Recent content by Maxwell

Thanks! I had the same question.. did any Solo's ship from 3DR with something other than CubeSolo? It wasn't clear if the 'green' and 'orange' were running updates from the factory, or always user-done mods/updates after-sale..

Good info! Thank you. I think I'm going to have to step up to a Laptop Mission Planner. I've been using an Android Tablet and that app is only barely working. I did not have the options you describe to select which-compass. It also spins up the motors during compass calibration, which seems...

Oh it competed pretty well, at the time. If I think back to what-was-I-thinking when it launched, that made me pay full retail for the kit. The GoPro3/4 partnership was better than most drones had as on-board cameras. The flight parameters were more athletic -- more robust in Wind, more...

Yup, sure is.

It starts, but just never finishes (MissionPlanner Compass Calibration). I don't even get the failure razz tone... just the endless beeping. I've twirled and tumbled the drones for over three hours altogether, even went to an undeveloped field and left everything metal in the car far away.

Factory Reset did work, to bring me back to the 3DR firmware, but with the servers down, it was stuck at Update. I reinstalled OpenSolo4 with Solex and was stuck at IMU Calibration (Solex bug). I ran the old 3DR App and was able to calibrate IMU just fine. Neither Solex nor the original 3DR App...

I have looked all over the app, the Play Store listing, and every screen in the Solex app. There is no "Solex support" listed anywhere. no email address, no web site, no phone number, nothing. Mission Planner was also unable to calibrate the compass, but also had other issues like...

If you do that, Solex will leave your 3DR Solo *unflyable*. There is no way to calibrate the IMU or the Compass with the Solex app, and the controller won't arm without calibration. You're better off trying to hang onto the factory firmware on both the controller and drone so that you can at...

And don't buy SOLEX whatever you do.. that's another dead-end. It's a real mystery. I had two pairs (Controller + Drone) that came off the shelf after years and neither one needed to rebind or update -- I wonder if your controller somehow discharged enough to "forget"? I thought it would all...

You sure you flew that drone with that controller years ago? Because I took mine off the shelf after years and it still flew. It doesn't know time passed. If you NEVER flew it, then yeah, you need to install some software to get past that screen, since the servers are gone, app is gone..

Is there an easy way to check? I'm going to go with No. It's a pretty early unit... it probably has whatever they launched with.

Still got it.

I can't tell if your name is Deleted Member or I'm replying to a void. :) I would recommend attempting to fly first, before doing any (more) modifications. Just to make sure your kit works before putting time & parts into it. Your first flight should be completely uneventful and boring. If...

Also have the GPC 3DR Solo hard-case -- pelican style. If nobody wants the kit I will probably gut it and replace the foam? It's heavy and bulky both, but fits the drone and 4 batteries great.

Yeah. Bummer. I mean, I get it.. this drone is eight years old; the world has moved on. I'm mostly upset that I spent money on this app just to have Solex render my drone unflyable. Not cool. They should pull that app down before more people permanently make their drone uncalibrated...