AG0N-Gary
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fans987d278a Posted at 2017-1-9 08:31
Surprising how tough these Phantoms are, I;m a fairly new flyer too, about 4 months now. I find that the only times ive been close to a problem is when I flew low & near houses, structures. On start up now I always get some altitude right away, at least to 10-20 meters. Look at my satillite count, home point recorded, Battery readings. I;m using Litchi for most flights now, especially way point missions as I love the fact you can plan your missions at home having a coffee before flying them.
Prop guards are useful I guess if you tend to fly low & near structures, but, I;m flying allot in ATT mode & guards are affect handling, I find my bird doesn't fly at best with em, so don't use them anymore.
Flying in ATT mode is thrilling, great expeirence to have especially if, well ,more like when, you get that notice- "Interference detected, switching to ATT mode", you better know how to fly manually, before you get these notices!
"Surprising how tough these Phantoms are"
Careful. It really is surprising how tough they can be at times, but believe me, it is also very surprising how fragile they can be. I broke the gimbal mounting plate and tore up one of the electrical plugs with a fall from less than three feet onto grass. It really depends on how you land, and to a certain extent, how fast you get to it to shut it down. In my case, I was only a few feet away so there was minimal delay in getting to it. The battery had popped out completely, so there was no screaming motor complaint from it that happens when a prop digs into the ground as it lays on its side. It did some damage, and I replaced all broken/damaged parts, but it sure hurts the pride to crash your new drone. |
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