Drones?

[TheBadazz]

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Jeebs that was nice. I'm thinking about getting a refurb Phantom 3 from DJI. Time to get a real big boy. And it's in my price range. I don't need all the bells and whistles yet.

[jeebs9]

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Jeebs that was nice. I'm thinking about getting a refurb Phantom 3 from DJI. Time to get a real big boy. And it's in my price range. I don't need all the bells and whistles yet.

Thanks!! Yea looking back I think I should of started with low end instead of going high end. But I don't regard one bit about getting the Mavic. It's been worth every cent. Crashing a $1000 drone hurts lol. But every feature that the Mavic has is worth it.

[TheBadazz]

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Just ordered my Phantom 3. It's about to get warm, time to have fun!

[jeebs9]

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Just ordered my Phantom 3. It's about to get warm, time to have fun!

I think that's a solid starter drone!


But I have to tell this story. And this story isn't over yet. But I want to let others here (and everyone else about DJI customer service). My drone recently crashed. And I have DJI Refresh Care with DJI. It covers any pilot errors. As long as you can return the drone. I have been going through hell with them on this repair. I've given them one more chance before I go on the offensive.

[RockinDaMike]

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Yeah a ton of people complain on the Mavic pro group om Facebook. You should join the group if yoh haven't already. Some have taken State Farm insurance instead

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[jeebs9]

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Yeah a ton of people complain on the Mavic pro group om Facebook. You should join the group if yoh haven't already. Some have taken State Farm insurance instead

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Yup I'm there already.. I was going to post my story. I'm waiting to see what they do.

[TheBadazz]

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Damn, I hope you get it all sorted out.

[jeebs9]

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Look at these leaked pictures and idea for DJI new drone the Spark.

http://www.mavic-guide.co.uk/dji-spark-drone/

[RockinDaMike]

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That will be good for people who want to take aerial selfies.

The Mavic is great, they just gotta improve the camera and if they can get it to the level of the Phantom 4 I'm all for upgrading.

By the way Jeebs, did yoi read up on the Lilly company going bankrupt? Too bad, pretty cool concept.

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[jeebs9]

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That will be good for people who want to take aerial selfies.

The Mavic is great, they just gotta improve the camera and if they can get it to the level of the Phantom 4 I'm all for upgrading.

By the way Jeebs, did yoi read up on the Lilly company going bankrupt? Too bad, pretty cool concept.

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Yes I did (thank god I never put money in) lol... It's what lead me to get the Mavic. I'll probably be sticking with DJI when it comes to drones. The Mavic is the best drone out there. DJI has the experience.

[Dave_S]

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I have a phantom 2 and a few traxxas atons.** I really hate the phantom,* over priced and mine had a real knack for crashing itself.

I love the traxxas atons but I had to do some fairly difficult modifications to get it to fly how I liked it.

[TheBadazz]

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I finally got a decent day to take mines on a short flight, Still trying to get use to flying. I mostly had RC Cars. On road, I'm just fine. In the air, I get shaky sometimes. Just got to keep at it.

[Dave_S]

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I finally got a decent day to take mines on a short flight, Still trying to get use to flying. I mostly had RC Cars. On road, I'm just fine. In the air, I get shaky sometimes. Just got to keep at it.

I practiced inside with a little toy rc first. After that flying was easy peasy

[Dave_S]

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I also wanted to throw this out there, I recommend no one use carbon fiber blades, except for maybe stunt flying and racing.

Every time my phantom crashed it was because for some reason it went into a auto land situation and basically just flew down into trees or crops without accepting any of my input.

With plastic blades the blades would just break off, the motors could still spin but it wouldn't harm anything.

With carbon fiber blades they won't break off. When my phantom 2 landed in a bean field I was filming the crops got caught up in that blades. The motors continued to spin, and the motors actually ripped and twisted themselves out of the frame. It twisted the motor wires and actually destroyed some of the enamel on the motor wires. Destroyed the frame and a couple motors, with plastic blades only the blades broke.

This could be a non issue with newer phantoms, just figured I'd give people a heads up.


Only time I crashed the traxxas was crazy stunt flying, and the quad was unharmed. That was a pleasant surprise because I was running a heavy battery and lightweight carbon fiber frame.

[jeebs9]

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I also wanted to throw this out there, I recommend no one use carbon fiber blades, except for maybe stunt flying and racing.

Every time my phantom crashed it was because for some reason it went into a auto land situation and basically just flew down into trees or crops without accepting any of my input.

With plastic blades the blades would just break off, the motors could still spin but it wouldn't harm anything.

With carbon fiber blades they won't break off. When my phantom 2 landed in a bean field I was filming the crops got caught up in that blades. The motors continued to spin, and the motors actually ripped and twisted themselves out of the frame. It twisted the motor wires and actually destroyed some of the enamel on the motor wires. Destroyed the frame and a couple motors, with plastic blades only the blades broke.

This could be a non issue with newer phantoms, just figured I'd give people a heads up.


Only time I crashed the traxxas was crazy stunt flying, and the quad was unharmed. That was a pleasant surprise because I was running a heavy battery and lightweight carbon fiber frame.

That's why I only use stock supplied stuff from the company. People don't understand that their tested carbon fiber wings. But found they were too strong. Like you said.

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