CapitAn
First Officer
Canada
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l have both so l can give you a list of my experiences, pros and cons, though your preferences may not be mine.
The P2V+V3 was fantastic when l got it, l loved it so much l wanted a second one. lf the P3 hadn't come out when it did l would have had 2 the same right now.
Cons:
1/ Recently l have lost all FPV on the P2. Apparently it is a known and wide-spread issue. l have to fly close-range LOS only.
2/ Price still relatively high considering there is a "better" model on the market for less.
Pros:
1/ BIG pro: the ESCs are individual boards and can be replaced easily and inexpensively by the user at home. And they fail regularly enough for this to be a biggie.
2/ Accessories and batteries are readily available.
3/ Third party apps are geared towards this machine.
l have the P3 Pro so l'll try to keep it generic and non-camera related:
Cons:
1/ Everybody who owns one only has one battery. They should be in stock "soon".
2/ Not everything advertised as being available is yet available, eg, no point-of-interest, no follow me, no flight simulator for Android users, no waypoints...
3/ ESCs are incorporated into the main board, so any minor thing that goes wrong must be returned to DJI for repair < major con.
Pros:
1/ This thing is an absolute work of art. lt is far more stable, far more responsive and more powerful than the P2. The flight is very different, it's like riding a race-horse right after getting off a pony.
2/ Lightbridge! And the Pilot app, l'll lump them together. l've had nothing less than full strength on all signals, and the fewest amount of satellites l've had to date was 13.
Pro/con tie:
The updating of the P3 is different than the P2. We download the file onto card and put it in the machine and controller. lt's a bit of a pain but the newer updates can be downloaded onto (separate) cards and kept as stepping stones for those of us who like to run on older, proven FW. - No computer apps, everything is in Pilot on the ipad. |
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