Do you think that SOLO has such important issues as it has Phantom 4 ?
Bull,
Here is my honest take on this subject. I'm a complete amateur, never really got into the RC stuff before (I was too busy working). I got into these MR's about a year and a half ago. My first birds were the toys (I learned to do that first from these forums). I learned how to fly a Hubsan enough to do most things with it, especially annoy my wife and teenage daughter when her boyfriend would come over. Then I bought my first P2V+v3. I had a blast with that thing (I still fly it today). At some point it got a mind of it's own (or I did something that I've never been able to figure out) and it blasted itself, full speed into the dirt! Damned near totaled. With the help of other forum members and a few bucks I rebuilt it (great learning experience).
I currently own my P2, 2-P3Pro's and the Solo. For me, a novice and amateur, the P3's are extremely easy to fly and do all I need them to do from an amateur video perspective. I can't stand DJI as a company and purchased my DJI products with the understanding that if they crapped out, I'd just throw them in the trash.
I got my first P3 shortly after it was released and my second as soon as the prices dropped after DJI released the P4 (the P4 just didn't get me excited enough to go through the first version bumps and bruises). I'm very comfortable with my P3's. I've purchased some aftermarket safety devices for them and haven't experienced any of the issues that you read about on the other forums. I have made the decision to not do the many firmware updates that come out regularly as I can rarely see the benefit and I'm very suspicious of DJI's motives. I also fly all of my DJI birds with a 3rd party flight app.
I purchased my Solo after a great deal of research and because I loved the idea of having an open-source, American product. I'm satisfied with my Solo but have had to spend quite a bit of time and money trying to isolate vibration issues. I've replaced a motor pod (I have 7 new ones in stock), the HDMI cable and props. I've purchased a prop balancer and have balanced both my props and motors to the best of my ability. (I haven't had the need to do these things with my P3's). I've also purchased an FPLVR for a better connection and signal.
The Solo is a sturdier product and to me flies in a more steady manner. The Solo takes a bit more to launch. I have to wait longer for sat locks and up until the latest update had a few more buttons to push to power everything up. I also have to do a few more software functions to get it up and going and may need to swap applications depending on how I am planning to fly. All minor issues but different from the P3.
In summary, from purely an amateurs perspective, the P3 is a bit more of a turn it on and fly device and the Solo requires a bit more knowledge and tinkering. They are both good birds, just different. I guess the answer to your question is answered easier depending on what you intend to do with it. The professionals here can provide much more depth from a photo and video perspective. I don't have the experience or background for that part of it. As far as I'm concerned, they all require continuing education, knowledge and practice to fly successfully long-term.
All just my amateur opinion, of course.
Jerry
