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Having had mine Vision + for over a month and about 8 newbie flights, I can say that nearly all of the mishaps I have had have been pilot error - not calibrating the compass properly, not allowing it to set its home lock position before take off, not understanding the subtleties of how the systems really work.
The only issue I did have once was a compass calibration problem due to being too close to a metal barn which caused the Phantom to fly erratically before I put it down. Going slow while you are on the early learning curve, using a pre-flight checklist, etc., can save a lot of headaches. I'm guessing that a lot of the "fly-aways" are probably related to pilot failure to assure the pre-flight status of the quad is really set up right, and thus the calibrations done internally will fail to operate as designed. That has been my experience so far.
MT
The only issue I did have once was a compass calibration problem due to being too close to a metal barn which caused the Phantom to fly erratically before I put it down. Going slow while you are on the early learning curve, using a pre-flight checklist, etc., can save a lot of headaches. I'm guessing that a lot of the "fly-aways" are probably related to pilot failure to assure the pre-flight status of the quad is really set up right, and thus the calibrations done internally will fail to operate as designed. That has been my experience so far.
MT