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(I know this post is painfully long, but if you can spare 5 minutes to read it and help me out it would be much appreciated)
Hi. First time caller, long time listener...you know cause every single person that calls into a radio talk show for the first time always says...never mind.
Bought a Smya X5HW about a week ago and it spread like a fever. My daughter and I both LOVE it. My son does too, but he's only 8 and kind of a spazz so I don't think I'm gonna let him behind the wheel yet.
I've been down the Youtube drone rabbit hole for a couple weeks, but I didn't want to jump in with both feet (well I did, but I decided it wasn't prudent) so I bought a $50 drone to make sure I liked it and was able to fly it.
First of all, it was much harder to fly at first than I thought it would be. They make it look so **** easy on Youtube. AND I've been a professional pilot for over 16 years. Real airplane = way easier. I found many of the how too videos on Youtube extremely helpful. Haven't put it down since.
NOW I'm ready to take the plunge, and after hours and hours of deliberation and research I think it's gotta be a DJI Phantom of one flavor or another. I am still price conscious. Not ready to spend $1000+ plus...yet. I'm more in the $500-$600 range. That puts me in Phantom 3 range..most like used Phantom 3 range.
Seems like the Phantom 3 Advanced is the best bang for the buck. I'm not a pro videographer, nor do I plan to be. I have found a couple for sale locally here in AZ.
One has a a pretty bad crack on the arm at the motor mount (not from crash, and common I understand). The owner tried to repair, but it looks like it wasn't pretty shoddy. It's outa warranty so I would have to buy a new shell for $50 and swap it out, I have no problem with that. It has 2 batteries, case, and all original packaging for $400.
The other just came back from DJI and was I assume repaired under warranty. Looks brand new. He has the upgraded charger and metal phone / tablet mount, and also has original packaging. Priced at $550. He has a case and extra batteries, but wants extra for them. (I'm guessing the owner of this one might actually be on this forum and read this post)
I understand the pitfalls of buying used things, especially something like this. And I will do my due diligence if I decided to go this route.
OR do I save up a couple hundred more bucks and buy new Phantom 3?
OR do I save up a couple hundred more bucks and buy a used Phantom 4? (I think a new Phantom 4 is a little more than I want to spend right now. To be honest I think a new Phantom 3 is a little more than I want to spend right now, but if buying a used Phantom 3 is stupid I'm open to it...maybe)
OR do I just standby, save up, and wait for the price on the Phantom 4 to drop even more with the onslaught of all the new fast paced technology? I know it seems like I'm in a mad rush, but I'm really not.
OR none of the above? Wait, save up, and buy a Mavic Pro?
All suggestions welcome. Thanks for your time.
Hi. First time caller, long time listener...you know cause every single person that calls into a radio talk show for the first time always says...never mind.
Bought a Smya X5HW about a week ago and it spread like a fever. My daughter and I both LOVE it. My son does too, but he's only 8 and kind of a spazz so I don't think I'm gonna let him behind the wheel yet.
I've been down the Youtube drone rabbit hole for a couple weeks, but I didn't want to jump in with both feet (well I did, but I decided it wasn't prudent) so I bought a $50 drone to make sure I liked it and was able to fly it.
First of all, it was much harder to fly at first than I thought it would be. They make it look so **** easy on Youtube. AND I've been a professional pilot for over 16 years. Real airplane = way easier. I found many of the how too videos on Youtube extremely helpful. Haven't put it down since.
NOW I'm ready to take the plunge, and after hours and hours of deliberation and research I think it's gotta be a DJI Phantom of one flavor or another. I am still price conscious. Not ready to spend $1000+ plus...yet. I'm more in the $500-$600 range. That puts me in Phantom 3 range..most like used Phantom 3 range.
Seems like the Phantom 3 Advanced is the best bang for the buck. I'm not a pro videographer, nor do I plan to be. I have found a couple for sale locally here in AZ.
One has a a pretty bad crack on the arm at the motor mount (not from crash, and common I understand). The owner tried to repair, but it looks like it wasn't pretty shoddy. It's outa warranty so I would have to buy a new shell for $50 and swap it out, I have no problem with that. It has 2 batteries, case, and all original packaging for $400.
The other just came back from DJI and was I assume repaired under warranty. Looks brand new. He has the upgraded charger and metal phone / tablet mount, and also has original packaging. Priced at $550. He has a case and extra batteries, but wants extra for them. (I'm guessing the owner of this one might actually be on this forum and read this post)
I understand the pitfalls of buying used things, especially something like this. And I will do my due diligence if I decided to go this route.
OR do I save up a couple hundred more bucks and buy new Phantom 3?
OR do I save up a couple hundred more bucks and buy a used Phantom 4? (I think a new Phantom 4 is a little more than I want to spend right now. To be honest I think a new Phantom 3 is a little more than I want to spend right now, but if buying a used Phantom 3 is stupid I'm open to it...maybe)
OR do I just standby, save up, and wait for the price on the Phantom 4 to drop even more with the onslaught of all the new fast paced technology? I know it seems like I'm in a mad rush, but I'm really not.
OR none of the above? Wait, save up, and buy a Mavic Pro?
All suggestions welcome. Thanks for your time.