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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    You guys helped a ton so thank you!
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    So he found a used phantom 4 pro on amazon for $800. He has had it for about a month now. No issues whatsoever and he has done some great videoing and photos. He has a small business going taking photos of farms for people. thanks for all the help. Here is one of his videos.
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    A little nervous on the arms breaking on the Mavic Pro though. Guessing they are more expensive than the phantom body to replace.
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    Thanks guys! Didn't check this all weekend, too much going on. Son has moved to Mavic Pro/platinum or a P4 buying both refurbished from DJI or now that I know they exist, ebay sellers that are qualified to sell them. I am pushing him to the Mavic route. Curious on insurance, that is what I...
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    video and photography mainly. He has talked with the farmer he is working for and aerial inspections might be something he does as well.
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    He is a good kid, has worked full time on a farm all summer driving very large expensive tractors. I trust him on that end. the smaller drones just aren't a great option for us in Nebraska, a calm day is 5-10mph wind here so I am afraid the smaller drones would be a probably and he would not...
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    Terrified for my son to buy Phantom 3 Pro Talk me down

    Alright, my 14 year old son has worked hard all summer, saved his money and is looking to get a nice drone and he has settled on the Phantom 3 Pro. I am reading reviews though and it is scaring me. I am also seeing that as this is not a DJI drone in production that it is unlikely we would get...