What does the P3 offer than predecessors dont?

Joined
Jan 3, 2015
Messages
478
Reaction score
17
What type of upgrades have they made? differences.
 
Joined
Jul 8, 2014
Messages
558
Reaction score
4
Age
57
Location
Sonoma County, CA
1. Better controller
2. High def video downlink. Not wifi based.
3. Ultrasonic altimeter and visual based position hold for indoor flying and better stability at low altitudes.
4. Lower price

Other than that it's pretty much the same.
Oh, except for the higher capacity battery for slightly better flight time.
 
Last edited:
Joined
Jul 8, 2014
Messages
558
Reaction score
4
Age
57
Location
Sonoma County, CA
The camera for the advance model appears to be pretty much the same.
The GPS may be better in theory but under normal use I doubt it will make any noticeable improvement.
Neither item would be relevant (to me) in a decision to upgrade.

Honestly the high def video downlink is really the killer feature here.
All other features are minor (IMHO) unless you really want to fly indoors.
 

Meta4

Premium Pilot
Joined
Jan 8, 2014
Messages
15,239
Reaction score
9,169
Heck ... the camera on both P3 models is the same as the Inspire camera except the advance has been crippled (in a minor way) so it doesn't do 4K video but is otherwise the same.
Nothing like the P2V+ camera at all and a huge improvement.
The GPS makes for super fast satellite acquisition and better accuracy of position holding.
 
Joined
Jan 3, 2015
Messages
478
Reaction score
17
I am so pissed I bought a plus not a month and a half ago lol.

Wonder if the new controller can bind to phantom 2 plus
 
  • Like
Reactions: dirtdummy

gunslinger

Moderator
Premium Pilot
Joined
Nov 3, 2013
Messages
2,790
Reaction score
574
Age
72
Location
Least Coast...
No. The new controller uses Lightbridge which is a completely different system from the normal RC transmitter/receiver system.
You could probably interchange with an Inspire controller though.

That's already been discussed. At the unveiling, one of the pilots was using an Inspire controller. When asked about it, he said that the P3 he was flying had custom firmware to allow it, so it won't be something we can do with stock gear...

People are missing the fact that there is no longer 5.8GHZ WIFI in the equation. To me... that's a huge jump...

-slinger
 
Joined
Feb 3, 2015
Messages
3,858
Reaction score
1,149
Location
Long Island, NY
That's already been discussed. At the unveiling, one of the pilots was using an Inspire controller. When asked about it, he said that the P3 he was flying had custom firmware to allow it, so it won't be something we can do with stock gear...

People are missing the fact that there is no longer 5.8GHZ WIFI in the equation. To me... that's a huge jump...

-slinger
Yup. Huge selling point. 1 less thing to burn out, 1 less thing to charge, and imo was kind of a hack anyway... wifi wasn't designed to be used at great distance.
 

N017RW

Premium Pilot
Joined
May 2, 2014
Messages
8,959
Reaction score
3,253
Location
Palm Beach Co.- FL
I am so pissed I bought a plus not a month and a half ago lol.

Wonder if the new controller can bind to phantom 2 plus


No.

P3 is 2.4GHz control freq.
 
Joined
Jan 3, 2015
Messages
478
Reaction score
17
Only reason I dont jump on it is because I want to wait until some user reviews come out and they get some of the bugs worked out. There will no doubt be some. I bet we dont know anything as far as reliability until about 5-6 months from now

I just cannot believe it is cheaper.
 
Joined
Oct 27, 2013
Messages
159
Reaction score
16
Location
Colorado
No. The new controller uses Lightbridge which is a completely different system from the normal RC transmitter/receiver system.
You could probably interchange with an Inspire controller though.
I'm so excited about the integration of Lightbridge. I wonder how they did this and kept the price the same as the Vision 2+?
 
Joined
Feb 3, 2015
Messages
3,858
Reaction score
1,149
Location
Long Island, NY
I'm so excited about the integration of Lightbridge. I wonder how they did this and kept the price the same as the Vision 2+?

By selling a year of batteries and camera replacements for all the crashed P2V's ;)
 

Recent Posts

Members online

No members online now.

Forum statistics

Threads
142,604
Messages
1,463,700
Members
104,410
Latest member
Free Time Drones