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Just as I thought. DJI has hired you to review these things. Shame on you! This makes your reviews biased and not trust worthy. Everyone needs to take these reviews with a grain of sea/kosher salt. These are the biggest grains of salt I have seen. Sorry dude. Reviews like this just really piss me off. How dare you receive free stuff from the manufacturer and give biased opinions based off of the fact that you are getting paid to do them! People are spending their very hard earned money based on these very dis-honest reviews!
I think this may be a little harsh Paul. I have watched many of Toms tutorials and found them very informative and helpful. It is not uncommon for people to have links to company sites and obtain commissions for sending people to those sites, that is a very common practice and doesnt imply they are biased or unreliable. Look at it this way, if he didnt like the products then he is unlikely to review them or support the company. If the company makes good products, why not support them, that helps them stay in business and produce higher quality products. Was there anything in the review that was false? Did he misrepresent anything? I think you will find the answer is no. So get off his case, he is trying to earn money doing what he enjoys and at the same time provide useful information to those that are still learning.
@Tony Aussie, If someone is sending these to him for free. Then,yes, I would say Tom is going to review them. Tom looks kinda young. Not saying he isn't making a lot of money in his line of work. But, I really can't see someone buying these things, and a lot of different ones I might add, just to review them. No, I believe Tom is getting these for free and reviewing them. You might want to watch his videos more closely. Why would he speed the playback up only when 2 of them are hovering side by side? C'mon, it doesn't take a real genius to figure out what he is doing. Of course at a higher speed it will make the one moving the most "Appear" to be more erratic. Nope, you will not convince me that this man is giving an honest, un-biased and un-objective review. It even is so well done that you know it has been scripted. A little harsh? Not by a long shot. I'm just telling it as I see it. My thoughts. Doesn't mean I am right. This is just MY observations and MY conclusions based on those observations. That is all.
The double down and in CSC command does not disable the Phantom 4 mid-air. The new way to disable mid-air (emergencies only) is full down&right on the left stick plus holding the Return to Home. This way an accidental CSC is way less more likely. Thanks for the videos though Tom
Nice summary Tom. Phantom 4 has a lot of capabilities and automated systems. I think you have already prevented more than one "oops" for my new P4 . . . Thanks for the heads up on those new auto-behaviors. Use more of the flight video crashes with explanations about what led to them . . VERY useful.
Thanks for sharing this very informative video, it was 4yrs ago but still very helpful to a Phantom flyer like me, do you have tips on Phantom 3 video settings, because when i record video it always goes dark during sunny weather, my video settings is in PAL, auto mode, 1080p 30fps,vivid settings..
Tom, thanks for remind us. some people might know about most of these and can be forgot again when start flying because so excited of the bird. Again, thanks for sharing.
I had something strange happen Easter afternoon, my Phantom 3 went crazy kind of. I started to lift off when it suddenly raised to about 30 feet and then headed South at full speed and in a slight clime. I watched it fly out of sight at full speed as I frantically tried to regain control. At that point I thought I would never see it again as I feared it would lose signal and not track its location on the map. Then just as I was sure I would never see my drone again I heard it off in the distance. I then got eye contact, it was a little over a 1/4 mile East of me and flying straight North. The controls had no effect still, but I could see it was loosing altitude and I watched as it sunk into the forest and then heard a very loud BANG as it hit a tree. I thought for sure that it was in a dozen or so little pieces. But when I finally found it only the props seemed to be damaged, thank goodness! Now here is where it gets weird, a friend of my son has a Phantom 3 also, I bought mine after seeing his, and he told the same story to my son, he had the same thing happen to him on Easter afternoon. And as close as we can tell they happened at exactly the same time, we live 3 miles apart. is flew South, out of site, then reappeared East of him heading North, only to crash just like mine. He was lucky as he had a hay field East of him, no trees. Has anyone ever heard of or experienced anything like this? Did we both get some kind of radio interference or something? I am kinda scared to fly my Phantom 3 again, it is a Professional and I have well over $1100 invested.
Dude that's some scary shit! There must've been some type of mystery energy that caused them both to do that. Please let me know if you solve this and good luck in the future. I hope it doesn't ever happen again! Cheers, Greg
There was one "line" (a few hundred) Phantom 3-drones (advanced and standard) that were sold with a "mistake" in programming, leading to them thinking they were ordered to "return to home", and using wrong coordinates for that.
I've never owned a drone before. But, when I do, I won't be concerned about being able to fly up to 3 miles away. I believe in keeping visual contact with my drone while I fly it. As you point out, if you can't see your drone you could easily fly it into an object and crash the drone. Excellent video. I hope to get my hands on a Phantom 4 one day soon. :)
When selecting a tablet to use with the DJI go APP does the tablet have to be Cellular version or not! By the way your channel is one of the best on Utube, very informative and you seem happy to share so much which I am sure many of us really appreciate, I am just waiting for P4 to turn up, any more P4 videos and advice would be great to see.
