The Syma S107 Review
Syma S107 - My Review
Welcome to My Madness on Indoor RC Helicopters.Especially Syma Helicopters
I started this hobby a few years ago, because I have always been fascinated in aviation. I found it was a fairly cheap hobby to get started in. I was not really wanting to build a model at that time, but to be able to buy a RC heli completed and ready to fly-Welcome the electric RC helicopter, especially the mini helicopters that you can fly at home. Syma helicopters are just the best mini rc heli to start out with.
After buying around 11 RC helicopters, smashing the hell out of them and rebuilding them time again with spare parts, I came across the SYMA S107 also known as Syma S107G.
My Syma S107 Review:
The Syma S107 is a coaxial helicopter, having two main rotors stacked on top of each other.
The picture below shows how these two rotors spin in the opposite direction of each other and thereby cancel out the reactive torque that is produced by each.
Having two rotors also produces a significant gyroscopic effect that further stabilizes the helicopter. This makes this style of helicopter extremely stable and great for a beginner starting in RC Helicopter flying.
The Syma 3 channel S107 mini helicopter comes in a variety of colors, including blue, red, and yellow. However due to being so popular not always able to get the color one wants. I now have a Syma107 in every color-(told you am heli crazy)
Inside the box you get the helicopter itself, sturdy and well made, a infra red remote control with 3 channels built in , so that more than one toy won’t interfere with the other.
Also included is the proprietary USB cable that allows the RC helicopter to be recharged in just around 30 mins or less, when you plug it into a PC. Tip: When usb yellow charge wire pluged into PC will show a red light, check the brightness. When you plug Syma heli to charge light goes out. Fully charged when red light comes up bright as before, faint flickering red light not fully charged so wait. Always wait 10-15 mins between flying before charging to let battery cool down, helps for longer battery life-hard to wait I know!
You can also charge it direct from the remote. The S107 has a built in rechargeable battery. The remote control itself takes 6 AA batteries, so you may need to buy some when giving the Syma as a present to someone else.
It is a Serious Toy for Adults and Kids.
The latest 2010 version by the famous SYMA Toy Company, equipped with a 4-in-1 infra-red receiver (Gyro, ESC, Mixer, Receiver). This palm size S107 Toy Helicopter (18.5cm long) comes with Aluminum Frame and a Great detail canopy, it doesn't look like a toy, but a very serious Helicopter. It is able to move in 3 Direction based on the 3 Channels, anyone can hover it easily. Since it is made with Aluminum Frame, very light weight and almost indestructible in any crash, perfect for very first time beginners. This helicopter is designed for anyone over 8 years old, flight time is around 5-8 minutes after 20-35 minutes charging by USB or Remote. It can fly in 6 directions. They are:
- Rotate Clockwsie / Anti-Clockwise
- Move Forward / Backward
- Move Up / Down
Flexible blades & balance bar-less damage on crashing.
What the Syma S107 is supplied with and some boxes they come in-Beware boxes without Syma Logo-Could be Fake or Clone.
FAKE OR CLONE BOX-NO SYMA LOGO
Infra red 3 channel remote supplied
USB Charging for your SymaS107
Some More Syma S107 Specifications:
Miniature size & light weight. Super wide infrared control miniature design for indoor flying 19cm long and weighing an incredible 34 grams.
Controlled by 32-level high precision speed. Auto stable, rotor blade system for steady lifting-up.3-Channel Helicopter movement forward / backward / up / down / left / right.High tenacity propeller.
POWERED BY 2 SOLID MOTORS WITH A 3RD MOTOR IN THE TAIL ROTOR.
High capability, dynamical Li-Poly battery. Can be recharged through the transmitter provided or USB Port
Charging and power indicator.
Main Body: Alloy metal
Can be simply charged by your computer via included USB cable or remote.
Controlled by digital technology. Infra red control system.
Tri-band Technology. Nonintervention used 3 bands.
High efficiency, driving motor and surge power.
Flying time: 6-8 minutes.
Charge time: 20-35 minutes. Depends if using usb to charge or remote-usb quicker.
Additional Information
Manufacturer (Heli) Syma
Power System Electric
Channels 3CH
Main Rotor Diam. 190mm
Overall Length 220mm
Weight 34g
Battery Helicopter battery: 3.7v Rechargeable lithium polymer battery
Transmitter Infrared control system - bands A, B.
