"Hi RG,
1) The "Hatch Angle" is the angle of your path the Solo will fly for the survey. For example, if you have a survey that is in a rectangular shape, you can have the Solo fly back and forth either the height of the survey area (many short…"

"Same as everyone else. Windows 10 working fine with MP. I'm actually liking Windows 10 (so far)."

"I used the free QuadcopterFX Simulator for my android tablet. While you can hook-up your TX, I just used the controls on the screen. Being free, it is limited. But this GREATLY helped me learn how to fly in normal stabilize mode, learning to control…"

"Here's a video showing how it's done."

"Erik,
EXCELLENT video. I hope to eventually achieve these type of results. What gimbal are you using?"

"Interesting, but that wiki statement is either wrong or outdated. "Simple Mode" also works in Alt Hold, Loiter and Position modes. I never tried "Super Simple".

I can fly just fine in Stabilize. I was thinking more of when the + gets too far away…"

"Thanks for the replies and confirmation. Guess I'll do some more testing to see why it won't switch over while in flight."

"Thanks. Then I wonder why my switch isn't invoking Simple Mode while in flight. I know the switch works when set to invoke RTL and works to invoke Simple Mode before arming.
I've verified the PWM exceeds 1800 when switched on. On the TX, channel 8…"

"If you haven't already, upgrade your Arducopter firmware to 3.2.1. There were improvements made in the landing routine. I also learned, that if you're using the LAND or RTL to stay off the throttle until the Iris has landed itself and throttled down…"

"As an option, take off from your case. Close your case and place the Iris on it. Then take off from the case. "

"I discovered my jitter was coming directly from the Tarot. Not always, but once and awhile, it would be jittering (shaking) as soon as powered up. Touching it "might" stop the jitters. You could definitely feel and see it.
I adjusted the motor a…"

"Finally had a chance to take the Iris our for more testing on the jello effect. I ran numerous short flights in Alt Hold, Loiter, and short Auto missions and at different video modes/FOV. In all flights, except one, I didn't notice the "jello"…"

"I'm game. I'll do some baseline tests in different flight modes. Then, if needed, progressively make changes from there.
This is my 2nd Iris+, but my first gimbal. This was only the 2nd flight with the new copter and the first flight with the gimbal…"

"Excellent timing!
I just installed my Tarot 2D Gimbal with Hero3+ Silver on the Iris+ and did some initial test video flights. My jello was terrible! It looked like there was an earthquake going on. I'll be calibrating the gimbal motors and will see…"