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3D Robotics Offers ‘Flyaway Guarantee’ on the New Solo Drone

April 21, 2015 By Eric Reagan

3D Robotics SOLO Drone-10

One of the biggest complaints that I have heard about the DJI Phantom series of quadcopters has been random flyaways that some users experienced. I have covered these issues ad-nauseam here on Photography Bay and there is a nightmarish forum thread here with dozens of first-hand reports. It is a real problem and something that can quite simply kill a passion of flying drones for many users after they helplessly watch a $1,000+ kit flyaway.

When I talked to 3D Robotics about the flyaway concern at NAB 2015, I learned that the company essentially offers a flyaway guarantee for the new Solo. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: 3D Robotics, 3DR, drone, drones, fly away, flyaway, quadcopter

 

How to Prevent Flyaways with DJI Phantom Quadcopters

July 15, 2014 By Eric Reagan

DJI Phantom

A couple of the more popular posts in recent months here on Photography Bay deal with reports and concerns about DJI Phantom users and their experience with flyaways. By “flyaway”, we are talking about when the user loses control of the DJI Phantom quadcopter and it is most often lost or heavily damaged as it heads off into an unanticipated direction. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: DJI, drone, fly away, flyaway, Phantom, quadcopter

Some DJI Phantom Users are Experiencing Flyaways Resulting in Lost/Damaged Units and Cameras

July 23, 2013 By Eric Reagan

DJI Phantom

The DJI Phantom is a very cool device. It’s a quadcopter that can carry small GoPro cameras, which can result in some awesome shots. However, it’s not a great experience for all users. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Production Tagged With: DJI, fly away, flyaway, Phantom, quadcopter

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