If you have lost or would like to view the Syma S107 Manual- Download here pdf file
Problems I Found With The Syma S107:
I have to say there were not many-However there are some fakes out there-things to look for is--
1: Correct to have a square type charge outlet on the Syma107 not round-from some forums seems to have a soldering problem. Some fake photos below of rotor fakes.
Fake
Fake Syma 107 Info As Below
The main blade holder of fake S107 is made of metal, the genuine one is plastic in pure black color. The main blade of the genuine Syma S107 have a few lines about the warning. However, the fake one only have the word “WARNING"- Something to check. I do own a clone-It still fly's well: Clones are different to fakes: READ POST
2: Out of the box the SymaS107 should fly with only minor trim alteration which is in the middle of your remote- start to throttle up-when flying and turning to left or right trim using the remote-should be one notch-If the SymaS107 spins like crazy after adjusting trim, something is wrong, do not take it apart -send it back-Hence I only buy from reputable dealers, like Amazon
3: Can be a problem binding the Syma to your remote - is easy to fix tho-Try this- Switch on the transmitter and place next to the S107. Switch on the S107 and stand in front of the transmitter till the flashing green light goes solid. You should now be ready to fly.
4: Because this is a stable heli, your crash rate should be low until you get cocky- good thing is parts are cheap to replace. (Spare Parts Syma S107)
5: Do not fly near digital TV or charge near one- watch out for very bright room lights,to me this is a indoor heli only and can not stand a breeze out side or a bright sunny day as the remote is infra red- If you want a heli to fly outside the SymaS107 in my opinion is not designed to do this - Having said that I do fly mine at night with no breeze on occasions. When flying inside try not to get to close to your ceiling as air turbulence will effect it and lose control-this happens with any indoor helicopter.Turn off fans and do not fly near air conditioners-Pretty obvious really.
6: It takes 20-35 minutes to charge the fitted battery- this can be a pain as you can not wait to fly this little bird more and more- To charge by remote takes longer and soon burns out your AA remote batteries - Use the USB supplied- hell quicker to charge.
7: Another tip: After a flight with any fixed battery helicopter a good idea is to let the battery cool down before you recharge-Reason being it will preserve the battery longer as they do get warm -That is why I have a few Syma helicopters being charged by my USB- So look for good deals to buy two-Only my view.
8: One small issue I had was flying backwards-The heli looses altitude and gets a little bogged down, it does go backwards but real slow. If you are looking for big flying speed backwards this heli might not be for you. I never fly backwards can not see the point prefer forward and spins. There is a modification on tail rotor. Did try it and yes makes a difference but burns up battery power if flying backwards all the time-Syma S107 left as it is to me just great. Want more from your heli buy a bigger more expensive one.
The Great Points:
Where to start: This is without doubt the best little mother heli I have owned-it is so stable. As soon as you stop going forward or back, she just hovers awaiting your next move-problem I found was I just got so cocky flying the bird that I started to dive bomb my dog who eventually won out by jumping from a chair and grabbing it in its mouth -Pain for both-The dog won, hence I bought two more Syma S107.
But from my heart this great helicopter at it's price that you should be able to buy for around $20- $25 shipped is the best value in life, and will give kids from 8 to a old fart like me at 60yrs old the greatest fun ever- I get excited every time this bird is charged and ready to fly- As I have 6 of them now my poor old computer is constantly charging my Syma 107. I am "Excited"
To be really honest I am amazed at the quality of the Syma S 107 for the price. I would have liked to see a better remote not being infra red and a bit more robust, however it does the job, and again for the price one can not really complain. Have seen replacement remotes for $11 should you break yours-not good idea to drop it on concrete floor!
I am working on some modifications with battery. I have one stripped to the bones at the moment as like a kid want to see how it works so well-you need a small screw driver set for this.
Screwdriver Set What I did was rub a magnet on the required screw driver to magnetize it so able to hold the very small screws to the screw driver, helps a lot.
Would I Buy The 107G Syma
100% Yes from me!
WHERE TO BUY THE SYMA S107 WITH SAFETY
Here are my trusted links below that I have personally bought from- I am always trying to find the best value, but also genuine Syma's sold with trust and back up to return if defective in anyway.
For Syma Helicopters:
I have purchased many RC Helicopters and Drones from Amazon - Yes good experience.. Just search on site for Syma, heaps to view.
I have posted a Syma S107 Spare parts page
All the Syma Helicopters That I have bought from Amazon have not been fakes also any problems Amazon have a return policy.
Yes you can buy cheap Syma S107 spare parts- View Here
I do not recommend buying from Ebay as there are too many fakes there, I found out myself buying 4 all fakes and never flew out of the box.
