I have been into rc planes since the early 90s. In the fall of 2013 I was flying the cheaper brushed motor quads . At that time and new to me was the Phantom 1. It was selling for $679 @ most places. In about April of 2014 the price finally went down to $479 @BH photo I guess due to the P2s etc. I bought one.....the P1 ver. 1.1.1...In about Jan of 2015 BH had a price of $379. So I bought another. About July of 2015, I saw it at $299. Bought another one. I figured they would discontinue this model so I stocked up to at least have parts to have something flying. Well, all three are flying well. Had a couple of bumps here and there. Never have replaced a stock prop yet. A while back I did buy some 9450 props for one that has gimbal and camera with 4000 ma battery. Had a mishap in my drive in the gravel and chipped a couple of props. Already replaced. The P1 is a good bird. Since I have three....I can have them set up in different ways. That's my story. I will say this....going from my brushed quads to a Phantom 1 was like a breath of needed air.