Syma 2nd Edition S107 S107G New Version Indoor Helicopter (Red)

I originally bought one of these for my Godson, I thought it best to fit batteries to the controller and charge the heli and make sure it works before giving it to him. I was so impressed I bought one for myself! The first thing that strikes you is the quality. Most of these things are made of plastic and polystyrene - even the ones at £40+. This is all metal, with a solid plastic canopy and blades. Even the box it comes in looks good. It's so stable and easy to fly. Most others require constant input on the controls. Once you've got it hovering, you can completely let go of the controls and it'll just hang in the air. It's not long before you can have it buzzing around the room, and landing accurately on drinks coasters. Top Tips: Leave 10-15 minutes between charging and playing. Never over-charge the battery. Never run the battery completely flat. Stop as soon as it struggles to gain height. Leave 15 minutes before charging On your first flight, give it a bit of power and get about a meter above the ground. Any lower than that and you'll get 'ground effect' where the downdraught from the blades causes turbulence against the floor and makes it very unstable and either fall over or scoot across the floor. No need to touch the right hand joystick at this stage. Once it's hovering, use the trim control to straighten it if it's rotating to the left or right. After that it's just a question of playing. It's so stable that if you let go of the joystick it just stops and hovers in mid-air. It's very easy to get the hang of. If you think you're going to crash, cut the power and let it drop to the ground. If the blades are obstructed and you've got power to them, the circuit board can fry. The helicopter's so tough it's unlikely to break when it hits the ground. If it does, it's far easier to replace a broken blade than a burnt-out control unit. If it lands on its side, pick it up and put it upright. It's tempting to just give it some power to use the blades to push it back upright. It certainly works but you'll wear out the motor. Don't bother with the spares kit. It's about £6. The only thing that will realistically break is the blades. You're better off just buying a complete new helicopter for £14 and using that for parts if needed. I've had many crashes and it's still perfect. Lastly, IT'S NOT A TOY! Well, it is a toy but in the same way that a sports car is a toy - in the wrong hands they can be very dangerous. The blades on this thing spin VERY fast, and can cause a nasty cut if it hits you.

According to the packaging, the Syma S107G is an “alloy infrared remote control helicopter ” with “3.5 channel gyro system” but all you need to know is that it’s an easy-to-fly toy helicopter, tremendous fun and very inexpensive. Anything else is superfluous. In the box, there’s a helicopter, a remote control unit, a USB charging cable and few spare blades to help with the odd accident or two. The ‘copter measures about 22 cm from nose to tail, with a similar rotor diameter. If you haven’t seen these toys before, they have contra-rotating main blades which keeps the helicopter stable in the air and the rear rotor controls forwards and backwards, rather than rotation. There’s no cyclic pitch here, fortunately. The remote control unit is designed to be used with both hands. The throttle lies under the left thumb and directional control is looked after by the right, with action for forwards, backwards, rotate left and rotate right. A knurled knob in the middle of the unit adjusts the rotational trim. Six AA batteries power the handset which may seem like overkill but a small cable stored in the unit can be used to recharge the helicopter’s battery. The S107G’s battery can also be recharged via a supplied USB cable and recharging typically takes around 40 minutes. The helicopter itself is largely of metal construction, with a plastic nose-cone. After surviving a number of horrific crashes, my opinion is that the S107G is pretty sturdy, especially for the price, but it is eventually going to break. Spare rotor blades are provided in the box but as yet I’ve not had to use any of them and the included instructions suggest that a range of spares can be ordered too. A slider switch turns the ‘copter on and off, and a small charging port takes the recharging cable. Flying the helicopter is easy as long as you have some level of sensitivity and hand-eye co-ordination. With a little throttle, the helicopter will take-off and hover. Too much throttle and you’ll be hitting the ceiling. Just take it gently. Once the up-and-down has been mastered, rotating left and right will turn the helicopter on the spot. Finally forwards and backwards completes the range of motions but it’s a little trickier to master. Providing you have a sufficient space, you’ll be flying figure 8s in no time. The S107G is definitely an indoor toy as the helicopter is light and any wind will overpower it. My attempts to fly the S107G outside usually ended up with the chopper in the hedge. Even within a room, flying close to walls and ceilings will affect the flight from reflected air currents, making it much more challenging to fly. Overall the ‘copter is very easy to fly and control, especially in a larger room and in terms of flight time, you’ll get a little over five minutes of flying before a recharge is needed. But this is all irrelevant. All you need to know is that flying the S107G is easy and enormous fun. My daughter and I had a great time with my helicopter chasing her remote control car round a room, or rescuing Lego people from an imaginary disaster. Indulge your inner Airwolf.

We bought this for our son for his 8th Birthday. I was aware of the recommended age group for this RC toy but based of his ability and my supervision we wanted to try it out and give him his birthday wish. Overall we really can't complain too much. The price of this toy was under £18 including a pack of spares. We were a bit sceptical about a few things though. Firstly, it was coming from China and there have been quite a few cases of these toys being reproduced and branded as the same but with inferior components. This was not the case with this toy sent by "Fly Service". Googling told us what to look out for and everything we checked on the toy was legit! Secondly, we were not sure if our son would be able to control this without too much difficulty. We were quite surprised how quickly he managed to get to grips with it and how to control the toy in the air. It took a little while and there were some crashes along the way but he got to grips quickly enough. This also says a lot about the build quality because there have been no parts that have needed to be replaced after hours of crashing! The Gyro system (in my opinion) is not that sensitive and the helicopter does tend to drift forward a little on take off. This is elevated with a little pressure on the back control during take off. There is also a little wobble from time to time but that evens out as the "balance blades" (as I can them) stretch into position. Overall, this is a fab toy for a great price. The set of spares are typically under £2 so it's no massive problem if it does break which, this hasn't yet. It's obviously quite well made for what it is. It's also a lot of fun and mastering it in flight is quite rewarding as we have found out with our son. It's also a great place to start out before moving up to larger scale helicopters with extra control channels. Our son may just stay with this for a while longer yet though (we hope)!