The Syma S107 is a fantastic helicopter: I have a forum now set up- Feel free to view and post on Syma helis and Syma Quadcopters, also posts for other RC helicopters.
Realease of the new X3 Syma Quad.
Complete review of the X3 by Supernova Now Live
View my complete review of the SYMA S800G
Syma S107 Modifications:
I have taken Syma S107 Mods to a different page as was getting a much bigger project: Please visit the latest page on Modifications to your Syma S107- Always building on this concept. Dales battery mod is great****
Some Syma Picks From Me On Amazon Below
Getting Started-What is A Mini- Helicopter
Syma S800G New Release - Full Review
Review Syma X3 In house Review
Some good Syma videos: Main Video Page
i have 1 heli,,, my problem is that i turn my controller on and then then heli, the heli starts flashing green and stays green but my controller flashes and doesnt stop flashing,, i check the batteries of the controller and i charge the heli so i dont know if its now getting a signal or what wrong,,, why should i do??????
Have you dropped the remote at any stage?
This may sound daft but are the controller batteries in the correct way round, there could be one in wrong way just a thought.
hey just bought my helli it flys ok i used to sell them but any way it does not seem to want to move forward all to well it will go side ways and back words very well and i dont want to just fly backwords lol any way should i take it back or is there a way to fix it
ps i hear from comments there is a usb with it mine never had one so maby it was preveusly used should i take it back?
Hi Donovan,
Supernova here, Have you looked at my video section ?
http://syma107.com/forum/frequent-syma-107-problems-and-how-to-fix/how-to-replace-the-rear-drive-motor/
There could be a balance problem.
Just got mine in the mail. It’s not a fake but I cannot get it to work whatsoever. A,B, and C swtiches…tried them all and none of them work. Tried powering on the heli first, then the remote(all 3 channels) no good. Tried turning on the remote first(all 3 channels) no good. I’m not sure if it’s my heli not receiving the signal or if it’s the remote not transmitting. Any ideas, or should I just send it back?
Mazook-silly as it sounds have you charged heli,and new batteries in remote?
All my remotes have only a 2 channel switch A & B for pairing 2 helis to fly together using 2 remotes, so strange you have 3 channel switch as the ‘3 channels’ refer to the 3 infra-red command channels up/down, left/right, and forward/back and there is no way these can be switched as no reason for it. There may be some remotes with 3 ‘pairing’ switches but I’ve not seen any.
Could be your remote is faulty if the green light is fully on in the heli.
Hi, thanks a lot your web site, I got the video to repair, and website to get parts.
But, you said in this page:
” Inside the box you get the helicopter itself, sturdy and well made, a infra red remote control with 3 channels built in , so that more than one toy won’t interfere with the other ”
The 3 channels are meaning there are 3 radio command receivers this model, for 3 actions: the 3 rotors (main left, main right, rear one). For playing multiple in the same time: there are only 2 channels: A & B. And selection only from “command box”, copter is auto-switching.
As explained here also ( thanks for that ) nothing to do else activate 2 copters separatly to avoid the 1st going back to channel B 2nd command box. (sorry my bad english)
Your English is ok-did you bind your helis ok?
I just got a S107G and it flies well albeit not for long. The specs say 6 to 8 minutes of flight time and I am lucky to get 3 before the motors slow down and just hovers in the ground effect. I tried charging longer than the recommended time , up to an hour but not sure it made a difference. I am using an accessory charger bought separately. I have a replacement battery so it may be possible the one in the bird is not up to snuff. Any ideas as to why such a short flight time? I did use a stop watch to time it.
I like it but it is frustrating to have such short flights.
Off subject – any suggestions for the next step up in helicopters for a beginner?
Try charging by usb cable and wait until it turns bright red on usb cable as not really sure what sought of charger you have bought-you might be banging in to much charge for battery which will kill it-just a though
I bought my sons 2 helicopters (each w/ their own remote control.). One helicopter can be controlled by both remotes. When I separate them into diff rooms the blue helicopter operates on “A” band. The red helicopter does not respond to band “B” nor “A”. The flashing green light changes to a constant when I turn the remote on but that’s about it. Neither of the remote controls operate the red helicopter only the blue helicopter. Any suggestions? Thinking the red helicopter is defective???
hey it sounds like its the remote i would try to get some one to switch it out for a three point four gig controlers as there way better to use but again im not shure if it will or not just know that there better and the range will be better too
I just purchased this today – nice copter. However, upon liftoff, it goes backwards, and I cannot get it to move forwards with moving the right stick. Any suggestion?
