I'm still running 1.08.xx, and honestly love it. It's rock solid and until I feel the need or see something other than NFZ modifications, I'm going to stick to it.
Tell me about #2 on your list. "...during flight???" I had my Phantoms set up so I could shut the motors down during flight for faster descent. This was done with a combination of software adjustment and using a Futaba controller instead of the OEM controller. This seemed like a good idea and, for the most part, actually worked! But then I learned a little more about the physics of a free-falling quad copter and decided to push that strategy to the side. But I digress.... Explain this 3 second delay. I can tell this; For MANY reasons I want the motors shutting down ASAP. 3 seconds would seem like an eternity.
On my Inspire 1, v2, It is presently not possible to shut the motors down during flight. You're sentence suggests that the motors can now be shut down *during* flight? Please clarify. Thanx!