I have had several great flights with my FC40 but wanted to go to "the next level". I got the walkera G-2D gimbal, tilt lever, and gopro 4 installed and balanced pretty well. It was windy, probably too windy for the first flight and I put it into a tree... broke two of the carbon fiber props.... I am wondering what I should do now post crash to make sure it's ready for the next flight and what to change to help make it handle better.
Observations:
1) The extra weight of the gimbal + gopro make it feel front heavy. When I took off it almost tipped over before gaining altitude and flew out out and up instead of straight up like before.
2) It seems to drift and not hold its position well in GPS lock mode ( It was pretty windy that day, 9 mph and gusting to 15 mph)
Change Factors:
1) Extra weight
2) New carbon fiber props 9443
Build
Phantom FC40
Carbon Fiber 9443 props
Walkera G-2d gimbal (metal)
gopro hero 4 black
stock 3s 2200 mah LiPO
On order:
More rubber cushions (lost one in the crash)
Phantom (9450 props)
Diagnostics ran:
Gimbal works fine still
All four motors turn and arent grinding when powered (yay)
Observations:
1) The extra weight of the gimbal + gopro make it feel front heavy. When I took off it almost tipped over before gaining altitude and flew out out and up instead of straight up like before.
2) It seems to drift and not hold its position well in GPS lock mode ( It was pretty windy that day, 9 mph and gusting to 15 mph)
Change Factors:
1) Extra weight
2) New carbon fiber props 9443
Build
Phantom FC40
Carbon Fiber 9443 props
Walkera G-2d gimbal (metal)
gopro hero 4 black
stock 3s 2200 mah LiPO
On order:
More rubber cushions (lost one in the crash)
Phantom (9450 props)
Diagnostics ran:
Gimbal works fine still
All four motors turn and arent grinding when powered (yay)