FlushVision
Premium Pilot
Depends how you look at it. Whilst it is true to say that prop guards will give a greater chance of saving your blades in the event of a flip over, probably make a collision with a person less painful, etc, there is another side to it.Prop guards.Nuff said !
For example, while the event was ultimately my fault, my first crash using a Phantom 2 Vision fitted with prop-guards (only my fourth flight) was caused as a direct result of having those prop guards fitted. Since then I have only ever used prop guards once and that was on a Phantom 2 Vision Plus while using it during my evaluation flight to gain the CAA PfCO. Incidentally, I do have to admit that at the end of that flight the Phantom tipped over upon landing and no props were broken.
My experience using prop guards, then, has been mixed. While on one occasion they caused a crash (although I do take responsibility for it), on other occasions they have prevented prop damage.
At the end of the day, you weigh up the advantages against the disadvantages and take your choice.