Recent content by Clint Miller

I have a newly minted GoPro 4 blessed with a Peau Systems 5.4mm lens. It has firmware version HD4.02.01.03.04 on it now. Is the upgrade to the latest GoPro firmware safe, should I stay at the current version, or is there a preferred version I should feed the new camera. Thanks!

Just installed the mRo M8N GPS in my solo. Acquisition of 12 sats in < 10 seconds. Test flight of 10 minutes with between 16 & 19 sats throughout. Very excited.

Never mind. After struggling gently for some minutes, I finally got it off. Whew! New mRo GPS had acquisition of 12 sats in 10 sec and flew 10 minutes with between 16 and 19 sats. Awesome.

I've purchased the mRo GPS and 3DR shield and have watched 2 videos on youtube showing the installation. Looks very straight forward. However, I'm unable to even get the black plastic cover off the solo. I've pried the sides up and the videos then show it simply pops up and off. Mine is...

Purchased solo because of the opensource aspect. I'm very excited to learn this platform. Is our only view into the smartshot world the stub at https://dev.3dr.com/concept-smartshot.html with the limitations as listed at the end of https://dev.3dr.com/concept-dronekit.html ? I'm just learning...

This is all great news.

I've had mine ~3000' but at that range it's hardly even a spec on the horizon. I'll probably never do that again. No connectivity issues with aftermarket antennas but it was in the country with very little 2.4GHz traffic. Scary though and not recommended. There is a youtube video using...

One of the unfortunate realities of venture money is that they frequently push products out the door before they are fully baked because they are desperate to book revenue (not "realize" just "book"). The solo didn't fall prey to bad design (if it had, we wouldn't be using it successfully...

Sorry to hear of the demise of 3DR. Having been a part of poorly-thought-out silicone valley ventures, I'm not surprised. I've purchased the $499 bundle and couldn't be happier. At that price, seriously considering buying a spare. So far it's performed as advertised and is doing everything...

AWEsome! The update does exactly what I need. Off to get the shots...

Thanks, that is a good thought. We do have that straight.

Is there a way to display the compass heading of the drone in flight? I have a client who needs views from specific compass headings and I can't seem to find a way to determine which way the drone is pointed exactly. Guessing is something I'd rather not have to do. I've seen a compass appear...

Good to hear though it's strange such a burgeoning market sector has been abandoned. It would be interesting to understand more about the genesis of that decision... oh well. Solo has the features I need and a price point that's hard to ignore right now so I'm in. Thanks very much for your...

Awesome answer, thank you. So I take it the "official line" of 3DR, regarding support of solo, is not to be believed?

Hi there - I'm about to pull the trigger on the purchase of a solo and am in the position of also needing to select a device to run the solo app. I've read that there's some question as to whether the android version will continue to be developed and that there are functional differences...