Been flying quads for two months. Have a p2 and p3a. Had a flyaway with my p2 and was fixed under warranty. A few flights later was this flight and it it almost went bye bye. makes me nervous to fly them
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DJI Phantom 2 version 2
Zenmuse H3-3d gimbal
GoPro Hero 3 black
No Lightbridge/POV Couldnt see the camera view
What started out to be a quick jaunt into the night sky turned into a near loss. I bought this p2 new 2 months ago, had a bunch of good flights then it went haywire and crashed. Dji fixed it under warranty and turn around time was quick and they replaced the damaged battery. I don't know why it malfunctioned or what repair work was done as all I received from dji was the repaired phantom with no paperwork of any kind; go figure. This flight was probably flight six after getting it back and it almost flew away from me for the second time. The monkey business starts at 6:58. My heart was pounding, when it starts drifting away im holding full up on the right stick and it kept cutting out. What do you think happened? Wind was certainly a factor but something else was going on. Makes me nervous to fly this and my p3a. The Feb 19 deadline is fast approaching. Id hate to do personal or property damage due to hardware error. From what I can tell from this p2 and my p3a the technology is not quite there yet. Flights straight up and down shouldn't be difficult.
DJI Phantom 2 version 2
Zenmuse H3-3d gimbal
GoPro Hero 3 black
No Lightbridge/POV Couldnt see the camera view
What started out to be a quick jaunt into the night sky turned into a near loss. I bought this p2 new 2 months ago, had a bunch of good flights then it went haywire and crashed. Dji fixed it under warranty and turn around time was quick and they replaced the damaged battery. I don't know why it malfunctioned or what repair work was done as all I received from dji was the repaired phantom with no paperwork of any kind; go figure. This flight was probably flight six after getting it back and it almost flew away from me for the second time. The monkey business starts at 6:58. My heart was pounding, when it starts drifting away im holding full up on the right stick and it kept cutting out. What do you think happened? Wind was certainly a factor but something else was going on. Makes me nervous to fly this and my p3a. The Feb 19 deadline is fast approaching. Id hate to do personal or property damage due to hardware error. From what I can tell from this p2 and my p3a the technology is not quite there yet. Flights straight up and down shouldn't be difficult.
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