Cheap Remote Control Helicopter

Product Description

The brand new GYRO S107 3.5CH Mini RTF RC Helicopter comes with the greatest advancement in Helicopter Technology, a Gyro. No more crashing, no more replacing parts, the GYRO has changed the Helicopter industry completely, making this RC Helicopter super easy to fly and maneuver. Great for people of all skill levels, this bad boy features a coaxial rotor a single rear rotor for precise movement and a GYRO for increased stability whether flying or hovering. This RC helicopter has a metal body making it strong yet light weight so you don't have to worry about breaking anything when you land it a bit too rough. It can go forward, backward, up, down, left, right and hover. What really makes the Mini GYRO S107 stand out is the built in gyroscope making it automatically stabilize allowing you to focus on flying instead of trying not to make it crash. This product is ready to run, there is no assembly required. Just put in 6 AA batteries into the transmitter/charger and charge the helicopter and you are good to go. Small enough to fit on the palm of your hand, be the coolest kid on the block by getting the GYRO S107 3.5CH Mini RTF RC Helicopter!

Features

• 2 Selectable Frequencies Let's You Fly Up To 2 Helicopters At Once
• Full 3 channels: up, down, left, right, forward, and backward
• The transmitter has an alignment trim, a charging and power indicator, a left/right lever and trimmer
• Suitable for indoor flying only
• Flight range is approximately 30'

Top Reviews

Most fun you'll have for $20
by BP Flier (5 out of 5 stars)
May 22, 2018

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.
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SOLUTION for "toilet bowl" effect of a broken copter
by I. Kim (4 out of 5 stars)
August 13, 2015

These copters are SO MUCH FUN. But the first two that I bought, after a few too many spectacular crashes, developed a crippling problem called the "toilet bowl effect." They lose their gyroscopic stability and start swirling around (as if they are in a flushing toilet bowl) in a way that makes them impossible to control.

I googled this problem, and I tried a few things that DIDN'T work (it's not because lubrication is needed, or because the rotor shaft is loose, or because the balance bar is bent or needs to be replaced).

The REAL reason for the problem is subtle breakage in a key part of the upper rotor assembly. It's not the balance bar that needs replacing, but a plastic molded part that is a point of common connection for the central rotor shaft, the upper pair of wings, and the balance bar. I've attached a photograph of the part and HOW IT BREAKS. That is, two tiny arms of the piece snap (the two broken parts are shown). It is very difficult to SEE this breakage because it is mostly hidden, but a careful examination will reveal that this break destabilizes the upper rotor assembly.

SOLUTION: Buy the "commonly needed" replacement parts. They're just $5 on eBay (you'll get much faster free shipping from U.S. based suppliers on eBay, because the suppliers here on Amazon are all based in China). Make sure you have a small screwdriver set, and get to work. A little bit of silicone spray lubricant (not WD40, because that will attract gunk) can't hurt. Note that because of small variances in part sizes and screw sizes, I found it best to replace as much of the entire upper motor assembly as you can, rather than just this one piece that breaks. Also note that the replacement kits that I got didn't have every single part (namely, missing the horizontal brackets that hold the wings).

Now, instead of two duds plus one functional, I have THREE working copters! Hope this helps.
(Oh, and I rate this toy 4 stars, and not 5 because of lack of instructions for how to deal with what seems to be a very common and fixable problem.)
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Shocking how quickly it stopped working.
by Lionel Yaceczko (1 out of 5 stars)
September 9, 2018

I am absolutely shocked at how many five-star reviews there are here. My son saved up his allowance for a month to buy this, it came in the mail on Friday, he played with it for about an hour before dinner, then after dinner he took it out to fly it again, and in mid-flight it went down and now no longer flies. It still powers on, the rotors still turn, but now it makes a high-pitched grinding sound as if the mechanism is encountering some resistance in rotation, and it does not lift off.

Poor kid. A month of patience for less than one evening of playing with this shockingly bad toy.
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Great Mini RC Helicopter, Great Value!
by Cody (5 out of 5 stars)
August 12, 2016

Overview:

The Syma S107G is a great indoor rc helicopter. I personally did not expect much given the heli's $15 price tag yet I'm blown away by the amount of small moving parts and surprisingly decent quality it has. While I can't say that a mini RC helicopter has many practical uses in everyday life, it sure is a great little gadget/toy to have around the office or your room if you are looking to kill a few minutes everyday piloting your heli through various obstacles such as furniture, family members, or coworkers.

