Hello All,
I'll start off by telling about myself. Always have been fascinated with flying stuff, and currently work in the aviation field for the past 25 yrs. now. I was heavy in fixed wing RC for years, but trying to raise a young family and realizing the money pit it was, I gave it up....till now! I was recently on a family vacation to the coast where one of the family brought his Phantom 2 for entertainment as well as getting some awesome family photos. This is when I became intrigued! So I have re-entered the hobby/madness as the proud owner of a P3P..I soon realized that my android device wasn't on the recommended device list so I have an I Pad Mini 3 coming, wifi + cellar, as I have scoured this forum and made my decision. So back to the thread title, what's the first things to do? I've read a lot here, watched numerous You Tubes, looked through the owner's manual ( very vague at best, the manual) and if anything, I feel more confused. Update firmware, or no? The P3P and RC, or just P3P, or only the RC, use the latest DJI Go App or the original Pilot App. Currently my objective is to simply learn to fly at a beginners pace, not looking for trick flying, max distances, cool video/pics just yet, but simply learn to fly safely and proficiently out of the box. I haven't even powered either the P3P or RC up yet, so I don't know what firmware is on it, however I just received it Aug 6, if the lends clue to what version may be loaded on them. Sorry this might seem rambling, or be in the wrong forum, but I thought I'd start here as I am asking for help. Thanks in Advance for any input..Tim
I'll start off by telling about myself. Always have been fascinated with flying stuff, and currently work in the aviation field for the past 25 yrs. now. I was heavy in fixed wing RC for years, but trying to raise a young family and realizing the money pit it was, I gave it up....till now! I was recently on a family vacation to the coast where one of the family brought his Phantom 2 for entertainment as well as getting some awesome family photos. This is when I became intrigued! So I have re-entered the hobby/madness as the proud owner of a P3P..I soon realized that my android device wasn't on the recommended device list so I have an I Pad Mini 3 coming, wifi + cellar, as I have scoured this forum and made my decision. So back to the thread title, what's the first things to do? I've read a lot here, watched numerous You Tubes, looked through the owner's manual ( very vague at best, the manual) and if anything, I feel more confused. Update firmware, or no? The P3P and RC, or just P3P, or only the RC, use the latest DJI Go App or the original Pilot App. Currently my objective is to simply learn to fly at a beginners pace, not looking for trick flying, max distances, cool video/pics just yet, but simply learn to fly safely and proficiently out of the box. I haven't even powered either the P3P or RC up yet, so I don't know what firmware is on it, however I just received it Aug 6, if the lends clue to what version may be loaded on them. Sorry this might seem rambling, or be in the wrong forum, but I thought I'd start here as I am asking for help. Thanks in Advance for any input..Tim