It flies perfect and would highly recommend it.

If you have a technically intelligent and gentle 5yr old, then yes, even they can control this heli. My son started last year with one of these and loved it. A motor gave out and it just wasn't the same after the new one was installed. Instead of blowing more money on spare parts, I just ordered a new one.

Wait until the prices drop around the summer time (mine was $17 last summer). They definitely go up around Christmas time.

I looked around a LOT of helicopters and decided on this one after watching several videos. For this price, you will not find a more sturdy, more controlled, easier helicopter to fly around. Air Hogs helis are very poor compared to these. The last air hog we had that cost twice as much had some clunky fans for the "forward and backward" motions. They didn't work at all. This heli compared to others is much like comparing an old tube style TV to an HD LED. The movements are incredibly precise - they look digital since they can snap into turns and stop the turn without a drop in altitude.

This heli is super easy to fly and extremely stable. You can literally take your hand off the controls and the heli will just stare you in the face. Being a co-axial heli, takeoffs and landings are a cinch. This is a great beginner helicopter to help learn the basics of flight. After you have mastered this one, move up to a 4 channel and learn how the big boys fly.

The S107G is a fun micro helicopter for a very reasonable price.

PROS:
- Decent construction quality especially at this price; should be pretty durable (I haven't crashed it yet)
- Easy USB charging
- Stable hovering
- Variety of colors (I got the gold one as pictured; some other vendors will give random colors)
- Replaceable parts; a battery upgrade is likely possible, and modifying the heli to use a standard 1S LiPo battery would allow for quick swaps of charged batteries.

CONS (all are minor):
- 3-channel control means there is no sideways flying/crabbing; if you are approaching a hazard to the right or left of the heli, you must turn the nose and fly directly away from it. This is a good thing for learning to fly, but it requires you to plan your route around the living room as though you are driving a car.
- Pretty short flying time (6-7 minutes) for a 30-40 minute charge. This could be mitigated if you have a quality LiPo charger and as I mention above the battery is probably replaceable with a higher mAh battery.
- Infrared control requires line-of-sight and no bright sunlight

I am an experienced R/C hobbyist with a couple of 4-channel helis in my fleet. The S107G is my first 3-channel, bought as a gift for a new pilot. It fits the bill perfectly, being inexpensive, relatively well built, and easy to fly. If you fly 4-channel helis, it takes a moment to get used to only moving forward or backward. The hovering of the S107G is pretty stable, and mine needed only a minor trim adjustment while flying.

If you are a hobbyist, it probably is worthwhile to inspect the gearing for any flash, rough spots, or binding. Drag in the gearing or rotor shaft is going to be the primary factor affecting flight time. My biggest maintenance concern is the tiny (cheap) can motors. But if they last a year, it will be $20 well spent.

Great little helicopter. Before this purchase, I had no experience in remote control vehicles or aviation. The Syma 107G is very easy to operate and very fun to play with.

The options for charging the helicopter are nice; you can either charge from the controller (6AA batteries) or from a USB charger. Charge time seems to be about 40 minutes from the USB charger and flight time is probably around 6-8 minutes.

This is a dual rotor (coaxial) three channel helicopter. Meaning it can move up, down, front, back, left and right. The dual rotor setup limits your front and back motion and also requires a calm (no wind) environment to fly in.

I have flown this thing about as many times as I can charge it in the last 24 hours. I have had some nasty crashes. Which brings me to the biggest positive of this little helicopter. It is indestructible so far. I have dropped it from 60 feet onto a wooden porch with no issues. Hit the ceiling and sent it tumbling to its should be death, again no issues. This is the most durable Chinese toy I have ever encountered.

Should it break, it appears that Amazon has numerous "prime" shipping replacement parts for very little money.

My friend has recently been purchasing numerous remote control helicopters as well and he is jealous of how smooth and operable this helicopter is compared to his much more expensive ones.

Overall, this is a great first remote controlled helicopter and has me hooked. I have already decided to move up to a 4Ch single rotor, but will continue to fly my Syma 107G indoors :)

::Update April 2013::
The little Syma is in fact indestructible, I have had it for a long while now and it still flies great. So great in fact, that there are now 4 S107's in the house.

I have since moved on to Blade Helicopters and am in the process of learning how to fly a full 6ch collective pitch helicopter.

The Syma was a great entry into RC helicopters and I would strongly recommend it still with only one reservation. This is a 3ch helicopter and the rudder left/right movement you learn on the right stick is not the same as all other control schemes past the 3ch. This ultimately forces you to relearn your stick controls and led me to have difficulty at first on my first 4ch which was the WL V911 (another great helicopter for the price).

I have always wanted a tiny little helicopter to pilot around the house, and folks.......this is it. As long as you fly inside, with decent room, and no air movement this thing flys like a dream. The secret, and yes there is one, is too start out and hover first. This allows you to level her at whatever altitude you would like to fly. At this point you also need to rotate the knob on the remote to stop her from rotating to the left or right. Then your ready to go. These 2 steps are a must.....the hovering every time, and the rotation adjust when it needs it. Ok, here is the kicker...the hover manuver is kinda tricky because of the sensitivity of the remote....sometimes you need to give it enough throttle to lift off, and then almost immediately drop it a tiny bit to avoid slamming into the ceiling. I say slamming, but it just keeps going up, and up and smack. It is very durable, and built really well, but your trying to fly the darn thing, not test its ability to survive. Just remember, try to hover.....I read a review that said it just seemed to fly up and hit the wall, or ceiling every time it was flown....until they tried to just slowly power up, and learn how to maintain a hover. Once perfected, move on from the hover to maneuver. I tried this, and have always had good luck with it flying well. Oh, cool thing..you don't have to charge it from the remote, it comes with a cool little USB charger you can hook up to your pc, or console (or whatever has a usb) that lights up red inside when its done charging. To be clear, the USB side glows red were it plugs in, not the whole wire.