Aesthetics

The Syma S107G is a rather slick little rc heli. The helicopter is built on an aluminum frame and is shelled with colored plastic parts. The interior appears to be composed of white plastic gears that move when the heli is in operation. The rotors are made of a durable feeling plastic attached to an aluminum rotating shaft. Although the rotors feel of decent quality, they are quite thin so I'd recommend purchasing extra just in case. The rotors on my heli have not broken yet even though I have crashed it several times but only time will tell how it will hold up. The receiver looks rather cheaply made plastic upon first glance but upon getting a firm grasp on it, it is actually pretty solid and has some weight to it. The heli is around 7 inches in length, the rotors from one side to the other when fully extended are around 7 inches as well, and the height is about 3.5 inches. The controller is roughly 4.5 inches by 6 inches with a depth of 1.75 inches.

Charging

It takes anywhere from 30 min to an hour to completely charge depending on how dead the battery is in the heli. Flight time is probably anywhere from around 10-15 minutes Charging is done via a charging cable that comes out of a bottom left slot of the controller. The controller requires 6 AA batteries that are not included.

Handling and Usability

The Syma S107G Heli is a 3 channel RC which means it can move up, or down; yaw forward, backward, right, or left; or rotate in a circular motion left or right. The S107G handles great indoors but any gust of wind even from a ceiling fan will potentially make it unstable and hard to control. I can not recommend using it outdoors nor can I imagine you would be able to keep it airborne longer for then a few seconds due to how light it is in an outdoor setting. As long is there is not any interference from wind, the S107G handles great indoors although does require some attention and focus to use so I couldn't imagine letting a kid under 10 using it without breaking it. One thing I did notice that is a slight annoyance is the heli does yaw backwards slightly if you hover. This could probably be easily fixed by putting some sort of weight in the nose of the heli. If the heli rotates in one direction, this can easily be corrected with a dial on the controller which you would turn in the direction opposite that your heli is currently turning in on its own. The controller also allows the left stick to be set at a set position in order to easily hover. The controller also has an a and b frequency which I assume means that one other heli of the same model could be flown on the opposite frequency simultaneously.

Durability

I have probably probably flown this heli around 15 times total and crashed it about 3 or 4 times. It still looks basically as new as the day I took it out of the box and still flies just as well but I imagine that rotors would be prone to breaking after numerous small crashes or even a single big crash.

Final Verdict

At $15 the Syma S107G 3 Channel RC Helicopter is a steal. I would spend up to $30 on something like this and consider it still a great deal. Although there a few quirks to the S107G (particularly how it yaws backwards slightly when hovering), I give the 4.5 / 5 stars for how well it handles, how durable it is, and its general ease of use. Check out the attached photos for more information regarding size and charging!
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Best $22 Toy Ever Made!
by J-Dub 27858 (5 out of 5 stars)
March 23, 2011

I'm a 47-year-old kid who has always loved aviation and RC models. Cars, planes, everything. I currently have two other small scale rc helicopters that I have enjoyed, but they are NOTHING like the Syma S107. Not even close. The thing is, they cost A LOT more.

I see a lot of comments here about how easy this model is to break. The two channel models I have are much more likely to break because you have very little control. With the Syma S107, you have ABSOLUTE control. Have you ever seen a dragonfly in flight - stopping and turning on a dime? That's what this helicopter reminds me of.

Right out of the box it is impressive. The quality of construction is beautiful to look at. If you've ever seen one of the huge rc helicopters that the pros fly, this looks like a scaled down version, with a metal frame and boom tubes just like the big ones. Two separate motors operate the main rotors independently. When you initiate a turn, one rotor spins faster than the other to generate torque, which turns the aircraft. It's the same principle that is used to turn real twin main rotor helicopters like the CH-46 Sea Knight and the CH-47 Chinook.

The really cool part is the tail rotor. It's mounted at 90 degrees to what you're used to seeing on a helicopter. It blows air up and down, not left and right. The tail rotor is what generates forward and backward movement by raising or lowering the tail, and it is very precise and responsive.

A couple of tips if you're new to this type of toy:
1. After charging, put the helicopter on a good, clear section of floor and turn on the helicopter and remote.
2. Don't touch the right control yoke yet - you don't need it.
3. Hold the throttle yoke in your left hand and the small trim adjuster knob in the right.
4. GRADUALLY move the left yoke forward to increase throttle until the helicopter barely leaves the ground. Watch for left or right rotation and turn the trim knob to make the helicopter hover without rotating. Once it hovers without turning by using only the throttle, you're ready to fly.
5. Get used to the throttle by GRADUALLY increasing and decreasing. The biggest problem is using too much throttle and hitting the ceiling, then the helicopter falls all the way to the floor. That's how they break. If you're careful, you'll be OK.
6. ENJOY. This is the coolest toy I've had in years, and my kids like it so much, I bought another for each of them today.
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Nephew loves this thing
by RMS (4 out of 5 stars)
May 10, 2017

Got this for my 7 year old nephew, and he absolutely loves it. The learning curve is pretty steep, but not super long. Day 1 was lots of crashes, so it's a good thing this is so sturdy. The body of it is metal, and aside from a few scratches from the numerous crashes, it's still in great shape.

