P3 Standard. Ordered a new battery, and the first time I used it I got a message on the App under Aircraft Status that a firmware update was required (not available, but required). I ignored it and launched anyway, since I had a Safe to Fly prompt. For the first 30 seconds or so the Phantom flew fine, but then when I took my hands off the sticks, it kept drifting away, I couldn't stop it, and it eventually hit a tree. Fortunately no damage other than one broken prop. I decided I better update the firmware. I had no wi-fi available so I had to download the update over a weak cell phone signal, and it took forever. But I finally got it installed (version 1.8.10). I re-calibrated IMU and the compass, and then flew successfully that evening and the next two days with no problems, and I everything seems fine now.
So, was it the new battery, the firmware update required message, a combination? If the update is really "required," why does the App let you take off anyway (especially since this apparently led to a fly away)? Believe me, I'll take the message seriously from now on. That was a sick feeling when it smacked the tree.
So, was it the new battery, the firmware update required message, a combination? If the update is really "required," why does the App let you take off anyway (especially since this apparently led to a fly away)? Believe me, I'll take the message seriously from now on. That was a sick feeling when it smacked the tree.
