Just got P3P and I have an issue

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

I updated the firmware. It's good a good GPS signal. I have it on beginners mod and did assisted take off, I did the proper calibration as well. First take off the drone spins out of control just one foot over in the air and chips it's propellers and ruins them and goes upside down. Second time I did it on grass and same thing. What am I doing wrong? Is it that there's too much electromagnetic activity around? Power lines too close? I'm worried I got a flawed drone.

suck it up · Nov 11, 2015

When you take off don't baby it. run it up about 6-8 feet and then let it hover. Your getting ground wash from your props.

Did you do an imu calibration? compass calibration? RC stick calibration?

Did you RTFM?

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

There's the calibration of spinning it around horizontally and vertically, there's more?

rockydog · Nov 11, 2015

Did you calibrate the compass?

Edit: beaten to it!

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

I did calibrate the compass

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

The thing is even the assisted hover is messing up?

rockydog · Nov 11, 2015

Where are you trying to take off?...are you near any large metal objects like garage doors or storage tanks?

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

I'm pretty close to power lines, is that it? And I'm near a plant nursery where the greenhouse is an acre of metal beams, is a metal fence an issue too?

rockydog · Nov 11, 2015

Could be....find yourself some open ground and try again.
Might be worth checking your IMU calibration as well.

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

IMU calibration is different from compass calibration?

barefootbeachcombing · Nov 11, 2015

MiamiPhantom said:
IMU calibration is different from compass calibration?

Yes. Completely different.
DJI Forum|IMU Calibration After Firmware Update

Freebird1 · Nov 11, 2015

Did you put the right props on in the right location ?

shockwave199 · Nov 11, 2015

I'm betting on a flawed drone. Return/replace immediately.

Freebird1 · Nov 11, 2015

I'm betting prop rotation. Mounted wrong locations. Seen this before with T Copter. Flips right over

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

I am returning this one and getting another one tomorrow. I got it through Amazon and had no issues returning it when I talked to customer service. Amazon is the best.

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

I'm a moron everybody, it seems that even with the 2 days of tutorial videos and trying to know everything to do...I put the propellors on wrong...it works great...lol now to call Amazon again!

WetDog · Nov 11, 2015

Curious, how does one do that? I'm serious, they're right and left hand threads. Yes, I realize that they're plastic and you can cross thread them, but that seems a bit brutal.

MiamiPhantom · Nov 11, 2015

Mostly because it seems with the firmware updating and the making sure everything is perfect I forgot the simplest of things.

B- Scene Films · Nov 11, 2015

Glad to hear you got it resolved and the issue was a simple one and an inexpensive fix (props). Everybody makes mistakes. You got away cheap.

Meta4 · Nov 11, 2015

MiamiPhantom said:
I put the propellors on wrong...it works great...lol now to call Amazon again!

If you have managed to completely cross thread those props, I'd be very reluctant to trust them again.
You've cut the nylon threads quite a bit with the metal motor threads and the security of the motor to prop connection is critical in flight.