DJI T600-Single-Controllers Inspire 1 Quadcopter with 4k Video Camera with Controller

Arrived quickly (great seller) however it is now on its way back because, while the drive motor for the landing gear makes a nice whirring noise, the drive-screw that controls the landing gear position doesn't turn, i.e., I could not convert it from transport to landing position (or any other position). I thought about attaching the camera anyway so I could update the firmware but ultimately thought better of that and decided to return it. I have ordered another one just for grins and will update this review if I have any better luck. Quality control remains a consistent issue for DJI - I have returned a couple of Phantoms (both 1 & 2) with out-of-the-box issues as well. The guess the good news is that, based on my experience, if you get a DJI quad that works initially, they are very reliable. Hopefully I will get to that point with the Inspire 1.UPDATE +++++I am happy to report that the replacement arrived quickly (sold and shipped by Amazon) and in good order. After charging the batteries (flight and controller) I turned everything on, cycled the landing gear position switch 4x and lo and behold, the landing gear immediately moved to the landing position (whew). Next step was to update the firmware for the Inspire 1, camera, controller & battery, which went without a hitch; then to check the IMU (which did not need calibration) and finally calibrate the compass. Now it's time to see if it will fly!First, turn on the controller and connect to the pilot app on your tablet or phone, then turn on the DJI flight battery. Turning on the flight battery is exactly like turning on the battery for the Phantom 2 so I really can't understand why there are so many posts from folks who seem to have trouble turning the thing on - simply press and release the flight-battery button, wait for the charge-level indicators to light up, and then immediately press and hold the button until it turns on. Don't overthink it!At this point you have two options: 1) start the motors by moving the control levers as indicated (down and right or left) and then apply power to take off manually, or 2) press the "takeoff" icon on the app. What? A takeoff button? Whoever heard of such a thing! Since no self-respecting quadcopter pilot would resort to "assisted" takeoff, notwithstanding the fact that these things pretty much fly themselves anyway, I opted for the manual option. That said, I have to admit that my curiosity got the better of me a few days later and I decided to press the takeoff icon just to see what would happen. Remarkably, it dutifully started its motors, rose to about four feet, raised its landing gear to the flight position and just sat there, waiting for instructions - cool. Getting back to the ground is just as simple as takeoff and, if you have any concerns, just press the "landing" icon on the app and let the controller do the work for you (I finally tried that too).As for how the entire package works - exactly as advertised! The Inspire 1 is very fast and very stable in all directions, even in winds up to 20mph, and I have had no problem with signal reception out to a little more than 1500 yards, which is as far as I have let it go to date. The camera takes beautiful 4K video (with some compression artifacts), albeit only at 24 & 30fps; and somewhat soft but entirely usable 12MP stills - the raw stills dress up nicely in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.One thing to consider if you are interested in extended flight time is that you will definitely need to purchase additional batteries. I have been getting only 10-13 min on the standard (TB47) battery and 15 to 18 minutes on the TB48 - and that is with letting it run to about 15% of remaining battery capacity (not recommended). Obviously the less you move it around once you are in the air, the longer the battery will last. However, I have noticed that even when stationary, it works pretty hard to hold its position if there is anywind to speak of.Bottom line: once you get over the price, this is a great quad for work and/or fun!

Only giving this a 4 star rating because I have not yet had a chance to fly it. However I received one of the second production models of this that came with updated firmware. (I tried to update the firmware but it was already at the most current level). This also came with DJI's new blades that work as intended now and are actually self tightening.However my experience with the machine so far has been pretty smooth. Charged both the controller and the battery and then set to getting it ready for my first flight today. I have not received any errors and had green lights across the board. Another thing to point out is that this already comes with a case. Some of you may not be happy with the quality of the case but after spending almost 3k on this machine its nice that DJI sends even a small gesture to protect you're investment.All in all I'm happy with my purchase at the moment and I hope others are happy with theirs as well.(Update 2/9/2015)I was finally able to take the Quad out over the weekend and it flies like a dream. However, I am having problems with the camera at the moment although I believe my problems are from user inexperience. I am not vary familiar with camera settings so I got some whitewashed video. However the first video that I did was SUPER smooth. I did it in 1080p 60fps. I also had another video that I shot and it got separated into two different videos (I'm assuming from the size) and the video was very choppy. I don't know if I turned off the aircraft to quickly for it to format the video or what but the second video I took was horribly choppy compared to the first.Once again I am still very happy with my purchase I just need to figure out how to use the camera or figure out if I need to have it fixed and I think my experience with the machine will be much better.Here are the specs of what I am using to fly:Samsung Note 10.1 Tablet running the most current Android version supported.I do not own any Apple Products so I can't tell you how they operate.Once again I think this may be due to my inexperience with the platform and cameras in general

The Inspire 1 is an engineering marvel, but the software is unreliable and customer service is incompetent. In my case, linking between the aircraft and the RC unit via iPad mini was sporadic. Sometimes the units linked; most of the time, they did not. The software was the most recent urelease. Customer service responded rapidly from China, but its response was to redirect my. inquires to an office California and this office appears to be overwhelmed and incompetent. After much exasperating trial and error, I was able to get the aircraft and the RC unit to link through my iPhone. However, on a flight in a meadow with trees, the signal was lost, and, despite the fact that I could see the aircraft and had my hands off the joysticks, the aircraft flew away on its own. I have yet to find it.Update 8/1/2015: the flight record proves that the Inspire flew off on its own. DJI acknowledged this, but only offered to replace the aircraft with a used model and only if I purchased it for $1500. So, the proposal was that I buy a used Inspire at half-price to replace the new Inspire I had purchased for nearly $3000 and which was lost due to DJI's defective software, not to pilot error. I replied to DJI that I was willing to split the cost of a new Inspire, but to pay half-price for a used aircraft struck me as foolish and unfair.Update 10/8/2015: DJI relented and offered to furnish a new Inspire in replacement for half-cost. I accepted the offer and paid August 21st. To date, I have not received the new Inspire. Five e-mail inquiries and two separate phone follow-ups have all failed to produce any result from DJI, except a maddening robo e-mail stating that the "issue has been resolved." The level of customer service is the worst.