Phantom 2 vision + camera crash
- Thread starter Inxs
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First flight, Bent Gimbal
DJI needs to ship these things with extended landing gear and installed prop guards.
Had I known how fragile the camera was I would have purchased the plain old P2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1n5M-43uj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9r27DdcFE
They have agreed to take a look at the frozen motor and bent gimbal. Fingers crossed
DJI needs to ship these things with extended landing gear and installed prop guards.
Had I known how fragile the camera was I would have purchased the plain old P2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1n5M-43uj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9r27DdcFE
They have agreed to take a look at the frozen motor and bent gimbal. Fingers crossed
Unfortunately this is extremely common with the +. It's simply a design that is no where as forgiving as the non +, and it is proving extremely challenging to obtain parts and expensive to repair.
On eBay I found someone with a supply of vision + replacement cameras for $998.
Considering the damage to my airframe, time, frustration and eventual 3rd party labor costs I have a box of spare parts.
It is going to be as and almost as fast to just buy a whole new P2+.
Lesson Learned, I found a pre-flight checklist on this forum that I a print off, laminating and taping over my next one's Battery Box.
Considering the damage to my airframe, time, frustration and eventual 3rd party labor costs I have a box of spare parts.
It is going to be as and almost as fast to just buy a whole new P2+.
Lesson Learned, I found a pre-flight checklist on this forum that I a print off, laminating and taping over my next one's Battery Box.
Whenever I think about taking mine out for a flight these days, I wonder if this is the time that wrecks my day and costs me a grand in repairs to the fragile camera and gimbal. 
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