Fellow members,
I had posted a few days ago which beginner QUAD to go for and got great response from you guys.
I was not very keen on assembling the quad myself due to time constrains. I am basically into high end cctv surveillance cams business so wanted a good FPV/Aerial Photography capable quad in future.
So after taking inputs from you guys and talking to Mr.Nilesh from Spherehobbies i finally decided to got for the DJI Phantom... (A very Good decision on my part). Completed the wire transfer and got the Quad on the 3rd day itself. Spherehobbies are very professional guys with great service and support.I had downloaded all the necessary videos and manuals from DJI site. Followed every letter to the T.
Phantom is great quad. Great build quality. 4 standby props are also provided. Lipo battery along with charger. 1s/2s/3s Lipo with 1/2/3amp charging. Assembly required 10-15 minutes max. Charged the battery. Took the quad for the Maiden flight. Armed the quad pushed the throttle up and ...... oooops no power to the rotors. checked all the connections/configurations etc but no use. Then i remembered the Phantom as a Combination Start sequence for safety.
Got the CS done and flew the quad straight up around 10 ft. Left all controls. it just hovered there. Took it for a spin and it handled beautifully.
I was flying in GPS Atti mode so i could at any time just leave all the controls and the quad would immediately stabilize and hover at the same altitude by itself.
Even did the courageous think of turning of the transmitter in mid air and watched as the Phantom just  came back to me and landed itself. Pure bliss.....
Now looking for some good FPV kit any suggestions?

Will post videos and pics very soon....

happy flying.....

ooooh... post some videos please

sounds AWESOME!

FPV kit? The phantom only supports the gopro hero 1 and 2 out of the box. The hero 3 is too small for the camera frame it comes with but can be used by stuffing it in with a bit of foam. Its very difficult to mount FPV gear on it as its a closed case. But there are some upcoming options from DJI itself like the DJI zenmuse or the vision camera system for the phantom.

we can have different options for phantom FPV.
check out http://phantomguide.com/

Hi guys,
Had a huge crash with the phantom. While flying at about 25ft I hit a telephone wire badly and the quad just dropped to the ground . I thought this is it but to my surprise no major damage was done. Only 1 of the props had a awkward angle. Changed the prop and voila4  the phantom was up and flying.
Really impressed about the build quality. Then I decided to go for fpv route.
I retrofitted my phantom for FPV system
Installed the dji 5.8ghz tx on the phantom. Got the gopro hero3 mounted with its waterproof case.
Will post videos and pics shortly. Had a problem with the lcd monitor cable so awaiting the new cable.
Also thinking about OSD and telemetry.

Happy flying...

why have you used the waterproof case? wont it make it heavier?

Can't wait to pics and videos!  Good to hear the crash didn't cause major damage.

Hi Vicky,

Which Site did you purchase the DJ Phantom from?


Prem

The waterproof housing provides grt protection to hero3 against accidents.
Its totally worth the extra payload

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Hi prem
I gt the phantom frm Spherehobbies.com
Talk to Nilesh

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hi im a beginner in rc car . i would like to built an rc electric car .can u list the needed components and their prices which  do not be so expensive..

Thanks Vicky.

How stable is it with a go pro camera - do we need any gyro stabilization???

:-)

Vicky got my phantom from nilesh a few weeks back ..its still in box as its raining heavily..what softare r u fliying now did upgrade to 3.16
Any issues with phantom to be considered before flying.