Is the tail rotor blade pushed down on shaft-hold heli throttle up then push right remote forward,does the tail prop spin?
I suggest you can also unseal the rear pane, to slightly move it forward (to move the barycentre forward), for a better normal flight should be stable when rear Propeller is stopped.
Hi I broke one of my wind on my helicopter is there an instruction manual out there to replace the wing????
Yes, this web site, I found few useful videos. Search a little 🙂 http://syma107.com/syma-s107-repairs/
Is there any repair that can be made on a Syma S107 that fell into a pool?
connie
Not easy-take off canopy try a hairdryer on motherboard-was it salt water pool?
Just ordered mine from amazon. Real deal holyfield.
First charge in process. Mine came from Rc Toy Village. Red one.
How did it fly? Tell us all your flying experience
What a dopey Bennie, I meant to type S107/g !!! Repeat post for sanity for all now: I own a drift king and bought a second one. I also added a Syma S107/g. I broke it in gently flying it for about 1 1/2 minutes and resting it for 1/2 minute. Second day I took of the top blade holder and the sleeve and added some really old stuff. If you remember Dura Lube, I added just a smidgen on the inner and outer shafts.
The top blades turn inside of the outer lower shaft and it flies at 1 1/2 minute intervals for well over 9 minutes. I will fly it tomorrow non stop and probably get a full 8 minutes or more. Dura lube can damage plastic possibily so make sure to put only enough to get the metal shafts oiled up. Once it is in there it will never leave or run. Fly slowly for a few minutes with minimum power and then let the metal soak up the lube. It makes a tremendous difference. The oil is so thin it will not put any drag on the shafts either because you do NOT want that.
I love the drift kings but I will buy a few more Syma 107/g’s because they are so nice to fly. The drift king is great to fly but needs a gymnasium to really let it wail. I can land the Syma on a small beer coaster after a few tries. It is the greatest one I have ever seen. I love the Syma better than anything I ever flew. It will just hang on a string and like the site owner says no input stops it dead in its tracks and it doesn’t move an inch. Special sale Amazon 20 bucs and free shipping. Total with the JXD Drift king 44 for both shipped free.
I will order again tomorrow! I wanted to add I had installed a second battery underneath the undercarriage but you have to be careful because the added flight time and weight heats up the motors I believe more than should be. Be careful and wire the batteries in Parallel not series so you do not double the voltage! Check the polarity with a meter of the second battery because not all have red as positive. PARALLEL ONLY!!!! 3.7 volts!!! A normal charger will charge both but takes a little longer. I am not modding any of these choppers. I will just add more. Bless all! CB Fly ENJOYYYYY!
Hi there — my remote flashes red. Chopper will bind briefly, throttle up, and then lose connection. It will reconnect, throttle even more briefly, and then turn off completely (no flashing lights on the heli). Any help appreciated.
According to your problem… my copter does this when its low charged or the remote control is low charged
try charging till 1 hour
When low battery, the infrared easy loose contact if not pointing the controller to the copter directly.
Just a old note-are you flying near a digital TV? If so do not-or bright sunlight-even near a computer can mess up infrared beam from remote
Hi Flyers !
I was just wondering if you can use a radio control unit instead of the infra red unit that comes with the S107 ?
also can you purchase the S107 as a standalone without the infra red unit ?
The Syma is infra red and will not fly with a normal radio control-do not know of any Syma sold without infra red-all to hard to change.If you are looking at flying outside try the Syma S032 or the Syma S031G
Today I just bought 2 S107s hellis one yellow one red
The funny thing is that the red one is faster moving forward.
I’m thinking it may be it wasn’t fully charged.
But on the other hand the red one kept flying pretty fast until it had no battery.
It was the first flight for both.
Guru please advice 2 questions:
Should I return the slow yellow helli?
When you need to recharge is it a good idea to let the LEDs fully discharge the helli and then recharge it?
Not a good idea to let any lipo battery become totally drained as they can stop taking a charge,also allow cool down after flying before recharge-check rear tail rotor on yellow heli pushed on shaft and not slipping or damaged
@Joan Some are faster than others. Quality varies. I wouldn’t return the slower one unless it is a whole lot slower. If the red one is faster and it hovers steadily without moving forward and goes backwards well, that means it’s probably a real good one. When I got one like that I sometimes ordered a couple more of the same color from the same place right away. That way I sometimes got a couple more good ones. They seem to run in batches. But variation is normal. That’s true even with more expensive hobby-grade helis. Not sure just why. But don’t worry much about it unless the yellow one is really really slow.
