Michigan_PI. Come on dude.
1) There is no URL on page 2 of the User Manual (V1.1) shipped with the Phantom 2 Vision Plus other than DJI.com. If you download the updated manual, the URL printed on page 2 of version 1.4 of the manual produces a 404. Try it yourself.
http://www.dji.com/phantom2visionplus/training/ If you scan the QR code it takes you to a Chinese page, for which the English version is
http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision-plus/video . Are you telling me you can access the URL printed on page 2 of V1.4 and that this URL (if it even worked) would have solved this problem? No. It's all marketing hype. Nothing that addresses this issue. This error is typical of the DJI documentation. It is wrong and careless.
2) The User Manual (v1.4) in section 3.3 "LED Flight Indicator Descriptions" DOES NOT EVEN LIST FAST GREEN BLINKING.
3) The Preflight checklist on page 25 fails to mention that you need to wait for fast green blinking. Same is true in the "Quick Start Guide" and "Earning Your Stripes". NOWHERE in their documentation does it tell you to wait for fast green blinking before taking off. It also does not tell you to check the Home Point prior to taking off. I agree that these things should be added to the documentation and preflight checklist AS THEIR SOFTWARE IS BUGGY.
4) Section 3 "Flight Test" (Page 26 in V1.4) specifically section 3.1 "Take off procedures" does not say to wait for fast green blinking. It says: "(4) Wait until the Rear Flight Indicator blinks green. This means it has initialized and is ready to fly." THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE.
5) Section 4 (page 27 in V1.4) titled "4 Failsafe Function" says "Home Point: When the Phantom Enters "Ready to Fly" from the 'Ready to Fly status (non-GPS), the GPS coordinates will be recorded and set as the home point. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE. THEIR SOFTWARE IS BUGGY.
6) The diagram on page 27 titled "1) Record Home Point" indicates that the Home Point is recorded when the LED Flight Indicator goes from Yellow Flashing -> Green Flashing. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE. THEIR SOFTWARE IS BUGGY.
7) Page 28 in V1.4 mentions fast green blinking when manually resetting the Home Point by quickly flipping the S2 Switch 5 times or more. I never touched S2 and given the promise on page 27 that "the GPS coordinates will be recorded and set as the home point" when the phantom enters "Ready to Fly" state why would I do this? I was not changing my home point during flight. We both know the Phantom intends to record the GPS Home Point when it enters "Ready to Fly" (as it says it does on page 27), and it often does BUT IT IS NOT RELIABLE AS THEIR SOFTWARE IS BUGGY.
8) The flick S2 switch 5 times feature is for changing the HP during flight. If this is required before takeoff, then it is NEGLIGENT that it is missing from the Preflight Checklist, the Taking Off Section, and the Quick Start Guide, etc... Also, if required, why did the HP and Failsafe work the first dozen times when I didn't toggle S2? If toggling S2 five times to set the home point is required, why did my phantom think the Home Point was 300 miles away? I never toggled S2 five times while I was there. The Phantom's promise of setting the Home Point when it goes into "Ready to Fly" is intermittent. It's a bug dude.
8) Where in the manual does it say that it is the Operators responsibility to ensure the HP is set prior to lift-off? It says the operator shouldn't take off until it is "Ready to Fly" which is indicated by slow green blinking. Furthermore it says on page 27 that it sets the Home Point when it goes from Slow Yellow blinking to Slow Green blinking. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE.
9) NONE of the training videos mention fast green flashing. I don't even understand why you are mentioning them. If I am wrong, be specific about which video this information is in. Having watched them all multiple times, there is no such information.
10) Your statements about me are incorrect. I have indicated MULTIPLE times that Slow Green Blinking indicates "Ready to Fly" which it doesn't, because it will do so without registering the Home Point which it clearly says it does on page 27. IT DOES NOT WORK RELIABLY. SOMETIMES IT FAILS TO WORK. IT'S BUGGY.
11) NONE of the information I am sharing is incorrect and it is important that other users and potential customers know about this bug. If you think I am providing incorrect information please respond to numbers 1-10 above providing explicit proof that this information is incorrect. It seems to me you're a lonely fellow that wants to argue with people and always be right. YOU'RE NOT. The manual speaks for itself. It has numerous errors and omissions, and the device does not behave as documented. It does not reliably record a Home Point when it changes from Slow Yellow Blinking to Slow Green Blinking as claimed on page 27 BECAUSE THEIR SOFTWARE IS BUGGY. If it worked reliably there would be no issue. Clearly this is a bug, and it seems you like to argue rather than acknowledge facts. I expect products to act as they are described to act in their documentation, and it is NOT TRUE that the Phantom records and sets the Home Point when it goes to "Ready to Fly" (as indicated by Slow Green Flashing) from "Ready to Fly (non-GPS)" as indicated by Slow Yellow Flashing. THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE. THEIR SOFTWARE IS INTERMITTENT AND UNRELIABLE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW THIS. I'm sorry you find these facts uncomfortable. Also, I'm not the only person who has experienced this. The internet is full of people describing similar fly-aways. Google it. The fact that mine flew away towards a home point 300 miles away is very telling. Setting the Home Point is BUGGY. It does not reliably perform as documented. THE HOME POINT BEING SET WHEN ENTERING "READY TO FLY" IS INTERMITTENT and does not always function as described.