@@elliotbaltazar Not in a 'normal' way.. You would have to take the transmitter apart and do some DYI stuff.. So basically it's not designed to be user replaceable
@@DutchRC if you can. Can you try and pair it to a mini z car that has a kt531p remote paired to it. It will make for good content and views because the miniz community is In need of a radio that is affordable. Tia
@@05scionara I know.. the Kyosho mini Z's indeed use the same AFHDS3 protocol.. Basically Flysky makes the radio's for Kyosho.. I don't have a mini Z (and not really a place to drive it) at This moment.. but that could change :)
I’ve owned this for over a year, and I’m very pleased with it. I’m a “lefty” so the reversible steering wheel is great for me. Range is excellent. At least 100 yards
Just received my NB4 radio today, and it thankfully does not have the steering dead zone issue! It seems that FlySky has solved the issue in their current stock :)
Fantastic radio, man. It's only missing one thing: Open TX! But, hey... We can't have it all, right? 😂 Today I have 2 FlySky FS-GT3C I guess... Something like that. One is mine and the other is my father's. But... I really liked that one! 😃
Well, I took the plunge and bought one! Wanted the Sanwa MT44 but a receiver for this radio would cost me 70 euros! For the Noble only 23 euros. I am impressed with the Flysky radio! Really well build and I love the user interface. There is an option in the radio for the receiver: 1 way or 2 way. When I switch it to 1 way, the radio can't connect to the receiver. Tried to bind it, but no luck. What is the difference between the 1 way or 2 way option on the radio? Anyway....if you are hesitating to buy a Flysky...don't!!! This radio is awesome! Got it for 144 euro from Hobbyking with two receivers!
Yes same here :) Before the NB4 I had the NV14 Nirvana which was really the first time I had a flysky radio that felt like a quality product :) the one-way thing (for as far as I could dig up) was something intended to cut the latency down (no telemetry).. But I think it was abandoned because the gain was minimal at best.. That allso means that there is no receiver firmware that can actually do that one-way thing.. so yeah.. won't bind in that mode..
Well, Mr Dutch RC, on the strength of your review (and your honesty) I've ordered one of these to slowly phase out my Spektrum addiction. Since the rotary selector in my DX3R Pro has become random, I found out that none of their current range is back compatible with any of my 20 odd DSM receivers, they can go off with the dinosaurs.
to be fair: the new AFHDS3 protocol Flysky uses isn't compatible with their older stuff eighter.. BUT.. this was done because there are technical benefits.. Interesting how both Spektrum and Frsky have made the mistake of doing so for commercial reasons?
@@DutchRC I think Flysky have been working hard at improving themselves. The first and only Flysky radios that I have owned until this arrives were a pair I bought from Hobbyking in 2010 because my wife and I didn't want to travel from Australia to Norway and back with our 3PKs bouncing around in luggage. Hers had an extra 3mm screw floating around inside and mine splattered everyone else's radios when I turned it on. I had to comp with a borrowed 27mhz stick radio lol. Not sure about Spektrum. In planes the old DSM was horrible, but I still hear the same stories though I haven't lost one (yet). But in surface models, I still have the old SR301Pro receivers from 2006ish that have never let me down, and mayby that is why? I'd like to give them the benifit of the doubt. But I will get the DX3 repaired, and eventually I am guessing the Flysky will take over as aged electronics fail.
Hi there sir. the firmare currently on Flysky's site for the NIRVANA radio seems faulty (joystick mode on the USB port doesn't work).. this happened sinds the site was re-aranged.. It would seem the firmware on the site is now an Older version.. Could you look into this??
Excellent overview and test. I love the 2 battery system. screen is nice and the swinging steering wheel is cool too. probably would store safer with it swung 1/2 way. I'm very impressed like yourself. i always get a kick out of folks wanting to know the range. well how much can you see after 150 anyway and how can you drive precisely that far anyway? It's always nice to have super long range but anything over 100m is gravy if you ask me. This is plenty good. Well put this one on the to get list. List is very long, more than I have funds for :-) cheers buddy
Howdy Mike :) thank you very much offcourse! I agree.. it IS allways a question asked by people outside of the hobby, but for people IN the hobby to ask that.. It would really only come in to play if one were to FPV-drive a car.. Which offcourse is a VERY small niche.. It's sometimes done to see what that is like, and then quickly abandoned :) What I did here (edge of visual range) and then see if the radio starts complaining should basically be enough to say the range is adequate :) Ghehe yes sir! That list is far longer then my funds reach over here as well :) Cheers & thanks for stopping by!
AWESOME VIDEO/REVIEW MATE. ILL BE GETTING 1 SOON. CANT WAIT! HAVE YOU HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING OFF? IVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THAT AREA.. ..
Thanks man! And you will like it :) I actually use it Every single day for simulator racing as well.. So I guess I'm doing a durability-test of it :P No issues at all.. I wouldn't want a different radio..
I lke how you said "damn" when talking about steering mix. I bought 2 and still scared to use it. Not beause I dont know but I get forgetful and will leave remotes all over the place shit fall off my truck so much and other places. I just dont want to crack my shit 😂
Pfew! that is a hard one.. I actually had my eye on that radio before the Noble was announced.. I think the build quality of the Noble is better.. And I think it looks better but that might not be important to you..
I think the servo output may be an I-bus or S-bus output to connect servos serially or link it with a flight controller, at least from my experience with previous generations of Flysky RX's. Nice radio, by the way. If it is compatible with the previous generations of Flysky protocols it's a winner. Is there any port for hooking up an external module? I've never understood why in car radios since my Kopropo Helios there has never been a multiprotocol module bay.
Sorry nut nope.. this really is only a PWM receiver.. I DO expect (several) other receivers shortly that run on this new protocol.. Mostly because FlySky allso has a high(er) end stick transmitter in the works that runs on AFHDS3.. Regretably nope.. no backwards compatibility with older protocols.. I have asked FlySky about this, but I didn't really get an answer.. Hmmmm external module you say.. I haven't really felt a need for that for cars.. But at least backwards compatibility would have been nice..
The servo port is for the steering or for other servos. I think that is what it is for. I am not sure so if it doesn’t work for servos then I don’t know what it is for then.
