Recent content by petyrbaelish

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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    The Phantom Vision 2+ that started this thread came back from DJI today! It looks great and works great. It came with a letter inside saying, "We have replaced your camera. The firmware has been updated to version 3.4 for heavy payload stability. Phantom has been test flown and is fully...
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    I promised an update and here it is. I talked to DJI in May and they said they would have a shipment of parts the next Monday (don't recall which). I called maybe the Wednesday after that Monday for an RMA and it was hell getting through. The call queue would say I'm number 7, then 6, then 5...
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    Lots of interesting discussion going on. Here's a quick update. 1. Apparently it's really easy to find new P2V+'s if you just call your local dealer. A dealer near me said they have a whole bunch of them. 2. I talked to someone at DJI yesterday and was told that they can likely repair the...
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    Yes, the prop guards were installed.
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    Thanks everyone. While learning about VRS certainly helps understand what might have happened, it definitely doesn't make me feel any better about it. :( Time to keep reading the forum and start making phone calls to see about getting the thing fixed, if that's even possible. It looks like...
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    Lost control while hovering, crashed and broke gimbal

    Another crash report here. Holy hell I feel awful about this. My brother in law just got his P2V+ and we were out flying it yesterday on a calm, clear day. After our third flight the phantom was hovering about 30 feet in the air, slowly descending. It wasn't moving in any direction but down...