RC Helicopter Review Challenge - 14 Beginner Helicopters in 14 Days: Day 3 - Syma S107G 3CH

Just two decades ago, RC helicopters were almost unattainable due to their high cost and almost unflyable due to their inherent instability. But that all changed about 15 years ago.

The E-flite Blade CX was introduced in late 2005 as an easier-to-fly alternative to E-flite's Blade CP, also introduced in 2005. The CX is an entry level, ready-to-fly electric micro RC helicopter designed and distributed by E-flite, a division of Horizon Hobby of Champaign, Illinois, USA:

https://radiocontrol.fandom.com/wiki/E-flite_Blade_CX

The Picoo Z, a tiny 10-gram 2-channel electric helicopter from Silverlit Toys, was released in the summer of 2006, and was an instant hit. This little heli was also sold under the brand name of Air Hogs Havoc Heli in North America:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picoo_Z

My RC helicopter adventure started with the Air Hogs Reflex 3-channel helicopter back in 2007, which also sparked and fueled the whole electric RC aircraft obsession with me. This little electric RC heli was a present from my younger cousin Asena (whom I refer to as my little brother), so you can say that he is the cause of all this craziness today! I had so much fun with this little heli that I ended up getting a used E-flite Blade CX2 later, and the rest is history...

If you have been following our channel, you may already know that we recently completed a 10-day RC mini drone challenge. It was great fun but also very exhausting (since I have a family to support and a demanding full-time job). Well, I must be a masochist, because here we are with a bigger challenge!

On July 10th, 2021, I started a 14-day review challenge: to review one new beginner-friendly RC helicopter each day. These helicopters range from 2-channel to 6-channel models, from less than $10 to over $50 (but never more than $100).

If you like RC drones and have not tried flying RC helicopters yet, or if you are new to the RC flying hobby and would like to try out RC helicopters on a really low budget, you are in the right place! Here are the links to the previous videos in this review challenge:

https://youtu.be/TcXrEfygcpo

https://youtu.be/fr7peB3Ld2Q

https://youtu.be/0EqpgoQNrb0

On this third day, my son and I are reviewing a Syma S107G 3-channel helicopter with an infrared (IR) controller, which I sourced locally through Facebook Marketplace for $11 still brand new in its unopened box. Unfortunately, it must have been sitting on a shelf, because its battery was fully depleted out of the box and did not hold any charge. I ended up replacing it with an identical battery that I got from eBay as a back of five for $10 ($2 per battery). So, this helicopter cost me $13 total and about half an hour of tinkering and soldering. You can buy it from Amazon for $22 plus tax:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F4WMAI4

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