Been confined too long and my thoughts are wandering, but here goes....
Based on following these forums over the years and my own experiences, I have tentatively concluded that the research and study for flying a multirotor AC is directly proportional to the cost of the AC.
My first multirotor (non-stabilized, fully manual) was inexpensive and learning to fly was trial and error, no pre-initial flight preparation....multiple crashes.
When I bought a DJI Phantom 2 Vision, even knowing it had self-stabilization technology, the cash outlay made me research and read a ton of information before my first flight....never crashed but I did have a few close calls.
A year ago I bought a M2P and I did even more research and reading than ever before....no incidents to date.
I think when DJI introduced the Mavic Mini at its price point and size, an expectation was created that it was an adult toy that was easy to fly....so entry into the multirotor market became less expensive and some new pilots came along trying to fly with little to no research and study.
So having read about so many "fly aways", and read the after the fact analyses of the flight logs, then I conclude the correlation between price and pre-initial flight preparation.
Your thoughts?
Based on following these forums over the years and my own experiences, I have tentatively concluded that the research and study for flying a multirotor AC is directly proportional to the cost of the AC.
My first multirotor (non-stabilized, fully manual) was inexpensive and learning to fly was trial and error, no pre-initial flight preparation....multiple crashes.
When I bought a DJI Phantom 2 Vision, even knowing it had self-stabilization technology, the cash outlay made me research and read a ton of information before my first flight....never crashed but I did have a few close calls.
A year ago I bought a M2P and I did even more research and reading than ever before....no incidents to date.
I think when DJI introduced the Mavic Mini at its price point and size, an expectation was created that it was an adult toy that was easy to fly....so entry into the multirotor market became less expensive and some new pilots came along trying to fly with little to no research and study.
So having read about so many "fly aways", and read the after the fact analyses of the flight logs, then I conclude the correlation between price and pre-initial flight preparation.
Your thoughts?