+Eduardo Carmona me too. Just Pre-Cache your google map on the iPad (the area you will be flying) when around wifi and it will load in the Go App. And or use your phone as a hotspot. Haven't tried this yet when flying but should work too.
Thanks Tom. Very helpful. That tip about return to home, then taking manual control and landing.....then it taking off again.....Is Gold! I have a tip that I experienced this week...unfortunately.... (New user) Hot day I was flying at the oval, the previous day got sunburnt from flying from the cricket pitch. So next day flew from the shade of the trees...and thought i'd try the return to home function. I'd set the point of return to me, rather than where it took off (not thinking).... so here was my big chance to try RTH fumction. The Drone rose to 20m.... came over to me........(in the shade of the Gum tree) then proceeded to land. I could see what was happening but panicked trying to get my bearings and crashed it. There doesn't seem to be any damage. I do love your videos, keep thwm coming and Thanks!
Great video, I have never had a crash in air. My weakness is trying to turn the unit off when the drone has landed..... That is, the drone landed safely and now I push both joy sticks down and out. sometimes the drone skips off sideways...... what Am I doing wrong. also, what are buttons for on the bottom of the controller? one pitches the camera straight down ( I think that is the left button). Not sure what the right button does?Did my first flight over water and ocean. Everyone was so impressed with the picture quality and no vibration in the videos.
I just bought my first drone. P3 standard, had for a little while now and I've been reading the instructions and watching tutorials, including yours. I do have one question. If by chance someone does accidentally initiate a shut down in midair can you start it back up to try and save it if you have enough altitude or is it bye bye drone.
I really wish DJI would include VRS (Vortex Ring State) mentions in the warning list. If you're descending straight-down at full available descent speed and you are super unlucky, you can get the craft caught in its own turbulence - which causes an uncontrolled extreme vertical drop (the props spin and push air, but the air isn't pushing back enough and the lift is compromised). The motors will go to full speed to try to slow the fall, but it will still come straight down HARD with no control. The solution, apparently, is to apply some right-stick to move laterally out of the turbulence. VRS cost us a full replacement camera+gimbal assembly on our P2V+, and both landing skids. Plus a massive dent in our confidence. (Good video to watch on the subject: "quadcopter wobble of death" by Quadcopter 101)
this is great the only thing i dont see is why they would let you be able to turn it off while flying. I mean its so simple to just hit the buttons in that way by accident. Reminds me of a pushbutton start car, if it let you cut it off while driving.
Very good tips and warnings. Your video could be improved by eliminating the distracting and unnecessary ad transitions. Your name is already on every frame, upper left, on the ID just below the frame. You really need that noisy and time-waster ad?
Hey Tom...love your channel! I appreciate all the helpful information. I have a question about the Phantom 4...is there a way to maintain an altitude on uneven terrain? In other words, let's say I want to film a golf course at low altitude and the terrain changes. Is there a way to maintain say 5 feet and if there is a hill, the Phantom 4 will simply raise up to maintain the 5 feet as the quad-copter goes over the hill. Does that make sense?
+Mike's Road Trip I've got the same concern. Flew my Phantom 4 yesterday where the ground rises, an up hill move, and of course I had to adjust altitude manually. Just got this so will look into it and if I find an answer let you know.
I agree with you very much. I bought a dji P3S ($500) and a $30 drone, to learn how to fly. Good thing I did because I accidentally flew it over the neighbors house, never to be seen again.
Tom. You might want to not say that the props "screw on tightly" because they don't. It's just a push against the retaining springs and a slight twist to engage. Good video though.
I'd add one thing in regard to cancelling the return to home automatic feature. Be sure to confirm it! I complete totaled a p3-pro after it automatically when in RTH mode. Battery warning came on and I was warned RTH was going to activate. I hit cancel and started bringing my drone home. Just inches from my hand, the drone took off straight up and would not respond to elevation controls. Thing hit branches 30ft above and fell to the ground. Broke into several pieces. Looked down at my controlled after the crash and say the "Are you sure you want to cancel return to home?" message. I was pissed. Got it replaced free under warranty. Manual clearly states you can control elevation on RTH. That wasn't the case for me. Maybe fixed now? June 2015.
Hello Tom. There is a problem when flying near buildings: the Venturi effect. The airstream generated between the building and the drone makes this to be sucked into the building, with the risk of collision. Recommendation: Do not fly the drone so close to any construction. Greetings.
I don't understand how the propellers would fly off during flight. They are threaded in the opposite direction of the spin. Even if you just set the propellers on the motors without screwing them, they will self-tighten when you start the Phantom. In what sort of situation would it be possible to lose a propeller during flight?
