Hi, everyone. I just signed up. Got my Phantom Friday and I wanted to share some of my observations with you and ask a couple of questions.
My Phantom appears to be a newer version. I was not prepared for this: two of the propeller nuts are reverse threaded. I'm sure that's to keep them from loosening under the constant spinning. Has anyone else seen this? It's really kind of cool, and a good idea if you ask me. Should I still check them before every flight, or do you think that this ensures I won't have to? Also it came with 4 pairs of propellers. I thought that they typically only came with three pairs. One thing that concerns me is that, contrary to the online videos, the throttle stick returns to center on my controller. I was under the impression that it would be all sorts of angry with me if I started the Phantom with the throttle at anything other than all the way down. I flew the Phantom in my living room in ATTI mode with no issues, however.
A couple of quick questions: if I lift off before the Phantom records a home position, what will it do in failsafe mode? Also, if you zero out the throttle the motors shut down. If I'm trying to descend quickly and zero the throttle, am I in danger of the motors shutting off in flight, or does it have logic to only shut off when not moving?
I've read about flyaways, so I put my phone number and e-mail address on the side. I also bought a locator and put a locator tag on my Phantom in case it gets away from me. It seemed like cheap insurance.
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
-The Don
My Phantom appears to be a newer version. I was not prepared for this: two of the propeller nuts are reverse threaded. I'm sure that's to keep them from loosening under the constant spinning. Has anyone else seen this? It's really kind of cool, and a good idea if you ask me. Should I still check them before every flight, or do you think that this ensures I won't have to? Also it came with 4 pairs of propellers. I thought that they typically only came with three pairs. One thing that concerns me is that, contrary to the online videos, the throttle stick returns to center on my controller. I was under the impression that it would be all sorts of angry with me if I started the Phantom with the throttle at anything other than all the way down. I flew the Phantom in my living room in ATTI mode with no issues, however.
A couple of quick questions: if I lift off before the Phantom records a home position, what will it do in failsafe mode? Also, if you zero out the throttle the motors shut down. If I'm trying to descend quickly and zero the throttle, am I in danger of the motors shutting off in flight, or does it have logic to only shut off when not moving?
I've read about flyaways, so I put my phone number and e-mail address on the side. I also bought a locator and put a locator tag on my Phantom in case it gets away from me. It seemed like cheap insurance.
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
-The Don