Mod please sticky this compilation to the top of the forum.
After reading hundreds of posts about the P1-P2 and P2V, I am seeing a pattern of rapidly failing birds for a variety of reasons and within a short period of time after purchase. With that being said, I would like to compile a database of sorts for everyone on this forum that will in brief show what problems owners are experiencing during the first 2-4 months of ownership. Please follow the survey guidelines carefully.
I will re-post the spreadsheet in an attachment on Sunday each week from the posts entered during that week. This should help newbies and veteran pilots of Phantom 1, 2's, and the Phantom 2 Vision's realize what problems are happening, the frequency and how soon after purchase they may experience an issue. This can be very helpful for every Phantom owner. This also is just for stock Phantoms that have not been modified.
Guidelines: Please do not go into lengthy explanations of how your issue happened. We just need to know what the end result was. Please keep it to the following as the symptoms will not be listed in the spreadsheet, only the end result of what happened or learned was the problem. I have listed some examples to the right of each numbered item for illustration purposes.
1. How many days till first problem started 17
2. Wifi malfunction yes/no
3. Camera malfunction yes/no
4. Bad motor yes/no
5. Fell from sky yes/no
6. GPS malfunction yes/no
7. Compass malfunction yes/no
8. Flyaway yes/no
9. Attitude problem yes/no
10. Number of problems 3
11. Wiring issues yes/no
12. RTH issues yes/no
13. Under warranty yes/no
14. Out of warranty yes/no
15. Firmware issues yes/no
16. App issues yes/no
17. Dealer issues yes/no
18. Bad out of the box yes/no
19. Number of days till 2nd problem started 28
20. Number of times quad was repaired 3
21. Number of days owned 43
22. Have not experienced any issues 0
23. Number of flights 12
24. Hours logged 6.5
When you reply, please list the item number that pertains to your issue and a short answer. If your answer is unclear, it will not be posted in the spreadsheet.
If there is another category not listed above you feel should be, let me know and I will add it. As time goes on, this list will indicate where the most problems are for Phantom owners. Let me know your feedback and suggestions. Each week I will attach the spreadsheet in this sticky so you don't have to scan through all the posts looking for it.
Thanks, happy flying.
Qwadjok
After reading hundreds of posts about the P1-P2 and P2V, I am seeing a pattern of rapidly failing birds for a variety of reasons and within a short period of time after purchase. With that being said, I would like to compile a database of sorts for everyone on this forum that will in brief show what problems owners are experiencing during the first 2-4 months of ownership. Please follow the survey guidelines carefully.
I will re-post the spreadsheet in an attachment on Sunday each week from the posts entered during that week. This should help newbies and veteran pilots of Phantom 1, 2's, and the Phantom 2 Vision's realize what problems are happening, the frequency and how soon after purchase they may experience an issue. This can be very helpful for every Phantom owner. This also is just for stock Phantoms that have not been modified.
Guidelines: Please do not go into lengthy explanations of how your issue happened. We just need to know what the end result was. Please keep it to the following as the symptoms will not be listed in the spreadsheet, only the end result of what happened or learned was the problem. I have listed some examples to the right of each numbered item for illustration purposes.
1. How many days till first problem started 17
2. Wifi malfunction yes/no
3. Camera malfunction yes/no
4. Bad motor yes/no
5. Fell from sky yes/no
6. GPS malfunction yes/no
7. Compass malfunction yes/no
8. Flyaway yes/no
9. Attitude problem yes/no
10. Number of problems 3
11. Wiring issues yes/no
12. RTH issues yes/no
13. Under warranty yes/no
14. Out of warranty yes/no
15. Firmware issues yes/no
16. App issues yes/no
17. Dealer issues yes/no
18. Bad out of the box yes/no
19. Number of days till 2nd problem started 28
20. Number of times quad was repaired 3
21. Number of days owned 43
22. Have not experienced any issues 0
23. Number of flights 12
24. Hours logged 6.5
When you reply, please list the item number that pertains to your issue and a short answer. If your answer is unclear, it will not be posted in the spreadsheet.
If there is another category not listed above you feel should be, let me know and I will add it. As time goes on, this list will indicate where the most problems are for Phantom owners. Let me know your feedback and suggestions. Each week I will attach the spreadsheet in this sticky so you don't have to scan through all the posts looking for it.
Thanks, happy flying.
Qwadjok