Syma Forum

priya01 said
Hello all.
Nice to meet you all and I'm looking forward to seeing what this site is all about  

Hi, Sorry late reply, had a few days holiday. Good to see you on forum, post often

SF

justdon said
While flying one of my x5c's today it crashed which is nothing new.But now it appears that one of the motors want work.I checked you tube and did the check to make sure the pinion I believe it is was down to line up with the gears nothing.So I guess the motor needs to be replaced.To take it apart and do that soldering I don't think I would be to great at that I think I will keep this one for parts and order another one.I might tinker with it when I gain some confidence.But for me to try and repair it now would be me flirting with disaster. 

Buddy, must admit never had that problem with all crashes I have had, however does happen if you do not shut down throttle fast on a crash. Looking at a brighter side of things, you have entered a new hobby. It is a fun learning curve and really not that expensive these days compared to my youth back in 1960. So do not get down on things like that, buy a new one, keep the old and take it apart, plenty of spares there, also you will learn more how they work. Also check under props at gears, you might have stripped one not burnt motor out. All a learning curve, have fun Justdon, never give up flying dude !!

Hey J,

My dog passed away 3 years ago..and killed a lot of my indoor helis, but then at the field she got excited to fly with me, and would hunt down my X5C if I could not find it, almost like finding a bird I might have shot, not that I do that, and bark at it.Can not tell you how many trees I have had to climb to get my bird back. Now I fly in a big field no trees lol

Hi Justdon,

   Another welcome to the forum! Glad you are here and already using it to have your questions

answered and sharing your experiences! Please keep your posts coming in! Thank you for sharing

and joining us and another thanks to SF for his replies as I am just getting back into the swing

of things here!

   Yes you have definately been bitten by the Syma bug! Nasty disease, gets us moving around the house, outside,

keeping up our dexterity, taking harmless risks, sharing stories, people watching and learning... the only

cure is more helis and a streaming supply of AA batteries. Age means nothing here, I'm in my mid 50s and

enjoying a hobby we never had as kids. Even the younger generation are having fun on here taking pics and

flying quads w/ cell phones.

  You started with the absolute best of the best with the 107. It won't be long until you begin to build up

a fleet of the different colors and features they have. I even have one that squirts water bubbles! Crashing

these little guys barely means they are done. One of the best benefits is how easy they are to repair and

the easy and very inexpensive replacement parts available.Syma is a huge corporation making flying toys

(ahem....flying aircraft!) worldwide under a large number of different brands for a lot of retailors private-label.

The clones that you wrote of are pretty much a thing of the past. When they first came out there were knock-offs

but that has since subsided.

   You are actually in the catbird seat as far as training goes. Us old schoolers had a hard time getting the jist of

the quads because we are so used to flying the basic 3.5 channel ones. You are learning quads and standards

at the same time so you don't have old thumb habits built-in! "Practice, you must" as a Jedi trainer once said!

Outside is the obvious, stay away from trees, powerlines, and neighbors cars! The 107s aren't that good outside

anyway, but looks like you found your niche for outdoor flying. Indoors can be a different story.....these guys gravitate

towards Christmas lights and flat-screen TVs. Neither of which will do well against prop-spin at full throttle. Great on

rainy days and winter flying though!

   One note I want to reinforce is what SF said in an earlier post is the importance of the "15 minute rule". 

Again, when the battery dies, wait 15 minutes before recharging. Then after charge is complete, wait 15 more

minutes before lifting off again. This will greatly prolong the life of the battery. Remeber that changing a battery in a

107 does require soldiering, they are not equipped for plug-and-play with common connectors.

  Other heli's: Congrats on scoring a DX-2 FREE no less!!! Although it doesn't look like a Syma product made for Sharper Image,

what I just read about it sounds like fun, so enjoy! Once you get the 107 down pat, you will definately like your 

Chinook. I like the semi-scale realism but did take quite a few training flights to get used to. 4 motors and a bit heavier

but I am really enjoying mine! Another good indoor one you would like is the S-111 US Coast Guard heli. It is

much smoother to fly than the 107 and has a great looking LED light display. It's a little slower than the 107 as well

but as a semi-scale model is one of my favorites!

     OK, so much for MY babbling and a belated Merry Christmas! Welcome to the forum!

                                                                                                              JamDJ

Now justdon, you have the perfect flying machine, the Syma X5C. So easy to fly, I have three and lots of charged up batteries.I fly over grass crash often, but no drama, hope you got one with camera as really great.. you are moving on dude, age means nothing, fun is it for a small cost, it is more expensive for me to play a game of golf than buy a Syma X5C

Justdon, don't worry to much as that post was 5 years ago when the Syma 107 hit the market and other manufactures tried to copy the design, things have changed a lot and not many fakes out there, clones maybe but they are ok, just sold under different names.

I buy a lot from Amazon and also Gearbest as free shipping to Australia where I live.

Keep us posted when you get the Chinook awesome heli to fly and stable.

SF

Hi Justdon welcome to the forum

The Syma 107 is the best helicopter to learn with, my only tip would be when you crash turn off throttle straight away as most damage gets done with the props still turning and smashing on the floor.

Just start of slowly learning. Try lifting heli into the air then landing again, just to learn the control of the remote. Just keep practicing you will suddenly have a day when it all goes well. Another tip wait for around 10 to 15 mins to let battery on heli to cool down before recharging, if not the lipo battery will not last long.

Above all have fun Regards SF