When you break your Phantom's Camera and Gimbal

Watched this one...........


Funny chit, but an expensive lesson. Ken was not watching his buddy fly. Ken bad:oops:

I have no one to blame, but myself. ughhhh
 
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Remind me not to go flying with you in a real airplane. Also, crashing only establishes that the pilot screwed up and not, necessarily, the aircraft.
 
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. "
Teddy Roosevelt.

The point is that pushing the envelope is part of the fun. Of most hobbies and endeavors.

If your into 4X4 and you don't get stuck you are not trying.

Crashing a drone is not a death wish. Never crashing a drone is like dying.

Now sit back and relax. See what other people think..............................
 
If you're going to crash... make it count. Don't simply hit a branch popping the motor cap off, losing the c-clip underneath. You will think its an easy fix to just replace the c-clip, but you will spend endless hours and multiple c-clips just trying to get one of those damn things on.

I still have nightmares of the repair...
 
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Teddy Roosevelt never flew a quadcopter. Of course, airplanes didn't exist either. At the price of a Phantom Pro, I would think "pushing the envelope" would be avoided at all costs. Accidents do happen. Chuck Yeager pushed the envelope when he broke the speed of sound in the X-1. There were many accidents and fatalities by other highly qualified pilots just to reach that goal. Chuck Yeager did it but at what cost? With proven technology, crashing is more a pilot error than an aircraft fault. Pushing the envelope with a Phantom reaches what plateau where the aircraft cannot do more?
 
Theodore Roosevelt
On 11 October 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an aircraft, an early Wright Flyer from Kinloch Field near St. Louis, Missouri. He was no longer in office at the time, having been succeeded by William Howard Taft.
 
So, actually, Theodore Roosevelt was a 'former' president that flew in a Wright Flyer. Prior to 1908, powered flight did not exist. So, my observation is not entirely incorrect. Whether or not Roosevelt flew, the idea of pushing the envelope is really in question. Getting on a Wright Flyer was still gutsy, for anyone because it was unproven technology. I think, more over, flying a Wright Flyer was more dangerous to the aircraft because of foolhardy pilots making them do things they were not designed to do. A Phantom Pro on the other hand, is proven technology and only pilot fool hardiness would be witness to it crashing, because of putting a demand on the aircraft, beyond its ability to perform.
 
Ok, respectfully.

Lone RC Ranger: "Teddy Roosevelt never flew a quadcopter. Of course, airplanes didn't exist either.

Reality: On 11 October 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an aircraft, an early Wright Flyer from Kinloch Field near St. Louis, Missouri. He was no longer in office at the time, having been succeeded by William Howard Taft.

Lone RC Ranger: "So, my observation is not entirely incorrect."

Reality: Airplanes did exist when President Theodore Roosevelt flew. Entirely incorrect.

Respectfully speaking.
 
Let me make the following statement, one that isn't debatable, hard to challenge and has put many an argument to rest, "Whatever you say must be Gospel!"
 
Can you really push a DJI? I agree with both sides in certain scenarios. Example don't push your Bentley it's equivalent to the DJI, expensive, nice for what it's made for, not meant to race, then again if you get a muscle car or a speedy sports car (lambo, ferrari, porsche, model S) then not pushing it a bit is basically not using it. See it the same way with quads some risky flight with quads made to 'handle' it makes sense and in those case you have to accept a degree of risk of crashing/losing it for the thrill, but doesn't make sense to take risks for no reason.
 
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Can you really push a DJI? I agree with both sides in certain scenarios. Example don't push your Bentley it's equivalent to the DJI, expensive, nice for what it's made for, not meant to race, then again if you get a muscle car or a speedy sports car (lambo, ferrari, porsche, model S) then not pushing it a bit is basically not using it. See it the same way with quads some risky flight with quads made to 'handle' it makes sense and in those case you have to accept a degree of risk of crashing/losing it for the thrill, but doesn't make sense to take risks for no reason.
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Thanks for your thoughtful reply.

First, this was a Phantom 3 Standard. Refurbished, So not your hi end DJI. Nobody bothered to check. Or ask. Which I have had for over a year.
DJI Phantom P3-STANDARD Quadcopter Drone with 2.7K HD Video Camera
Sold by: Amazon.com Services, Inc.
$344.88

Second, I rarely follow the rules or the norm. And the risk I took. Or was is Cockpit error? Was my choice. Yes, I drove a muscle car at 145 MPH on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And a Porsche 911 much faster than that on the Autobahn. A lot of people may ostracize me for risking all that money. But again it was mine. Please no lectures on safety. Most of us have been there.

Third, think about how many people have crashed their hi end DJI. Costing $1000s. It is human nature to push the limits. Regardless of cost and sometimes life and limb.

I will leave you with this:

To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.

Success!:D
 
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