Don
where is the band selector on the helicopter i am trying to run two helicopters but cannot switch the band on the helicopter so one remote runs both helicopters. Can anyone help us out. thanks
Hi Curtis. There is no band selector on the heli. When you switch it on, the hand controller ‘pairs’ with it. I fly my four 107Gs one after the other using the one hand set. To fly 2 at the same time I ‘pair’ one with channel A set on one hand controller and pair the second one using channel B out of sight, usually in another room. Hope this helps.
Hi Curtis I do mean you pair the second heli with a separate handset set at Channel B, when flying two at the same time. Sorry if I didn’t make myself clear.
Your not kidding this is the greatest indoor heli by far. I’ve had it for 2 weeks and have 3 more on the way. I wanted to buy a few without the remote but they are out of stock. Do they go out and come back or have I missed out?
I have noticed that my 107 is starting to get a bit squerly now, when I go forward it moves sideways after I start to hover. Do you know why?
Also is it better to deep cycle the battey ( should I run it dead ).
Thanks
Dave
Check the main rotor, can be broked: see videos there http://syma107.com/syma-s107-repairs/
Good direction Pascal for people to look at forum help-Thank you
http://syma107.com/forum/frequent-syma-107-problems-and-how-to-fix/how-to-solder-small-wires-on-the-s107/
My s107 tries to fly without me touching the controls. I have no control over it at all. Please advise.
Have you dropped the remote at any time?
A coworker just gave me one but without the remote. Is there anyway I can get a new one?
You can get a remote from this site
Hello? Anybody there? Need HELP!
One day I tried playing the S107G outdoor. I didn’t knew that a strong wind is blowing. After rising it 10 Feet up I suddenly lose control of it. After lifting 50 feet it crashed hardly. Now it doesn’t even lift 3 mm high. When I try to fly it a disturbing sound is created by it and the upper blades stop later than lower ones while stopping.
HELP!!!!
Sounds like your gears could be the problem-check forum post
I tried, changed places of gears but no use. I also go an information, the bottom set of wings spin stronger and correctly than upper ones.
I checked the gears and revealed the problem. The gears for top blades have the problem. The middle gear has damaged. Its smaller part is the broken area. Now from where do I get the gear. I am in Bangladesh now.
try ebay.com
Thanks for the response tho!
Havent been able to set up a new chopper to work with my old remote. Any suggestions?
your first heli might be a fake,so the remote will not bind with new heli-tell us more
haha completely true, just added batteries to the second controller and the new chopper performs drastically better than the other one
I fixed it! I left it on so it ran completely down and recharged it. Now it works. Weird. Thanks everyone anyway!
Great stuff and good thinking on your part.Lipo batteries have strange memory’s.
My Syma S107 is a great little chopper but after a while ofme flying it around it started getting off balance (I think its the balance bar.) and it would take off then spin out after having the barhitthe bottom rotors and making it spin out and crash. I really enjoy my little buddy. Can anybody help?
@Trent Check the little “bones” (connect buckles) which connect ball ends on the flybar to ball ends on the upper blade grips. If those are good the rotor head might be broken. Take everything apart on top and check the whole setup. It’s not that hard to do. -Don
the helicopter will not fly up or down right it just keeps flying around in circles, when you try to make it hover up or down. I have no idea why it is doing this so got any awnsers
I got a Syma S107G from my father as a gift last November. I named Orca S107G vertical takeoff attack chopper. 1 month seems cool. I learnt tricks, made it go 50 meters high. At December an accident got my Syma S107G go damaged. Now it cannot fly. When I try to fly it, a weird sound is made by it.
I have been enjoying flying my Heli Syma 017 for my young grandson.
Lately, it will not gain altitude.
I replaced the battery after reading about letting them cool 30 minutes thinking that could have been the issue.
New battery installed, same results.
Any thoughts?
It is no longer fun to fly as it skims along the carport.
Thank you,
Russ…
Check out forum post here ,might help
@Russ,
Make sure the gears are turning and engaging smoothly, and that there is no slippage between gears and rotors. If all that looks good, it might to be one of the motors. Usually it’s the motor that runs the top blades, as they tend to hit on things more.
If it’s a motor, you might as well delegate it to be a parts heli.
-Don
@Russ,
You could also buy a motor and install it, if you could be sure which one it was. But it may not be worth the hassle.
