Syma S107/S107G R/C Helicopter with Gyro- Red

I could not believe how easy this was to fly! I was flying circles around the family room within the first day. The most amazing part is the durability. Some people might complain that the wings are flimsy and brittle but that is what makes the helicopter so durable. It is well worth the extra $5 to get a wing replacement kit. You will likely blow through the first set of wings as you are learning to fly and are experimenting. By the time you break a set of wings you should be a pro flier and won't have to worry about crashing and breaking anymore. It is extremely important to replace a wing as soon as a piece breaks off otherwise it will cause the rotors to wobble which will break the motor. Also make sure to watch the tail rotor as pet and carpet hairs tend to get caught and will cause the motor to burn up. As far as a testament to how durable these are; I let a six year old and a two year old use these for a few days. The six year old got to be pretty good within a few tries. I only had to replace one wing after letting him use it. The two year old was a completely different story. He enjoyed throttleing the copter up to the ceiling until it would crash and burn, falling 20ft to the ground. I would pick it up and he would repeat to do the same thing time after time for the duration of many battery rechargings. To help him out a bit I took off the tail rotor which only allowed him to go up and down but he didn't notice and it provided a few extra seconds of flight before it would hit the ceiling and crash. After countless crashes and battery cycles all I had to do was replace the wings and it flew just like it did when I took it out of the box. I would only estimate that the little battery can handle 50-100 rechargings before its life cycle gets to be too low to enjoy but for $30 taht was perfectly fine with me. To me it is very high quality for $30. If you are expecting something that is going to last for years then you might want to invest in a higher end helicopter. If you want something to entertain you or your kids for a few weeks then this is it!

My 3.5 year old son was of course beside himself when he discovered that helicopters could be remotely controlled. Well it just so happens I ALWAYS wanted a remote controlled airplane when I was a child, before the days of remote controlled helicopters, but they were always way too expensive. When I realized that you can own one for only $20 I was thrilled to make my own childhood dreams come true as well as my sons! So first of all, I'm having a blast flying this little thing! But it really does take some learning, I still can't quite maneuver it to fly a very far or fast distance without crashing. Anyways, since its complicated and my son is three, I thought I would just always help him fly it because obviously it would be too difficult for a three year old. That worked for about 60 seconds and then he insisted on doing it on his own. Long story short, he ran it strait up into the ceiling (vaulted, HIGH ceilings and then crashing down into hardwood floor), into the walls, furniture, ME, little sister, you name it over and over and over for about 15 minutes until the batteries finally died, finally an end to the madness. Every time it crashed I cringed thinking SURELY it must be broken, until it would effortlessly launch yet again. After the initial excitement of flying his own helicopter and crashing and making everyone around run for cover wore off, he became a bit frustrated that he couldn't really control where it went at all. So he would play(CRASH) with it until the batteries died, charge, wait not so patiently, then go through the exact same charade again, crashing literally every 10 seconds, the time between crashes only as long as it takes a three year old to locate WHERE it landed after crashing into the ceiling fan of a vaulted ceiling, and then set it back up on its feet to take off again. Anyways, what I'm trying to get to is this, after a few days of crashing like CRAZY, it was STILL working, and by that time he had learned to make it hover at whatever height he wanted it to. He learned how to use a very gentle and light touch to slowly let it take off and he could bring it right up to the ceiling and start to come down right before it would hit the top. Sadly, a week later it did completely die after a random crash. But seriously, all that it had been through, I still feel like I got it at a steal of a price! We loved it so much and were so impressed with the durability that I ordered him another one right away! Now we're months later and this one is still working perfectly fine, since it wasn't the "test dummy" I imagine it will hold up forever. He still crashes it all the time though, just not nearly as much as that first one. Steering is still a very difficult concept, he does try, but for the most part he just loves making it go up and down, he'll raise it up, set the controller down, then play with some other toys underneath, with the helicopter just hovering there by itself. Its so cute and his imagination runs wild with rescue missions and helicopter adventures! I really feel that this has help my son learn patience and to learn what its like to get progressively better at something we put a lot of time into. Now if I could only have more turns!! BTW, the second one that we purchased was the "coast guard" version. Which is amazingly fun with all of its blinking lights. BUT the landing "gear" is not as good as this one because it gets bent out of shape a LOT (you know, with all of that crashing) and we are constantly bending it back. That's mostly fine, because its easily fixable, and my son has learned how to bend them back himself, but it would be nice if they were as durable as the non coast guard version. Oh and also on the non-rescue, the wheels are not real, they are just non moving plastic, which he was a little bit bummed about, but no big deal.

I received the first one, which had a defective flight controller. I returned it and obtained a new one from the supplier. The new one works great. I am very happy with the supplier, who replaced the unit quickly.

Funciona ala perfeccion y es de muy buena calidad. Y por el precio es recomendable yo lo compre en $520mxn. En cuanto al control usa 6 bateria AA, la verdad en que usan muchas pero tiene la ventaja de que puedes cargar el helicoptero en el control. Y respecto al manejo esta muy estable en interiores. En exteriores no es recomendable volarlo si tienes muchos obstáculos.

Entregou no prazo, excelente brinquedo

My son asked for one and I wanted a quality one since flying stuff is tricky- even though rated for 14 yrs I think- kids half that age are proud and adept, they can be taught. It’s a great little piece but we’re really careful with it. Thank you! Ps- day 2 the top propeller stopped spinning, but just needed to tighten the screw on it (so when you manually turn gear the propeller moves)

My grandson is 6yrs old and loves it. He has crashed it many times and has yet to break a part. Very durable which was quite suprising to me. The only downside is short flight time around 2min. But for the price well worth it