Syma S107G 3 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro, White and silver

For the cost, such a great value and so much fun to play with. They’re surprising durable and fairly easy to fly. NOT really for outdoor use if there is any moving air at all.If you do manage to auger it into a crater … or land it way up in some tree … at the price you can afford to replace it (and probably will want to)

So one day while my family and I are at the park my daughter notices a RC airplane flying in the air. She is immediately enamored with it and decides that day she that is what she wants for her birthday. Unfortunately for her, there's no way dad is spending a $100+ on an RC airplane for a birthday present. So, I decide to go to Amazon to find something a little closer to a 6 year old's price range for a birthday present.This helicopter was the perfect choice! For what this is and how much it costs I am more than thrilled with the results we've had with it. We purchased it for $17 and have already gotten our money's worth out of it in the month we've had it. The kids love it, it's easy to use and control and it's a great, cheap way to teach them how to use and control RC toys.As long as you remember you're buying a cheap little toy RC helicopter you will not be disappointed. The battery lasts about 10 minutes, takes about an hour to charge. Do not plug it into anything that puts out over 600ma and wait a half hour before charging to let the battery cool down. This is what we have done and the battery lasts just as long as new 100 charges later. We have crashed it into a LOT of different things and so far the only thing that has broken is the rear wing right in front of the rear rotor. A pretty durable little toy for how cheap it is.You really can't go wrong for the price, durability and entertainment it provides!

If you have a technically intelligent and gentle 5yr old, then yes, even they can control this heli. My son started last year with one of these and loved it. A motor gave out and it just wasn't the same after the new one was installed. Instead of blowing more money on spare parts, I just ordered a new one.Wait until the prices drop around the summer time (mine was $17 last summer). They definitely go up around Christmas time.I looked around a LOT of helicopters and decided on this one after watching several videos. For this price, you will not find a more sturdy, more controlled, easier helicopter to fly around. Air Hogs helis are very poor compared to these. The last air hog we had that cost twice as much had some clunky fans for the "forward and backward" motions. They didn't work at all. This heli compared to others is much like comparing an old tube style TV to an HD LED. The movements are incredibly precise - they look digital since they can snap into turns and stop the turn without a drop in altitude.This heli is super easy to fly and extremely stable. You can literally take your hand off the controls and the heli will just stare you in the face. Being a co-axial heli, takeoffs and landings are a cinch. This is a great beginner helicopter to help learn the basics of flight. After you have mastered this one, move up to a 4 channel and learn how the big boys fly.

Great little helicopter. Before this purchase, I had no experience in remote control vehicles or aviation. The Syma 107G is very easy to operate and very fun to play with.The options for charging the helicopter are nice; you can either charge from the controller (6AA batteries) or from a USB charger. Charge time seems to be about 40 minutes from the USB charger and flight time is probably around 6-8 minutes.This is a dual rotor (coaxial) three channel helicopter. Meaning it can move up, down, front, back, left and right. The dual rotor setup limits your front and back motion and also requires a calm (no wind) environment to fly in.I have flown this thing about as many times as I can charge it in the last 24 hours. I have had some nasty crashes. Which brings me to the biggest positive of this little helicopter. It is indestructible so far. I have dropped it from 60 feet onto a wooden porch with no issues. Hit the ceiling and sent it tumbling to its should be death, again no issues. This is the most durable Chinese toy I have ever encountered.Should it break, it appears that Amazon has numerous "prime" shipping replacement parts for very little money.My friend has recently been purchasing numerous remote control helicopters as well and he is jealous of how smooth and operable this helicopter is compared to his much more expensive ones.Overall, this is a great first remote controlled helicopter and has me hooked. I have already decided to move up to a 4Ch single rotor, but will continue to fly my Syma 107G indoors :)::Update April 2013::The little Syma is in fact indestructible, I have had it for a long while now and it still flies great. So great in fact, that there are now 4 S107's in the house.I have since moved on to Blade Helicopters and am in the process of learning how to fly a full 6ch collective pitch helicopter.The Syma was a great entry into RC helicopters and I would strongly recommend it still with only one reservation. This is a 3ch helicopter and the rudder left/right movement you learn on the right stick is not the same as all other control schemes past the 3ch. This ultimately forces you to relearn your stick controls and led me to have difficulty at first on my first 4ch which was the WL V911 (another great helicopter for the price).