TROLL...
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take one of each apart and learn for yourself - you want to hang crap on others observations with no information of your own to contribute, that's how you acquire that information - learn by doing - all too easy
Another post complaining about the cost of the X5, which is priced so reasonably it isn't even funny.
Hmmmmm....... I wonder if these broken/damaged X3/X5/X5R gimbals are coming from bad piloting skills or people using that stupid auto land feature?
I own two Inspires and have had no reason ever to land at anything other than a gentle touchdown even in very windy conditions.
I have also NEVER used the auto take off or auto land gimmick nor do I ever intend to.
As stated by @seanmclean - gimbals are and always have been very delicate pieces of equipment.
Would people be bleating if they had a $5,000 gimbal and an Alexa with a $30,000 prime stuck on the front hanging from the bottom of their aircraft that didn't fair well in a crash/heavy landing? (Well they would probably be crying at the $$$ involved)
Guys, if you are using the daft auto land or landing at anything more than a very gentle controlled touchdown you are doing it wrong and you can expect some damage.
I have also NEVER used the auto take off or auto land gimmick nor do I ever intend to.
As stated by @seanmclean - gimbals are and always have been very delicate
Guys, if you are using the daft auto land or landing at anything more than a very gentle controlled touchdown you are doing it wrong and you can expect some damage.
That would be true, but for the fact that the gimbal is suspended by 4 rubber vibration dampeners that absorb a reasonable shock and stretch out the deceleration over time,
so 10 g's would be a "heavy landing" indeed!
Not disputing the fact that the gimbal might be a little under-built, or could use a different more robust material. Yes, you're right, weight is critical, and every gram saved results in increased endurance. It's a trade-off, and now that WE KNOW THAT THE GIMBAL IS DELICATE, it's incumbent on the operators to try their best to get a smooth landing.
My gimbals get most of their abuse in between flights. They go onto production carts that have no suspension and get bounced around. We end up having to carry the drone separately because the gimbal just looks like it's about to snap. And do I really need to take my gimbal off every time I want to transport it without worrying my car's suspension is too stiff and LA's roads too crappy?
I certainly don't have to do this with the big rigs. Billet aluminum and carbon fiber gimbals that are engineered properly. You can drop them from 20 feet and they'd be fine.
Have you ever seen a Movi 15 carrying 10lbs of camera attached to a vehicle while off roading? It's violent! Obviously, it's in an entirely different class but there are many gimbals that can take the abuse. It's mostly only DJI's crappy magnesium based alloys that can't take it.
If they want to wear the "Pro" moniker they should quit designing these things to last about a year if you're lucky.
How much do one of those gimbals cost?
How much do one of those gimbals cost?
100% correct but junk is junk. Poorly madeDid over 100 flights on mine no probs, if people can't land smoothly or fly without crashing, then they're not flying safely or competently and maybe its not the worse thing in the worse if these pilots are marginalised.
Update: DJI claim that the crash was due to extremely low voltage and therefore pilot error. I have sent the X5 to them today for repair, so we shall see what happens next. I'll probably start another thread about low voltage issues as it is slightly off-topic here.Just had this happen to our X5, after a very small crash landing (which was a drone malfunction rather than pilot error). Very worrying how easy the gimbal broke and definitely not living up to the "built to last" claim on the DJI site. First email was sent to DJI today and I will update here how they respond.
Hi, Flying in the forest friday 13th is not a good idea:/ I made a error and hit a branch and the inspire flipped over and fall about 1m in the forest floor. The x5 got knocked of the with pices of the
vibration board. The yaw motor came loose. All my fault so no blame to DJI from my side. Know this is fragile and that any crash leads to repairs. Just hope to get it repaired. Anyone had success to get their repaired in Europe?
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