Thank you :) I think this will be a popular radio.. Let me know what you think of it offcourse! Pfew.. I haven't used it a lot yet offcourse.. with a 15 minute drive I had used +/- 20% of the internal battery and nothing from the 2nd battery..
@@DutchRC it came at just the right time, my shitty spektrum dx4c just died so was looking at something new, and those 4 channel futaba radios are very expensive compared to this one!
I'm petty sure you have a Majour improvement over the (any) Spektrum man :) And yeah.. Futaba Sure makes nice radio's offcourse.. But at this point I don't even think I'd switch if Futaba would send me one for free :$
@@DutchRC i've just tried the nb4 today, and out of the 3 receivers i have for it, 2 simply don't work, and the other one loses signal after about 10-15sec.. so atm i have a very expensive powerbank! my confidence in this radio is completely gone from day one, i was planning to use this one with a boat but seriously doubting that now..
Damn! you've got yourself some bad luck there.. Sorry to read that! I do hear FlkySky's support is pretty good though, so you should Definately try that route.. Hope that helps offcourse!
Agreed :) quite a nice car but I'm going to get rid of mine as well.. the practicality of an onroad car it 'a bit' limited :) Haha yes.. the radio isn't going to be up for sale any time soon ;)
I think I'm gana buy this radio after watching many vids on it. I was wondering if you could tell me if your still using this and if so, how has it held up over the past 2 years? Thanks bro 👊😉
Howdy Harlon :) yep.. this is still the only pistol radio i use. It works like a charm And has the added bonus (for me) I can use the same receivers as for the PL18 Paladin.. I wish Flysky made a case for the NB4 by now, but that's really my only gripe :)
@@GoFindAsafeSpace No worries man :) Let me know what You think of the radio :) also: I'll have a video on a new AFHDS3 receiver (usefull for both cars & planes in This case :))
the one in the radio itself is a replacable 18650 (I know cause I replaced mine :P) But the "base plate" is indeed an issue.. Those can't even be ordered Now.. let alone in a while..
Have you tried this one out with a boat on the water? I'm currently building a cat, and a mate recommends futaba since they apparently perform the best on water....
I have not tried it on boats.. I would trust it, but I have no way to back that up :D I have run boats with Futaba.. rock solid.. soooo yep.. If you want the Sure route: Futaba...
@@DutchRC thanks for the quick response! It would appear that nobody has tried it, and 200 euro's is a bit expensive for me to take a chance. Thanks a bunch, futaba it is.
@@fladder1 @fladder1 Yeah.. I'll tell you what: I told Flysky to send me a radio for a competition racer (racing boats) to test / review.. Would have sold them some radio's I think but that is Their loss :P :)
i'd like to see the speed sensor review on this trans. please? Nobody has review the sensors on this trans or the older one.... This would be my only reason of wanting this trans.
Great review, as always. Do you have any info about the available sensors for this radio? I'd love to replace my Traxxas RTR radio, but need to monitor RPM and temperatures - that's the only thing holding me to the Traxxas.
Thank you very much sir! :) I have not looked into that much myself.. BUT.. if you have a look at this set: alexnld.com/product/flysky-fs-it4s-2-4ghz-rc-system-boat-and-car-transmitter-complete-set/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA68bhBRCKARIsABYUGif7w5Z04Sa9wJVxyd3bbRSSJqv-x7_UqwLIMS65RXeMyzBI05V1IdMaAvNbEALw_wcB There are 4 seperate sensors mentioned right? With those part-ID's you can look them up (for instance at ebay etc..)
in the RX setup of the model (in your radio) check the servo-frequency.. That should correspond to what your servo can handle.. That's the first thing I would check...
Ya good luck finding one in the US assuming your like me a don't like purchasing things directly from China.ordered a radiolink that i though was coming from Los Angeles just to learn it actually shipped from China which really pissed me off.ordered the radiolink prior to learning about the flysky noble but guess either way i would been purchasing from China and waiting forever to receive it.hopefully amain hobbies or someone else in the states will start carrying this soon.
HobbyKing used to / will have these but I don't even know if HK still has a warehouse in the States? Otherwise Amain should indeed carry these.. I used the radio for a few hours again today.. Still love it :)
It's nice (like most Flysky Tx of this type). Has good range and more functions than most of us will ever find a use for. My worries start with compatibility. If it is _only_ compatible with the newer protocol then it is less useful/more expensive than it could (or should) be as old models will need to be fitted with new rx units. And, whilst 4 channels are fine for most users, the lack of even just another two may make it less useful for the wider community both in boats and cars who desire (and often use) more dedicated channels for aux systems. At the price though what it has got is more than value for money....... and expecting more is always more expensive
Howdy brother :) yes true.. it IS a shame they didn't include backwards compatibility.. I assume they mostly had a Commercial reason for this as it shouldn't be technically hard.. I've asked FlySky about this, and well.. at least they replied but I wasn't given a real answer (no surprice there ;)) Yes sure.. I find that I tend to just use a stick-transmitter for boats that need more channels.. The most channels I have used for Cars was 4 so far.. (transmission + winch)
@@DutchRC Jason from Flysky here, I hope I can provide a better answer. The new protocol requires hardware changes in order to work to it's full potential. The only way we would have been able to keep compatibility with the older protocol is to have 2 different RF modules, so we decided it was time to move on and throw ourselves behind our new protocol. We will be releasing a wide range of receivers over the next few months that support it so we can hopefully fill that gap quite fast, and as usual these receivers wont be expensive. As for channel count...... well..... lets say for now it's the receiver holding it back, we are considering upping it to 18.
@@strangecalibur Hallo Jason, thanks for the reply offcourse.. In my opinion FS should then make it very clear what the actual benefits of AFHDS3 are..
