Hi All:
I'm a new Phantom 2 owner (with a Zenmuse 3D and GoPro). I had my first crash tonight which of course (as is true in 99.9999% of crashes) was due entirely to pilot error/carelessness. I was pretty mad at myself for being so stupid, especially because I'm a very experienced RC glider pilot (but of course flying multirotor platforms is VERY different!)
Basically I was practicing a vertical video (pedestal) shot by climbing straight up in front of a large tree in a park. I was probably at least 20 feet away from the tree during the climb and it went well (video looked great as I topped out at the crest of the tree). Then I screwed up by not noticing I had drifted over the wider branches halfway up the tree (I can see where a spotter would be good in a situation like this!), so when I started to descend, I clipped a branch and wham, my poor Phantom tumbled down through the branches to the grassy field below. (Yes, lesson learned!)
A quick examination showed no damage to the props or airframe of the Phantom 2. And of course the GoPro is fine. The battery popped out on impact with the ground, but it seemed fine and I powered it off, popped it back in, and powered up the quadcopter again.
But the thin ribbon cable that connects (via mini-USB) the Zenmuse to the GoPro broke (a clean separation of the ribbon from the connector)...so I'm hoping that's no big deal to replace.
Otherwise, when I powered the copter up again, everything seemed normal: got the power-up beeps, the proper LED sequences, the GPS lock...but when I tried starting the motors (both sticks on my Futaba 14SG down/in)...nothing. Powered off the copter, then powered it up again and tried again...nothing.
Any suggestions? I'm hoping this just requires a reset or something relatively simple...and isn't a sign of some deeper, more serious damage.
I bought this Phantom because I knew I'd crash (at least once), and because I've read you can easily replace almost everything in the copter.
Thanks!
Scott
Morgantown, WV
I'm a new Phantom 2 owner (with a Zenmuse 3D and GoPro). I had my first crash tonight which of course (as is true in 99.9999% of crashes) was due entirely to pilot error/carelessness. I was pretty mad at myself for being so stupid, especially because I'm a very experienced RC glider pilot (but of course flying multirotor platforms is VERY different!)
Basically I was practicing a vertical video (pedestal) shot by climbing straight up in front of a large tree in a park. I was probably at least 20 feet away from the tree during the climb and it went well (video looked great as I topped out at the crest of the tree). Then I screwed up by not noticing I had drifted over the wider branches halfway up the tree (I can see where a spotter would be good in a situation like this!), so when I started to descend, I clipped a branch and wham, my poor Phantom tumbled down through the branches to the grassy field below. (Yes, lesson learned!)
A quick examination showed no damage to the props or airframe of the Phantom 2. And of course the GoPro is fine. The battery popped out on impact with the ground, but it seemed fine and I powered it off, popped it back in, and powered up the quadcopter again.
But the thin ribbon cable that connects (via mini-USB) the Zenmuse to the GoPro broke (a clean separation of the ribbon from the connector)...so I'm hoping that's no big deal to replace.
Otherwise, when I powered the copter up again, everything seemed normal: got the power-up beeps, the proper LED sequences, the GPS lock...but when I tried starting the motors (both sticks on my Futaba 14SG down/in)...nothing. Powered off the copter, then powered it up again and tried again...nothing.
Any suggestions? I'm hoping this just requires a reset or something relatively simple...and isn't a sign of some deeper, more serious damage.
I bought this Phantom because I knew I'd crash (at least once), and because I've read you can easily replace almost everything in the copter.
Thanks!
Scott
Morgantown, WV