Syma S107 3 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro, Green

Just got my helicopter and started flying right out of the box. The transmitter has a knob that allows you to adjust the trim if necessary. A very responsive little copter and so much fun to fly. Highly recommend the one. I fly it when I can' fly my other helicopters outside. Well worth the money. I would use the charging cable in the compartment on the back of the controller. The yellow cable is for fast charge and can eventually ruin the battery. Have a blast !!!!!

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 think they used to last longer.Broken part S107G-09 "Main Shaft Basic" twice now.I don't think I'll be buying a 3rd one and using magnification to replace these tiny parts. Dad/helicopter repair man.The S107-H seems to be more robust than the G. Forward march!

The media could not be loaded. 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 HelicoptersLink 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 annoying2. 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 off3. 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 roof4. 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.