Syma S107 3 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro, Green

Let me tell you about this syma micro heli. I think i am more than qualified to give a objective review. I own 7 different 3 channel micro coaxial heli's, plus another 8 helis's of all kinds. I have been flying rc helis since the mid 70's. Back then the helis didn't even fly and there wasn't anything called a gyro. Some people consider me to be a expert rc heli pilot. I consider my self just to be a good 3d heli pilot. I can't find any difference between a s107 and a s107G except some of the colors. I bought 2 extra syma s107G's just for parts. Maybe some day i will need the parts. I have wore out tons of batteries but my 107's are still flying. I have crashed them into the ceiling, walls, the fan, the stove and my dog grabed it right out of the air. These are the most durable micros i have. I have one 107 with all the modifications you can intall on it. For relaxed flying i just perfer the stock version except for one change. I install the 240ma battery you can buy here on amazon. I get 2 more minutes flying time out of this battery. Also it makes the heli nose heavy. When you let go of the stick the heli always starts foward. This helps if you get des-orinatated. Yes this even happens to the best heli pilots. In a hover i just hold a little back stick. This is a habit i have from flying the nitro burning helis. With this battery when you lift the heli up by the flybar the rear of the skids lift a 1/4 inch off the surface before the front part of the skids do. This is perfect for me. Here is a example. If you lose orintation of the heli and it is backing up when you let go of the sticks the heli will stop and start slowly forward and give you a chance to reorintate with the heli. If the heli is laying on it side on the floor i just give it throttle and the heli uprights itself, really neat. I use JST connectors on the heli and batteries. This allows me to just plug battery's in the heli. Here is some advice. If you just want to have a lot of fun you just can't beat a syma 107 for fun, durability, cost to operate, and reliability. I have over 300 flights on my 107's and they are still going strong. Now if you want to progress to flying regular rc heli's then buy a four channel heli either coaxial, fixed pitch, or collective.The 3 channel heli teaches you one very bad habit that is very hard to ovecome. In this country we fly what is called mode 2. This means the tail rotor is on the left stick not the right stick like a three channel. I personally feel the Blade mcx2 RTF is the best 4 channel micro heli you can buy. You can purchase it right here on amazon for about $120.00. So if you want to eventualy fly the big nitro, gas, or electric heli's this is a great way to start. Whatever you decide just have fun. This is a very challenging hobby but well worth it.

I've been flying choppers and drones for many years now and I can say that I always come back to the syma s107 helicopters because they are the most fun and best value indoor helicopters. Sure you can find something faster but its going to be way more expensive and probably going to break easily. The construction of the s107 is outstanding for the price, I find it hard to believe that these only cost $20 to buy. I find them easy to control and extremely hard to break. Disclosure - I have seen some friends get unlucky and their unit has broken early on with a big crash......but more often than not I've seen these things take a beating and continue to fly. I took a video of my son flying the s107g. Sure hes flown before but this was his first time flying in a few months and he had to deal with some sidewind from n open window. Even with some moving air to contend with, he was able to easily fly it. I would say most of the bad reviews on here are from those who got unlucky. I do feel for them but as a prospective buyer you need to understand that its nothing to do with the quality of this helicopter. I have read people have trouble controlling the s107g. I find the opposite to be true. Im able to easily land mine on my helipad and also fly it through air gates at full speed. My son had a blast playing around with this helicopter trying to land it on the helipad and race through the hoops. Link to helipad Remote Control Helicopter Landing Pad - Complete Edition - Flashing LED Lights Installed - Suitable for RC Helicopters, Quadcopters, Drones, Syma Helicopters Link to hoops Drone Racing Obstacle Course. Easy to Build Racing Drone Kit. Create Your Own Drone Racing League. Suitable Drone Games for Kid or Adults (Amazon Exclusive) Indoor only - just a word of caution - dont fly this one outside. Its affected by the sun and also majorly affected by the wind. Its really not worth it, more fun to be had inside. I actually prefer to fly indoors thesedays anyway in the comfort of my sofa! Another thing is the battery will only last about 5mins, if you are getting less than 2mins, you should get a new battery, they are quite easy to change over, just search it on youtube. A few things that might help you: 1. Put a small weight on the nose such as some bluetak. This will allow the chopper to move faster. It will also stop it from drifting backwards which is really annoying 2. Trim it on the ground before you take off. I like to put it on a hard surface and just spin the blades WITHOUT taking off. You can easily see if it needs to be trimmed. Simple turn the wheel until it doesnt spin anymore. Easier to do this on the ground before take off 3. Beginners LISTEN up. Make very small movements on the throttle when you are learning. Your wife / girlfriend / mother / flatmate can thank me later for saving you a few scratches of paint off the roof 4. Battery charging is crucial. Leave it 10mins to cool down when flat, then charge it up for about 45mins and take it off the charger. 5. Never overdischarge a battery. When it wont take off anymore, dont keep trying to fly it because you are wrecking the battery by discharging it too far. 6. Having somewhere to practice your landings will advance your flying quickly. Here is a link to the hoops and helipad. Take this from an experience flier - you wont find a better value helicopter around.

