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It is very fragile. We spent a lot for 30 seconds of flight max.
Rating: 1 / 5

Hi

I have a Syma S007 helicopter and I liked it so much that I bought one of these.

I wanted something that I could fly outdoors and the S007 with the infrared controller just won’t work in the sun.

I was quite disappointed at first.
This thing doesn’t have anything like the controllability of the S007 and it will not penetrate into even the slightest breeze. I mean even a breeze you can’t feel.

I started adding weight to the front and that helped a lot, but by the time I got up to 2 . 45 caliber balls from my muzzle loader the weight was taking it’s toll on performance.

I got around this by putting one . 45 cal. lead ball on the end of a stalk that sticks out from the front of the helicopter about 3 inches. What a difference I can fly it all over the yard now, it will both penetrate into a very light breeze it is much more controllable when turning.

If you try this make the stalk out of something flexible that won’t break when you hit the ground.
I used a piece of that black plastic shrink tube that you use for electrical connections, I fit the ball in the end and shrunk the tube around it, then taped it to the bottom of the body.

I’m still experimenting with the weight and length of the tube, but I was able to get in 3 flights today that didn’t hit anything. My back yard has a lot of large Oak trees in it and I have to stay below the branches over head.

I’m looking at getting a Syma S006G witch ads a gyro, larger tail rotor, and a turbo button that will make the tail rotor run faster for outdoor flight.

I would recommend that if you are thinking of buying a S006 that you look at the S006G instead.

Mike
Rating: 4 / 5

The alloy shark has the potential to be a lot of fun. The only complaint and it is a major one is that the helicopter does not turn or go forward or backward.
Rating: 3 / 5

I recieved this for christmas and was amazed. I flew it for a good hour the first day (even with having to charge it) and by the end I could fly around the house. This thing can take a beating. My blades have alot of dents in them but it doesn’t effect the heli. The one piece if advice I have is tiny wind = no flying because it cannot fly forward fast enough to push back against a 1mph wind. It is very durable, I had it out in my yard and was flying at top altitude (about 150 feet) when I lost contact and it dropped landed in 1 foot tall grass and emerged without a scratch. If you are looking for a cheap but cost efficient way of getting into this hobby go for this!!! A great heli in my book.
Rating: 5 / 5

A replacement wing set is almost a necessity immediately after buying/flying the helicopter. The wings are very delicate. But! I found that a taut layer of electrical tape works great for repairing broken wings, too. . .

Flight in general is very finicky — the copter likes to rotate around in a circle. My advice for flying is to always have a *very* light touch on the directional control (on the right side) if you don’t want to dig into the copter’s circuit board to tweak how sensitive the signal is.

Battery life, on average, is somewhere around 10 minutes — but not typically more than 15min. However, the copter only takes around a half hour to charge back up.
Rating: 3 / 5