Eachine E180 Direct Drive RC Helicopter Review - The Good & Bad.

The Eachine E180, is Eachine's first direct drive collective pitch helicopter. It's a 200 size class machine that competes directly with the OMPHobby M2.

A direct drive brushless main motor is a more expensive way to run the main rotor, but it has many advantages... Efficient, quiet, powerful, operates nice & cool (longer motor & bearing life), is way more robust and reduces the parts count. It also looks great!

During my in depth review of the E180 from unboxing to test flying, I'm pointing out all the features the E180 has to offer, what it gets right & wrong, along with my primary setup numbers for my flights modes.

The E180 has a good design but it's not perfect. Mine also had a couple important factory assembly issues. They were easily rectified, but are certainly worth pointing out and something that everyone should be checking - on any pre-built collective pitch / 3D RC helicopter.

The E180 comes in two formats, BNF & RTF. I got the RTF version which comes with Eachine's E6, six channel entry level computerized radio which uses Futaba's S-FHSS protocol. The BNF version will therefore bind out of the box to any 6 channel or more computerized S-FHSS protocol radio.

The E180's flight controller / FBL system also accepts an external DSM2/X satellite RX for Spektrum users as well as an S-Bus input port. Lots of receiver options in other words.

Useful Links:

- Eachine E180 RTF (1, 3 & 4 battery options available):
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/GvvR8wTFiG
12% off coupon: BGE180BR (expiry date: 2021-03-31)

- Eachine E180 BNF (1,3 & 4 battery options available):
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/vDvR8TuHZc
12% off coupon: BGE180BR (expiry date: 2021-03-31)

- OMP M2 Explore BNF RC Helicopter:
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/KKDRCasZ4D

- Collective Pitch RC Helicopter Setup & Tips eBook:
https://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-helicopter-tips.html

- XK X6 (same as E6) Radio Review:
https://youtu.be/lzW9m8899Tk

- OMP Hobby M2 EXP RC Helicopter Review:
https://youtu.be/3oH7LddAd98

- Review of TX16S radio used in video:
https://youtu.be/g6fDA2jUdn0

- How to build an XT30 parallel charge harness:

Video Chapters:
- Introduction to direct drive 0:00
- Unboxing the E180 1:45
- E180 design & features 5:28
- 13:11 Powering up the E6 radio 13:11
- Checking out of box setup 15:02
- How to bind the E180 17:11
- E180 USB charger fail 17:56
- E180 Assembly problems found 18:39
- Collective range on the mark 21:38
- Test flight 22:21
- Final Thoughts 27:46

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