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<blockquote data-quote="Sparkbart" data-source="post: 7064" data-attributes="member: 652"><p>At least your are thinking through it.... </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying problems don't exists BUT if you look at the vast majority of these issues its from people new to the hobby. Most either don't read/watch all the literature out there, fly and disregard warnings, don't understand warnings, don't perform pre-flight checks, etc... </p><p></p><p>If you follow a procedure and don't ignore warnings and warning signs, like noticing your drone is jumping from ATTI mode to GPS frequently or your getting occasional IMU errors but ignore them, you are less likely to have issues.</p><p></p><p>The other thing you have to remember, its a vocal minority. Rarely do people make threads; "Spark is flying great, no issues". So if you were to look at the entire spectrum its probably not alot of people having issues. Then if you look at some of these issues they are self-induced. I don't doubt there are drones with issues, but I don't believe there is a widespread issue(s).</p><p></p><p>I've been flying drones for many years now and every drone I've ever owned and been on a dedicated forum has always had threads on; Flyaways, Falling out the sky, random power loss, loss of video, loss of control... This is everything from my first Blade QX350, to Yuneec Drones, DJI Phantoms, Mavic, Inspires. And yes I've owned many different DJI drones and knock on wood, I've not had any problems with any of them.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the potential loss of money - That is indeed the first thing you have to work through. Although I really wanted a drone for a long time, I could not initially come to grips that I could drop 600 bucks on one, get it in the air, and lose it in the first flight. 600 bucks gone... So you do need to accept that potential scenario. I initially couldn't come to grips with that for about 6 months. Eventually I did. Over time I became more comfortable in the technology and bought Phantoms and eventually an Inspire.</p><p></p><p>IMO if you follow good flying habits, you GREATLY reduce the chance of something bad happening....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sparkbart, post: 7064, member: 652"] At least your are thinking through it.... I'm not saying problems don't exists BUT if you look at the vast majority of these issues its from people new to the hobby. Most either don't read/watch all the literature out there, fly and disregard warnings, don't understand warnings, don't perform pre-flight checks, etc... If you follow a procedure and don't ignore warnings and warning signs, like noticing your drone is jumping from ATTI mode to GPS frequently or your getting occasional IMU errors but ignore them, you are less likely to have issues. The other thing you have to remember, its a vocal minority. Rarely do people make threads; "Spark is flying great, no issues". So if you were to look at the entire spectrum its probably not alot of people having issues. Then if you look at some of these issues they are self-induced. I don't doubt there are drones with issues, but I don't believe there is a widespread issue(s). I've been flying drones for many years now and every drone I've ever owned and been on a dedicated forum has always had threads on; Flyaways, Falling out the sky, random power loss, loss of video, loss of control... This is everything from my first Blade QX350, to Yuneec Drones, DJI Phantoms, Mavic, Inspires. And yes I've owned many different DJI drones and knock on wood, I've not had any problems with any of them. Regarding the potential loss of money - That is indeed the first thing you have to work through. Although I really wanted a drone for a long time, I could not initially come to grips that I could drop 600 bucks on one, get it in the air, and lose it in the first flight. 600 bucks gone... So you do need to accept that potential scenario. I initially couldn't come to grips with that for about 6 months. Eventually I did. Over time I became more comfortable in the technology and bought Phantoms and eventually an Inspire. IMO if you follow good flying habits, you GREATLY reduce the chance of something bad happening.... [/QUOTE]
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