@@DutchRC I agree, I will make an effort to get some more comprehensive information out. Everything I am about to type here is not completely apparent in the current firmware on the NB4 but will be added in coming updates. AFHDS 3 is the most flexible protocol we have ever made (We have others other than AFHDS but are for very specific applications), it can dynamically change it's configuration to meet various different uses. One example of this that you will get to experience in the next update is sports mode, this will enable the NB4 to get information to the servo in under 3ms, this will turn off various other features but more will become clear later. The NB4 will also be able to change between 4 and 18 channels, which will change the response time I mentioned above, but not necessarily permanently during use, so if you have a channel for lights for example that doesn't need to sent that often, it wont send unless necessary, reserving that bandwidth and as a result reducing the latency when that channel is not in use. How this will be worked out sensibly on the NB4 is still in the works but it is coming. On top of this the protocol is better and fighting interference and filling in gaps if there are any, increasing reliability at the edge of range and it's much easier for us to update and make changes in future. It can also do some cool things with data prioritisation in the same way as it can with channels. Anyway I think this comment is getting long enough, I need to find a better way to explain the protocol I think.
@@strangecalibur That was indeed quite a long (and interesting) reply sir :) Nice to read we have some improvement to look forward to with the radio! Other then that I do think you should at least have this info on your website as well...
Howdy :) well.. let's just say all my other surface radio's are now Gone ;) I have to add that I'm not a RC car racer anymore.. but the radio is Great.. the only gripe I have with it is the lack of a protective pouch..
Which of the two radios do you recommend: this Flysky or the Sanwa MT44? I will use it for off road racing on a carpet track. Is the trigger also adjustable?
That IS a bit hard to say for me as I haven't tried the Sanwa radio myself.. I don't really think you'd regret getting eighter one of them. Yep.. trigger is adjustable
@@DutchRC Hi. I've read that the support from Flysky is really terrible. Really like the look of this transmitter and seriously thinking of getting one, but I can't find any dealer in Europe. I am from the Netherlands. How much did you had to pay for this transmittor to get in the Netherlands? I suppose you are from the Netherlands? :-)
@@NiekkieNick Well yeah.. I am having a REALLY hard to getting in touch with them as well.. And that should (obviously) be pretty easy for me, having this YT-channel thing.. Then again: as long you don't drop it, or send it swimming.. I've never had a radio go bad personally.. I ordered mine from banggood.. took +/- 2 weeks or so to get here, and I didn't have to pay import-tax
@@DutchRCThanks....just because there support is terrible and when I ran into some warranty issues I am hesitating to get one. I think I will skip this one and get a Sanwa from my local dealer.
I could care less about the touch screen or backlight. It’s the battery innovation they made that I like. Aluminum parts are a nice touch but left handed people are irrelevant.
nice video dutch. I was wondering if you could help me out? I have the n-14 and I don't know how, but one of the blue trim buttons got broke on it. This is a big deal because I love that transmitter and I baby it so I don't know how or when this could have happened. I don't use the trim buttons barely ever, but I would like to replace it. I can not even waste anymore time on underground fpv as that is the worst company for customer service or communication I have encountered in the hobby. even more so than banggood. Do you know of how I can get the replacement button for my transmitter? (it's the left trim button and half of the little black joystick that the button slides down onto.)
Hi there Joseph.. damn! That indeed IS a shame.. and yes.. I've read Only negative things about the support at UFPV (Flysky's support I've only read Positive things about).. I can imagine them buttons will be seperately available at some point but that doesn't help you now.. I'd say: contact Flysky itself about this.. they might be able to help you out.. I'm not going to (attempt) to pull the buttons of on my radio (sorry).. so I can't really see what options you would have.. Do you think you might be able to just drive a Screw into it so that the screw becomes your trim?
@@DutchRC the button just slides off. It shouldn't break. I took the one off the other side to see what it should look like and it just slides right off/on. No to the screw idea. Screw that idea. Lol. As it is, I can use it because there is a little piece of the joystick left. I'll try to get ahold of flysky. Thanks for the idea.
howdy man :) do you mean the one in the Grip, or the base-plate? The in-grip is a standard 18650 cell.. I've replaced mine with a regular off-the-shelf one.. The base plate however.... I've been telling Flysky for over a year they need to sell it seperately... no dice yet :$
Could be the vendor (shop) specifies the configuration of the product. So Hobbyking can have a different package content as Banggood etc.. OR it's just that I had a first batch radio..
@@DutchRC Thanks, yea I think you might have the first batch because I also noticed your USB plug (micro USB end) is straight, whereas mine is L shaped.
Well yeah.. I know what a servo is but.. Ohww well.. this is just how Flysky labels things.. Works like a charm.. I got a FlySky PL18 in today by the way.. ALLSO a very HQ feel.. What is going on there at Flysky ;)
@@DutchRC Yea. It was in stock. They marked it as shipped and its supposed to have tracking but Im getting no tracking info :P I was just curious as to the shipping times. I just gotta be a bit more patient I guess.
Send me a 7PX and I will tell you :) ghehe quite a diference in price.. right? ;) I really don't know why I would want the 7PX over my radio, but I'm sure it has features the Flysky doesn't have..
I'm not sure what you want to know.. there is no such thing as an absolute range of any of these kinds of radio's.. But I can drive well beyond visual range with this radio
I got this installed in my losi 5ive t and doing a break in. I have a big problem though. Around 30ft I lose signal. I dont know if I should mess around with the settings or the signal settings in the menu. This is my first good TX/RX and Im kinda at a loss
The first thing you should definately do is a range-check (the radio has setting for that).. Maybe your antenna-placement isn't ideal? Hard to say from here offcourse..
@@DutchRC I did the range test and it gives me an option to reduce power with SW1. I walk a few meters and signal strength goes from 10 to 0 I got the antenna in the tube and im sure its straight and all but I dont know. Ill try some settings or something.
@@dusty7254 Do offcourse try a few things, but don't hesitate to contact Flysky.. As you saw in my video the range should be more then what your eyes can really see..
DutchRC Adventures I was thinking of picking this up for a car I am currently building for speed runs which is why I was concerned with the range, wouldn’t want to lose connection going 80\90+mph
@@RiceKiller18 an added bonus with this radio is the response rate.. the lag is as low as it's going to get I think.. That should allso help you out at speed :)
@@DutchRC I was just saying hi by the way you are the best youtuber for responding to comments you supposed to have way more subscribers than what you have😀👍👍👍👍
@@DutchRC i think your vids are great i also subd😄 but I will leave you alone tonight i do not no what time it is for you for me is is 3:17 am. I will keep woching you and if I have a problem I will come to you thank you.
