The forum seems to be captivated by a number of Solo crashes. When I search for Solo crashes, I am not seeing the vast numbers that I would expect to see based on the threads. No one wants their new drone to crash (mine did and is out of commission
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Flew Solo yesterday on the new firmware and everything went well. Went to fly tonight and the controller is acting up.
It says waiting for GPS even though the Solo app says 10+ satellites and HDOP under 2.0. The app shows 0% battery even thoug
Read more…Hi guys, Solo looks like a beautiful and powerful machine, HD video feed or feature like CableCam are amazing for video shooting. However I guess Solo is designed mostly for gopro size/weight camera (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Would be nice to s
This week we’ve rolled out some important updates that will go a long way toward making your Solo experience even more smooth and easy. This includes updates for both Solo and the Solo app—remember, the Solo app will do all of the update work wireles
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I've been meaning to get around to pulling logs off of my Solo, so I tried that today. Something tells me the normal way of pulling logs (using APM Planner) is not the right approach. First, it's pathetically slow. As in, it took me about 40
Read more…On the 20th of June I encountered what I believe is a Solo fly away and I posted a video in the 'Solo Crash on Camera Flash' post. I'm looking for some feedback and would greatly appreciate any help with this issue to determine if it was pilot error
Read more…Question about camera control without the gimbal. Is it possible to start and stop recording while in flight, to only the SD card in the GoPro?
Do you have to have "record to device camera roll" on to use this option? Assume the video is also captured
Read more…OK, I rest my case...
Friday 26th demo at California Drone Supply, San Diego. Happy flight until someone wanted a picture.
Controller with 3DR ID
Solo with Gimbal
Coming up to take a picture
Solo says no no
Crashes into truck
These guys are lucky!
Rep asks -
Read more…Hey guys so I have been flying multiple test flights with the solo drone without a gimbal mount since it is still in backorder till July and I was just shocked how bad the footage was. I kept getting the dreaded jello effect aka motion blur aka shaky
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I just wanted to share some of my initial results for mapping. I am using a Go Pro 4 Silver with a 5.4mm lens from Peau Productions. I swapped the lens out yesterday. I plan to fine tune the focus tomorrow to see if I can get better results. T
Read more…I've posted an instructional video showing how to troubleshoot a 3DR Solo with a burnt out motor, remove the engine pod, and replace it with a new one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZUivv2nJ6E or search YouTube for "solo engine troubleshooting".
T
Read more…Flying my Solo this evening when it flew off and crashed across the street after my son took a picture of it while it was hovering in front of him. No warning - just went. Solo was completely unresponsive to control attempts. See the event here: http
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With 2.4gHz being so congested will Solo ever be offered in ham radio bands? My buddy said that just below the common 2.4 open licence bands is a ham band. Maybe that could be used? Or 433 mHz like the Iris?
Just curious, I love my Solo but th
Read more…So do I buy a new solo? Would love to hear from all you new owners of Solos your un bias opinions on this quad.
Thank you!
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I was curious as to what was being used to log flights. Total flight time, max speed , max alt etc. I tried looking on the ap store but nothing solid. And recomendations would be greatley appreciated.
Martin
Read more…There were pictures of Solo's with the Blackmagic mini camera. Is that going to happen (with a gimbal and control of the camera while in flight)?http://diydrones.com/photo/3dr-solo-with-the-blackmagic-micro-cinema-camera-at-nab-2015-1?context=latest
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So, I scp'ed the contents of the Solo's and controller's file systems to a local machine here so I could poke around. Lots of cool stuff in /usr/bin. I don't have any warranty-voiding plans, I'm mainly interested in learning how things work at thi
Read more…By now we have 2 hours of flight testing, including all the autonomous modes in the Solo app -- Selfie, Orbit, Cable, Follow. All modes worked flawlessly, as did auto takeoff, auto land, RTH.
We have done some preliminary tests with the survey capabil
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Can someone tell me which is the best app for the iPad Mini, for doing flight planning/waypoints etc?
Thanks.
Muzzy.
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Does anyone know when the shipping to the UK will start, I have my pre-order in place ready so I was just wondering!
I would also like to get the backpack for the SOLO, who is supplying and/or manufacturing them please?
Regards.
Muzzy.
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