Dji Phantom UAVs

[neenaw]

I've been looking at these for a while and with all of the recent footage of the floods taken form various quadcopters I'm finding myself even more tempted by them.
Are the Phantom's pretty easy to fly?
I've tried a small Hubsan X4 quadcopter in the past and didn't have too many accidents, is the Phantom much more difficult to fly?

[gazchap]

If anything, the Phantom is easier because it's not quite so sensitive to controls and you'll generally be flying it in a wide open space so there's less to crash into.

Just treat it with respect and make sure you follow all pre-flight checks etc. and it should be fine

[Boro]

Anyone fancy a group buy on them?

I know a local hobbyshop that is up for doing deals usually.

[aspen]

Boro said:

Anyone fancy a group buy on them?

I know a local hobbyshop that is up for doing deals usually.

I'd be up for this. I'm interested in the phantom 2 with zenmuse gimbal if that's any help.

[brightside]

Interested in a phantom v1.1.1

[Bimmerman5]

Boro said:

Anyone fancy a group buy on them?

I know a local hobbyshop that is up for doing deals usually.

Possibly interested. Also a Phantom 2 with the zenmuze gimbal.

[Number31]

Few with my Eos M under the F450 :



Needs a vibration damped mount but still managed to stitch three pics together to make this pano :

[Boro]

Bimmerman5 said:

Possibly interested. Also a Phantom 2 with the zenmuze gimbal.

That's exactly what we have.

We've just become stockist for DJI and have our demo unit here already.

THEY ARE AWESOME!!!

[Boro]

[gazchap]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDeAPmCcu4g&li...

Shot this on Saturday using my Phantom 2 with ZenMuse

[V8LM]

Just installed the DataLink module on my Phantom-2 so will be remotely crashing my 'copter this weekend.

[markmullen]

I was all set to but a phantom vision until they announced a vision+ with gimbal. I'll be ordering one shortly.

[rxtx]

Number31 said:

Here are my first pair :

Good work, I often "listen" to satellites (although that's mostly digital modes so I use a computer) and these are just smaller versions of the same, based on the frequency you're using.

For a bit more info, including the exact same polarisation animations you have already, have a look here,

http://sv1bsx.50webs.com/antenna-pol/polarization....

Fortunately your 'copter is not moving fast enough such that you have to account for the doppler effect

[V8A*ndy]

Boro said:

Bimmerman5 said:

Possibly interested. Also a Phantom 2 with the zenmuze gimbal.

That's exactly what we have.

We've just become stockist for DJI and have our demo unit here already.

THEY ARE AWESOME!!!

Boro M8 that is great news....

I had bought a Ph2 with the H3-2D and a couple of weeks later they have released a H3-3D. So if you get the updated gimbal in with the adapter plate gimme a shout.

I've already a GP3+ black from you.

If you get the travel cases in as well for the Ph2 I'm interested in one of those as well.

Dunno what all type of stuff you will be stocking but I'm looking at a DJI S1000 sometime in the future as I'm hopefully going to sit the exam.

[VEIGHT]

I want a Vision +.

Where is the best place to buy one from?

[gazchap]

V8A*ndy said:

I had bought a Ph2 with the H3-2D and a couple of weeks later they have released a H3-3D. So if you get the updated gimbal in with the adapter plate gimme a shout.

Word on the street seems to be that the H3-3D isn't as stable as the H3-2D, so I'm not sure about whether I want to upgrade or not.

[V8A*ndy]

gazchap said:

V8A*ndy said:

I had bought a Ph2 with the H3-2D and a couple of weeks later they have released a H3-3D. So if you get the updated gimbal in with the adapter plate gimme a shout.

Word on the street seems to be that the H3-3D isn't as stable as the H3-2D, so I'm not sure about whether I want to upgrade or not.

Not sure about the stability issue but there has been a F/W upgrade already. The problem was on turning (YAW) right you would see the leg on the Phantom. This is because the GoPro lens isn't dead center.

A bit of a whoops moment for DJI.

Have you upgraded the phantom F/W yet?

[The Moose]

Where can I go to see these in a bricks and mortar shop and have a chat with someone to work out what it is I really want?

Am I better off buying in the USA?

[Magic919]

These guys are near you.

http://www.align-trex.co.uk/quad-helicopters/dji.h...

[The Moose]

Magic919 said:

These guys are near you.

http://www.align-trex.co.uk/quad-helicopters/dji.h...

So they are. I feel a trip to slough coming on