The Syma S107 is so easy to control that on my first flight I had it tour my whole apartment, zooming in and out of closets and never touching an obstacle until I deliberately landed it. If you’ve never flown a good RC heli before, you might need to practice a bit. It might be your second or third flight before you get that good.

The S107 is *really* that easy to control.

I’m sure that many of you have played with Air Hogs and other micro helis and you long for a little heli that just plain flies where you want it to fly and stays up in the air. I’m here to tell you that such perfection is within your grasp.

Before I got my S107, I already owned two Syma S105s and I never get tired of flying them. They look almost identical to the S107 and the remote is identical, but they take a little bit of skill to fly with precision and I’ve made little tweaks here and there to get better control.

The S107 takes almost no skill to fly. They gyro makes it laughably easy to control. Just use it indoors, get it about 4 feet off the ground so that ground-effects don’t mess with it, fly it a decent distance from air conditioning vents and the thing moves like it’s hanging from a string on a stick.

That perfection is, perhaps, its one big flaw.

The thing is, I think the S105 is a bit more fun to play with. The S105 needs careful trimming at the beginning of each flight. The S105 tends to make broad turns, but pulls out sharply, risking blade-strikes, unexpected changes in direction and the occasional crash. It’s incredibly easy to fly the S105, but even so every time that I fly one I grow more skillful with it.

The S107 just plain works. It goes where I point it.

I made one little change to my S107, taping a paperclip to the front to help it move forward more easily. That’s the sum of all modifications that I made to mine. I can’t find anything else to tweak. That’s awesome. It’s amazing. It’s a fun thing to play with and the feeling of exhilaration endures even after many flights.

I heartily recommend this heli.

…But if you want a similar heli that’s similarly amazing yet introduces a smidgen of challenge to each flight, consider the S105 as well.

Double Horse 9053 has many problems starting with the top and bottom blades, Don’t take this out on a lite winded day or you will be bring back whats left after it hits the ground given that this big 450 size outdoor helicopter needs a non windy day to fly it.The blade are not stiff enough to hold it in the air without hitting each other. I have ordered parts twice Blades and blade grip set. can’t keep wasting money. When Purchased the new blade grip set for the DH 9053 it was just as thin as the one that broke, Need to use a lite weight metal or carbon for parts.The tail end of heli is heavy, Tail blades could be better don’t produce enough lift even when you put it in fast mode. This big metal bird gets off the ground pretty well but the 2-motors that powers the blades are easily over worked making them too hot to touch and can also burn out the circuit board. Battery needs improving. There are a lot of customer Mods you can see on Youtube, If you already have the DH9053 learn from it and move up a class or two. Double Horse just came out with the DH 9100 a Single blade set up and a very nice tail Assembly that controls direction and a servo for forward fight. looks to be more bang for my bucks. Will let you guys Know.

This toy is one of my favorites. I love it so much. But for people very interested in this, ill be giving a in depth view of this helecopter. Im 17 going into high school and flying it in school conditions(Indoors).

Battery: The battery has a very interesing view and perspective on how long it charges. For a 40-50 minute charge, it can go in the air for about 10 minutes before it cant hover in the air. Rating:3 Stars due to long charging time.

Duribility: DANG! This helecopter has faced alot of crashes to the ground. Im kinda supprised it would still operate in crashes i’ve experienced. The tips of the propeller are getting a little dented but not that noticible. Rating:4 Stars

Features: Im very supprised to say that I do like the USB charging feature because I have a USB wall charger for my ipod. Very cool I guess. The gyroscope(Aka:Balance Beem)works very good. The remote is simple as it can be. One control to lift off the helecopter and one to control the turning. The remote has a secret charger that slides out on the bottom(For people charging on the go). It has an ajustible trim on the remote so that way it can stop spinning in place. The remote requires 6 AA Batterys[Not Included].Rating:5 Stars

Overall For the price of 30$ that I pad for its not bad

Overall Rating:4 Stars

I purchased this specific model of R/C Helicopter because of other reviews saying how good the control and good the quality of the aircraft.