Thinking of buying the Phantom 3 Standard for use for work. I'm in the telecom industry and will use this to survey telecom towers. Will this be problem for the Phantom because of the presence of RF signals?
RSGification that, you will have to try out yourself. you may have to deal with weak signals and/or video stream loss. but it could only happen in peaks. what you really would want to avoid is getting too close to metal. its messing up the compass. and if you fly next to walls and metal you could loose gps and the compass which usually results in crashes if you dont 100% control it yourself at all times. a glitched compass makes it rotate around which is hard to control. drones like to be used at distance. and phantom 3 standard would not be the right choice sind the camera isnt good enough to inspect stuff.
In Germany, horizontally, you're usually allowed to fly up to the limit of your sight (much less in some citys). I recently tested it (against a blue-sky horizon), and the Phantom 3 was no longer clearly identifyable at 145 meters.
amazing video, great information! this will help me tremendously. also the object out of focus on the left that was close to the lens on the further away camera angle was a bit distracting. not trying to be a dick or anything just trying to offer some constructive criticism.
I let someone else fly my P3A about two weeks ago and he did the CSC while in flight. I was standing right behind him but didn't have time to do anything as I saw my Phantom fall out of the sky.
Awesome video Tom! Question: I am trying to decide between the Phantom 3 4K and Advanced. I don't need 4K because most of the time I will be recording in 1080p 60p and then slowing it down. So, do you think that the 5km range on the advanced is necessary or do you think most people don't use more than 1km? Thanks! :)
I bought the Advanced because of its huge added range. And ya im not flying it that far away like 5km, but its still better than only like 1km of range.
Go for the advanced, the 4k still uses the old wifi signal for the camera (the adv uses the much better and more stable lightbridge), does not support glonass and the bitrate is pretty low for a 4k image (the same case with the P3 professional) . I just got my P3 Advanced 3 days ago and noticed that even the 2.7 k has a pretty low bitrate. 1080p 60fps is the way to go
How can you prevent flying near anything that would interfere with the DJI there are objects like the ones you mentioned every where you go? I have see a ton of videos where people are doing the opposite of what you say not to do and the DJI performs beautifuly. If this were the case then why even bother taking outside.
May be better to fly to windward first to test wind strength. (grammar assistance) 'only' and 'already' are not used for emphasis as in German ie 'nur' und 'schon'.
My P4 was flying perfectly since I got it and just today I took it out to get some more footage I noticed the gimbal had a delay reaction in moving the camera up and down. Now I know there are settings to make it slower for a more cinematic effect and I have already done that, but my concern is that the delay was I was able to fly without even looking at my phantom and just see it in FPV. No changes have been made in the past 2 days. (example) I can wave my hand in front of the camera and 5-6 seconds later it'll show on my screen. I have updated firmware, calibrated IMU, controller, gimbal, the works and nothing helps..My concern is that it wasn't this slow before or even slow at all. It was actually pretty good (less than 1 second delay) Whats wrong?!??? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Lol, fly indoors after unboxing is the first thing I did! Didn't realise how powerful these machines are. Managed to catch it after it wobbled around for 10 seconds. Lesson learned.
If you find yourself fighting to get back home against a headwind and the battery life is looking like it will be getting low before getting back, your best chance is to go as fast as your Phantom can fly. Yes, this causes the battery percentage to drop faster over time but speed is your best friend when trying to make as efficient of progress as possible when going against a headwind. Trying to baby the Phantom back home by trying to use less horizontal speed and slower battery drain will cause you to make less efficient progress back home and your chances of making it become less. Example: If you only fly 15 miles per hour (airspeed) against a 15 mile per hour headwind, then your speed back home will be 0 miles per hour. If you go maximum speed at 25 miles per hour airspeed, then you will at least be making some progress at 10 miles per hour back home. Nice thing is the Phantom 4 can go 45 miles per hour which results in a groundspeed back home of 30 miles per hour in this example. In a nutshell, GO FAST to get back home when things are getting tight against a headwind.
My biggest fear that I have had to overcome was flying over water! I always have and still do get scared flying over water. I have had a phantom 4 for a month now, and even though I have been flying and making videos, it is still scary! lol
Atti mean attitude only. It doesn't mean the drone will try to keep its altitude. Attitude means the IMU will try to just keep the bird level. it also tries to keep the altitude with the visual sensor system (if it's not turned off).
I'm about to buy a phantom 4 but now I'm a little disappointed to find out there's a function that switches your drone off in the air if you put both the sticks down! Why oh why would they even put that function in? Surely it would make more sense to put in a stop button that has a cover or something... There's definitely got to be a better way than that stupidity..
