Tenergy Syma S107/S107G R/C Helicopter - Yellow

I originally purchased an Air Hogs Sharpshooter. It was a lot of fun, alhtough it never really trimmed out well. The trim would change as the battery charge changed. It was pretty durable. But eventually, a small plastic piece that connects the rotor to the balance bar broke off. You cannot replace the parts on an Air Hog. None are sold. A seperate companany sells generic replacement rotor heads, but they do not work on the Sharpshooter. With no other options, I threw it away.I really missed the Sharp Shooter, so I decided to replace it with the Yellow Syma S107G sold by Amazon. I had read to be careful about "fake" S107s, but the one I got from Amazon is the REAL thing! Flying this new S107G makes the Air Hog Sharp Shooter I used to have seem like a dinosaur in comparison. The S107G flys dead solid perfect! I didn't even have to trim it right out of the box. IT IS A GREAT LITTLE HELICOPTER!!COMPARISON TO AIR HOGS SHARP HOOTER (AHSS)* S107G is 3-channel, AHSS is only 2-channel* S107G has a gyro, the AHSS did not* S107G gyro makes flight VERY stable - you can hover without effort. The AGSS would never hover and was twitchy.* S107G will fly forward or backward. AHSS would only fly forward.* S107G is more powerful with quicker reaction time than the AHSS...**** S107G has the power to recover quickly from mistakes before crashing**** AHSS, once it started to fall, you could not bring on the power fast enough to save it.* S107G can be charged via provided USB cord from your computer, or even an AC/USB wall adapter. AHSS only charges from radio conroller.* S107G flies about 8-minutes on a charge. The AHSS flew about 5-minutes max.* S107G costs less than the AHSS.* Every S107G can be flown on three different channels. The AHSS had to be purchased by specific channel.* MOST IMPORTANT: You can purchase spare parts for the S107G. AHSS has ZERO available replacement parts.PROS of just S107G:* 3-channel (can fly backwards)* Gryo makes hovering and flight dead solid easy* Very powerful, great lift, reacts quickly to input* Durable - almost impossible to break* LOTS of replacement parts available at fair prices (nearly ever part of the helicopter)* Has pretty long flight time for a small bettery-powered heli (about 8-minutes per flight)* Very inexpensive for such quality - less than $30 delivered!CONS of the S107G:* It takes 40-50 minutes per charge - that's longer then other small helicopters.* Not very fast. Once you get used to flying it, you wish it would fly forward much faster.Here are some things I learned from forums and verified in my own flights. Please note:* Don't fly the helicopter until the battery completely dies - the LIPO batteries don't like to be run dry* Turn the controller on FIRST, then turn on the helicopter* IMPORTANT: Hold the helicopter totally still for a couple seconds after turning it on - that stabilizes the gyro* IMPORTANT: The first time you press the left stick for throttle, nothing will happen...* Not to worry, that's because the controller is registering it's channel to the helicopter* Don't turn off the controller - just try it again and it will work fine* On first flight, don't even touch the right stick - just lift to a hover, then trim it out and set it down* Imagine yourself in the cockpit - that makes the controls more intuitive when flying towards you* When done flying, turn off the helicopter first, then turn off the controller (it has something to do with the gyro)* The little propeller on the tail only runs when you press forward or reverse, so don' worry that it doesn't always run* The small rotor tips the helicopter slightly either forward or reverse causing it to fly that direction (slowly)* The S107G is not fast, but it's stable as hell. That makes it great for first time flyers or for kids.* My 6-year old grandson flies it perfectly. It makes a great toy for a young boy (plus an old boy like me!)BUY ONE AND HAVE A BLAST!!

I had a buddy who wanted one of these things a year ago, he did a lot of research on the web and was really excited about the Syma S107G. So this year I decided that my wife needed some help picking out a Valentines Day present for me and ordered one from Amazon. As usual the shipping was fast and the little chopper came well wrapped, and had all the right markings so I'm sure it's the genuine Syma product. I did get the replacement blade and parts set just in case. I've tried model airplanes before and never had one fly for more than a few seconds before I managed to smash it to bits so I was pretty nervous about this one, and I had purchased a small chopper at the mall a year ago but it had only one set of main blades and a conventional tail rotor....and was extremely hard to control.....avoid those at all costs.So I quickly plugged my little yellow Syma into the USB port, and a while later when the plug started to glow again I knew I was ready to fly. Popped 6 AA batteries into the control unit and started testing it out. Just move the left lever up slowly and see what happens when it tries to take off, mine didn't need any trim adjustments with the center knob so I practiced lifting off and setting it down a few times to get a feel for the collective control. It does tend to be quite a bit more squirrly down close to the floor, kind of a ground effect thing that makes it really scoot and requires quick correction if you don't want to hit something. I found that it's pretty easy to reposition the chopper from a bad landing spot to a more open area just by giving it a bit of lift then turning it and scooting it over to a safer place. Experience with my other chopper tells me that the little tail rotor motor can easily pick up lint or hair fibers that wrap around the shaft and slow it down....you have to get a needle or xacto blade and dig that stuff out if you notice a lack of response to the forward/back controls.Once you get it up off the floor a foot or so these things are AMAZINGLY stable, the gyro is just awesome! Make sure you have a good grip on the control box and don't let your body movements cause unwanted control inputs......at times I found myself accidentally giving it a lot of power and the little bird jumps up and bounces off the ceiling......then you try and react and over correct dropping it to the floor. I am very impressed at the amount of abuse mine has taken and still not a bit of damage or loss of control. I've crashed it into things, even let it get into the hallway when the furnace was running and it got sucked up towards the main air filter intake......hit the ceiling, then the wall, bounced over to the other wall, and hit the floor hard......set it back upright and she flew without a hitch.......a VERY WELL MADE PRODUCT!!!!!So now I'm doing a lot better, can do figure 8's and send it down to the kitchen, buzz the wife (of course) and make it back, I can avoid the ceiling fan chains and wish the dogs would come out so I could torture them. Next thing is to start checking out some of the "Mods" that folks are doing to these things, especially where they put the little keychain video camera underneath and make in-flight movies. I'll be checking into modifying it to be able to quickly change out batteries and have a couple fully charged spares so I can keep playing. For less than $30 bucks you just can't beat all the technology, quality, and durability they've managed to pack into this little gem. I think my next one will be controlled by my iPhone......looks like fun. Happy FLYING!!!!