I'd say you got real lucky on your first crash - not to get the gimbal or camera involved in it!
I certainly like the unobstructed camera view feature but obviously any crash or even hard landing will likely damage these items and require an expensive repair :( maybe a new user "roll cage"...
I believe they are only referring to the "ground school" portion of the pilot's license requirements, I don't think they expect us to learn to fly a plane in order to operate our RC models!
Regardless, if I plan to shoot some footage for a realtor friend and they reimburse me for my trouble I'm...
Definitely a risk buying something like this from a "unauthorized" dealer. I've purchased items from Amazon that have broken within the warranty period, contacted the manufacturer and was told their warranty was void because of where I bought it. Seems like a great deal for the manufacturer...