+Nick Cisko Well, there isn't that much feedback public by now as the DJI Care is still very new. Maybe read through this pages FAQ: click.dji.com/_9NUClUMdYWyeQF6 Stay tuned and fly safe!
Good advice. I have a problem. I am relatively new to the P3 so suffice it to say I have had my fair share of crashes. When I do crash I have a hard time shutting down the drone. Using both paddles it still won't shut down but rather spins around the ground and causes more damage. I was told that the drone doesn't know its on the ground so it still tries to fly, again, causing more damage. I would have loved to have a special "kill switch" that I could use to immediately shut down. Does anyone have this issue and can you help?
+Michael Goldman: Good question for the P3. I know on the P4 when I manually land it, it knows via the bottom sensors it is on the ground (does some warning beeps) but still have to manually kill the motors. RTH when lands shuts off automatically.
+dzonikg Sorry but it doesn't answer my question or problem. If the drone crashes and is not upright it still thinks it is flying and pulling the sticks down does not shut it down.
+Jerome Jimeno RIGHT? I noticed this! Being a gamer has allowed me to have amazing hand/eye coordination! I am glad I am not the only one that noticed that!
Tom what pad are you using for the dji app in this video ? can u recommend a reasonably priced tablet that is good for the dji app except apple products I hate apple
+damien hogan I was using the iPad Mini 2. Apple products work way better than Android devices. Sometimes I'm using my LG G3 though. Stay tuned and fly safe!
I have both a Note 4 phone and a Note 10.1 2014 tablet. They both work fantastic, but to use the tablet, I had to slightly modify the holder. Since the port on the tablet is bottom center, I had to widen the space a bit for the connector cable to fit through.
You missed a very important CSC issue. You can shut off the Phantom 3 by only the throttle stick. If you throttle down all the way, you will power off the Phantom 3.
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+Michael L it uses gps I think so whatever way u get there it will get back the same as you got there
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Just as I thought. DJI has hired you to review these things. Shame on you! This makes your reviews biased and not trust worthy. Everyone needs to take these reviews with a grain of sea/kosher salt. These are the biggest grains of salt I have seen. Sorry dude. Reviews like this just really piss me off. How dare you receive free stuff from the manufacturer and give biased opinions based off of the fact that you are getting paid to do them! People are spending their very hard earned money based on these very dis-honest reviews!
I think this may be a little harsh Paul. I have watched many of Toms tutorials and found them very informative and helpful. It is not uncommon for people to have links to company sites and obtain commissions for sending people to those sites, that is a very common practice and doesnt imply they are biased or unreliable. Look at it this way, if he didnt like the products then he is unlikely to review them or support the company. If the company makes good products, why not support them, that helps them stay in business and produce higher quality products. Was there anything in the review that was false? Did he misrepresent anything? I think you will find the answer is no. So get off his case, he is trying to earn money doing what he enjoys and at the same time provide useful information to those that are still learning.
@Tony Aussie, If someone is sending these to him for free. Then,yes, I would say Tom is going to review them. Tom looks kinda young. Not saying he isn't making a lot of money in his line of work. But, I really can't see someone buying these things, and a lot of different ones I might add, just to review them. No, I believe Tom is getting these for free and reviewing them. You might want to watch his videos more closely. Why would he speed the playback up only when 2 of them are hovering side by side? C'mon, it doesn't take a real genius to figure out what he is doing. Of course at a higher speed it will make the one moving the most "Appear" to be more erratic. Nope, you will not convince me that this man is giving an honest, un-biased and un-objective review. It even is so well done that you know it has been scripted. A little harsh? Not by a long shot. I'm just telling it as I see it. My thoughts. Doesn't mean I am right. This is just MY observations and MY conclusions based on those observations. That is all.
The double down and in CSC command does not disable the Phantom 4 mid-air. The new way to disable mid-air (emergencies only) is full down&right on the left stick plus holding the Return to Home. This way an accidental CSC is way less more likely. Thanks for the videos though Tom
I like your videos, but the transitions in this one is very annoying!!
I was thinking the same thing. Dumb and stupidly longer than a typical transition.
Also blatant over-advertising
Nice summary Tom. Phantom 4 has a lot of capabilities and automated systems. I think you have already prevented more than one "oops" for my new P4 . . . Thanks for the heads up on those new auto-behaviors. Use more of the flight video crashes with explanations about what led to them . . VERY useful.
Hello
Great vid
I noticed u had vids filmed in Israel
U live in the country or was just visiting?
Thanks for sharing this very informative video, it was 4yrs ago but still very helpful to a Phantom flyer like me, do you have tips on Phantom 3 video settings, because when i record video it always goes dark during sunny weather, my video settings is in PAL, auto mode, 1080p 30fps,vivid settings..
