DJI Inspire 1 with Phillip Bloom pitch

$3500 is "chump change" compared to anything serious from four or so years ago.

That said -- Mr. Bloom did a really great job reading from the teleprompter -- and I have no idea if this really is anything "serious." Wait until it hits the streets and regular folks report back on it.

The more moving parts -- the more stuff that breaks -- or -- that need to be replaced after you've crashed it.
 
It has "hit the streets."

There's a huge thread over at RCGroups.com right now.

You're welcome to catch up there, but the release has not been what can be considered smooth.

IMU, propellor, firmware, and iOS issues have cropped up and DJI has said don't fly until they send out some new prop nuts to deal with one of the issues.

Apple and DJI are at odds about the iOS Pilot App and it hasn't been released to the iOS Apps store as yet, although an Android version is available.

Some of the video looks pretty good, however.
 
I have one and it rocks! Everybody making a huge deal about the guy crashing into the garage. Go look up on youtube and watch the 100's if not 1000's of flights without a hitch. If it were so bad there would be countless crashes online to view. Just some minor tweaks for DJI to iron out. But I'm more than pleased with the Inspire 1.
 
"Garage guy" wasn't the first to have a crash and some of the problem videos don't make it to YouTube and end up on Facebook alone. There's only a handful of Inspires in countries such as the UK, until there's a larger user base of real end users we won't really known how reliable it is. DJI has included photographers on its beta program, but whether they're truly testers or actually in effect sponsors getting gear for free isn't clear so I'd only trust real experiences of end users.
 
The way that guy drove that copter into a wall indicates the operator was prepared for it. He was not startled. The guy (or the fellow doing the video) says on a dry tone that atleast we got it on video.
 
indiawilds said:
The way that guy drove that copter into a wall indicates the operator was prepared for it. He was not startled. The guy (or the fellow doing the video) says on a dry tone that atleast we got it on video.
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He didn't drive it into the garage, the user claims he used auto take off, before this even happened another user had filmed the same behaviour (using auto take off) only then it was on a large outdoor space so the Inspire was brought back under control but it took several seconds.

The Inspire has full logging and DJI have replaced this unit according to the user, had the logs shown it was a deliberate action then why would DJI replace it?

There is a saying amongst multicopter users "if you're not crashing, you're not flying" so frankly I don't think anyone used to multicopters screams or shouts (albeit there might be a swear word or two) in the event of a crash, you take it on the chin and just hope it can be repaired. With a new product like this, I'd probably be more concerned with "did I have it on video" as I would also approach my dealer or the company direct if I believed a crash was due to a bug.

Finally had this been planned then why is the video not monetised?

There's way too much blaming of users and not enough vendor accountability in the multicopter world.
 
P13 said:
He didn't drive it into the garage, the user claims he used auto take off, before this even happened another user had filmed the same behaviour (using auto take off) only then it was on a large outdoor space so the Inspire was brought back under control but it took several seconds.

The Inspire has full logging and DJI have replaced this unit according to the user, had the logs shown it was a deliberate action then why would DJI replace it?

There is a saying amongst multicopter users "if you're not crashing, you're not flying" so frankly I don't think anyone used to multicopters screams or shouts (albeit there might be a swear word or two) in the event of a crash, you take it on the chin and just hope it can be repaired. With a new product like this, I'd probably be more concerned with "did I have it on video" as I would also approach my dealer or the company direct if I believed a crash was due to a bug.
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Well whatever I wrote was my perception based on watching the video. I may be wrong.

P13 said:
Finally had this been planned then why is the video not monetised?
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The video in question has half a million views so it is natural to ask why it is not monetised. However, his other videos have got 50-60 views. Only two of his other videos about DJI Inspire 1 have got around 1000 views. So his channel may not be monetised.

P13 said:
There's way too much blaming of users and not enough vendor accountability in the multicopter world.
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I have no axe to grind here.
 
I wasn't suggesting you were bashing the user or had an axe to grind personally, it's a general issue in the multicopter groups, this guy got flamed if you read the comments, Facebook was fairly much the same, no one waited for the logs to be checked before making their own conclusions.

Even the Inspire is to be sold over the counter in Maplins (similar to Radioshack in the US) alongside Phantoms, as a pick up and fly product, if you'll sell a product to idiots you need to idiot proof it first.

The venders need to take responsibility for how they market their multicopters and to provide the necessary after sales support.
 
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GavinAbe said:
This happened just after they were released for sale to public, poor owner
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I laughed out loud. Why? It's not really funny, this guy spent a lot of money on his copter, and then bang! it's destroyed so that's terrible. But still it made me laugh.
 
TBH I think everyone laughed, I think even if you've been on the receiving end yourself you'd still laugh, I know I did. It's even funnier once you know it wasn't even his garage he crashed into. One user had his crash into a car he'd rented.
 
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