I did 2 test Flights with 3.05. (2 Batteries)
Location: Agoura Hills, Ca (Los Angeles) Magnetic Declination: +12
Phantom 2 (Original Version) H3-3D Gimbal with Spacer and GoPro H3 Black+, iosd mini, Boscam FPV.
Winds were variable 0-15 mph
Default Gains settings.
Futaba T8FGS. No Custom Dual Rates
I Only tested GPS and Atti Modes. I did not test CL.
The J-hook is pretty much gone. There is still minor drifting issues but they seem to be intermittent in which direction it might drift. Still, The drifting was not much of a problem. The P2 appears to be much more responsive to stick inputs and recovers much quicker when the sticks are released.
It was a bit twitchy and sensitive to Yaw stick Inputs.
One issue I noticed consistently was the inability to maintain Altitude in Forward or Backwards Flight as well as not maintaining Altitude when the sticks were released. During a Hover, it would hold it's Altitude but once moving and after the sticks are released, it would begin to descend. You can see it from the ground as well as the OSD.
It definitely behaves differently then any previous firmware. It is about 75% better at holding a consistent heading without a very noticeable drift. J-Hook is almost gone. Altitude, Altitude, Altitude. It does not maintain a level Altitude unless it is in a steady hover.
I'm Warning you ahead of time that the video is long! It comprises 2 full flights and is a split screen of the FPV and Ground Camera.
I am explaining what is going on while I am flying so you need to have your sound turned ON.
The video should give you a better feeling of how the P2 fly's with Beta 3.05
https://vimeo.com/97896065
Location: Agoura Hills, Ca (Los Angeles) Magnetic Declination: +12
Phantom 2 (Original Version) H3-3D Gimbal with Spacer and GoPro H3 Black+, iosd mini, Boscam FPV.
Winds were variable 0-15 mph
Default Gains settings.
Futaba T8FGS. No Custom Dual Rates
I Only tested GPS and Atti Modes. I did not test CL.
The J-hook is pretty much gone. There is still minor drifting issues but they seem to be intermittent in which direction it might drift. Still, The drifting was not much of a problem. The P2 appears to be much more responsive to stick inputs and recovers much quicker when the sticks are released.
It was a bit twitchy and sensitive to Yaw stick Inputs.
One issue I noticed consistently was the inability to maintain Altitude in Forward or Backwards Flight as well as not maintaining Altitude when the sticks were released. During a Hover, it would hold it's Altitude but once moving and after the sticks are released, it would begin to descend. You can see it from the ground as well as the OSD.
It definitely behaves differently then any previous firmware. It is about 75% better at holding a consistent heading without a very noticeable drift. J-Hook is almost gone. Altitude, Altitude, Altitude. It does not maintain a level Altitude unless it is in a steady hover.
I'm Warning you ahead of time that the video is long! It comprises 2 full flights and is a split screen of the FPV and Ground Camera.
I am explaining what is going on while I am flying so you need to have your sound turned ON.
The video should give you a better feeling of how the P2 fly's with Beta 3.05
https://vimeo.com/97896065