@@httanaadnan look for the "RX SET" option in your radio's settings.. there is a failsafe option in it.. there you can set exactly what should happen when the receiver loses it's connection..
FlySky is more known for budget radio's, but this isn't one of those :)
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Extra FS-GR4 receiver: goo.gl/PbX7Lx
Is the internal battery replaceable?
@@elliotbaltazar Not in a 'normal' way.. You would have to take the transmitter apart and do some DYI stuff..
So basically it's not designed to be user replaceable
@@DutchRC if you can. Can you try and pair it to a mini z car that has a kt531p remote paired to it.
It will make for good content and views because the miniz community is In need of a radio that is affordable. Tia
@@05scionara I know.. the Kyosho mini Z's indeed use the same AFHDS3 protocol.. Basically Flysky makes the radio's for Kyosho..
I don't have a mini Z (and not really a place to drive it) at This moment.. but that could change :)
I’ve owned this for over a year, and I’m very pleased with it. I’m a “lefty” so the reversible steering wheel is great for me. Range is excellent. At least 100 yards
Couldn't agree more! I still use this radio myself as well.. I have had to replace the Lion battery.. other then that it's been perfect
Just received my NB4 radio today, and it thankfully does not have the steering dead zone issue! It seems that FlySky has solved the issue in their current stock :)
Nice man! Good to read.. you have the pro version or the same one I have?
I recently ordered one as I've heard so much about it. This video is making me more excited that I actually have one being delivered.😁😁😀😀
Hahaha Good choice! And yes it is a great transmitter. I still use it regularly :)
@@DutchRC Thanks for your reply and making me more excited about getting one! Big up to you!😁👍😁👍
@@alanlucas501 Let me know what You think of the radio ofcourse! :D
@@DutchRC I will. I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it's worth the wait.
This is wow nice. Makes me remember an RC Truck shop owner saying he runs FlySky for all his trucks. Thanks, now I dont have to search for a good one.
I agree :) maybe FlySky radio's were a bit underrated before because they were mostly low(er) budget radio's..
Not this time ;)
The program-ability of this radio is amazing! Thanks for the nice informative video.
You're welcome and thank You for stopping by :)
Also: agreed.. I still very much like this radio
Fantastic radio, man. It's only missing one thing: Open TX! But, hey... We can't have it all, right? 😂
Today I have 2 FlySky FS-GT3C I guess... Something like that. One is mine and the other is my father's. But... I really liked that one! 😃
Thanks for stopping by brother :)
wouldn't this radio be a nice upgrade for the FlySky FS-GT3C? :) I've had that radio as well.. Worked well!
@@DutchRC Absolutely! 😃
The spare handle is to change the size of the grip from a larger grid to a smaller grip.
Yes correct.. thank you :) I didn't know that at the time..
Well, I took the plunge and bought one! Wanted the Sanwa MT44 but a receiver for this radio would cost me 70 euros! For the Noble only 23 euros. I am impressed with the Flysky radio! Really well build and I love the user interface. There is an option in the radio for the receiver: 1 way or 2 way. When I switch it to 1 way, the radio can't connect to the receiver. Tried to bind it, but no luck. What is the difference between the 1 way or 2 way option on the radio?
Anyway....if you are hesitating to buy a Flysky...don't!!! This radio is awesome! Got it for 144 euro from Hobbyking with two receivers!
Yes same here :) Before the NB4 I had the NV14 Nirvana which was really the first time I had a flysky radio that felt like a quality product :)
the one-way thing (for as far as I could dig up) was something intended to cut the latency down (no telemetry).. But I think it was abandoned because the gain was minimal at best..
That allso means that there is no receiver firmware that can actually do that one-way thing.. so yeah.. won't bind in that mode..
Two way enables telemetry.
Sean Connery is into r.c cars. That’s cool
WAS ;) He's no longer with us regrettably
Well, Mr Dutch RC, on the strength of your review (and your honesty) I've ordered one of these to slowly phase out my Spektrum addiction. Since the rotary selector in my DX3R Pro has become random, I found out that none of their current range is back compatible with any of my 20 odd DSM receivers, they can go off with the dinosaurs.
to be fair: the new AFHDS3 protocol Flysky uses isn't compatible with their older stuff eighter.. BUT.. this was done because there are technical benefits..
Interesting how both Spektrum and Frsky have made the mistake of doing so for commercial reasons?
@@DutchRC I think Flysky have been working hard at improving themselves. The first and only Flysky radios that I have owned until this arrives were a pair I bought from Hobbyking in 2010 because my wife and I didn't want to travel from Australia to Norway and back with our 3PKs bouncing around in luggage. Hers had an extra 3mm screw floating around inside and mine splattered everyone else's radios when I turned it on. I had to comp with a borrowed 27mhz stick radio lol. Not sure about Spektrum. In planes the old DSM was horrible, but I still hear the same stories though I haven't lost one (yet). But in surface models, I still have the old SR301Pro receivers from 2006ish that have never let me down, and mayby that is why? I'd like to give them the benifit of the doubt. But I will get the DX3 repaired, and eventually I am guessing the Flysky will take over as aged electronics fail.
The second rubber grip increases the size of the transmitters handle so if it is too skinny for you you can bump it up a bit.
Hi there sir.
the firmare currently on Flysky's site for the NIRVANA radio seems faulty (joystick mode on the USB port doesn't work)..
this happened sinds the site was re-aranged.. It would seem the firmware on the site is now an Older version.. Could you look into this??
I can’t get the darn thing off!
Excellent overview and test. I love the 2 battery system. screen is nice and the swinging steering wheel is cool too. probably would store safer with it swung 1/2 way. I'm very impressed like yourself. i always get a kick out of folks wanting to know the range. well how much can you see after 150 anyway and how can you drive precisely that far anyway? It's always nice to have super long range but anything over 100m is gravy if you ask me. This is plenty good. Well put this one on the to get list. List is very long, more than I have funds for :-) cheers buddy
Howdy Mike :)
thank you very much offcourse! I agree.. it IS allways a question asked by people outside of the hobby, but for people IN the hobby to ask that.. It would really only come in to play if one were to FPV-drive a car.. Which offcourse is a VERY small niche.. It's sometimes done to see what that is like, and then quickly abandoned :)
What I did here (edge of visual range) and then see if the radio starts complaining should basically be enough to say the range is adequate :)
Ghehe yes sir! That list is far longer then my funds reach over here as well :)
Cheers & thanks for stopping by!
