Alright guys, so I'm a Phantom 1.1.1 owner for about a week now. So far I've only flew once, crashed once, and fried my DIY cable during my setup days (started with a Tarot T-2D, but I gave up on that gimbal). Plus I haven't flown lately because it's been pretty windy down in sunny Southern California.
Anyways, my ultimate goal is put a stabilized FPV system onto my Phantom. And I've just recently learned that it's REALLY easy to install an FPV on a Phantom 2 and I wished I should've known better.
So here is what it boiled down to.
Spent $450 on the V1.1.1 which came with an extra battery. There is this 3-axis gimbal (non-zenmuse) on eBay for sale for about $269. I have no DIY cable that is useable so it's either I get it repaired (who knows what it'll cost) or add a small battery to my Phantom that will power the gimbal which can cost somewhere to about $30 more for either. So getting that gimbal would put my total investment to around $750. For about $210 more I could get the Phantom 2 which would give me a longer flight time (speaking of flight times.. I'm pretty sure it'll be shorter on the P1 but I'd like some input regarding that though), easier setup, but very expensive batteries.
Anyways, someone convince me.. should I sell my Phantom 1 or keep it?
Anyways, my ultimate goal is put a stabilized FPV system onto my Phantom. And I've just recently learned that it's REALLY easy to install an FPV on a Phantom 2 and I wished I should've known better.
So here is what it boiled down to.
Spent $450 on the V1.1.1 which came with an extra battery. There is this 3-axis gimbal (non-zenmuse) on eBay for sale for about $269. I have no DIY cable that is useable so it's either I get it repaired (who knows what it'll cost) or add a small battery to my Phantom that will power the gimbal which can cost somewhere to about $30 more for either. So getting that gimbal would put my total investment to around $750. For about $210 more I could get the Phantom 2 which would give me a longer flight time (speaking of flight times.. I'm pretty sure it'll be shorter on the P1 but I'd like some input regarding that though), easier setup, but very expensive batteries.
Anyways, someone convince me.. should I sell my Phantom 1 or keep it?