Don
I just got a new s107 and a box of 4 remotes. I can’t seem to get any of the remotes to sync to the unit. Does anyone have any suggestions?
@Kirk,
Usually the remotes come with the heli. Are you sure they’re the right remotes?
Syncing is usually easy.
Don
I received my S107G about 2 weeks ago purchased from Amazon. It is my first heli. Found it very easy to fly. The only problme I am having is it taked over an hour to charged it from my USB port on my computer. As anyone else had this issue? If yes, what did you do to solve it?
@Bill,
Over and hour is a little long. Try another USB port somewhere if you have one. I suppose it might possibly be an issue with the yellow cord; but I haven’t seen that. Is it getting a good charge and flying for 6 minutes or so?
Don
I have had a 107 for a few months now and it has worked great until recently for no apparent reason, never had any major crashes. My problem is with the tail rotor. The main rotors operate just fine, but when I try to move forward or backwards the tail rotor will not spin. The intersting thing is that I can get the tail rotor to spin if I hold the forward stick on the remote and then flick the tail rotor it will spin, but with less than normal power. Once I do this, it will continue to spin on it’s own until I let off the forward control. This tells me that the tail rotor is getting power but maybe not enough to start it from a stop? Anyone have any thoughts on this? Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Hi There i recently brought the S107 from a seller at Amazon for a birthday present for my father, and he had only had it for 4 days and it has done exactly the same thing. The seller has informed me that we must fit a new tail motor which they will send us. The heli had not had any major crash for this to happen and i have been very disaponited with the way that the seller has handled it. We now have to fit a new tail motor and hope that works. Can anyone advise if this will be difficult to do?
This video posted in forum should help
Shawn: I had a copter with the same symptoms in the tail rotor. I thought it was a weak/bad motor so swapped it with a known good motor and it acted exactly the same. Decided the problem must be in the control board which wasn’t worth changing so parted the rest of the copter out. I hope your is just the motor but mine was not. Good luck!
sounds like you may have an intermittent short in one of the wires going to the tail rotor , that’s what I would check anyway
Hey I have a few questions, I’m a recent r/c enthusiast and am looking for a good heli to start, after doing some research it is obvious that syma is the way to go if possible. First off why has the syma website not been mentioned as a place to buy them, it would seem the best place to get them would be straight from the source. My next question is about the estes sf161 heli, there is one at my local hobby store for 34.99, which would be more convenient than ordering one from rcfever, the thing is, it looks just like a syma, even the controller looks identical, the only thing i can tell is diffeent is the landing bars are plastic instead of metal. Estes is a somewhat reputable company therefor im curious as to if you know anything about this, like if its a clone or a fake, and if I should give it a try.
You are not able to buy from the source.They recommend other seller Ujtoys, but they seem expensive to me.Must admit never bought from them.Take a few photos of the heli you are about to buy from Estes and join the forum and post them so we can see if genuine-Hope that helps-SF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyEbUVwivh8
review for the two new estes helis
the top comment says that its the syma 107 rebranded
Cloned–
@mason My guess is that it’s a real Syma rebranded, and not a clone. Especially as it’s from Estes and listed on estesrockets.com. If it has a red circuit board that says S107R5 SMLBH that would cinch it. You might not be able to check the circuit board until after you buy it, but the odds are with you. If it was me, I’d go for the Estes. It’s a reasonable gamble. @Syma Freak Estes is an American company. They’ve been around a long time and as mason says, are at least somewhat reputable. And their pricing is high enough ($45) that they don’t need to sell clones to make money on the helis.
So ive gone ahead and purchased this heli, i havnt taken it apart but the red circuit board is evident,
it only flew for a minute or so on the stock charge so im waiting for it to recharge fully, more info soon
@mason No need to take it apart. Just hold it under a light and look at the circuit board through the gap near the charging port. P.S. Use the USB cable for charging or you’ll burn through AAAs like crazy.
@mason P.P.S. Don’t recharge right after a flight. That, and a lot of other good stuff can be found on these web pages.
Question,
My Syma 107-g has never seemed to work properly. Right out of the box, it will not hover still, despite trying to control the rudder. I’ve noticed the Heli will spin counter clockwise when its ascending, and then turn and spin clockwise when it’s descending. The rudder control does _seem_ to make a difference, but it never finds that happen ground where it doesn’t spin at all. It was purchased from Amazon and at this time I’m considering a return.
Any ideas? Thank You.