Tom, thanks for remind us. some people might know about most of these and can be forgot again when start flying because so excited of the bird. Again, thanks for sharing.
Good tips man. Thanks! The first tip caused mine to crash once. Not much damage.
Great tips! I just got mine today. Can't wait to go out to the oval tomorrow and try it out.
I had something strange happen Easter afternoon, my Phantom 3 went crazy kind of. I started to lift off when it suddenly raised to about 30 feet and then headed South at full speed and in a slight clime. I watched it fly out of sight at full speed as I frantically tried to regain control. At that point I thought I would never see it again as I feared it would lose signal and not track its location on the map. Then just as I was sure I would never see my drone again I heard it off in the distance. I then got eye contact, it was a little over a 1/4 mile East of me and flying straight North. The controls had no effect still, but I could see it was loosing altitude and I watched as it sunk into the forest and then heard a very loud BANG as it hit a tree. I thought for sure that it was in a dozen or so little pieces. But when I finally found it only the props seemed to be damaged, thank goodness!
Now here is where it gets weird, a friend of my son has a Phantom 3 also, I bought mine after seeing his, and he told the same story to my son, he had the same thing happen to him on Easter afternoon. And as close as we can tell they happened at exactly the same time, we live 3 miles apart. is flew South, out of site, then reappeared East of him heading North, only to crash just like mine. He was lucky as he had a hay field East of him, no trees.
Has anyone ever heard of or experienced anything like this? Did we both get some kind of radio interference or something? I am kinda scared to fly my Phantom 3 again, it is a Professional and I have well over $1100 invested.
Dude that's some scary shit! There must've been some type of mystery energy that caused them both to do that. Please let me know if you solve this and good luck in the future. I hope it doesn't ever happen again! Cheers,
Greg
There was one "line" (a few hundred) Phantom 3-drones (advanced and standard) that were sold with a "mistake" in programming, leading to them thinking they were ordered to "return to home", and using wrong coordinates for that.
Have you updated the firmware ?
I've never owned a drone before. But, when I do, I won't be concerned about being able to fly up to 3 miles away. I believe in keeping visual contact with my drone while I fly it. As you point out, if you can't see your drone you could easily fly it into an object and crash the drone.
Excellent video. I hope to get my hands on a Phantom 4 one day soon. :)
Mannnnn good video! I'll be chiming in more when I get home.
I tested Phantom 4 today. Was really fun!! one thing is when I put in Sport mode it did not fly faster? not sure why?
When selecting a tablet to use with the DJI go APP does the tablet have to be Cellular version or not! By the way your channel is one of the best on Utube, very informative and you seem happy to share so much which I am sure many of us really appreciate, I am just waiting for P4 to turn up, any more P4 videos and advice would be great to see.
No you can use a wifi only tablet i use the wifi ipad mini
+Eduardo Carmona me too. Just Pre-Cache your google map on the iPad (the area you will be flying) when around wifi and it will load in the Go App. And or use your phone as a hotspot. Haven't tried this yet when flying but should work too.
Thanks Tom. Very helpful. That tip about return to home, then taking manual control and landing.....then it taking off again.....Is Gold! I have a tip that I experienced this week...unfortunately.... (New user) Hot day I was flying at the oval, the previous day got sunburnt from flying from the cricket pitch. So next day flew from the shade of the trees...and thought i'd try the return to home function. I'd set the point of return to me, rather than where it took off (not thinking).... so here was my big chance to try RTH fumction. The Drone rose to 20m.... came over to me........(in the shade of the Gum tree) then proceeded to land. I could see what was happening but panicked trying to get my bearings and crashed it. There doesn't seem to be any damage. I do love your videos, keep thwm coming and Thanks!
Great video, I have never had a crash in air. My weakness is trying to turn the unit off when the drone has landed..... That is, the drone landed safely and now I push both joy sticks down and out. sometimes the drone skips off sideways...... what Am I doing wrong. also, what are buttons for on the bottom of the controller? one pitches the camera straight down ( I think that is the left button). Not sure what the right button does?Did my first flight over water and ocean. Everyone was so impressed with the picture quality and no vibration in the videos.
I just bought my first drone. P3 standard, had for a little while now and I've been reading the instructions and watching tutorials, including yours. I do have one question. If by chance someone does accidentally initiate a shut down in midair can you start it back up to try and save it if you have enough altitude or is it bye bye drone.
Thanks for the video! How far away from metal or power lines should u be?
I really wish DJI would include VRS (Vortex Ring State) mentions in the warning list. If you're descending straight-down at full available descent speed and you are super unlucky, you can get the craft caught in its own turbulence - which causes an uncontrolled extreme vertical drop (the props spin and push air, but the air isn't pushing back enough and the lift is compromised). The motors will go to full speed to try to slow the fall, but it will still come straight down HARD with no control. The solution, apparently, is to apply some right-stick to move laterally out of the turbulence.
