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<blockquote data-quote="Chips" data-source="post: 51370" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>The Spark was a good drone for getting familiar with operating a drone. I gained more and more confidence as I flew it for 7 months. It seemed a bit light and sometimes affected by strong winds so I bought a Phantom 3SE, but I still used the Spark more. Then I had a situation where the motors shut down at 80 metres as it was landing and it fell from the sky. It wasn't badly damaged externally and can still fly but I don't know what happened inside and I don't trust it anymore. I was lucky it fell on my house awning and not onto someone or on a highway. Some experts at this forum have looked at my flight data and could not see what might have caused the shutdown.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I've put aside the Spark now and will use it for flights where there is a risk of losing it or crashing it. Maybe use for practicing flying through a forest. I have a Mavic Pro now and I love it and because of the experience I gained with the Spark, I can now fly the Mavic more easily.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I had some problems with the Spark on and off but it never had to be sent back to the dealer for a fix. Some were related to having an underpowered tablet which resulted in poor transmission and some simply required playing around with the settings. It's embarassing to rant and rave when you send the drone back to the dealer and say it has problems... only to be told you haven't set something correctly and there is really nothing wrong with it. So read through the forum posts and perhaps your problem has been experienced by someone who also provided the solution.</p><p></p><p>Have fun with your Spark!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chips, post: 51370, member: 2322"] The Spark was a good drone for getting familiar with operating a drone. I gained more and more confidence as I flew it for 7 months. It seemed a bit light and sometimes affected by strong winds so I bought a Phantom 3SE, but I still used the Spark more. Then I had a situation where the motors shut down at 80 metres as it was landing and it fell from the sky. It wasn't badly damaged externally and can still fly but I don't know what happened inside and I don't trust it anymore. I was lucky it fell on my house awning and not onto someone or on a highway. Some experts at this forum have looked at my flight data and could not see what might have caused the shutdown. Anyway, I've put aside the Spark now and will use it for flights where there is a risk of losing it or crashing it. Maybe use for practicing flying through a forest. I have a Mavic Pro now and I love it and because of the experience I gained with the Spark, I can now fly the Mavic more easily. By the way, I had some problems with the Spark on and off but it never had to be sent back to the dealer for a fix. Some were related to having an underpowered tablet which resulted in poor transmission and some simply required playing around with the settings. It's embarassing to rant and rave when you send the drone back to the dealer and say it has problems... only to be told you haven't set something correctly and there is really nothing wrong with it. So read through the forum posts and perhaps your problem has been experienced by someone who also provided the solution. Have fun with your Spark! [/QUOTE]
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