gimbal

  1. Robert Ritzenthaler

    Battery Life

    Flew my 3dr solo today with outside temperatures at 23˚F (-5˚C). Used two batteries, each battery only lasted 10 minutes. Don't think I want to fly in weather that cold again. During the second battery the gimbal was sagging a little but then corrected itself. Wondering if it was because I...
  2. D

    Go Pro 3 Black Original

    I am trying to run a regular gopro 3 black with my solo through the gimbal and can't get a video feed. I have checked the forums and don't see much info on people trying to fly the original 3. 3dr says it is compatible, has anyone tried the gimbal with gopro 3 black? I've updated the solo and...
  3. R

    3dr Shops in Europe

    I am new to 3dr and have just purchased an Iris+ however I am struggling to find somewhere in Europe that stocks the Tarot Gimbal to fit, any links or ideas would be great. So far I have just found one very overpriced one on US ebay that will post to the uk. Cheers
  4. klamberton

    Solo Crashed Itself

    Hey 3DR pilots, This is my first post and unfortunately its not a great one. I was having some trouble with my gimbal, it was not responding to the camera control angle well. Every time I tried to manually adjust the camera angle it got stuck facing 45 degrees downward. After lots of searching...
  5. brucesbees

    Balancing Your 3DR SOLO Gimbal When Installing A Filter

    I have been working on this all day trying to figure who I wanted to buy my Lens filters from. After contacting Peau Productions and chatting with them I decided they were the ones to go with. The sent me a Link that was just made on December 16th that goes into detail on exactly how to...
  6. M

    ATT 3DR - Please revisit Gimbal and Flight Controls

    Several improvements needed: Start/Stop Record on the left Gimbal Tilt control is quite PROBLEMATIC. Please create a dedicated button, or the option to disable that functionality because I have hit it several times without being aware of it and end up never recording anything, double tapping...
  7. L

    New never installed 3dr solo gimbal UP for sale!

    Selling a brand new 3-axis gimbal from the 3dr solo drone. I had pre purchased the gimbal and ended up getting it wayy later than i should have an bought an other one during that time. It was never installed and comes with all the accesories for all the go pros. doesnt come with the go pro...
  8. T

    Gimbal maintenance

    Just checking to find out if anyone knows of any good ideas for preventive or touch up gimbal maintenance? Also, for prop motors ... Thanks.
  9. T

    Adjusting Height in Follow-Me Mode

    Hey everybody - I played around with the follow-me mode significantly for the first time this past week in Austin, and it was definitely a learning experience. I figure before I go rambling on my experience - here is my burning question of the night: In follow-me mode, does the Solo stop...
  10. J

    GoPro Hero 4 Black Connection Issues

    In the last few flights (I am up to my 12th outing now of between 2 and 4 batteries) I have experienced issues with the GoPro connecting for live feed. The record button is greyed out and the screen is blank on the connected device. There there are also times when the button is greyed out but...
  11. D

    GoPro Control in App with Gimbal?

    I have a GoPro Hero 3+ that I'm using with the solo. I have 2 separate issues and am hoping that they're not related. 1. With "Save to Camera Roll" turned on, nothing is saved to the GoPro itself. I've been told that I need to manually hit record on the GoPro before putting it into the...
  12. B

    RMA

    Has anyone else had a RMA with their Solo and gimbal? And how long did this take? Not sure what to expect. My gimbal would not work right out of the box, noir up date... Not showing up in app. Wire connector damaged at the GPS = no sat. Out of the box Autopilot software not showing up in app...
  13. A

    Battery run out faster than normal

    I was flying and at 35% I started receiving the battery alert so I tried to get the drone back to landing, it wasn't far and in a matter of a minute the battery went from 35% to 10% and when it was like 10ft above the ground it went from 10% to 2% and landed. It was a new battery and it was...
  14. P

    Solo Gimbal won't work after 1.3 update

    My friend (unfortunately I do not have Solo by my own ;) ) received his Solo and gimbal few days ago. First preflight update went without of any problems - I think it was 1.2.x version(the last one before 1.3) He perform it with iPhone 5s. Afterwards everything was working perfect. He even...
  15. B

    ****3dr solo for sale***gimbal***backpack****

    For sale is: -3dr solo quadcopter flown less than 10 times without gimbal and only once with the gimbal -total of 2 batteries -3dr solo gimbal -3dr solo backpack used once...still has tags on it. 1325 obo...feel free to make offer Not willing to separate items at this time Only paypal or local...
  16. egodinho

    My first crash...

    Guys, last week I had my first (only one) crash with Solo... Was my first fly with gimbal (after a lot of without the gimbal) and I don't know exactly what happened... I choose RTH and SOLO just flew to right and crashed in a wall. I tried PAUSE button, but didn't work. Apparently SOLO are...
  17. L

    Fall Colors 3DR Solo Gimbal.

    Flew solo in lake steam. Got the props in . Second one Fall Leaves Gimbal works great. Getting out almost 2 miles with stock antenna. Updates keep making flights better. GoPro hero 4 Silver with pro tune.
  18. L

    Fall Colors 3DR Solo Gimbal.

    Flew solo in lake steam. Got the props in . Second one Fall Leaves Gimbal works great. Getting out almost 2 miles with stock antenna. Updates keep making flights better. GoPro hero 4 Silver with pro tune.
  19. S

    Brand New Gimbal (Solo)

    Here selling extra gimbal i received when they shipped straight from 3dr. I totally forgot about it, its over 30 days return. Brand new, never installed, shipped from 3dr. $380 shipped anywhere in usa
  20. Mauiwind

    Gimbal's intermittent nervous breakdown

    I get it all: Duck walk Nervous Nellie Random dance I've tried everything: cables moved as per.... checked gimbal clearances balanced idle gimbal props balanced An entire bottle of good red, several nights in a row. Nothing is working. Here's something that might be a clue to the grime...