VRS cost us a full replacement camera+gimbal assembly on our P2V+, and both landing skids. Plus a massive dent in our confidence. (Good video to watch on the subject: "quadcopter wobble of death" by Quadcopter 101)
Glad I watched your video BEFORE my first test flight :) Thanks ...
Thank you for doing such a great job on these videos! Excellent job! Your episodes are extremely helpful!
New here your videos seem really professional love the work you put in them.Keep up the good work.
great tips ALL of them very true. Thorough explanations. Thank you
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this is great the only thing i dont see is why they would let you be able to turn it off while flying. I mean its so simple to just hit the buttons in that way by accident. Reminds me of a pushbutton start car, if it let you cut it off while driving.
Very good tips and warnings. Your video could be improved by eliminating the distracting and unnecessary ad transitions. Your name is already on every frame, upper left, on the ID just below the frame. You really need that noisy and time-waster ad?
Hey Tom...love your channel! I appreciate all the helpful information. I have a question about the Phantom 4...is there a way to maintain an altitude on uneven terrain? In other words, let's say I want to film a golf course at low altitude and the terrain changes. Is there a way to maintain say 5 feet and if there is a hill, the Phantom 4 will simply raise up to maintain the 5 feet as the quad-copter goes over the hill. Does that make sense?
+Mike's Road Trip I've got the same concern. Flew my Phantom 4 yesterday where the ground rises, an up hill move, and of course I had to adjust altitude manually. Just got this so will look into it and if I find an answer let you know.
Than'k you it for telling me about how to avoid crashes
Dobre wideło:). W pierwszym momencie myślałem że to Wojciech Szczęsny prowadzi Vloga :)
love tour vids! could you please do some tips and tutorials on DJI pro systems / tuned propulsion systems?
learn to fly a cheaper toy quad properly by line of sight, before spending big bucks or attempting FPV.
I agree with you very much. I bought a dji P3S ($500) and a $30 drone, to learn how to fly. Good thing I did because I accidentally flew it over the neighbors house, never to be seen again.
great video. very helpful tips.
Tom. You might want to not say that the props "screw on tightly" because they don't. It's just a push against the retaining springs and a slight twist to engage. Good video though.
I might get a phantom 4 drone for my birthday 🎉 and I watch a few drone videos on how to fly. I think I'm good now I think I can fly one
I love you videos and will like to know how to stream live video from drone to social media.
I'd add one thing in regard to cancelling the return to home automatic feature. Be sure to confirm it! I complete totaled a p3-pro after it automatically when in RTH mode. Battery warning came on and I was warned RTH was going to activate. I hit cancel and started bringing my drone home. Just inches from my hand, the drone took off straight up and would not respond to elevation controls. Thing hit branches 30ft above and fell to the ground. Broke into several pieces. Looked down at my controlled after the crash and say the "Are you sure you want to cancel return to home?" message. I was pissed. Got it replaced free under warranty. Manual clearly states you can control elevation on RTH. That wasn't the case for me. Maybe fixed now? June 2015.
Hello Tom. There is a problem when flying near buildings: the Venturi effect. The airstream generated between the building and the drone makes this to be sucked into the building, with the risk of collision. Recommendation: Do not fly the drone so close to any construction. Greetings.
That's a very good video. Peeps should pay attention. Good tips 👍
I don't understand how the propellers would fly off during flight. They are threaded in the opposite direction of the spin. Even if you just set the propellers on the motors without screwing them, they will self-tighten when you start the Phantom. In what sort of situation would it be possible to lose a propeller during flight?
i crashed my standard in to water not flyng and battery charging and charging ..somthing i wrong with battery to much water was inside
Thinking of buying the Phantom 3 Standard for use for work. I'm in the telecom industry and will use this to survey telecom towers. Will this be problem for the Phantom because of the presence of RF signals?
RSGification that, you will have to try out yourself. you may have to deal with weak signals and/or video stream loss. but it could only happen in peaks.
what you really would want to avoid is getting too close to metal. its messing up the compass. and if you fly next to walls and metal you could loose gps and the compass which usually results in crashes if you dont 100% control it yourself at all times. a glitched compass makes it rotate around which is hard to control.
drones like to be used at distance. and phantom 3 standard would not be the right choice sind the camera isnt good enough to inspect stuff.
RSGification o
Thanks Tom, nicely done.
people seem to forget about pulling the left stick all the way down about 2 sec to the stopping point will also kill the motors
If you can't fly out of sight what is the point of fpv and 3.1 mile transmission distance?
In some countries you are allowed to leave line-of-sight, in others you aren't.