I like your mix of Russian & Indian & German accent together! Sounds cool!
Hahaha Thanks! Glad you like it Maxim :)
@@DutchRC It sounds really cool and unique! You have a very cool voice! I love it! Sounds a bit Dutch too.
Hahaha :D I offten get comments saying I sound like Sean Connery...
I don't really hear that myself though :$
DutchRC Adventures, you don't sound like Sean Connery. You have a cool accent!
@@LymezoidBeats Well see? Thanks for confirming that :)
Yes this radio will make your rc run faster and steer better. Okay it has to be good because it’s in a nice box.
so if you think packaging is irrelevant.. most companies won't agree with you
Very very good review, this radio control seems really good, excellent test, nice video !!
Thank you very much as allways Pascal! Highly appreciated brother :)
😊👍@@DutchRC
That's a lot of radio for the price. Looks good Roeland!
Agreed buddy :) I'm glad I ordered it.. other manufacterers should be scratching themselves behind the ears ;)
ok, is it just me, or does he sounds like an Indian Sean Connery?
It's not just you ;) I get a comment like that about once a week :)
AND thank you offcourse! I'll take it as a compliment :)
The name’s Adventures....DutchRC Advenrures.
AWESOME VIDEO/REVIEW MATE. ILL BE GETTING 1 SOON. CANT WAIT! HAVE YOU HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING OFF? IVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THAT AREA.. ..
Thanks man! And you will like it :) I actually use it Every single day for simulator racing as well..
So I guess I'm doing a durability-test of it :P No issues at all.. I wouldn't want a different radio..
@@DutchRC THATS GREAT! IM STOKED! THANKYOU.
I lke how you said "damn" when talking about steering mix. I bought 2 and still scared to use it. Not beause I dont know but I get forgetful and will leave remotes all over the place shit fall off my truck so much and other places. I just dont want to crack my shit 😂
Haha :D that was fun ;) Go for it bro! I'm sure you'll live :)
servo is for 4 extra channels. You connect the s-bus controller and voila :-)
top :) thanks for the heads up Kenneth :)
I might want one for my birthday.... 🤤
I wouldn't mind getting one for my birthday! :D
best review of this radio.
Thank you very much sir! I appreciate that :)
When it comes to features snd overall is this worth getting over the Flysky FS it4S?
Pfew! that is a hard one.. I actually had my eye on that radio before the Noble was announced..
I think the build quality of the Noble is better.. And I think it looks better but that might not be important to you..
really appreciate it👍🏻😀👊
thank you :)
You have really nice video's yourself by the way :)
I think the servo output may be an I-bus or S-bus output to connect servos serially or link it with a flight controller, at least from my experience with previous generations of Flysky RX's. Nice radio, by the way. If it is compatible with the previous generations of Flysky protocols it's a winner. Is there any port for hooking up an external module? I've never understood why in car radios since my Kopropo Helios there has never been a multiprotocol module bay.
Sorry nut nope.. this really is only a PWM receiver.. I DO expect (several) other receivers shortly that run on this new protocol.. Mostly because FlySky allso has a high(er) end stick transmitter in the works that runs on AFHDS3..
Regretably nope.. no backwards compatibility with older protocols.. I have asked FlySky about this, but I didn't really get an answer..
Hmmmm external module you say.. I haven't really felt a need for that for cars.. But at least backwards compatibility would have been nice..
Signal strength strength I believe is your radio signal. And RSSI is the actual link quality to the Receiver
Yes that is both true
The servo port is for the steering or for other servos. I think that is what it is for. I am not sure so if it doesn’t work for servos then I don’t know what it is for then.
Check :) thanks man! I might actually need that for a boat.. will give it a try :)
@@DutchRC Your welcome.
Wouldn’t that make it a 5 channel then?
For the price, its unbeatable transmitter.
yep.. love it :D I even use it for car-driving simms / games :)
@@DutchRC I'm also a Futaba fanatic and I'm about to jump off the boat lol because if their high price on receivers lol.
@@s197gt6 yeah.. Futaba stuff Does work :) but I haven't missed my trigger Futaba one bit :)
nice overview, should be getting mine on monday. do you know how long the battery life is with both batteries fully charged?
Thank you :) I think this will be a popular radio.. Let me know what you think of it offcourse!
Pfew.. I haven't used it a lot yet offcourse.. with a 15 minute drive I had used +/- 20% of the internal battery and nothing from the 2nd battery..
@@DutchRC it came at just the right time, my shitty spektrum dx4c just died so was looking at something new, and those 4 channel futaba radios are very expensive compared to this one!
I'm petty sure you have a Majour improvement over the (any) Spektrum man :)
And yeah.. Futaba Sure makes nice radio's offcourse.. But at this point I don't even think I'd switch if Futaba would send me one for free :$
@@DutchRC i've just tried the nb4 today, and out of the 3 receivers i have for it, 2 simply don't work, and the other one loses signal after about 10-15sec.. so atm i have a very expensive powerbank! my confidence in this radio is completely gone from day one, i was planning to use this one with a boat but seriously doubting that now..
Damn! you've got yourself some bad luck there.. Sorry to read that!
I do hear FlkySky's support is pretty good though, so you should Definately try that route..
Hope that helps offcourse!
Recievers are already below 25 Euro on aliexpress.
Great video!!
Thanks man :) Stil glad I ordered me this radio by the way :)
Damn! You are right.. that radio does look high-tech.. especially for a budget-brand like FlySky :|
thanks for sharing bruh!
Thank You for stopping by offcourse!
yeah man.. very nice gadget this :)
20 years i use futaba my last 7pxr
today im using nb4 pro
just today i feel im relly rc professional 😂
Hahaha :D it IS a nice radio or what? ;)
I wished they made more for right and left hand variability
Yes true! I guess the market for those isn't big enough to offset the extra development costs (?)
