I've been flying a couple $100 quads for a while and I'm ready to get a big-boy quad. My son is itchy to take full possession of 'his' toy quads. My wife doesn't want me spending a bunch of money on a "flying piece of crap." (I'll ask for forgiveness rather than permission.)
My immediate dilemma: I have an iPhone 5 and I'm not planning to upgrade until the iPhone 6s+ comes out in the fall... But... iPhone 5 is not supported by P3A.
So I have some options/decisions:
1.) Buy a P3A and upgrade my phone now. Pros: New & latest Phantom, new phone. Cons: My new phone will be obsolete in 4 months, most expensive option: P3A ($999) + iPhone 6 plus($399) = $1400.
2.) Buy a P3A and do the jailbreak as per http://www.phantompilots.com/threads/how-to-install-ios-app-on-older-devices.39985/#post-395143 Pros: New & latest Phantom, can wait to get latest iPhone in the fall. Cons: Not 100% sure it will work reliably. I'm on iOS 8.3 which isn't jailbreak-able just yet.
3.) Buy a P3A and an inexpensive 2013 era Nexus tablet (or similar) that I can dedicate to flying stuffs.
4.) Buy a PV2+v3 and get flying immediately with my current phone. (least expensive, but maybe not the best investment.)
I guess I'm leaning towards options 3 or 4. If option 3, what inexpensive tablets are people recommending? Should I even be considering option 4 or will I regret it? Can someone who has owned both weigh in?
My immediate dilemma: I have an iPhone 5 and I'm not planning to upgrade until the iPhone 6s+ comes out in the fall... But... iPhone 5 is not supported by P3A.
So I have some options/decisions:
1.) Buy a P3A and upgrade my phone now. Pros: New & latest Phantom, new phone. Cons: My new phone will be obsolete in 4 months, most expensive option: P3A ($999) + iPhone 6 plus($399) = $1400.
2.) Buy a P3A and do the jailbreak as per http://www.phantompilots.com/threads/how-to-install-ios-app-on-older-devices.39985/#post-395143 Pros: New & latest Phantom, can wait to get latest iPhone in the fall. Cons: Not 100% sure it will work reliably. I'm on iOS 8.3 which isn't jailbreak-able just yet.
3.) Buy a P3A and an inexpensive 2013 era Nexus tablet (or similar) that I can dedicate to flying stuffs.
4.) Buy a PV2+v3 and get flying immediately with my current phone. (least expensive, but maybe not the best investment.)
I guess I'm leaning towards options 3 or 4. If option 3, what inexpensive tablets are people recommending? Should I even be considering option 4 or will I regret it? Can someone who has owned both weigh in?