Agreed. When I buy my Phantom im definitely going to be flying it out of sight.
In Germany, horizontally, you're usually allowed to fly up to the limit of your sight (much less in some citys).
I recently tested it (against a blue-sky horizon), and the Phantom 3 was no longer clearly identifyable at 145 meters.
Good tips, thank you.
thanks. very useful info
Have you got a link for a mavic pro yet? Buying one shortly!
Can the new quick-release Phantom 4 props be retrofitted to the Phantom 3-A?
amazing video, great information! this will help me tremendously. also the object out of focus on the left that was close to the lens on the further away camera angle was a bit distracting. not trying to be a dick or anything just trying to offer some constructive criticism.
Good Tips. Thanks for that.
Tom, may I ask what model Tablet you use and the size of the Tablet?
So KOOL.....very enjoyable and very good information.....looking forward to one-day enjoying this "Hobby"......Thank-You......
I let someone else fly my P3A about two weeks ago and he did the CSC while in flight. I was standing right behind him but didn't have time to do anything as I saw my Phantom fall out of the sky.
Awesome video Tom!
Question: I am trying to decide between the Phantom 3 4K and Advanced. I don't need 4K because most of the time I will be recording in 1080p 60p and then slowing it down. So, do you think that the 5km range on the advanced is necessary or do you think most people don't use more than 1km? Thanks! :)
5km is a long way to fly something that expensive :D
Get both.
I bought the Advanced because of its huge added range. And ya im not flying it that far away like 5km, but its still better than only like 1km of range.
Go for the advanced, the 4k still uses the old wifi signal for the camera (the adv uses the much better and more stable lightbridge), does not support glonass and the bitrate is pretty low for a 4k image (the same case with the P3 professional) . I just got my P3 Advanced 3 days ago and noticed that even the 2.7 k has a pretty low bitrate. 1080p 60fps is the way to go
You sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger :D Great videos, keep it up!
How can you prevent flying near anything that would interfere with the DJI there are objects like the ones you mentioned every where you go? I have see a ton of videos where people are doing the opposite of what you say not to do and the DJI performs beautifuly. If this were the case then why even bother taking outside.
Can you look straight down with this drone? As in recording with the camera. Also I am using the Phantom 3
Yes.
May be better to fly to windward first to test wind strength.
(grammar assistance) 'only' and 'already' are not used for emphasis as in German ie 'nur' und 'schon'.
Nice tutorial!
What app is preferred? Litchi or DJI app?
when it does crash, does it turn off the motors automatically?
I'm using a nvidia k1 shield does the job lovely
My P4 was flying perfectly since I got it and just today I took it out to get some more footage I noticed the gimbal had a delay reaction in moving the camera up and down. Now I know there are settings to make it slower for a more cinematic effect and I have already done that, but my concern is that the delay was I was able to fly without even looking at my phantom and just see it in FPV. No changes have been made in the past 2 days. (example) I can wave my hand in front of the camera and 5-6 seconds later it'll show on my screen. I have updated firmware, calibrated IMU, controller, gimbal, the works and nothing helps..My concern is that it wasn't this slow before or even slow at all. It was actually pretty good (less than 1 second delay) Whats wrong?!??? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
My first time flying indroor shoot so how to save fly in indroor plz help me any advise...
Lol, fly indoors after unboxing is the first thing I did! Didn't realise how powerful these machines are. Managed to catch it after it wobbled around for 10 seconds. Lesson learned.
Thanks for the tips!!!
what about rules for birds that fly near the drone?
If you find yourself fighting to get back home against a headwind and the battery life is looking like it will be getting low before getting back, your best chance is to go as fast as your Phantom can fly. Yes, this causes the battery percentage to drop faster over time but speed is your best friend when trying to make as efficient of progress as possible when going against a headwind. Trying to baby the Phantom back home by trying to use less horizontal speed and slower battery drain will cause you to make less efficient progress back home and your chances of making it become less. Example: If you only fly 15 miles per hour (airspeed) against a 15 mile per hour headwind, then your speed back home will be 0 miles per hour. If you go maximum speed at 25 miles per hour airspeed, then you will at least be making some progress at 10 miles per hour back home. Nice thing is the Phantom 4 can go 45 miles per hour which results in a groundspeed back home of 30 miles per hour in this example. In a nutshell, GO FAST to get back home when things are getting tight against a headwind.
Hi!! Is there a real solution for compass error? Txs
What about "Read the manual BEFORE you start your copter the first time?
Great advice! Thanks...
Hey my p3 shows p-atti when flying indoors instead of p-opti please help!!!!!!
My biggest fear that I have had to overcome was flying over water! I always have and still do get scared flying over water. I have had a phantom 4 for a month now, and even though I have been flying and making videos, it is still scary! lol
That was helpful. Thanks.
