Fired up the ol' Inspire 1 yesterday...

[Donnie Frank]

Hey doods!

Unlike most of you guys out there, until roughly 6 months ago I managed to keep my Inspire 1 v2 in service. Like most of you, now that she's out of service, she gets mostly ignored. After reading several complaints from forum members regarding Inspire 1 connection issues after sitting idle too long, I decided to charge a battery and fire mine up. The good news is that everything connects normally and she still flies like a dream. It's really too bad that this drone is so dated. They really did over-spec these things. She served me well for many years, netting descent, regular income for about 6 years. I imagine if you don't crash them they probably last forever. It's only a matter of time before the batteries become completely useless.

I just remembered that I have a spare Inspire 1. I guess I better fire that one up, too!

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[MasterChief52]

. Go to AirAmericaAerial.com/shop and order a repaired T-48 or buy one of the 10000amp or 9000 amp batteries. They will give you almost 35 minutes of flight time.

 

[ZCDC]

Donnie, it is impressive you were able to keep making money with that machine for so long. The I1 was such a revolution when it came out- not even all that long ago! But drone years are like dog years...

What are you using now for jobs? Mavics?

 

[Donnie Frank]

Donnie, it is impressive you were able to keep making money with that machine for so long.

Honestly, I probably could've used something more practical, like my P4P, for instance. But I find that construction crews tend to judge aesthetics. And the Inspire 1 just LOOKS like a pro machine. Conversely, the P4P looks like every other drone we see in cartoons and the like. So, for that reason (mostly), I just kept the Inspire 1 in service.

The I1 was such a revolution when it came out- not even all that long ago! But drone years are like dog years...

Absolutely. I will have a hard time finding an excuse to fly her. I have moved away from construction progress clients, so I literally have zero reason to fly her. But I will...

What are you using now for jobs? Mavics?

90% of my work is with the Matrice 300. Maybe 10% is with the ol' P4P.

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[ZCDC]

Matrice 300- ok, right on. Nice machine!

Are P4P batteries as difficult to source/find as I1 batts?

 

[Donnie Frank]

Matrice 300- ok, right on. Nice machine!

I have to say that I have been very impressed with it. It's been very reliable and the OcuSync Enterprise™ communication protocol has amazing range. I routinely fly a mile out while maintaining 100% connection strength. I assume that this is the same communication protocol the Inspire 3 uses. Range-wise, the Inspire 2 wasn't much better than the Inspire 1. DJI seems to have conquered those range issues.

Are P4P batteries as difficult to source/find as I1 batts?

I have been buying them on eBay. My business partner purchased some last year at Best Buy.

I just checked and there are many available on eBay.

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[marg2]

I have a I1 with dual controls and 6 batteries the bird only has 6 flying hrs i charger batteries and controls often wife want me to sell it but it fly like a champ , my only regret is that i never changed to the clip on props, i do have 2 mavics for works and a old phanton v2