Hey guys,
Today I went out to my favorite field to fly. Got everything hooked up, turned on the FPV and all seemed fine. Got the props to spin and began to throttle up when it rose 1' off the ground, flipped over on its blades and throttled up on its own. I immediately throttled down but it continued to run at full speed. Needless to say, dirt got into the motors and every where inside the Phantom. When it finally shut down, the props wouldn't turn due to the amount of dirt that got into them. My GoPro lens is scratched but fortunately the gimbal is ok.
I've taken it all apart, cleaned everything with compressed air. Put on new 9" props. Everything seems to be fine. I also replaced the transmitter batteries. Took it out for a flight and all seems to be good. Rugged little beast!!
My question is this, has anyone else experienced this? I've had the Phantom 1 for a couple of months. Got it from DSLR Pros with the fpv and Tarot gimbal.
I'm wondering if I should change the transmitter batteries more often.
Any comments would be appreciated!!
thanks,
bob
Today I went out to my favorite field to fly. Got everything hooked up, turned on the FPV and all seemed fine. Got the props to spin and began to throttle up when it rose 1' off the ground, flipped over on its blades and throttled up on its own. I immediately throttled down but it continued to run at full speed. Needless to say, dirt got into the motors and every where inside the Phantom. When it finally shut down, the props wouldn't turn due to the amount of dirt that got into them. My GoPro lens is scratched but fortunately the gimbal is ok.
I've taken it all apart, cleaned everything with compressed air. Put on new 9" props. Everything seems to be fine. I also replaced the transmitter batteries. Took it out for a flight and all seems to be good. Rugged little beast!!
My question is this, has anyone else experienced this? I've had the Phantom 1 for a couple of months. Got it from DSLR Pros with the fpv and Tarot gimbal.
I'm wondering if I should change the transmitter batteries more often.
Any comments would be appreciated!!
thanks,
bob