I have been buying these little copters for a couple of years now. They are fun and easy to control. But they are not what you might expect. They are not intended for outdoor use, The IR receiver does not function outdoors due to the increased IR Background light. I bought 2 of these about 4 years ago, and they were also great. They both had separate channels and allowed you to fly 2 of them at the same time. I bought 3 of them for easter (2015) and the new ones have separate channels but they overlap so only one helicopter will fly at once. They also used to be better in bright light situations, now you may have trouble if you have large windows that let a lot of sun in. These are cons, but They have definitely improved the motors and batteries of the new units. The new helicopters are much quicker, and fly longer than the old ones. Overall, they are great, if you have one kid, or if you have kids that share well, It didn't work out so well for my nephews. Also, they are for children mature enough to care for them. my 7 year old nephew thought it would be fun to play with his in the dirt like a truck and was disappointed when it no longer flew because there was grime in the gears. on the contrary, my 6 year old nephew treats his like a Faberge egg, and his still flies great months later. The best part about these is the relative durability. They are hundreds of times more sturdy than more expensive Airhogs helicopters, and can even be repaired, just keep stuff out of the gears.

I love this little micro chopper! This is my first RC helicopter, that I bought on a whim thinking it would break the first time I used it. Dang, I was wrong. I have a large space to fly in, basically a large open warehouse. This chopper has ate the overhead fluorescent lights, sprinkler plumbing, and just about everything else, often crashing down 15 feet or more! I just broke my first tail rotor, after a few dozen flights, but the chopper comes with an extra just in case. It is pretty thin, but easy to replace. Make sure you note which way it's facing, so your forward/rear flight isn't inverted (or do it, for fun!) Other than the damage to the tail rotor, the thing still flies like brand new. It is super stable and easy to fly, though it does have a few limits. I really don't like the IR control, because it's easy to loose signal with unpredictable results. It will often do whatever it was doing earlier, which can be bad, or it just falls out of the sky which is often hard to recover from. No matter, it's built to take it and I wouldn't expect much more for this cost! Flying outside is not possible during the day, but is great fun on still nights. I can get ~30 feet range in a brightly lit space, and I've had the thing higher than I could see at night, just for fun. After some bad wrecks, the circuitry needs reset with a quick on/off cycle. Sometimes, it seems to need to be set on a flat stable surface to "initialize" when you turn it on. I've tried launching it out of my palm, sometimes it works, sometimes I have to set it down. Not a huge issue, just watch for the flashing green light to go steady. This guy came with a USB charger, which is a good thing because charging on the remote seems picky. I think I may have bought cheap batteries, because it had issues charging from the remote. The light will fade from red to green nearly instantly, indicating a full charge. Name brand batteries seem to have fixed the problem, but I'll likely keep using the USB charger to save on batteries! I noticed the green light on the transmitter "fluttering" during use, I'd assume flight control gets wonky if you let them get too low as well, I seemed to have a few glitches but I haven't noticed anything since switching batteries. After figuring out the best way to charge, and the best way to keep the guy in range I've become quite talented at piloting it through lots of fun stuff. There are quite a few cars in my flight space, and buzzing in one open window and out another is entirely possible. This thing is super stable, and the non-spring loaded throttle trigger makes hovering or holding altitude easy. I have not touched the trim knob since I got it, and it still hovers straight. This thing won't tolerate wind well, but that can be fun in certain cases. Flying high above, then quickly descending on curved and slanted surfaces can pitch the copter at extreme angles and speed which is quite fun (with some proper throttle control!) Flying over uneven surfaces will upset a hovering altitude, but usually nothing more than that. A few friends have picked up on this thing pretty quickly, and a few even plan to buy one. I don't think I could have picked a better first RC helicopter!

