Hi all,
Been having a major issue ever since I took my prop guards off 3 months ago. The Vision is now flying in a very unstable manner when idling in midair. I can't shoot stable video or even fly it safely in this condition. Here are the steps I took to diagnose and attempt repairs...
- Took off prop guards, erratic flying began.
- Compass calibration had no effect, nor did advanced calibration through connecting via computer. The compass figures were well within the norm.
- Tested again and determined erratic flying occurred in both GPS and ATTI modes.
- Read a suggestion to replace the bearings in the motors. Ordered new bearings, opened the Phantom up but could not get old bearings out, slightly damaging the old motors as a result.
- Ordered $200.00 T-Motor Anti-Gravity replacement motors. Learned how to solder. Installed the new motors (correctly done for the self-tightening props), closed up the drone and tested. Phantom flew exactly as before, same erratic pitching and drifting.
- Updated all firmware in drone, controller and software updates to iPhone app with latest versions. Performed advanced calibration again.
- Phantom Vision continues to fly erratically as before in both GPS and ATTI modes and none of the motors are unusually hot to the touch.
Here's a video I shot of it loitering in mid-air after I installed the Anti-Gravity motors. I was not touching the controls, I had placed the controller on the ground while I shot the video. As you can see, it started to drift back towards the house and I had to drop the camera to grab the controller to bring it down...
https://vimeo.com/104444344
Getting pretty frustrated now and approaching my wit's end. Does anybody have any suggestions as to the problem and how I might fix it other than what I have already tried?
Thanks in advance,
- C
Been having a major issue ever since I took my prop guards off 3 months ago. The Vision is now flying in a very unstable manner when idling in midair. I can't shoot stable video or even fly it safely in this condition. Here are the steps I took to diagnose and attempt repairs...
- Took off prop guards, erratic flying began.
- Compass calibration had no effect, nor did advanced calibration through connecting via computer. The compass figures were well within the norm.
- Tested again and determined erratic flying occurred in both GPS and ATTI modes.
- Read a suggestion to replace the bearings in the motors. Ordered new bearings, opened the Phantom up but could not get old bearings out, slightly damaging the old motors as a result.
- Ordered $200.00 T-Motor Anti-Gravity replacement motors. Learned how to solder. Installed the new motors (correctly done for the self-tightening props), closed up the drone and tested. Phantom flew exactly as before, same erratic pitching and drifting.
- Updated all firmware in drone, controller and software updates to iPhone app with latest versions. Performed advanced calibration again.
- Phantom Vision continues to fly erratically as before in both GPS and ATTI modes and none of the motors are unusually hot to the touch.
Here's a video I shot of it loitering in mid-air after I installed the Anti-Gravity motors. I was not touching the controls, I had placed the controller on the ground while I shot the video. As you can see, it started to drift back towards the house and I had to drop the camera to grab the controller to bring it down...
https://vimeo.com/104444344
Getting pretty frustrated now and approaching my wit's end. Does anybody have any suggestions as to the problem and how I might fix it other than what I have already tried?
Thanks in advance,
- C