Controls:

The control and handling is very good. This is my 3rd R/C helicopter and 1st dual prop helicopter. My young kids can fly it without crashing (once they get a hang of controlling prop speed and not dropping it like a brick when it gets too high). I can easily maneuver into tight spots and hover in place. Landing is easy. With single prop helicopters it’s a challenge just to stay in the air and avoid walls.

Construction:

The construction is very poor. The meta parts seem fine. The plastic is not as sturdy as other brand r/c toys and a couple small crashes damaged the propellers during the first few flights. A few flights later the rear “landing” plastic was damaged. Replacement pieces are not expensive but shipping them is often more than 2x the cost of the part.

Battery Life:

The helicopter runs the 7 to 10 minutes as expected. However it requires 50 MINUTES to charge. This is very very disappointing. Other similar helicopters charge in 10 minutes.

Rating:

I gave it 3 stars because the control seems so good. Next time I’ll try another brand.

I ordered this helicopter along with 3 other helicopters. 3 from Syma and one off brand helicopter. I ordered multiple helicopters because the only ones I have flown have been 2 channel and if one broke I would have backup. I ordered the Syma S107 and S105 at the same time, and the S107 arrived first and the S105 arrived the next day. On my frist flight of the S107 I was suprised how stable and smooth the flight was. The box says 14 and up but I think anyone could control this helicopter. It goes up, down, left, right, forward, and backwards, all at a balanced speed thats good for indoor flight. It is not too slow to be boring or too fast that you can’t controll it. The trim button on the controller is pretty much not needed because it does not spin out of control. I still havnt adjusted the trim after about 20 flights. Also, both Syma helicopters are VERY durable since they are made of metal and hard plastic. The blades are also durable. There are some differences in the S107 and S105. The S105 is slightly wider and slightly longer. It also has two LED lights on each side and one in the front, a total of 6, which can be cool or annoying, it just depends on preference. The s107 has a single light on the front. The S105 seems to spin out more than the S107 and is more difficult to trim. This is an obvious flaw that was addressed with the newer S107, because it does not spin out at all. They both can be charged with the controller or through a USB port on your computer which is good if you don’t want to waste your batteries on your controller. They both use 6 AA batteries in the controller. Both helicopters are extremely durable and have been crashed several times. My only complaint with them is the flight time is only around 5 minutes, although I don’t have anything to compare it to because the other 2 helicopters I ordered are still not here yet after about a week and a half. Also, the only option for shipping is standard shipping. Overall I would recommend the S107 over the S105 because of the trim issue with the S105, but both are excellent helicopters and they are a very good price.

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.

The first RC helicopter i bought was an RC Apache and I was really dissapointed, it was unstable and I really never flew it.

Not this one, it flew right out of the box… It’s stable, and looks great.

I bought one for my brother in law, and he loves it.

My wife says I spend more time with it than with her… It is probably true… Wait until she finds out that i just placed an order for two more… hahaha

I crashed it several times while learning and it is really durable. I did crack on stabilizer but nothing a little amount of Crazy Glue did not fix.

One more thing, I read in several blogs that you should not overcharge it and not fly it until the battery is completely empty… It will make it last longer. That’s why I am buying more of them… To have more fly-time!

I am sure you will like it too.

This toy is great, even for the big kids to play around with. It’s a very durable and easy to use helicopter and requires no previous skills to fly. Best of all, you can charge it using your computer’s USB port or the remote controller it comes with. One thing to note is that this toy is IR controlled, not radio controlled. That means that it’s more line-of-sight than being able to control it from another room for example. That being said, it will not get interfered with by cordless phones or other radio emitting devices.

You can fly this little guy in a small apartment or a small room and you will have fun doing so. It’s great for offices since it’s not too loud and again easy to maneuver.

Hope you enjoy it!

The first ir helicopter I bought was a airhogs brand from target. After trying to fly it I took it back and ordered one of these from amazon. While these are not as durable as the airhogs brand, they certainly do fly better.

I finally broke mine after a week of serious abuse. But you can find parts all over the internet so soon I will be back in the air.