DJI - Phantom 3 Professional

I recently purchased a phantom 3 professional, then installed Litchi on it to give advanced features. I am also considering using a mod such as "Drone Hacks" on it as well. At that price, for $350, if you weren't going to use it yourself, you could easily flip it if you don't mind sitting on it for a few weeks. These drones are still usable. They don't have some of the more modern features, but they have the most important features.

I feel like the whole software updates thing is just a way for tech companies to make us buy more stuff. I have a Phantom 3 pro that hasn't been updated in ages and it flies fine. Repairs are not super hard to do your self. Part's might get hard to find. But then you can always order a used part from Canada if you need it. The FCC retro actively banning frequency use is really the threat in my opinion.

2015 wasn't bad at all. The Phantom 3 Pro is stellar, and for its time was revolutionary. Mine still flies perfect.

I’ve been trying to get my phantom 3 going and can’t seem to. Doesn’t seem to recognize my phone at all. I’d say buy something that you can get support from

No sh*t. I have a phantom 3 that the case it's in is worth more but I can't part with it because antique

I built a budget Phantom 3 drone ages ago, I bought a cheap 100 dollar drone, 80 dollar diy gimbal and a Yi Action camera. It worked great, besides there being no GPS stabilization, tweaking it to hold a stable position was a huge PITA and it ended up costing basically the same price as I later paid for a Refurbished Phantom 3 a few months later.

Just practice flying it above the trees/powerlines so there is nothing to hit. I started with a phantom 3 then Mavic air 2 as well as a range of other drones and I’ve never needed insurance. Filming a challenge/zipline course without 360deg cable detection was a little bit of pucker factor but I was fine. Getting up through trees to an open area requires some skill but get that competency by flying in increasingly complex environments starting with zero obstacles and taking it slow. You don’t need to navigate obstacles at 50km/hr+.

I agree, but xag says it is the world leader in the segment, it is on its website. I've been using DJI since Phantom 3, I have nothing to complain about, I love their products, they meet my needs, I work with DJI T40 daily, solid system, but I'm curious to try some technologies that XAG has that DJI doesn't yet have... Competitors are arriving in silence but unfortunately for professional use, their focus... I would like there to be competition for consumer use so things improve for everyone in terms of technology and innovation.

It’s just the opposite for me. I had a phantom 3 first, then the Inspire 1. Even since then, all of the drone have been much smaller. I do miss the Inspire. It did really good in wind and had better payload capacity.

I used to fly the DJI Phantom 2 and 3 in like 2014-2016ish time frame before the FAA introduced a bunch of regulations and licensing and weight requirements. I’d like to fly another drone of similar functionality again just for fun. What are the best models you guys would recommend that have the least regulation surrounding them? Looking into other DJI drones but I’m open to anything Also are there any rules since then that apply to any pilot regardless of the drone? I know broad safety things like minding no-fly zones and avoiding flying over people and roads, but I’m not sure if there’s anything else