using GPS rescue on this big long range bird?

I fly FPV and DJI camera drones. I often argue with myself about whether I want to go into these giant long-range FPV drones like this super cool Helion 10. But then I think, why not just a Mavic 3 Pro? What are your thoughts on this?

How well do those 10 inch props cut cheese? Asking for a friend!

They need to have Bluetooth like speedybee, i didn't think it would be that useful but it's nice to have.

Make sure your props are tight. There should be no gap props to motor bell. I had a prop come loose carrying a heavy li-ion pack. Props were tight but had a little daylight showing. Luckily only one arm broke falling from 150 ft with a 18,000 mah pack. 24 cells two red 9ah upgrade energy packs.

Hello everyone, I bought a Helion 10, installed it, and everything seems fine, but the range is very small, probably a maximum of 700м? Goggles lose contact. I'm using the following equipment: (Crossfire Tango 2 transmitter, DJI Goggles 2. TBS crossfire.) There are no significant interferences. I tested it in an open field. Big thank you for any help!

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