Hi all,
I'm new to these forums and to flying my P3S. I got my P3S on a boxing day sale this past December but due to time and weather, I haven't had much time to fly it. So far I have done 3 flights in the last couple of weeks and love how stable it is. Can't get over how I can just take my hands off of the sticks and it will just hover there. I love photography (a hobbyist, not a professional) and wanted to see if taking photos from a drone was for me, so I purchased my first quad a Syma X8HG last August but it developed a motor shut-down issue mid flight after a few flights and was returned to Amazon for a refund. I then purchased an X8G (without altitude hold and no GPS) and it has been rock solid. I even attached a cheap gimbal to it and an action camera to it and have got some nice autumn shots from this setup but it is hard to control in even a light wind and even harder to land because it is not designed to carry a camera and gimbal. So when I began flying my new P3S I found it so amazing. I have even made a few panoramic shots with it and am truly amazed at how stable it is - who could of ever imagined being able to shoot a panoramic from high in the air.
I haven't flown my Phantom too high or very far because I need to get more of a feel how it responds in different conditions (more wind etc) and also want to be careful as we have new strict regulations here in Canada which I need to respect if I want to continue to enjoy my Phantom for months and years to come.
Lots of great info on this forum/site, so thanks for this great resource.
Chris
I'm new to these forums and to flying my P3S. I got my P3S on a boxing day sale this past December but due to time and weather, I haven't had much time to fly it. So far I have done 3 flights in the last couple of weeks and love how stable it is. Can't get over how I can just take my hands off of the sticks and it will just hover there. I love photography (a hobbyist, not a professional) and wanted to see if taking photos from a drone was for me, so I purchased my first quad a Syma X8HG last August but it developed a motor shut-down issue mid flight after a few flights and was returned to Amazon for a refund. I then purchased an X8G (without altitude hold and no GPS) and it has been rock solid. I even attached a cheap gimbal to it and an action camera to it and have got some nice autumn shots from this setup but it is hard to control in even a light wind and even harder to land because it is not designed to carry a camera and gimbal. So when I began flying my new P3S I found it so amazing. I have even made a few panoramic shots with it and am truly amazed at how stable it is - who could of ever imagined being able to shoot a panoramic from high in the air.
I haven't flown my Phantom too high or very far because I need to get more of a feel how it responds in different conditions (more wind etc) and also want to be careful as we have new strict regulations here in Canada which I need to respect if I want to continue to enjoy my Phantom for months and years to come.
Lots of great info on this forum/site, so thanks for this great resource.
Chris
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