GadgetGuy
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Best to crash 20 Syma X5C's rather than 1 P3P! The P3P camera alone is $600, and that is the most likely component to be broken in a hard fall, after the props. Even landing smoothly on an uneven surface can damage the vulnerable camera or the gimbal. My first P3P camera got ripped off in a fall, determined by DJI to be caused by an early firmware bug and was never found. Everyone crashes at the beginning, usually by panicking, due to inexperience and pilot error. Anyone who has never crashed has already had 10 years of experience flying other craft, or has been very lucky, because the best piloting skills in the world won't help you when something goes horribly wrong, and, if you keep flying, eventually it will. Be as prepared as you can for that moment. Yes, you can learn to drive in a Ferarri in an empty parking lot, but it's cheaper to learn in a Volkswagon. Depends upon your wallet and your risk tolerance. Plan on buying 2, as one will always be in the shop waiting for repair parts, even if through no fault of yours! Professional photographers all have back up camera gear. Why? Because anything electronic can fail at any time anywhere. Their cameras never leave the ground. Now fly that $600 digital camera around 400 feet in the air, on another piece of electronic equipment, and you'll perhaps understand the need for a backup, in case something "happens" to the first one!
Happy Hovering!
Happy Hovering!