I am writing this review as someone who has built and flown $600 6-channel 3-D helicopters upside down. I am an experienced RC Heli pilot, so just keep that in mind. This heli is simply awesome fun for the price. The precision control and stability that you are getting for $20 simply cannot be beat. I can't truly rate how durable this device is in a crash, because I haven't crashed it yet. However, the parts and build quality look great to me. If you want to get into flying an RC heli for a cheap price, I think this is the ticket. However, keep the recommendations in mind: 1- This RC heli is very lightweight, and therefore is greatly affected by air currents. I do not recommend flying this outdoors or near indoor air vents that produce strong air flow. 2- If you have never flown an RC heli, it is MUCH harder than it looks. It requires a very gentle touch, yet very quick reaction time. For this reason, I do not recommend this toy for kids under 12 unless they really have advanced fine motor control AND patience. Take your time learning how the heli flies and reacts to input on the sticks. Take off slowly at first and if the bird gets unlevel, reduce throttle and land smoothly but quickly. Find the biggest room possible with the least amount of obstacles. Learn how to control the heli with the tail towards you first. This way when you move the stick left, the heli flies to your left. Once you get better, you can try controlling the heli with the nose facing left, right, and towards you. This takes time and practice to get comfortable flying in all directions. 3- Keep in mind with any RC heli, that you have very little time to react and correct a mistake before panic sets in. It is not uncommon for the "domino effect" to kick in. In other words, you make one mistake after another until you end the flight in a crumpled pile of parts. Flying RC heli is not a forgiving hobby. When you make a mistake, it can and usually will end badly. Luckily, this is an inexpensive Heli to buy parts or replacements for. Take your training slow and don't get over confident. You should be very good at hovering in place before you try to tackle flying around in circles or figure 8's, etc. Take your time and have fun! FYI, the charge time has been somewhere around an hour for me with consistent 8+ minute flight times. Eight minutes might not sound like a long time, but for the beginner it is a long time. For the experienced pilot, it is long enough to have some fun and practice a few new tricks. Also, this Heli is stable enough to take off from your hand. I've also been able to hover the heli in place and grab the landing gear with my fingers to "catch" the heli in mid-air, but I don't recommend trying that for yourself due to the chance of injury.

This makes the third of these small copters in our house. Im an RC flier of 35 yrs flying fixed wing and i had a hand at punishing the first 3.5 heilo. I have learned to chop throttle when crash is expected and ive kept mine away from the boy {22} who is much harder on his 107 than i am. So go figure, mine fails first. Now I dont have any breakage or missing connecters to balance bar yet my 107 just changed character and became unstable and began tangeling its main blades and falling out of the air. Carefull inspection reviels no breakage, my guess is that a blade motor or the logic controling main rotor blades is failing. It seems blade interfearance is impossible yet it just makes a clatter as blades tangle and ball up and fall to the floor. Trying to deceide whether to replace this 107 and make this a parts machine or just move up to a 911 v2 which I expect I'll do. so to conclude this has been a rewarding machine to fly, good stability and as the boy can tell you this thing will take some abuse. The failure in my copter seems more of a fluke than concussion damage. based on our combined experience with our two s107 's I figure to allow three stars for my experience. hope your luck is good as i suspect it will be , and enjoy. stumpjumper

The Syma S107G works really well. It is very stable and easy to fly. Moreover, it is remarkably durable. I have two of these helicopters and they have crashed into tables, chairs, light fixtures, the ground, the refrigerator, etc. and keep on working. One word of caution - the lipo rechargeable battery is VERY sensitive to being mistreated. If the battery is overcharged, or run down too low it will stop working. Most of the complaints I have read are attributable to destroying the battery. Even the complaint that the helicopter would not remain paired to the transmitter was almost certainly, in fact, a battery issue (if the battery won't take a charge the helicopter will not stay paired to the transmitter). That said, there are a few simple rules that will keep the rechargeable lipo battery working: 1. Don't overcharge the battery. The USB charger and the charger built into the transmitter are NOT smart chargers. Even after they indicate a charged battery, they will continue to over charge the battery. Simply disconnect the battery once the light indicates the battery is charged. 2. Don't run the helicopter until the battery is totally dead. Run the helicopter until it is noticeably low on power and then stop to recharge. 3. Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the battery to cool off after charging before flying the helicopter. 4. Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the battery to cool off after flying before recharging. If the battery will not accept a charge, replacement batteries are pretty cheap, available on Amazon, and pretty easy to replace (search on YouTube for videos on how). My children and I have great fun flying these helicopters and highly recommend them. I hope this helps.

I bought the airplane and the package arrived in good condition. It was in good shape. Flying it is difficult for the first time, but it’s enjoyable. Unfortunately, it crashed while I was flying it, and the upper rotor shaft broke—sadly, on the very first day.”