Recent content by solargravity

To be honest it's really varied. It seems the majority of the issues are blamed on pilot error. However, when I review the footage in crashes like mine, I believe 8 out of 10 times it's the units failing. Of course this includes people using GoPro WiFi with their 2.4 ghz P2 which is never a good...

Update: May 12, 2014 Well I heard back from DJI last week. Maybe my email, blog post tweets and YouTube posts finally sunk in. Nevertheless, I spoke with a very nice support member and after he apologized several times for DJI dropping the ball and not contacting me sooner and we finally have a...

jimdenburg. I did have 2 batteries (the one I was using during the crash) and one not involved in the crash. The battery in the crash would power up and charge. After the crash I tried putting in my other new battery and it did nothing for the P2. We will see what happens next.

You got that right! I was so confident in my quad until this happened. I wonder how I will be when I get my replacement.

The battery did not eject and was intact even after the 10 ft fall. There is nothing else to the video but my dog running around the P2 as it was completely still after that. Secondly, my P2 will not power up at all anymore it simply turns on for 3 seconds and then turns off so I can't connect...

So far it's a mystery. I had a new battery fully charged in my P2 and I know for a fact that I had it seated properly. With over 9 years of experience in flying RC helis this is the first drop out of the air like a brick events I have ever had. I'm still awaiting DJI to contact me about this...

While capturing footage for our upcoming article on DJI Phantom 2 quads our very own P2 fell victim to a power failure and subsequent death drop crash. Our P2 was about 30 days old and had about 27 flights logged. As you can see in the video we were taking off and gaining altitude when the...