Michael
If you have not crashed the bird,consider talking to Amazon for return.Have you trimmed heli via remote?
Hey Michael, Mine did the same thing. I did extensive searches to see what was the matter. It hovers andt trims pefectly, but the moment I try to go forward or backwards, it starts to spin way too fast and I can never get it to fly straight. I decided to order a new one to see if it was the way they work. I just got my new one and it is perfect. I am going to see which part (The controller or the helicoptor of the bad one is the problem) by trying the new contoller with the old helicoptor and visa versa. The important thing that I have found out is that YES they do fly great if you get a good one. Order another one or exchange the one you have if you can. Hope this helps, Farmerman
I just bought a s107 opened it up and charged it up.followed the directions but can not find the channel switch on the copter to make sure they are on the same channel.did get it to take off once but now it will do nothing at all.Totally disappointed! any help would be greatly apreceiated.
http://syma107.com/forum/ this forum gives great advice.Binding the heli is explained-in simple terms turn on remote then heli,wait until light goes solid-never fly near a digital TV
Hi I have the 107 and I have also found problems with the remote, some days it’s better than others. I think it’s just a problem with this model as I also have the symer s031 and I have had no problems at all with this remote.
Have to say got many Syma 107’s- remote was never a problem unless you fly near anything digital like TV
After flying 1 min and my son touch the helicopter – it started receiving the signal from the remote controller from 1-2 inch distance only.
Does any one knows a solution?
Thanks
Do not fly near anything that sends a digital signal like a tv
Hi,
I also have a syma107 heli.
I have problems with the remote control. I have to aim to the heli
so it can receive any signal of the remote control. If i turn a little bit the remote control, the helicrashes.
I’ve tested the heli with an other remotecontrol, and there was no problem.
Looks that the infrared signal form the remote controle is “weak”.
Anyone had problems with this?
I have four of the 107s purchased recently and have found that I have problems with all the little devils when the remote batteries are getting low despite the green light showing. I checked each battery and saw that the 1.5v batteries (all 6) were down to just below 1.0v each. My helis are all flying without a problem now.
Hope this helps
What is the difference between the s107 and s107g?
I can’t find anyone with quite the same issue that I have so I decided to ask. My s107 took a hard drop right on it’s feet from about 6 ft. After that it wanted to spin really fast. I checked the gears, oiled the shaft, checked the pinions at the top. Both motors are spinning, and I can take off if I adjust the center knob juuuust right. but if I touch either left or right in mid air it spins the heli super fast in whichever direction that I turned. The only thing that I can think of is a bad motor, but I’m hoping that’s not it as I don’t have a spare.
I got the S107 helicopter today. First flight I flew it one foot in the air then it cut out. Now my bottom prob won’t spin.
ANY HELP!?
Did you hit the ceiling and crash your Syma 107?
Nope, it flew in the air about 1 foot high and the power cut. The bottom blade just doesn’t want to spin.
Suspect then burn out motor-however normally takes more hours of flying for that-tell me more
I crashed mine and the white pieces holding the front shell to the chassis broke. Does anyone know where I can get these? They are not on the parts list.
Try here http://syma107.com/forum/general-syma-s107-information/links-to-cheap-syma-s107-spare-parts/
The on/off switch fell off mine during a crash and now I have to put a pin in the empty switch spot is there anyway to fix this easily?
P.S I have actually lost the switch
Not really,you have to find switch and re-solder back on—or buy a new switch
For some reason my S107 isn’t getting enough power to fly. I am sure that it’s charged so that is not the problem. The bottom propellers seem to be working OK but the top ones first bang into the gyro stick over and over then they just don’t really get going fast enough to lift it off the ground. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
You need the top main plastic piece, Main Shaft Sheath. It’s the piece that I have a problem with breaking, without it your top blades wont spin right. Look up this piece on Ebay and will find a five piece from a china seller for 5 bucks…..free shipping 🙂
You might find this video helpful and links where to buy cheap parts-Video here
Thank you all for turning me into a 107 nut. Your comments are allwaysconcise and accurate.kudos to all. I have found amod that involves removing the balance weights and inserting three #9 shotgun pellets. Seems to he lp stability while minimizing that odd “drift”. Hope this helps. Thanks again!
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I own a S107G. One day It crashed when I tried outdoor. It crashed very hardly. Now upper set of wings spins Fast while the other two runs slow. Now I cannot play it. Please help me..
The pinion gear on the axis of your front motor have probably slipped down the shaft. Just put it back in place and everything will be all right.