One thing that it took us a while to figure out. When we first unboxed it, we took it outside, and it would fly up sometimes, and then just stop responding and crash to the ground. We assumed batteries at first, but then right after, it'd take off and fly just fine. Turns out, the control works on infrared, so the fact that we were in direct sunlight was killing the signal. When it was in shadows/inside it worked fine.

The other benefit to this helicopter, over say the Air Hogs version, is that you can buy replacement parts for it here on Amazon. So instead of breaking a propeller and having to buy a whole new helicopter, you can replace just the part.

Overall, this is a pretty great toy for all ages. My brother (nephew's dad) wants to get one for himself now. :)
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Fun For All Ages Indoor Helicopter
by Melissa Anne (5 out of 5 stars)
September 6, 2015

This is the perfect helicopter for indoor use. Great for all ages! I got this helicopter for my husband and he absolutely loves it. It's very durable which is perfect because so far he has flown it into numerous walls, the ceiling, and slammed it against the floor many times. It takes a while to get used to controlling perfectly but it is definitely fun to mess around with. This helicopter fits in the palm of your hand and is very light weight. The battery holds a pretty good charge. We are able to fly it around the house on a full charge for a good 20 minutes or so. Now, with this helicopter I also wanted something to practice landing. I found this helipad and it worked PERFECTLY with this helicopter. Remote Control Helicopter Landing Pad - LED Lights Installed - Suitable for RC Helicopters, Quadcopters, Drones, Syma Helicopters. It fits this helicopter perfectly on it and even has little landing lights. if you're looking for the whole package I highly recommend picking up this helipad as well. Overall, this has been a very fun helicopter to mess with this past week. Both my husband and I have enjoyed it. Also, it's really convenient being able to charge it from the USB port of an Xbox One. If you have any hesitation to get this, don't. You won't be disappointed.
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The difference between the S107 and the S107G
by Brad (5 out of 5 stars)
May 29, 2012

I have both the S107 and S107G. After reading about the similarities, I thought I would outline the differences.

The primary difference seems to be a change of software. The S107 had an issue where when turning and moving the throttle far up and down, the helicopter would spin very rapidly. This would cause it to be a bit out of control, but was kind of fun if you learned to work with it. the S107G has fixed this issue. While turning, the turn speed is almost completely unaffected by throttling up/down.

The USB charging cable has been slightly improved in the S107G. With the S107, it would glow dim red while charging, and bright red when done. On the S107G, it is completely off while charging, and glows when done.

Finally, you've got more color choices on the S107G.

I hope this clears up some confusion.
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Better than expected experience!
by auntcvm (5 out of 5 stars)
May 5, 2017

Perfect gift for my 13-year-old nephew! He'd asked for one of these for quite some time but I've heard that they don't hold up well so I was waiting until he was at least 13. I read all the reviews and with the negative reviews, I set my expectations low. I thought that we would be lucky to get 2 weeks of life from it and wow have we all been Blown away and very pleasantly surprised! He still has it and enjoys it very much! He only uses it inside and he has very high ceilings to get full use from it. The battery does have a short life but he knows that with a full charge he will get about 5-7 minutes of flying but that works for him. It's been a HUGE hit! My nephew did just that and he's had it since January of this year. He also said that he notices that with any wind inside from their air conditioner that it causes it to become unstable, another thing to be aware of. I would highly recommend it, even if you read some negative reviews, I would just make sure that you set the expectation with whoever is using it that they are very delicate and to treat it with lots of care.
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Don't waste your money.
by Darkfiresangel (1 out of 5 stars)
September 7, 2018

I bought this for my autistic son to enjoy watching fly around. Unfortunately, unlike airhogs these are very difficult to control, it's either full flight straight up or not enough power to take off. Once you finally get the thing to fly for a decent amount of time (aka 30 seconds), steering is a joke. They can only go about 10 feet away from the remote before the remote loses the signal and it crashes to the ground. They also are not at all sturdy. Literally broke the first day we had it. If it wasn't such a pain to return, I'd ship it back but unfortunately I don't have the time for that so buyer beware. One day and it'll become a helicopter shaped paper weight.

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