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Everyone loves toys. Better still, toys that are remote controlled. Even better still, flying R/C toys. Still just a big kid, I was excited to put the S107G Mini Gyro R/C Helicopter from XenonProject.com to the test.
The S107G came in a long box which included the helicopter, remote control, USB charging cable, and a manual. The six AA batteries required for the remote control were not provided but easy enough to come up with. The helicopter came pre-charged and ready for flight. After using up the 6-7 minutes of flying time, I had to fully charge it for about an hour before getting to play again. The flying time was a little less than a helicopter I previously reviewed and the charging time was about the same. This helicopter is also much more sturdy, making it more comfortable to crash. The controller felt much lighter than expected, perhaps even a little cheap. It even has a 3-position labeled switch that only really has two positions to set it to. This, however, was of little concern to me as it worked fine and the helicopter is the piece that stands to take all the abuse, not the controller.
Learning To Fly
Even though the manual has some decent instructions on how to fly an R/C helicopter, it is definitely an acquired skill. As you may be able to tell from the video below, it can start out rough, but gets better with practice. The S107G was surprisingly easier to control and priced lower than the other R/C helicopter I own. Although the flight time is a little less, I got more out of it because less of it was crashing time.
In the video, I practiced turning and landing, even crash-landing the S107G in a 10×10 inch box. Watch the video to get a better feel for the experience.
Conclusions
$24.99 (web price) for the S107G feels like a steal for a nice starter R/C helicopter, making it a great gift for kids big and small. In fact, XenonProject has a lot of comfortably-priced R/C toys on the site. For a good helicopter at a good price this is an easy win.
I like how sturdy it seems to be, and the price is a steal. Looks like I might pick this one up. Been awhile since I had one, that my brother managed to fly into a ceiling fan!
i see this in a commercial the other day . looks cool , but im too grown up to play with these
It’s actually not as loud as I thought it would be. Pretty cool that you were able to bring the camera really close to it, I was worried the blade was going to hit you for a moment.
-Jean
Those things are so much fun. It does take quite a lot of practice to get to flying it without major crashes. But I am not all that coordinated at the same time.
only $25??? I remember I bought one 5 years ago and it ws more than $200 :(
I think this would be better if they would increase the flying to to about ten minutes. I mean 6 minutes is so fast. :)
i getting this toy for myself if i can
Sourish
R/C helicopters are great with all these toys they have a local airfield where you can fly with other people. I personally think the 360 degree helicopters are amazing. Hardest thing to fly.