"Hi Chris,
I stand corrected in respect to missions. At the same time Solo does't have access to a micro USB. I was forced to buy an Android device to activate missions in tower. Missions can't be activated with the Solo controller even when…"
"You will need to connect to the mission planner on your PC by using wifi. No mini USB connector on the Solo. Like I've said before.. I feel that 3DR didn't want owners to fly missions with Solo... Go figure. Just a fun side note, I sent her out on a…"
"Hey Bill,
I think Eric answered your questions. A few thoughts from a Solo and Iris owner.
I like my Iris. It plugs in to my pc and I like mission planner way better than tower. Missions are a lot easier to plan out on a large screen.
As for the…"
"Hi Chip,
Not sure that you can use the a or b buttons to activate missions. When going into the solo app the only available options for a and b buttons are cable cam, orbit or fly.
Regards, Scott"
"Thanks Chris,
I'm with you so far but how do you activate the mission to fly the drone that is loaded from a windows computer? There is no button or switch on the solo transmitter like the Auto switch on the Iris transmitter. Regards, Scott"
"I own an Iris+ and got a solo a few weeks ago. Haven't had the solo in the air yet. I love the Iris. I send it on 5,000 meter missions all the time. Last week a prop gave out while on a mission. Some guy saw it crash, retrieved it, viewed the pics…"
"Thanks Erik. I downloaded Tower tonight and checked it out. How do you download a mission on to the Solo from tower? How do you activate a mission when ready to fly? I did get my solo connected by wifi and connected to tower. Another question. I did…"
Hi, Once I download a mission on to my Solo Drone, how do I activate the mission once I'm ready to fly her? I own an Iris+ drone and it has a dedicated switch setting. The Solo doesn't.