Hello, I'm a Phantom newbie. I got my Phantom 2 a week and a half ago. I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and decided to try my first flights indoors in a gym, vs. freezing outside. Before my first flight, I updated the firmware on both the RC and the Phantom. At this point I headed to the gym.
I started up the controller and then the Phantom, then waited for the lights to tell me it was good to go. Being indoors, I never got past the constant slow amber light flashing. I decided to go ahead and start up the motors. As soon as they started up, they went to a very high speed, and the quad flopped over. On the second try to get it up into the air, it flopped over again. The third time I started up the Phantom, the motors didn't go to full RPM, but this time just started in what seemed like a typical idle speed. So far so good, I decided it was time to try to lift if off the ground, I slowly pushed the left stick up and the quad again flipped over sideways. Flip it back over and try a fourth time, again it started up in a slower idle speed, so I tried to lift again, and again it started to flip over to the right, but I hit the right stick and tried to compensate, and it shot up, and then went very fast to the right. This time it ended badly, smacking a wall. Maybe indoor flying wasn't the best place for my first flight. I broke 2 of the 4 props, and decided to call it quits for that night.
I will also say that both switches on the controller are in the top position.
I figured out that when I updated the firmware, I placed the controller into mode 1. I ended up in the firmware again, this time choosing mode 2. I headed back to the gym tonight.
On the first try lifting it off the floor, it again flipped over backwards. Try 2, it actually took off, but it started shooting to the right pretty fast, so I tried to compensate with the sticks, and then the Phantom shot straight up, all the way to the ceiling. It hit the ceiling and just stayed there. I tried to pull the left stick down, and it didn't move, still trying to rise. I then pulled the right stick down, and when that happened, it dipped to the right, then flipped over and shot to the gym floor.
I guess I'm glad that I was indoors, since it did have a ceiling which limited my Phantom from flying away! Since it wasn't coming back down when I pulled the left stick down, I'm guessing it would've just continued to climb.
I am about to give up on this thing. I could sure use any tips or suggestions that anyone may be able to share!
Thanks!
Rob
I started up the controller and then the Phantom, then waited for the lights to tell me it was good to go. Being indoors, I never got past the constant slow amber light flashing. I decided to go ahead and start up the motors. As soon as they started up, they went to a very high speed, and the quad flopped over. On the second try to get it up into the air, it flopped over again. The third time I started up the Phantom, the motors didn't go to full RPM, but this time just started in what seemed like a typical idle speed. So far so good, I decided it was time to try to lift if off the ground, I slowly pushed the left stick up and the quad again flipped over sideways. Flip it back over and try a fourth time, again it started up in a slower idle speed, so I tried to lift again, and again it started to flip over to the right, but I hit the right stick and tried to compensate, and it shot up, and then went very fast to the right. This time it ended badly, smacking a wall. Maybe indoor flying wasn't the best place for my first flight. I broke 2 of the 4 props, and decided to call it quits for that night.
I will also say that both switches on the controller are in the top position.
I figured out that when I updated the firmware, I placed the controller into mode 1. I ended up in the firmware again, this time choosing mode 2. I headed back to the gym tonight.
On the first try lifting it off the floor, it again flipped over backwards. Try 2, it actually took off, but it started shooting to the right pretty fast, so I tried to compensate with the sticks, and then the Phantom shot straight up, all the way to the ceiling. It hit the ceiling and just stayed there. I tried to pull the left stick down, and it didn't move, still trying to rise. I then pulled the right stick down, and when that happened, it dipped to the right, then flipped over and shot to the gym floor.
I guess I'm glad that I was indoors, since it did have a ceiling which limited my Phantom from flying away! Since it wasn't coming back down when I pulled the left stick down, I'm guessing it would've just continued to climb.
I am about to give up on this thing. I could sure use any tips or suggestions that anyone may be able to share!
Thanks!
Rob