I have my phantom 2 for some 4 months. from the very beginning it behaved oddly. just sometimes, not very often - it has such spasms, like it was hit by a bullet. without apparent reason. it flies smooth, then - bang! it jerks totally out of control, and my remote isn't able to do much about it. It can be just a second, or a few seconds. when I am close to ground - it sometimes causes a crash. I had it maybe 10 times all together, with 3 times really nasty. I include a short clip of these 3 times. my camera in on gimbal, so you can't see that the craft is falling on its side. but you can see a glimpse of my landing gear and prop protectors at a weird angle - so you can understand it really falls on a side.
the first one I was able to control after about a second, when it was about to hit the ground. I made it bounced lightly and go up. but then just a few seconds later, another one spasm was totally out of control, and it crashed.
third one was terrible. it simply went down tilted at 45 degree angle, and my remotely did not affect the copter at all. I could only watch in horror phantom falling into a small pond! (my go pro got busted from water, phantom miraculously still works! but now I am almost afraid to fly). Any idea guys what the heck can it be?
first clip is from some 2 months ago. then I had a time of relatively good flying, and the last one happened yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJKAP_VrS4&feature=youtu.be
When it happened first time I tried to call support, but was told I need to wait for over 2 hrs. emailed them - and after about a week they told me to calibrate compass - despite my explanation that I did the calibration and it seemed ok.
If you have any clue, please help. I can't rely on my phantom like that, and I use it for my photography work. (and I can hurt someone if it happens near people!).
Many thanks for your time, cheers!
Derek
the first one I was able to control after about a second, when it was about to hit the ground. I made it bounced lightly and go up. but then just a few seconds later, another one spasm was totally out of control, and it crashed.
third one was terrible. it simply went down tilted at 45 degree angle, and my remotely did not affect the copter at all. I could only watch in horror phantom falling into a small pond! (my go pro got busted from water, phantom miraculously still works! but now I am almost afraid to fly). Any idea guys what the heck can it be?
first clip is from some 2 months ago. then I had a time of relatively good flying, and the last one happened yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJKAP_VrS4&feature=youtu.be
When it happened first time I tried to call support, but was told I need to wait for over 2 hrs. emailed them - and after about a week they told me to calibrate compass - despite my explanation that I did the calibration and it seemed ok.
If you have any clue, please help. I can't rely on my phantom like that, and I use it for my photography work. (and I can hurt someone if it happens near people!).
Many thanks for your time, cheers!
Derek