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I have been flying Phantom-2 for a whiie. I recently considered buy a Phantom-3 (P3) or a Inspire-1 (I1). I ended up buying an Inspire-1.
When comparing the two drones I concluded the following:
1) Inspire-1, rotor's are above the center of gravity whereas the center of gravity of an Phantom is almost between the rotor blades. This makes th eInspire-1 much more stable than any phantom
2) The Controller of the I1 has a GPS, the controller of the P3 does not. As a result, Return to Pilot is possible.
3) The camera of I1 and P3 is comparable, with I1 one may replace the camera if someone ever bothers to produce one.
4) The speed of the I1 is far greater (up to 80 km/h) than the P3 (up to 50 km/h), if you want to follow a car or speedboat this can be done better with an I1 than a P3.
5) One can steadily fly an Inspire-1 up to Windforce 6 Bft whereas i would not recommend flying a P3 in Windforce 5+ Bft. (in holland this means in can fly 80% of the time with my I1)
6) With I1 I have not had seen rotors or landing gears in my footage.
7) The 11 camera can turn almost 360 degrees. You don't have to turn the drone itself. In reality, it is quite tedious to pan the camera on the iDevice, so this only makes sense if you have a cameraman and a pilot.
Not all is great about the I1, compared to P3:
a) I1 is much bigger than the P3, it's serious luggage if you bring it along on travel. You can not carry an I1 in a small backpack (I have a bulky backpack for my i1)
b) I1 eats batteries like crasy (15 minutes on a battery is not abnormal), you would need 2-4 batteries to have close to an hour of fun.
c) The folding/unfolding of the I! is great while flying but its not convenient to carry the I1 in a bag in landing mode, nor is it convenient to leave the camera mounted in travel mode.
d) If you want to be ready to fly (ie. leave the camera on I1) then yoju need to buy an extra landing-mode case of 400-700 US$
e) The I1 community is a fraction of the size of the Phantom community, It;s much easier to find Phantom info/experiences/tips than for the I1. (DJI rexponds faster to Phantom Community than to Inspire community)
f) The I1 is better than a P3 but not three-four times better than a P3, I1 is however three-four times more expensive than a P3. If you are cash-restricted, go for the P3 (a Volvo). If you are not; go for the I1 (a Porsche).
For me, the key driver to buy an I1is that it simply makes me feel safer and hence i fly more comfortable than with a P3. I don't have a lot of free time, so i don't want to be further restricted to low wind flying.
If you want to become a (semi-) professional I recommend an I1 over an P3 as well. Customers will be more impressed if you bring an I1 instead of a P3 to a shoot.
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