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Hi All. I have owned my new Phantom 3 for over a week now and after a fair few flights I have come to the following conclusions when compared to my last machine, a Phantom 2 Vision
Likes
Build quality - This is certainly better put together than my P2V, especially the motor windings which were a complete mess on my P2V
Camera - No more fish eye! Looking back at my old videos I dont know how I put up with it. I am no expert here but there seems to be a noticable improvement in quality too.
Range - This is totally amazing, even my CE European restricted bird will fly as far as I dare, currently up to 4500ft away with full signal still showing. My initial concerns about CE v FCC restrictions are completely unfounded. It seems that battery life rather than actual control/fpv range could be the main consideration for a long flight, especially on a breezy day.
Controller - Much better quality & functionality. Seems to get many flights out of a single charge too.
FPV - To me this is what the Phantom 3 is all about and is my main reason for buying. Boy am I impressed with Lightbridge, it is the answer to our FPV prayers. It works so consistently well over such a long distance that I must applaud DJI for getting it just right. Over 3 x the pixel count of a P2V+ at over 3 times the distance. The phantom 2 is, by comparision, a total dinosaur.
The App - Head and shoulder above the P2 App in every way
Dislikes
VPS - I just dont trust it. I dont feel in complete control near to the ground as it will occasionally make movements/adjustments that I dont expect so it puts me on edge. It has been disabled in the settings!
The uncertainty of being an early adopter - I just have that nagging feeling everytime I go out to fly that this could be the day it either flys away or takes on a mind of it's own and crashes. This happened to me with the P2V on my 30th flight. I was totally convinced that fly aways were things that happened to others, probably mostly due to pilot error, but alas not. These machines can take on a life of their own and I just hope that doesnt happen to me. Thankfully we have seen only a few so called P3 fly aways so fingers crossed!
The shell - I wish they had given it a new more purposeful shape, probably similar to but smaller than the Inspire.
I am sure some will agree and others probably disagree with some of what I have said but hey, that is what these forums are all about! Happy flying
Likes
Build quality - This is certainly better put together than my P2V, especially the motor windings which were a complete mess on my P2V
Camera - No more fish eye! Looking back at my old videos I dont know how I put up with it. I am no expert here but there seems to be a noticable improvement in quality too.
Range - This is totally amazing, even my CE European restricted bird will fly as far as I dare, currently up to 4500ft away with full signal still showing. My initial concerns about CE v FCC restrictions are completely unfounded. It seems that battery life rather than actual control/fpv range could be the main consideration for a long flight, especially on a breezy day.
Controller - Much better quality & functionality. Seems to get many flights out of a single charge too.
FPV - To me this is what the Phantom 3 is all about and is my main reason for buying. Boy am I impressed with Lightbridge, it is the answer to our FPV prayers. It works so consistently well over such a long distance that I must applaud DJI for getting it just right. Over 3 x the pixel count of a P2V+ at over 3 times the distance. The phantom 2 is, by comparision, a total dinosaur.
The App - Head and shoulder above the P2 App in every way
Dislikes
VPS - I just dont trust it. I dont feel in complete control near to the ground as it will occasionally make movements/adjustments that I dont expect so it puts me on edge. It has been disabled in the settings!
The uncertainty of being an early adopter - I just have that nagging feeling everytime I go out to fly that this could be the day it either flys away or takes on a mind of it's own and crashes. This happened to me with the P2V on my 30th flight. I was totally convinced that fly aways were things that happened to others, probably mostly due to pilot error, but alas not. These machines can take on a life of their own and I just hope that doesnt happen to me. Thankfully we have seen only a few so called P3 fly aways so fingers crossed!
The shell - I wish they had given it a new more purposeful shape, probably similar to but smaller than the Inspire.
I am sure some will agree and others probably disagree with some of what I have said but hey, that is what these forums are all about! Happy flying
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