What are the benefits of flying in attitude?
Does the obstacle avoidance not work in the return to home modus?
it works, but only from ahead
Atti mean attitude only. It doesn't mean the drone will try to keep its altitude. Attitude means the IMU will try to just keep the bird level. it also tries to keep the altitude with the visual sensor system (if it's not turned off).
I'm about to buy a phantom 4 but now I'm a little disappointed to find out there's a function that switches your drone off in the air if you put both the sticks down! Why oh why would they even put that function in? Surely it would make more sense to put in a stop button that has a cover or something... There's definitely got to be a better way than that stupidity..
Ipad Air 2 is by far the best fit and performance in a small and light package
wise words Tom. Thanks.👍
When is dji phantom 5 release ?
Why do you hold your controller all the time?
Would you say djicare is worth it or not?
+Nick Cisko Well, there isn't that much feedback public by now as the DJI Care is still very new. Maybe read through this pages FAQ: click.dji.com/_9NUClUMdYWyeQF6 Stay tuned and fly safe!
Joe Islip
I would say yes get it I crashed my drone see my channel and they will repair yours for a fee even if its your fault pilot error
Good advice. I have a problem. I am relatively new to the P3 so suffice it to say I have had my fair share of crashes. When I do crash I have a hard time shutting down the drone. Using both paddles it still won't shut down but rather spins around the ground and causes more damage. I was told that the drone doesn't know its on the ground so it still tries to fly, again, causing more damage. I would have loved to have a special "kill switch" that I could use to immediately shut down. Does anyone have this issue and can you help?
+Michael Goldman: Good question for the P3. I know on the P4 when I manually land it, it knows via the bottom sensors it is on the ground (does some warning beeps) but still have to manually kill the motors. RTH when lands shuts off automatically.
+Michael Goldman
you have anwser on start on this video..that CSC command will shout down propelers
+dzonikg Sorry but it doesn't answer my question or problem. If the drone crashes and is not upright it still thinks it is flying and pulling the sticks down does not shut it down.
Michael Goldman
you dont just pull down..you pull left stick down right and rigth stick down left..in same time
I have this same problem it powers up max even when crashed :(
Being a gamer really helps when you're in "ATTI" mode hehe
+Jerome Jimeno RIGHT? I noticed this! Being a gamer has allowed me to have amazing hand/eye coordination! I am glad I am not the only one that noticed that!
Doesn't the Phantom 4 have sensors so that it avoids collisions?
there not caught up with the Ghost drone yet... dji is almost tripped of Ghost and less technology.. Amazon.com for prices
+Christopher Cox only on the front.
2:27 phantom does have sensors so its not flying in a building?
2:37*
Only when flying forwards.... the sensors only look forwards.
Ooh I tought he was flying forwarts
That's wrong. Only models from the phantom 4 and up have sensors. Phantom 3 Pro and below do not.
phantom 4 standard does not have obstacle avoidance sensors...phantom 4 advanced has front avoidance sensors...phantom 4 pro has 360 sensing
But isn't atti mode as fast as sport mode?
what is the best drone insurance?
Depends on where you live/what kind of usage you have.
Some insurances cover certain drones/activities as part of your normal insurance.
Getting this beast drone
Tom what pad are you using for the dji app in this video ? can u recommend a reasonably priced tablet that is good for the dji app except apple products I hate apple
+damien hogan I was using the iPad Mini 2. Apple products work way better than Android devices. Sometimes I'm using my LG G3 though. Stay tuned and fly safe!
I have both a Note 4 phone and a Note 10.1 2014 tablet. They both work fantastic, but to use the tablet, I had to slightly modify the holder. Since the port on the tablet is bottom center, I had to widen the space a bit for the connector cable to fit through.
I bought the nvidia k1 shield 8" very good tablet I know ipads are the best for dji app but I really hate apple products
damien hogan I'm with you, and would disagree that Apple products are best for DJI.
I'm using a nexus 7 2013 it works well and if you download 'screen record' app from android you can well record the tablets screen which is ok too.
You forgot to mention that prop guards works wonders!
You missed a very important CSC issue. You can shut off the Phantom 3 by only the throttle stick. If you throttle down all the way, you will power off the Phantom 3.
True. But that is when the copter is senses it is on the ground, It can't happen in the air
Hmmm, I never tested it. Is this stated in the manual somewhere?
I'm not sure but I have pulled the left stick fully down on many occasions and it has never dropped it out of the sky.
but this is about the Phantom 4, not the Phantom 3
I have but not connect remote light blinking continusly
Thank u very good
gotta love the spaceman lmao
Why did you frame a tree ? Its just bad framing.
nice bro
It appears there is no audio as of 11/6/17?