I have had a total 48 flights all flawless with the latest FW and latest GO app. Using iOS 9.02 on an iPad Mini2. I only run the iPad in airplane mode and all other apps closed. And I keep the iPad only for flying MRs, no extra apps at all. I think this helps a lot.
I have been flying various MRs for 5 years now. With only 2 incidents in thousands of flights. Neither resulted in any serious damage. I always fly in sight and maintain orientation visually as well as on the iPad, I never fly FPV. Often I use a safety pilot when concentration on video or second operator for the camera on bigger MRs.
Even if the app crashes, mine never has, you still have perfect control of the MR. And if GPS cuts out you still have perfect control of the MR you just have to compensate for the wind manually and orientation is easy to figure out, turn left traveling forward, if the MR turns right you are heading towards yourself, if it turns left you are flying away from yourself. This is how you do it on a model airplane. Orientation is a basic skill you really need to have, you should never count on a good GPS signal. I have lost GPS many times, but never orientation. The early MRs (and some current ones as well) have a manual mode with no stabilization it was all up to you, just like model helis, flying those really teaches you how to fly and gives you confidence for when something goes wrong.
Summary of my logs from HD.
I have been flying various MRs for 5 years now. With only 2 incidents in thousands of flights. Neither resulted in any serious damage. I always fly in sight and maintain orientation visually as well as on the iPad, I never fly FPV. Often I use a safety pilot when concentration on video or second operator for the camera on bigger MRs.
Even if the app crashes, mine never has, you still have perfect control of the MR. And if GPS cuts out you still have perfect control of the MR you just have to compensate for the wind manually and orientation is easy to figure out, turn left traveling forward, if the MR turns right you are heading towards yourself, if it turns left you are flying away from yourself. This is how you do it on a model airplane. Orientation is a basic skill you really need to have, you should never count on a good GPS signal. I have lost GPS many times, but never orientation. The early MRs (and some current ones as well) have a manual mode with no stabilization it was all up to you, just like model helis, flying those really teaches you how to fly and gives you confidence for when something goes wrong.
Summary of my logs from HD.
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