The car is nice i sold mine thou,i wanted something else :) man that radio thou :)
Agreed :) quite a nice car but I'm going to get rid of mine as well.. the practicality of an onroad car it 'a bit' limited :)
Haha yes.. the radio isn't going to be up for sale any time soon ;)
I think I'm gana buy this radio after watching many vids on it. I was wondering if you could tell me if your still using this and if so, how has it held up over the past 2 years? Thanks bro 👊😉
Howdy Harlon :)
yep.. this is still the only pistol radio i use. It works like a charm And has the added bonus (for me) I can use the same receivers as for the PL18 Paladin..
I wish Flysky made a case for the NB4 by now, but that's really my only gripe :)
@@DutchRCok cool, I'll be picking one up from aliexpress today! thanks a bunch for the help 😁👍
@@GoFindAsafeSpace No worries man :) Let me know what You think of the radio :)
also: I'll have a video on a new AFHDS3 receiver (usefull for both cars & planes in This case :))
So what’s going to happen in a few years when the battery dies and they are discontinued. I think I like the old way of double A’s or lipo packs.
the one in the radio itself is a replacable 18650 (I know cause I replaced mine :P)
But the "base plate" is indeed an issue.. Those can't even be ordered Now.. let alone in a while..
Have you tried this one out with a boat on the water?
I'm currently building a cat, and a mate recommends futaba since they apparently perform the best on water....
I have not tried it on boats.. I would trust it, but I have no way to back that up :D
I have run boats with Futaba.. rock solid.. soooo yep.. If you want the Sure route: Futaba...
@@DutchRC thanks for the quick response!
It would appear that nobody has tried it, and 200 euro's is a bit expensive for me to take a chance. Thanks a bunch, futaba it is.
@@fladder1 @fladder1 Yeah.. I'll tell you what:
I told Flysky to send me a radio for a competition racer (racing boats) to test / review..
Would have sold them some radio's I think but that is Their loss :P :)
i have the gt3b cheesy plastic but for $50 bucks cant beat it .
they also make a kyosho transmitter it4
True :) I have used a Kyosho TX as one of my go-to radio's for Years.. Turns out it's a Flysky radio :P
(Flysky manufacters stuff for A LOT of brands)
i'd like to see the speed sensor review on this trans. please? Nobody has review the sensors on this trans or the older one.... This would be my only reason of wanting this trans.
Yes it should be fun to try some sensors.. I'll look in to that! :)
Great review, as always.
Do you have any info about the available sensors for this radio?
I'd love to replace my Traxxas RTR radio, but need to monitor RPM and temperatures - that's the only thing holding me to the Traxxas.
Thank you very much sir! :)
I have not looked into that much myself.. BUT.. if you have a look at this set:
alexnld.com/product/flysky-fs-it4s-2-4ghz-rc-system-boat-and-car-transmitter-complete-set/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA68bhBRCKARIsABYUGif7w5Z04Sa9wJVxyd3bbRSSJqv-x7_UqwLIMS65RXeMyzBI05V1IdMaAvNbEALw_wcB
There are 4 seperate sensors mentioned right? With those part-ID's you can look them up (for instance at ebay etc..)
I have this BSR. Hobby king. Nothing like it now. There is one which is 10x this price!
yeah.. there is now a pro version which is indeed far more expensive
I cannot get the dig servo to move when I assign it to a channel. Any help would be great. Thanks.
in the RX setup of the model (in your radio) check the servo-frequency.. That should correspond to what your servo can handle..
That's the first thing I would check...
@@DutchRC I was a bad servo...Thanks again
@@chrisbrady740 damn.. well good to see it's solved :)
Ya good luck finding one in the US assuming your like me a don't like purchasing things directly from China.ordered a radiolink that i though was coming from Los Angeles just to learn it actually shipped from China which really pissed me off.ordered the radiolink prior to learning about the flysky noble but guess either way i would been purchasing from China and waiting forever to receive it.hopefully amain hobbies or someone else in the states will start carrying this soon.
HobbyKing used to / will have these but I don't even know if HK still has a warehouse in the States? Otherwise Amain should indeed carry these.. I used the radio for a few hours again today.. Still love it :)
Nice video.
Is there any option in this transmitter to control the servo for 4 positions?
Thank you sir :)
nope.. not really.. it has that turn-dial but that one doesn't have notches / positions..
Which receivers have a gyro an help greatly appreciated
I am not aware of receivers With gyro for this radio (yet) Tobiaus....
It's nice (like most Flysky Tx of this type). Has good range and more functions than most of us will ever find a use for. My worries start with compatibility. If it is _only_ compatible with the newer protocol then it is less useful/more expensive than it could (or should) be as old models will need to be fitted with new rx units. And, whilst 4 channels are fine for most users, the lack of even just another two may make it less useful for the wider community both in boats and cars who desire (and often use) more dedicated channels for aux systems.
At the price though what it has got is more than value for money....... and expecting more is always more expensive
Howdy brother :)
yes true.. it IS a shame they didn't include backwards compatibility.. I assume they mostly had a Commercial reason for this as it shouldn't be technically hard.. I've asked FlySky about this, and well.. at least they replied but I wasn't given a real answer (no surprice there ;))
Yes sure.. I find that I tend to just use a stick-transmitter for boats that need more channels.. The most channels I have used for Cars was 4 so far.. (transmission + winch)
@@DutchRC Jason from Flysky here, I hope I can provide a better answer. The new protocol requires hardware changes in order to work to it's full potential. The only way we would have been able to keep compatibility with the older protocol is to have 2 different RF modules, so we decided it was time to move on and throw ourselves behind our new protocol. We will be releasing a wide range of receivers over the next few months that support it so we can hopefully fill that gap quite fast, and as usual these receivers wont be expensive. As for channel count...... well..... lets say for now it's the receiver holding it back, we are considering upping it to 18.
@@strangecalibur Hallo Jason,
thanks for the reply offcourse.. In my opinion FS should then make it very clear what the actual benefits of AFHDS3 are..
