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Hey guys, I'm not new to multirotors, I have the fc40 and have had many brush-less ones before that. I took the plunge and ordered a none vision phantom 2 as an upgrade but having studied loads of videos and forums, well, frankly, I've scared myself stupid about flying it.
All I seem to come across are tales of short lived batteries, total battery failure, firmware upgrades that are worse than they were prior to the update and a tendency to plummet to earth due to the vortex ring thing?
It took me a while to feel comfortable with the fc40 but it's earned it's spurs and now flies over water and in and out of inaccessible places but the P2 just flies around my garden, I don't dare take it anywhere 'risky' for fear of it dying on me. I was gonna buy the zenmuse gimbal and the new Gopro 4 for it because I really enjoy flying and filming but that just adds to the worries.
My dream phantom has become a backyard toy. Can anyone boost my confidence with the P2? am I making to much of the reported problems, are there any preventative measures I can take to minimize the risk of premature crash and burn syndrome? I'm not a rich man and I can ill afford to lose circa $1700 fully laden but more than that, it's the thought of losing my baby or worse still causing some damage to people or property.
I love this hobby but I'm worried I have a ticking time bomb on my hands here, do any of you fly trouble free?
Cheers
All I seem to come across are tales of short lived batteries, total battery failure, firmware upgrades that are worse than they were prior to the update and a tendency to plummet to earth due to the vortex ring thing?
It took me a while to feel comfortable with the fc40 but it's earned it's spurs and now flies over water and in and out of inaccessible places but the P2 just flies around my garden, I don't dare take it anywhere 'risky' for fear of it dying on me. I was gonna buy the zenmuse gimbal and the new Gopro 4 for it because I really enjoy flying and filming but that just adds to the worries.
My dream phantom has become a backyard toy. Can anyone boost my confidence with the P2? am I making to much of the reported problems, are there any preventative measures I can take to minimize the risk of premature crash and burn syndrome? I'm not a rich man and I can ill afford to lose circa $1700 fully laden but more than that, it's the thought of losing my baby or worse still causing some damage to people or property.
I love this hobby but I'm worried I have a ticking time bomb on my hands here, do any of you fly trouble free?
Cheers