As props for my P4A are getting hard to find, I thought I'd try out the low noise props for the P4P from Banggood, at $14 for two pair it was a pretty good deal.
It said on the site they were DJI branded props, but I'd like to find out if it was actually the case. I just got my P4A back from DJI, I used my DJI Care refresh just before it ran out, as I had a bad crash that bent the landing gear over. They sent a brand new set of props so I was doing some test flights around my yard yesterday.
I decided to try the low noise props, brought the bird in and switched them out. The silver ringed ones went on okay, but I noticed when I put on the black ringed ones they did not lock into place right away. I always double check the props after putting them on and try and reverse turn them (without pushing down) and the black ones came off. I locked them into place again with a little more force than I usually use and they locked in ok so I could not reverse them without pushing down first. .
I find it a little unnerving that these did this, and I don't want to fly with non OEM props. The props also came 4 to a bag, and not two per box like DJI props usually do, which I also found a bit odd. I have my doubts that these are true OEM props.
As for flying, they seemed fine, are definitely quieter, and I didn't really find the handling that mushy compared to standard props, the way some people say it is. However when I land, for a couple of seconds they are making a funny whistling noise as they are slowing down, then the noise stops. They definitely seem to be oscillating enough on slow down that they cause this noise, so I thought I'd check here on the Pro board and see if this is normal.
It said on the site they were DJI branded props, but I'd like to find out if it was actually the case. I just got my P4A back from DJI, I used my DJI Care refresh just before it ran out, as I had a bad crash that bent the landing gear over. They sent a brand new set of props so I was doing some test flights around my yard yesterday.
I decided to try the low noise props, brought the bird in and switched them out. The silver ringed ones went on okay, but I noticed when I put on the black ringed ones they did not lock into place right away. I always double check the props after putting them on and try and reverse turn them (without pushing down) and the black ones came off. I locked them into place again with a little more force than I usually use and they locked in ok so I could not reverse them without pushing down first. .
I find it a little unnerving that these did this, and I don't want to fly with non OEM props. The props also came 4 to a bag, and not two per box like DJI props usually do, which I also found a bit odd. I have my doubts that these are true OEM props.
As for flying, they seemed fine, are definitely quieter, and I didn't really find the handling that mushy compared to standard props, the way some people say it is. However when I land, for a couple of seconds they are making a funny whistling noise as they are slowing down, then the noise stops. They definitely seem to be oscillating enough on slow down that they cause this noise, so I thought I'd check here on the Pro board and see if this is normal.