Ok... as much as I hate to do this, i have some (what i think) are serious problems with a machine i just paid over $4000.00 for... please let me know ...
1.
When i received the Inspire 1 Pro Black (i'll just refer to it as the Inspire) i opened it up and many of the parts and pieces were strewn around the case, i realize things happen in shipping but it was missing a velcro that held the props in place, also the manual and some other pieces were all over the place, almost like someone shook the unit up or it wasn't packed right.
2.
The camera is supposed to be assembled (per the instructions) and this camera already came assembled. I did not have to assemble it which seemed odd.
3.
After i got the Inspire situated and set up i upgraded the firmware per the instructions and DJI's over the phone instructions. I also did a cold IMU calibration as well as a compass calibration. I calibrated the Inspire on a perfectly level surface (i tested it). From the first flight the Inspire swayed back and forth badly. I posted in some forums, called DJI and they told me to calibrate the IMU and reload the firmware, which did, same results still.
Im hovering at 7-10 foot and its just moving to the right about 5 foot, then moving to the left about 5 foot non stop. There is no interface in the area i live as i have 2 P4's with zero problems.
4.
The battery that came with the Inspire never lasted more than 14 minutes, from 100% charge i got maybe 14 minutes if that. I get batteries can go bad over time and maybe this thing sat for a while but still, just another red flag.
5.
I ordered a new TB48 series high capacity battery from the same company i ordered the Inspire from (E ZEE ELECTRONICS via Amazon and when i got the battery it was a TB47 in a TB48 box! Another major red flag. Shame on me for not ordering from a DJI authorized dealer.
6.
Looking past all of that i go out to fly the Inspire today in a nice field that I always fly my P4's in and the video transmission signal was horrid, it kept going black, then a bunch of green at the bottom of the screen, then choppy video, it was definitely something with the lightbridge video transmission, the GPS was fine when i switched to the GPS maps. I shut down the Inspire and turned on my P4, it flew perfect with no transmission problems. I shut the P4 off and tried the Inspire again and nothing but video transmission problems.
I know some folks have all the patience in the world but at the end of the day i just don't trust the folks who i bought the Inspire from. I really feel like this Inspire could have been damaged somehow, repaired and resold to me even though it did ask me to activate indicating it had never been used, but nonetheless sometimes you just have to trust your gut feeling.
Im paying a lot of money for a top of the line product and i shouldn't have this many issues and this many red flags.
Good news is, CAMRISE on Amazon is a DJI Authorized dealer and i ordered the same one through them and it arrives Thursday.
Maybe i should not upgrade the firmware when it arrives? Anyways, that's my story, very frustrating and a great learning experience... 2 things i learned...
1 - Avoid E ZEE ELECTRONICS
2 - If it quacks like a duck it probably is a duck!
PS: I attached a video clip (i thought i recorded a longer clip but i screwed up and its only about 5 seconds) which clearly shows the black line appearing on the screen. This happened non stop when i would fly it.
Also this was on a brand new iPad 4 Mini through Verizon.
Tommy
1.
When i received the Inspire 1 Pro Black (i'll just refer to it as the Inspire) i opened it up and many of the parts and pieces were strewn around the case, i realize things happen in shipping but it was missing a velcro that held the props in place, also the manual and some other pieces were all over the place, almost like someone shook the unit up or it wasn't packed right.
2.
The camera is supposed to be assembled (per the instructions) and this camera already came assembled. I did not have to assemble it which seemed odd.
3.
After i got the Inspire situated and set up i upgraded the firmware per the instructions and DJI's over the phone instructions. I also did a cold IMU calibration as well as a compass calibration. I calibrated the Inspire on a perfectly level surface (i tested it). From the first flight the Inspire swayed back and forth badly. I posted in some forums, called DJI and they told me to calibrate the IMU and reload the firmware, which did, same results still.
Im hovering at 7-10 foot and its just moving to the right about 5 foot, then moving to the left about 5 foot non stop. There is no interface in the area i live as i have 2 P4's with zero problems.
4.
The battery that came with the Inspire never lasted more than 14 minutes, from 100% charge i got maybe 14 minutes if that. I get batteries can go bad over time and maybe this thing sat for a while but still, just another red flag.
5.
I ordered a new TB48 series high capacity battery from the same company i ordered the Inspire from (E ZEE ELECTRONICS via Amazon and when i got the battery it was a TB47 in a TB48 box! Another major red flag. Shame on me for not ordering from a DJI authorized dealer.
6.
Looking past all of that i go out to fly the Inspire today in a nice field that I always fly my P4's in and the video transmission signal was horrid, it kept going black, then a bunch of green at the bottom of the screen, then choppy video, it was definitely something with the lightbridge video transmission, the GPS was fine when i switched to the GPS maps. I shut down the Inspire and turned on my P4, it flew perfect with no transmission problems. I shut the P4 off and tried the Inspire again and nothing but video transmission problems.
I know some folks have all the patience in the world but at the end of the day i just don't trust the folks who i bought the Inspire from. I really feel like this Inspire could have been damaged somehow, repaired and resold to me even though it did ask me to activate indicating it had never been used, but nonetheless sometimes you just have to trust your gut feeling.
Im paying a lot of money for a top of the line product and i shouldn't have this many issues and this many red flags.
Good news is, CAMRISE on Amazon is a DJI Authorized dealer and i ordered the same one through them and it arrives Thursday.
Maybe i should not upgrade the firmware when it arrives? Anyways, that's my story, very frustrating and a great learning experience... 2 things i learned...
1 - Avoid E ZEE ELECTRONICS
2 - If it quacks like a duck it probably is a duck!
PS: I attached a video clip (i thought i recorded a longer clip but i screwed up and its only about 5 seconds) which clearly shows the black line appearing on the screen. This happened non stop when i would fly it.
Also this was on a brand new iPad 4 Mini through Verizon.
Tommy
