Recent content by Jbmanning5

Ditto. I picked one up on the first Best Buy $599 Solo/gimbal deal and flown through numerous batteries with basically zero issues. Upgraded to 2.4.0 out of the box, did a single compass and level calibration. I've lost connection pushing limits in wifi congested area and Solo came back home...

Nice! Congrats on the hookup! Glad to see you guys camped up at the dune line as well after the events last week or week before near Bob Hall. Ugh. I've always kinda figured some of the heavy hitters from Sharkathon, etc might charter copters to run up and down the beach the day before event...

Haha - I thought to myself, "hey, finally something I know!" It's a good quick trick to learn on DSLRs also.

EV is exposure value compensation - more commonly just called exposure compensation. GoPro will adjust in .5 stop increments. The GoPro will attempt to find what it thinks is proper exposure for the entire scene if spot metering is turned off. A couple of examples of when you might use...

I couldn't tell for sure either but the line was attached for a while, even after in the water! I'm guessing it was beneath the drone a good 20 feet or so with a downrigger clip and when the fish hit it released the line from the clip and the fight was on. Basically free lining a squid so not...

Here are a couple of screen shots. I didn't know you could do this but here is what I found. I'm using iOS Solo app. Open the Solo app, go to Fly and then smart shots, which opens the screen below. At the bottom of that screen is a Saved Shots button. When you enter that screen, you...

I think they say that about any mild flavored dense meat. Texture wise it's pretty dense - think swordfish like. Flavor wise very mild, so it takes flavor from seasoning well. I think it's pretty good either on the grill or broiled, careful not to over cook and just a little lemon pepper, or...

They've been doing some good shark catching down that way over the past few weeks, at least just further south around Bob Ball and down onto National Seashore. Good luck, tight lines!

Darn. I was hoping to see it. Haha. Where are you guys fishing at? Make sure Solo is put up good out of sea breeze when not in use. That salt will even rust plastic :) I would check out a polarizer for the GoPro. Makes a huge difference on water shots when applied correctly. If you hook up...

If you haven't yet, configure your A or B button to be the switch for Fly:Manual. That combined with a nice open area makes it really convenient to practice in manual mode. I'm new like you and getting the feeling of how it drifts etc is making me feel more comfortable when something happens...

Tax should definitely be refunded since they are no longer paying that tax revenue to the state. Easiest way to go about it would be to just contact your credit card company and do a chargeback. They will want the info you have, such as the reply from 3DR and then take it from there. Not to...

Specs put max payload at just under a pound, 420 grams. I'm sure a bit of safety margin built into that but who knows for sure. I would surely want to test before sending out over the ocean. :) Release could be as simple as a downrigger clip, if the solo would stay stable under the required...

First thought is you'd need to figure out a bait release mechanism. I would be worried about the wind blowing slack line around so would think something to secure the bait beneath the solo and then something to secure the line/leader a little further back and down. Second thought would be...