Customer Reviews

Syma - 3 Channels Micro Chopper S010 - Mini Shark - only 9 grams !

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This is the 4th mini heli I've owned/flown, but the 1st 3-channel model. It's actually very easy to learn to fly, especially if you've flown the 2-channels. It's also very fun, as you can control it quite well, and it's very stable. Many 3-channel helis cost much more, but for the money, I'm happy with this. And, my toddler just loves watching it fly around, which makes me even happier. I only wish it would fly longer on a charge. I get about 5-7 minutes of continuous flight on a full charge, which is at the low end of their claims. Maybe my battery isn't quite up to snuff.

THIS THREE CHANNEL CHOPPER IS FAR SUPERIOR TO MY
OLDER TWO CHANNEL, IT IS EASIER TO HOVER AND THEN
YOU USE THE EXTRA CHANNEL TO GO FORWARDS AND BACK.

The Syma Micro Chopper is easy to fly and seems to be durable enough. My 9yo finds much joy in flying this chopper around the house. I don't mind flying it either.

I have flown many mini and micro helicopters and this rates as one of the best! Very easy and quick learning curve, my cats hate me now! I would recommend for any beginner.

Inexpensive and very fun to fly around the house. A micro RC helicopter that doesn't cost and arm and a leg, that can take a beating and still be relatively easy to fly accurately was every little boy's dream. I'm in my 30's and this is one of the best toys I've ever owned. I have the original foam 2 ch SpinMasters helicopter which was loads of fun when it first came out. I had my doubts about this cheap Chinese knockoff, but the construction looks way better than styrofoam with stickers and 3 channels really address the control shortcoming of the older choppers.

As far as durability it's probably a bit more durable than the spinmasters one in that the main rotor blades are hinged so they fold back and don't break or crack as easily when hitting walls. As far as educational value, well it looks like a traditional helicopter, but the propeller configuration and flight control schemes are much different - probably cheaper to produce but less "accurate" or true to life.

Charge and flight time are about the same, you still need a screwdriver to open the remote's battery compartment and tiny tweezers to turn on the chopper's switch, you still have to adjust trim a lot and and have fine coordination with the controls, but its less of a learning curve than the 2 ch toys and the maneuverability is much more precise. Be prepared for bad "Engrish" on the instruction manual and going through lots of AA batteries, so get some rechargables!

Ok folks, I actually bought my little chopper in Australia in Greenwood Mall in North Sydney, for $20.00 AU. Course I was living there at the time. So I've had this little wonder for 2 years now. My wife & I both fly this little baby 2 to 3 times a week & we just enjoy it. My wife has never flown anything & she took to this chopper like she did to her kayak ... just a natural. Ours has been crashed into blinds, dropped from a ceiling height of 8 feet onto our wooden coffee tables & sure the little plastic landing gear looks a wee bit worse for wear, but, over all, its holding together nicely. & as mentioned, it's sure is easy to fly, strictly indoors of course. It's well worth the asking price of what Amazon has it posted for. I'd highly recommend it to anyone whom wants to get started with flying a very inexpensive little chopper to have FUN doing so. As long as you approach it from that perspective you won't be disappointed. It's a wonderful, little, in-expensive heli. & remember folks, we've had ours for 2 years, so, much flight time on both the heli & controls & as mentioned, both have stood up in our experience very well.

Happy flying.

My son loves this thing! It took him about an hour to real master how to trim the rudders and move the way he wanted to but he can't put it down. It charges fast, is nearly indestructible, and loads of fun. My only knock would be that you will be going through a fair amount of AA batteries, but it is well worth it.

My son picked out this RC helicopter after researching all of them. His most important criteria was the quick-charge feature. He was able to quickly learn how to maneuver the helicopter and had a lot of fun with it. Even though it's tiny and delicate looking, it's still in one piece so far.

I have only had the chopper for a week so I can't speak towards it's durability. I can say that I have crashed it into the blinds, ceiling, smacked the ground at near terminal velocity and it still works just fine.

My biggest complaint is that of the charging time. It was advertised in these exact words - "Durable flight time - 10 minutes of operating time for every 8 minutes of charging"

However, it takes nearly 25 minutes to charge, not 8. And I get closer to 5 minutes flight time than the advertised 10 minutes. And on top of that, the chopper performs inconsistently depending on the remaining charge of the battery. With a full charge when I hit the throttle knob it rockets to the ceiling. With a low charge the chopper can barely lift off the ground and will not clear 2 inches. That sounds somewhat reasonable until you factor in all the minutes and charge levels in between. So it's very difficult to actually fly the thing when it responds to your controls differently the entire time.

This is a great product. It is better ofr adults than it is for kids, even older kids. It is VERY sensitive and even crash landings break it. Overall it is a great toy