Recent content by mike sember

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    new solo for sale

    Selling a new unused solo and gimbal in box for 300 plus shipping. I bought it as a backup and never needed it.
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    3dr Solo Boat operations

    I Have done the hand catch several times in rough ocean seas with a pretty good current. Take solo to the bow of the boat, hover, and then grab the body and hold fire while throttling down. I have never had a problem.
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    Battery went from 45% to 0% in under 60sec.wtf? Drone is MIA

    Ya Matt, they asked me a series of questions and then told me I was draining the battery to low before a charge. I got upset on the chat because I have done the same thing on all batteries and never had another issue.
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    Battery went from 45% to 0% in under 60sec.wtf? Drone is MIA

    Hey bud. I had a similar situation. My battery went from approx 50 or 60 percent to 0 in 1 min. I got lucky and saw it dropping on my screen while out over the ocean. I turned around quick and made crash landing. I went out the next day and retested the battery to confirm, and it was dropping...
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    The follow me function

    i don't believe follow works any more on the LG G7. I contacted 3DR a long time ago about follow and some other functions and they told me some smart shots will no longer work with some devices because the phone basically did some upgrades and solo is not updating. Thats why i switched...
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    Guide to Install & Setup the Green Cube on your Solo.

    I installed the green cube the other day through solex. i followed all the instructions and when it was updating, it froze and the cube is blinking orange. I tried restarting several times, unplugged the cube, and did some troubleshooting with no success. I contacted Matt and then ultimately...
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    Taking off from a boat!

    Hey bud, I have been fighting this battle for well over a year since i bought solo. I got solo to mostly fly from a boat to film and soon realized it won't do it because of the pre arm check and gyro that P2P mentioned. They finally came out with the green cube that has boat mode in it, but as...
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    why 4k?

    I shoot in 2.7 and 4k because the gopro looks unreal on a 4k tv. Here is an example on my recent trip to Kauai.
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    Losing video feed

    Its the app. It was happening to me. I called 3DR and they said to remove the app and reinstall it. It worked fine after.
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    boat mode

    The A+B+pause is a good tip when you land. I have landed in hand and do the throttle down stick, but that takes about 3 seconds to power off. The problem i run into is when i put solo on the deck and turn it on, there is a very brief period that the controller says (searching for GPS) before...
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    Searching for GPS even when I have 10+ sats

    P2P is correct. You can not move solo at all before launching. SOLO has pre arm checks and it has to be on a stable surface or it will not launch. I have been dealing with this issue for the last year because it is really the only thing i don't like about solo. I bought it to take off from a...
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    Abject failure so far

    First mistake is not going through all the manuals. Second mistake is not understanding the the company 3DR is not going to help much except for bug fixes. They are not updating anything and just let it ride out. Third, do not try to use apple devices with solo. Finally, the gopro hero 4 black...
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    Solex causing Solo to twitch

    Hey guys, glad you are fixing the twitching issue. I can't wait to get solex when my tablet comes in. It sounds like you figured out the twitching, but what about the pulsing of the motors? I have been experiencing the pulsing of the motors latley on a solid solo for the last year. It has not...
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    Arming solo in manual mode

    Copy. Thanks. Ill Try to link up and fly before its get enough satellites.
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    Arming solo in manual mode

    Great. I have my B button set as manual stabilize. When i turn solo on, the controller always says (waiting for solo), until it gets the GPS lock. If i throttle down and hit the B button, nothing happens until it gets the GPS lock. Do you have another way to do this before that happens?