At £12.50 delivered, I was not expecting a great product but this has far exceeded my expectations. This is an amazing little toy. I understand that fakes are very common but I have examined the toy carefully and I am 99% certain that this is a genuine item. The packaging, the quality and all the little details would certainly indicate this. The toy is nicely detailed and assembled, (this was my first surprise), the flying experience is equally good.It is wonderfully stable and very easy to manoeuvre. Flight time fully charged is about 5 minutes continuous. A few words of advice. 1. Do your first flight in a very large room or hall. You will soon master the controls and be able to fly in a much smaller space. 2. Look after the battery. Lipos are not robust and do not forgive impatience and poor handling. leave battery to cool after flight. do not over discharge (stop flying as soon as power drops) and let it cool for a few minutes after charging (about 50 minutes charge time via USB cable) To all those that have complained that there helicopters are not robust enough to survive a crash, don't be surprised. It's a minute model with small plastic parts that spin extremely fast. What do you expect? Learn to fly it first and this shouldn't be a problem. The product arrived very quickly (3 days) and was well packaged. The seller did a very good job. My only criticism is that the instructions are in Chinese. There are plenty of instructions on the internet for those that need them.

Works well for a short time but breaks easily

Bought this from one of the sellers on here that ships from China and got it for £10.98, at that price I'm not even sure how they are making any money becuase this little helicopter is amazing, I will warn you though if you buy from one of the cheaper sellers which tend to come from China mine took about 3 weeks to arrive but this is a product review and it didn't matter to me anyway. The helicopter itself is a sturdy little thing and comes with a charger that you can plug diectly into a laptop, PC or anything else with USB for that matter, my TV has a USB port and I charge it off that when my PC is off. The controller is pretty cheap looking but it is surprisingly sturdy and comfortable to hold also it was nice to find that there is no spring on the throttle control which some of the cheaper mini helicopters have which makes them harder to fly. The helicoper is so easy to fly and at £10.98 I wouldn't mind if I broke it after a few weeks, the spare parts are very cheap on here too. All said and done this is a great little helicopter for anyone who wants to have a mess about, it isn't for the budding model helicopter flyer but I think even someone who flew the big ones could appreciate how well made this is for the price.

The Syma S107 is really good fun & very good value! This is a robust, well made (lots of metal parts) and easy to fly indoor helicopter which I'm really enjoying using in a room 20 ft x 18 ft. Have set up a course involving having to land on 5 landing pads within the room, some more challenging than others, with bonus points for doing the course within 3 or 4 mins and penalty points for crashes! My daughter also has a similar (but not quite as good heli) so we all have a fun competition using the 2 micro helis. it's surprising (not) now competitive her boyfriend is....Flying time about 7/8 mins but there is a YouTube video by someone who fitted a larger capacity battery and gets 14 mins flying time. I did order a spares kit but haven't had to use it yet, the Syma S107 is very robust. As other helpful reviews recommend 1) shut the throttle off immediately you are about to crash as this will greatly reduce the chances of damage 2) Wait 15/20 mins after use before charging and again before re-using the heli after charging as this will help to keep the battery in good shape. You could replace the battery (and even fit a higher capacity one) but it appears to be a bit of a faff having viewed the YouTube video. I guess it depends how good a handyman you are or how bothered you can be? Just ordered another Syma S107G, this time in yellow. Most of the sellers are dispatching from Hong Kong or China so expect a 3 week delivery time, don't be fooled (as I was) by Andoer stating that they have stock held in Portsmouth, UK because they dispatch from Hong Kong not Portsmouth!!!

How do they do it for the price? It’s great value and a really sturdy metal construction. OK, the switches are a bit flimsy and the charging port is tiny and will probably fail soon but on the whole it’s great fun. Don’t be put off by the apparent short battery life between charges – you only need 5 minutes or so to have a few laughs with it before putting it down – I don’t think it’s the sort of thing that you’d spend hours playing with. The controller batteries seem to last for ages. The controller is very sensitive and responds to being calibrated occasionally – you can find guides on the web for this. Trimming the controller is essential – see the instructions. I find it’s best to push the controller up to maximum to get the heli going, then back off immediately to your desired height – this helps stability and if you try a “soft” lift you’ll find it hard to maintain your desired height as the controller is so sensitive. Also be aware that moving the heli fowards and backwards will affect the height (the nose lifts and falls with the engagement of the rear rotor) and will also affect stability when you try a consecutive manoeuvre. It’s really hard to make continuous turns and staying on track in a flight but this comes with practice, it’s not the heli’s fault. All in all, a great little gadget and you’re never too old to get one!

Disapointed on size.

Great product. Easy to fly and very durable.

Fungerar bra förutom extremt kort batteritid. Kan flygas Max 6 min innan det är dags ladda batteri.

Doesn't work properly,abd after 2 lifts up it doesn't take off from the ground anymore