@@DutchRC I agree, I will make an effort to get some more comprehensive information out. Everything I am about to type here is not completely apparent in the current firmware on the NB4 but will be added in coming updates. AFHDS 3 is the most flexible protocol we have ever made (We have others other than AFHDS but are for very specific applications), it can dynamically change it's configuration to meet various different uses. One example of this that you will get to experience in the next update is sports mode, this will enable the NB4 to get information to the servo in under 3ms, this will turn off various other features but more will become clear later. The NB4 will also be able to change between 4 and 18 channels, which will change the response time I mentioned above, but not necessarily permanently during use, so if you have a channel for lights for example that doesn't need to sent that often, it wont send unless necessary, reserving that bandwidth and as a result reducing the latency when that channel is not in use. How this will be worked out sensibly on the NB4 is still in the works but it is coming. On top of this the protocol is better and fighting interference and filling in gaps if there are any, increasing reliability at the edge of range and it's much easier for us to update and make changes in future. It can also do some cool things with data prioritisation in the same way as it can with channels. Anyway I think this comment is getting long enough, I need to find a better way to explain the protocol I think.
@@strangecalibur That was indeed quite a long (and interesting) reply sir :)
Nice to read we have some improvement to look forward to with the radio! Other then that I do think you should at least have this info on your website as well...
How do you like this radio after using now for a few months, looks nice!
Howdy :)
well.. let's just say all my other surface radio's are now Gone ;) I have to add that I'm not a RC car racer anymore.. but the radio is Great.. the only gripe I have with it is the lack of a protective pouch..
Which of the two radios do you recommend: this Flysky or the Sanwa MT44? I will use it for off road racing on a carpet track. Is the trigger also adjustable?
That IS a bit hard to say for me as I haven't tried the Sanwa radio myself.. I don't really think you'd regret getting eighter one of them.
Yep.. trigger is adjustable
@@DutchRC Hi. I've read that the support from Flysky is really terrible. Really like the look of this transmitter and seriously thinking of getting one, but I can't find any dealer in Europe. I am from the Netherlands. How much did you had to pay for this transmittor to get in the Netherlands? I suppose you are from the Netherlands? :-)
@@NiekkieNick Well yeah.. I am having a REALLY hard to getting in touch with them as well.. And that should (obviously) be pretty easy for me, having this YT-channel thing..
Then again: as long you don't drop it, or send it swimming.. I've never had a radio go bad personally..
I ordered mine from banggood.. took +/- 2 weeks or so to get here, and I didn't have to pay import-tax
@@DutchRCThanks....just because there support is terrible and when I ran into some warranty issues I am hesitating to get one. I think I will skip this one and get a Sanwa from my local dealer.
Yes.. I can understand that for sure :) And to be clear: I have no beef in it.. Sanwa makes very nice radio's as well :)
Does the steering assembly move easily? As in when your using it does it slide out of the position you set? Do you find you have to readjust it a lot?
Some people drive with a "death grip" and those might sometimes change the angle.. I have never had to preposition it while driving.
Are you still using it? Or have you switched back to Futaba or something else?
@@roberttruesdell6151 Still use it.. I have gotten rid of my other pistol radio's..
I could care less about the touch screen or backlight. It’s the battery innovation they made that I like. Aluminum parts are a nice touch but left handed people are irrelevant.
Both things are nice I think.. the user interface works well this way :)
On behalf of lefties, I submit thst you may feel free to take a long walk off a short pier.
Do we know if it is compatible with the flysky fs it4s telemetry modules yet?
I'm pretty sure it's not sinds that works on their old protocol right? (AFHDS2)
how can i set up the safety mode ? pls help me
nice video dutch. I was wondering if you could help me out? I have the n-14 and I don't know how, but one of the blue trim buttons got broke on it. This is a big deal because I love that transmitter and I baby it so I don't know how or when this could have happened. I don't use the trim buttons barely ever, but I would like to replace it. I can not even waste anymore time on underground fpv as that is the worst company for customer service or communication I have encountered in the hobby. even more so than banggood. Do you know of how I can get the replacement button for my transmitter? (it's the left trim button and half of the little black joystick that the button slides down onto.)
Hi there Joseph..
damn! That indeed IS a shame.. and yes.. I've read Only negative things about the support at UFPV (Flysky's support I've only read Positive things about)..
I can imagine them buttons will be seperately available at some point but that doesn't help you now.. I'd say: contact Flysky itself about this.. they might be able to help you out..
I'm not going to (attempt) to pull the buttons of on my radio (sorry).. so I can't really see what options you would have.. Do you think you might be able to just drive a Screw into it so that the screw becomes your trim?
@@DutchRC the button just slides off. It shouldn't break. I took the one off the other side to see what it should look like and it just slides right off/on. No to the screw idea. Screw that idea. Lol. As it is, I can use it because there is a little piece of the joystick left. I'll try to get ahold of flysky. Thanks for the idea.
allright.. yes, I think Flysky would be your best bet.. I assume you don't have a 3D printer?
@@DutchRC no. I dont have a t 3d printer.
Joseph goostree Email flyskyRC@flysky-cn.net
can one of the switches near the trim buttons be turned into a 3 position switch
Not as the transmitter is.. I don't think you ment by actually physically replacing the switch(es)?
Where can I get replacement batteries for the transmitter? Do you know the part number?
howdy man :) do you mean the one in the Grip, or the base-plate? The in-grip is a standard 18650 cell.. I've replaced mine with a regular off-the-shelf one..
The base plate however.... I've been telling Flysky for over a year they need to sell it seperately... no dice yet :$
@@DutchRC yeah I was looking for the base plate.
@@sadmancho Bother flysky a bit about it on their facebook page.. maybe we can win this fight together ;)
Is there any gps sensor for this? Calculating speed via rpm sensor isnt a good idea
I fully agree with that.. I have not come across GPS sensors though.. sorry :(
How do you change the battery inside the handle. Thanks
I have not done this myself, but if you take the rubber grip off, you can open the handle up..
@@DutchRC...thanks
I've got this radio a well, just wondering why you only got 1 receiver instead of 2 like your supposed to.
Could be the vendor (shop) specifies the configuration of the product. So Hobbyking can have a different package content as Banggood etc..
OR it's just that I had a first batch radio..
@@DutchRC Thanks, yea I think you might have the first batch because I also noticed your USB plug (micro USB end) is straight, whereas mine is L shaped.
