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I purchased a P2V+... Charged the batteries, read the manual numerous times, watched youtube videos about how newbies should start flying, and then I found this forum..
It seems like every post is about a fly away, motors failing, needing to purchase taller landing gears and protection for the cameras, failed software updates, and the like.
Is the failure rate as high as it appears? Are there people who have logged tons of hours without losing their bird? I've had an ar drone for 5 or so years, and of course it is not anything like a Phantom, but I've had 5 years of problem free flying with only a couple landing issues, never had a "fatal crash".
I'm hoping that this forum has a ton of successful phantom owners sitting on the side, not posting, but here for info.... I'm hoping that is the case.
*I know user error causes some crashes, but I'm a pretty cautious person.. but the uncontrollable failures are really scaring me here.
It seems like every post is about a fly away, motors failing, needing to purchase taller landing gears and protection for the cameras, failed software updates, and the like.
Is the failure rate as high as it appears? Are there people who have logged tons of hours without losing their bird? I've had an ar drone for 5 or so years, and of course it is not anything like a Phantom, but I've had 5 years of problem free flying with only a couple landing issues, never had a "fatal crash".
I'm hoping that this forum has a ton of successful phantom owners sitting on the side, not posting, but here for info.... I'm hoping that is the case.
*I know user error causes some crashes, but I'm a pretty cautious person.. but the uncontrollable failures are really scaring me here.