Crashed my Phantom for the first time.

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turndriverside

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I've had minor hickups in the past, where it would tumble over when first starting up, but this was a first.

I noticed that all the lights were red, so after the car passed, I decided to bring it down, and that's when I realized that I no longer had control of it.. So I said, screw it, time to test out the fail safe mode, so I turned off the remote, which then the Phantom 2 proceeded to speed up, thankfully out of everyones way and crash into a berm.

The damage..
- Broken off gimbal $380
- 2 motors need to be replaced, they're making a funny noise $60
- Battery flew out and swell up on me $130
- 2 props are beat up and should be replaced $30
- I've noticed a crack on the body, not really a big deal, but to bring it back to original condition $70

Instead of replacing $680 worth of parts, not including shipping or tax, I ordered a new phantom 2 with a gimbal.

Sorry for the blurry picture, hands were pretty shaky when I found it in pieces.
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Crash is 23 seconds in.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2dkJ0UbVck[/youtube]

Here's the unedited video:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0YWlj8WgS0[/youtube]
 
ouch, how long did it take to find it? You should keep it for spare parts

Did you order a whole new set up or just a replacement Phantom?
 
When you said sped up, are you referring to horizontal ? No altitude gain?

Sorry for your loss. Sounds like your choice for new might have been best.
 
ATOMSK said:
ouch, how long did it take to find it? You should keep it for spare parts

Did you order a whole new set up or just a replacement Phantom?

I saw the berm it hit, so it was pretty quick.

I ordered a whole new set up.
 
rrmccabe said:
When you said sped up, are you referring to horizontal ? No altitude gain?

Sorry for your loss. Sounds like your choice for new might have been best.

That's right, it sped up horizontally without any altitude gain.
 

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