@@OnlinePez Grrrrr :P that is indeed a lot more convenient ;)
Does this one have channel mixing?
sure does :) some 'standard' mixes, and about 10 user defined ones :)
Abandoned the GT5 for the lack of it
yes.. this NB4 is an upgrade to the GT5 (understatement)
@@DutchRC Great TY for the Video and reply. )
Can you lock the steering part?
I'm an agressive driver ;)
Glue ;)
But other then that no.. there IS a good amount of friction and I never accidentally rotate it.. But there no real Lock...
Will this work with the reciever that comes with the futaba 7px?
Regretably not.. This radio will Only talk to AFHDS-3 receivers..
so how is the longevity of this radio/receivers? thanks for vid
GOOD.. still use mine, and not only for RC but also for racing-games..
I guess I'll be doing a few Nurburgring races this week :)
@@DutchRC so how often do you use it? 1, 2 times a week or month?
@@NODTHEROD at least 4 times a week
Hello, has it a 3 position switch in any channel?
Howdy :) nope.. I guess no product is perfect.. that isn't a feature this radio has..
A servo port is for steering. You just plug the cord in there.
Well yeah.. I know what a servo is but.. Ohww well.. this is just how Flysky labels things.. Works like a charm..
I got a FlySky PL18 in today by the way.. ALLSO a very HQ feel.. What is going on there at Flysky ;)
@@DutchRC Yeah, I know! We are moving on from the 90's! Technology here we come!
The price was not bad. $173.00 USD on Amazon.
Agreed.. for what you get the price isn't weird..
Latency compared to the futaba?
Feels (a lot) lower BUT I didn't have a top-of-the range Futaba.. Would a PK or PX have a lower latency then the PL I had?
How long does it take for banggood to ship out to you. Seems like its taking awhile for me
Depends a bit on what shipping-type you pick, but in general 1.5 to 2 weeks..
Are you sure what you ordered was actually in stock?
@@DutchRC Yea. It was in stock. They marked it as shipped and its supposed to have tracking but Im getting no tracking info :P
I was just curious as to the shipping times. I just gotta be a bit more patient I guess.
I can fully imagine the delivery-things are a 'bit' congested this time a year :)
well.. and then sometimes there is the customs office :(
Ohw and yes.. patience :) (my computer has been busy generating my video for tomorrow for FOUR HOURS now :P)
Can it use the traxxas gps and temp and voltage
I am pretty sure those Traxxas sensors use a different protocol, so I don't think that would work.. sorry..
@@DutchRC hey that's fine. It's a great radio and I will still get one.
Put the radio in a 5th scale car and then check the range in a loud area
Okee.. If you send me a 5th scale car I will :)
@@DutchRC 😄
kyosho kt-432pt
Thanks for replying, does this compare to 7px?
Send me a 7PX and I will tell you :) ghehe
quite a diference in price.. right? ;) I really don't know why I would want the 7PX over my radio, but I'm sure it has features the Flysky doesn't have..
@@DutchRC well said
Did you ever figure out the range of this radio? Thanks
I'm not sure what you want to know.. there is no such thing as an absolute range of any of these kinds of radio's..
But I can drive well beyond visual range with this radio
@@DutchRC ok thanks
I got this installed in my losi 5ive t and doing a break in. I have a big problem though.
Around 30ft I lose signal. I dont know if I should mess around with the settings or the signal settings in the menu. This is my first good TX/RX and Im kinda at a loss
The first thing you should definately do is a range-check (the radio has setting for that)..
Maybe your antenna-placement isn't ideal? Hard to say from here offcourse..
@@DutchRC I did the range test and it gives me an option to reduce power with SW1. I walk a few meters and signal strength goes from 10 to 0
I got the antenna in the tube and im sure its straight and all but I dont know. Ill try some settings or something.
@@dusty7254 Do offcourse try a few things, but don't hesitate to contact Flysky.. As you saw in my video the range should be more then what your eyes can really see..
@@DutchRC Should I try Output settings on transmitter? One option is "Output" PPM or PWM. Second setting is "Serial" i-Bus or S.Bus
@@dusty7254 I don't think so.. Eighter it works, or doesn't work at all.. for the supplied receiver you need to use PWM..
how is the range on this radio?
I basically answered that in the video, but (a lot) further then my eyes basically
DutchRC Adventures sorry, I must have missed that part. But thank you very much for the reply!!! I really appreciate it!
@@RiceKiller18 No worries :) Anyway.. if you're not going to be FPV driving cars, the range seems of no concern at all :)
DutchRC Adventures I was thinking of picking this up for a car I am currently building for speed runs which is why I was concerned with the range, wouldn’t want to lose connection going 80\90+mph
@@RiceKiller18 an added bonus with this radio is the response rate.. the lag is as low as it's going to get I think.. That should allso help you out at speed :)
Transmit vrs Reciever strength
?? what did you mean Jage?
Hi
yes? :)
@@DutchRC I was just saying hi by the way you are the best youtuber for responding to comments you supposed to have way more subscribers than what you have😀👍👍👍👍
@@wyattholman2338 Thanks Wyatt :D and yeah.. I do try to reply most of the time, but apparently the video's aren't really good! :D so no subs ;)
@@DutchRC i think your vids are great i also subd😄 but I will leave you alone tonight i do not no what time it is for you for me is is 3:17 am. I will keep woching you and if I have a problem I will come to you thank you.
@@wyattholman2338 Thanks Wyatt! Have a good night over there! :D
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Howdy Dave,
had je op zich hier ook mogen vragen ;) Maar helaas.. ik heb em inmiddels al verkocht (ik deed er niet veel mee)..
how can i set up the safety mode ? pls help me
I do not know (yet).. usually it is something you do at the receiver-side (like press a button)..
but I have not really looked into that.. (yet)
@@DutchRCther is no any button on the receiver was coming withe that radio
@@httanaadnan I've asked flysky for info on that (sinds a few days ago they actually respond to my questions :))
@@httanaadnan look for the "RX SET" option in your radio's settings.. there is a failsafe option in it..
there you can set exactly what should happen when the receiver loses it's connection..
@@httanaadnan czcams.com/video/F2SeJh8_zm4/video.html