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    Can anybody answer Why do the Phantoms Just Fall out of the Sky?

    Hi Kirk, many thanks for your suggestion on doing an IMU calibration. I did it this morning and was quite shocked that the Phantom seems to be flying regularly now. I was cautious and only took it hovering near the ground, but went down to 34% battery strength and still was able to control it...
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    Can anybody answer Why do the Phantoms Just Fall out of the Sky?

    This is very encouraging that you have done hundreds of flights. Nice to see that. I can only dream of that. Here's my situation. I have two batteries, both only have about 15 charges on them. When the performance starts to get erratic, I can have 70 to 80% charge left. Baffling. It will...
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    Can anybody answer Why do the Phantoms Just Fall out of the Sky?

    I have a Phantom 2 Vision plus and I am wondering why do these Phantoms just fall out of the sky with a perfectly charged battery? Mine starts to go down and no control input can stop it. I just saw online where a new Phantom 3 dropped into a lake in Maine with a 58"% charge on the battery...
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    Phantom2 Vision+ losing power with batteries at 75% strength

    I have two batteries purchased at separate places with only about 12 charges on them. Yet, when the battery strength is between 70 and 80%, the quadcopter loses power and gets erratic and I can't seem to get it to rise up in altitude. I can barely maintain control to land the thing. and go...
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    Instability Close to the Ground, and Dropping Fast while Hovering

    When I take off, my Phantom 2 Vision+ seems to be ok but sometimes wants to drop down and I don't seem to have total control when landing. Subsequently, I break a blade or two with many landings. it doesn't seem to have the stability, I'm flying in the Phoenix area around 90 or 100 degrees and I...
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    broken S1 toggle switch

    I also just noticed my S1 toggle broke off. Can the function of the S1 and S2 be swapped so I can do compass calibration as well. The Phantom seems extremely squirrely with the toggle and switch not operating. Also, someone said you can get another switch at Radio Shack. Is it easy to...