Les Malins said:
I got mine today (order#488).
Installed it, fallowed the videos and instructions, then went out to try it.
I lost control 2 times (it moved in all direction and kind of fly away for 20 secondes) and when I got it under control and tried to land it, it crashed!
I'm a good pilot, almost never crashs and NEVER lost control before. I just learned that there is an issue about that product: I will read more about it, but I'll probably have to return the Gimbal because right now I'm afraid to fly my Phantom Vision.
I feel your pain, it sucks.....
I had the same issue with major damage to the craft and RP Gimble....i did calibrate prior to flying but did so inside the house then powered down and took it outside about an hour later,,,,I powered up,,,established home point lock,,took off.... hovered about 10 ft above ground, tested all control functions...accended to about 75 ft,,,then it flew away on its own,,,,I tried to recover,,,,no stick responses,,,it was similar to my first my fly away in which i calibrated the craft on my tailgate, then moved 20 feet away and took off,,,,,so i feel this happened to me (in my case) from a bad calibration and not related to the RP Gimble add on,,,,not positive about it, but it appears that way,,,,i had just install the RPG and was eager to try out,,,craft flew away and impacted a tree at about 60 ft AGL and cartwheeled into the ground,,,,camera detached, gimble power connector separated,,,gimble camera holder snaped..battery separated from craft,,,.i was able to repair everything, now waiting on an ESC from china, the ESC was cracked in half,,motor assembly and shell bent 90 degrees upward,,,ouch!!!,,,these quads are built tough,,,,,the RPG is pretty tought too,,,,i was able to epoxy repair the plastic camera holder after it was in two pieces,,,,so i lucked out, only having to purchase and ESC from china for 23 dollars w/free shipping and 15 dollars for new props,,,,,it is very nerve racking flying these things hoping the calibration was good and the compass doesnt corrupt while airborne,,,i may calibrate everytime i fly from now on.....the other issue i noticed is the camera flops all around when calibrating,,,,i wonder if that has any affect on the overall calibration...i will try to stabilize the camera when i rotate during calibration to keep it from rolling all around, dont know if that matters but when i did the calibration inside my house earlier, i noticed after the cal, the RPG was twitching and was out of position, not sure if that was because of the camera not being balanced in the RPG or from the calibration rotations....but i had to power cycle to get it to correct....