Pull_Up said:
...bear in mind most of the people who are happily flying without a care in the world won't be coming on to forums to shout about it...
Like many, I discovered this forum looking for info before buying my Vision. Granted since then, some of us have experienced & reported a number of issues but the majority of Vision owners are happily flying. In the meantime we now know that upgrading firmware, recognizing when & how to do a proper compass calibration only when necessary, knowing how to recognize a weak battery & how to land safely, and basic R/C flight skills are pretty much all you need to know. Out-of-box, the native GPS Mode is very stable and great for developing flight skills.
The Vision app telemetry is thorough and gives you plenty of warning plus the LED beacons on the Vision always display current status & any warnings in case your phone dies. The out-of-box control range is more than what most will ever want (it's very difficult to see your Vision over 500' away in the sky), if you want more than 300m/500m range there are plenty of successful & easy upgrades posted on this forum, and if you fly out of range in GPS mode it'll fly back to you and land safely all by itself.
To me, the Phantom Vision is an amazingly mind-blowing combination of model aircraft, AI, drone NAV & avionics, FullHD video camcorder, live radio FPV video, live radio telemetry, and live 1:1 remote-control technologies all seamlessly rolled into one. I'd say not bad for $1299 off-the-shelf ready-to-fly.
iDrone