(It happens all the time)
🙂
i own a Syma 107 and a black wire coming from a foil wrapped device with yellow tape, (kj 04) has come loose where on the circuit board does it go . the copter crashed then just stopped working i took off the body and found that wire loose, seems like it should be as simple as soddering it back on but i can’t see where it goes. can you help?
I purchased a battery for the S107 and was using the 7 steps to install by splicing the wires from the battery to the wires (red and black) from the heli. Everything was going great then while replacing the canopy the wires soldered to their positions on the heli came loose. I have no idea where they were attached. Can you advise? There are six possible solder points where wires are soldered – looking in from the front left to right:
1. red wire attached, 2. blue wire attached
3. red wire attached 4. black wire attached
5. blue wire attached 6. no wire attached
I’m thinking 1 and 6 may be the correct ones because 1 has a larger solder point and 6 has not wires attached to it and possibly the black one from the battery may attach there with the red one from the battery to the no. 1 which already has a red wire attached to it.
Also the canopy has no connection to release the canopy so I’m wondering how old this heli is?
Thanks.
Hey, I just wanted to know if you have received the syma107g from focalprice yet. I really want to buy it but I want to make sure focalprice has a genuine s107g.
Yes I did receive from Focalprice ,took 18 days as free shipping.All seems ok even tho motor tops were a different color pretty sure not a fake,maybe a clone but flies ok. Have also ordered another from Rc Helicopter again free shipping.Let you know on that one as well
Ok thank you for a speedy reply! I think I will go ahead and make the purchase from focalprice…gonna be my first r/c helicopter!
Hi, my son got the S107G for christmas. Been working perfectly but now the bottom blades wont spin. The gear cogs are all lined up correctly and I can’t see any lose wires when I take the front off. Company it came from will only offer a £7 partial refund as they say they can’t have it back but I can’t see how I can get it fixed for £7 seeing as I can’t solder. Anyone got any ideas as to why te bottom blades won’t spin just as a starting point. If it might be something simple I might be able to fix it. Cheers!
http://syma107.com/forum/general-syma-s107-information/please-look-at-this-before-you-ask-why-is-my-helicopter-not-flying-as-it-did/ Please see all info on forum-takes just a search to find your problem
My reomote controller is flashing green LED forever, not turn to solid. I have changed new batters, it is flashing again, not solid. Can someone told me what happen?
Could be a fake remote, where did you buy from?
I’ve had this happen. Listen to the helicopter, if it doesn’t sound smooth and quiet anymore, then check the gears. Likely some of the teeth have come off one of the small pinion gears, causing to spin roughly, and leading to a loss of lift. Tranny rebuild is in order…
http://syma107.com/forum/frequent-syma-107-problems-and-how-to-fix/the-gearbox-in-detail/ All info here on gears with video
i have a s107g and the balance bar keeps hitting the main blade and knocking the buckles off and crashing i cant figure out what is wrong does any one know what it could be. let nephew use and this is what happens.thanks
I’m having a severe blade-strike problem as well. With mine, the flybar (balance bar) weights have too much travel range. At their furthest pivot point, they cross the lower blades’ path. During severe turbulence or a near-crash, the blades hit the weights, causing an immediate crash and minor damage to the lower blades.
I fear that if this keeps up, the lower blades will get broken by the constant abuse. I’m studying the copter’s design for a way to limit the flybar’s pivot range without compromising weight, balance, or performance.
Same here. It was working perfectly for months and then this started happening. It’s almost as if they gyroscope stopped working.
Have you viewed the extensive videos on the forum to help all? http://syma107.com/forum/general-syma-s107-information/please-look-at-this-before-you-ask-why-is-my-helicopter-not-flying-as-it-did/
Hi,
I just got my new Syma S107G, but there’s a little thing that make me feel that something’s wrong: I have to adjust the trim at about 45 degrees to the right, to compensate…but even when the hely is turned off, the upper blades are very easy to spin with a finger, while the other are quite hard. Not so hard to make a resistance to a finger, but quite enough to be different to the upper pair.
Any suggestion?
Thanks,
That makes sense. Something is binding up between the front motor and the lower blades. This reduces the power of the lower blades, so you need right trim. The question is, where is the hangup? Could be the lower shaft, the gears, the front motor gear could be pushing too tight against the gear next to it, or the front motor might even be defective. If you can, I would return it. You’ll have to strip it down quite a bit just to see what’s wrong. And after you know you might then need to buy parts.
This is normal.