Hello Everyone!
Looking to purchase a Yuneec Hexacopter for commercial applications. I recently got my Part 107 certification. I was considering the Typhoon H+ but they don't seem to be in stock anywhere and I even got an email from B&H Photo that they are discontinued. Does anybody know if this is true? Should I wait for the H3 to be available or consider the H520 even though it is considerably more expensive for what seems like the same bird with different firmware? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!
John
John, It would seems as though Yuneec has discontinued the Plus in favor of producing the H3. However, here in the states there are still stocks of the Typhoon H Plus at various Best Buy's across the country, two stores near me here in Florida have them on the shelves, so they can be found.
The Plus has been available for a little over a year and a half and there is a lot of information about them here on this forum. Other than not having some of the things we expected it to have, the Plus has been a pretty good system with a superb camera but it has one issue that has plagued some Plus owners while not others; and some of us believe it is hardware related because Yuneec tried for over a year to fix it through firmware updates and they never did - and that problem is - Gimbal Buzz and shake. While many have had it, a far greater number (I am one) have never experienced it.
The Plus and the 520 are essentially the same; they do share the same flight software, but the 520 has a few capabilities the Plus does not, the 520 can do mapping, it can accept not only the E90 (which is identical to the C23 from the Plus) but it also can accept the E50 and infra red cameras, but of course, those cost a lot of extra money.
The H3 is out in extremely limited numbers thus feedback and information which is helpful to this forum to be able to build a data base of information in order to help those who may or will have problems; is currently almost non-existent. With the current state of Yuneec, spares and their customer service here in the states, I would be very wary of getting an H3.
All that said, if you're set on getting a Typhoon I would recommend either the 520 or the Plus based on what work you wish to pursue, however keep in mind what I mentioned about the Plus. You may or may not get one that works right out of the box, but Best Buy has a 14 day period in which you can return for a replacement. My advice would be if you get one - try it out if it works and you like - keep it, but I cannot over stress this - DO NOT EVER update the firmware on a Plus that is working fine.
