I had a P2V+ whose camera was removed because of a broken ribbon cable. I have been flying it without the camera, but with a gopro mount allowing me to take aerial photos with a Hero 3+. Yesterday I did some training flights and on the last one the P2V+ simply stopped responding to the controller, rose in the sky (it was at about 15m to start and rose to 30m or so), and flew away. As a last ditch I turned off the controller, hoping it would return home, but it just kept heading away at about 30-40m elevation. So the P2V+ is gone. My question is whether I can replace just the drone. I had already purchased a replacement vision+ camera ($676), but had not installed it. Fortunately, I had taken the GoPro 3+ off the drone, so I only lost the drone itself. I am thinking that maybe the best thing is to get a P2 and use the Go Pro (and try to sell the Vision+ camera, which does not have nearly the resolution of the GP3+), or replace the P2V+ drone and again outfit it to take either the Vision+ camera or a fixed mount Go Pro.
I cannot find online whether the P2 can accept the wiring harness of the P2V+ so that it can accept the Vision+ camera. I don't see any place that sells a bare P2V+ drone. Any ideas?
On another matter. This apparent flyaway occurred when the battery had 2 green bars. I have had this P2V+ fall out of the sky (completely non-responsive to the controller) @ 2 green bars, and fly itself into a cliff, non-responsive @ 2 green bars. In every case it was flying great for 8-15mins with no problems, then non-responsive. Is it the case that these should not be flown when the batteries are 50% or less? Was I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any insights,
Sifaka
I cannot find online whether the P2 can accept the wiring harness of the P2V+ so that it can accept the Vision+ camera. I don't see any place that sells a bare P2V+ drone. Any ideas?
On another matter. This apparent flyaway occurred when the battery had 2 green bars. I have had this P2V+ fall out of the sky (completely non-responsive to the controller) @ 2 green bars, and fly itself into a cliff, non-responsive @ 2 green bars. In every case it was flying great for 8-15mins with no problems, then non-responsive. Is it the case that these should not be flown when the batteries are 50% or less? Was I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any insights,
Sifaka