Colin Guinn webinar, I have to buy another Solo

Burkeam · May 27, 2016

I'm not sure "so many" is a good representation. There is a huge different in having a 1 in 1,000,000, 1:500 and 1:4 failure rate yet all of these could be stated as so many. Struggling and frustrated users do investigate, seek answers and share the pains more then when everything is just fine. I do believe the motors could use improvement however for me to judge I really like to see some data. Nothings is every perfect and there will be failures. What failure rate is reasonable and where does Solo fit on that scale.

Now if I lose another Solo due to a bad motor. I will say "F" the data because it's starting to get personal.lol

SteveReno · May 27, 2016

Look in your email box.
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Steve S. · May 28, 2016

I loved the webinar. Colin knocked that one outta the park! However, I didn't get an answer on my "Will 3DR release a multi battery charging station?" question. I saw a 5 battery charger inside 3DR's flying cage at NAB and they were using it but when I asked if it was for sale the developer asked me how much I would pay for it. I said $350 and he just laughed. Never did get a clear answer on if or when this would get released other than "We're working on it." Still out of all the sUAS choices I saw at NAB, I'm soooo glad I went with SOLO.

Pedals2Paddles · May 28, 2016

Steve S. said:
However, I didn't get an answer on my "Will 3DR release a multi battery charging station?" question.

I think you'll find the answer is no. 3DR is not going to release a multi-battery charger. However, someone else, a MFS developer certainly can. 3DR has better things to worry about IMO.

Mr_Chris · May 28, 2016

I think it's just motors getting bound and popping ESCs mostly. Otherwise they're pretty specced out... besides DOA / QC issues I guess.

SPP · May 28, 2016

I watched the Webminar, its awesome.
Its obvious Collin knows aerial movie making VERY well and the related sports using drones or the needs of movie makers.

Solo is surely here to stay...nice !!!

I personally think collision avoidance though it is nice, but it is not that useful at its current low tech stage. I agree with Collins.
Indoor , collision avoidance maybe useful,...but not for outdoor , for someone who is willing to use enough logic & common sense.
The REWIND feature will be a controller-lost connection safety net and avoid the collision potential of direct RTL.

I found this by accident :
I then recalled that Solo's gimbal is not stand alone, but managed by also the flight computer. I guess it makes more sense to why the gimbal can do programmed movie move that well.

Is it true Lichi can't do what Solo Apps can do as per above video?
.

Jubalr · May 28, 2016

SPP said:
I watched the Webminar, its awesome.
Its obvious Collin knows aerial movie making VERY well and the related sports using drones or the needs of movie makers.

Solo is surely here to stay...nice !!!

I personally think collision avoidance though it is nice, but it is not that useful at its current low tech stage. I agree with Collins.
Indoor , collision avoidance maybe useful,...but not for outdoor , for someone who is willing to use enough logic & common sense.
The REWIND feature will be a controller-lost connection safety net and avoid the collision potential of direct RTL.

I found this by accident :

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I then recalled that Solo's gimbal is not stand alone, but managed by also the flight computer. I guess it makes more sense to why the gimbal can do programmed movie move that well.

Is it true Lichi can't do what Solo Apps can do as per above video?
.

I have been flying for many years, and I'm still not sure what some of the hype is with collision avoidance, except that if you are wanting to fly without a pilot. I fly indoors and out, and have not had any trouble running into anything.

Litchi is a powerful WP program and can certainly be programmed to duplicate the WPs of MPCC, but not the moves. It is Solo's ability to control the gimbal to ease in and out of every move that no one has been able to duplicate. It is what gives the Solo it's 'cinematic' look.

Ed Beck · May 28, 2016

A little disappointed no one asked about the Sony camera.

Eddie Kennedy · May 29, 2016

Eric Sheehan said:
Did anyone get the solo gimbal discount code for the webinar? I was registered, in there but did not get it.

Yeah I got it but I can't use it because I am in South Africa!!!

Ian [P13] · May 29, 2016

Steve S. said:
I loved the webinar. Colin knocked that one outta the park! However, I didn't get an answer on my "Will 3DR release a multi battery charging station?" question. I saw a 5 battery charger inside 3DR's flying cage at NAB and they were using it but when I asked if it was for sale the developer asked me how much I would pay for it. I said $350 and he just laughed. Never did get a clear answer on if or when this would get released other than "We're working on it." Still out of all the sUAS choices I saw at NAB, I'm soooo glad I went with SOLO.

The multi-charger isn't going to come out from 3DR but it looks like it will from a third party, so that charger that has been seen with the 3DR logos does look like it will make it to reality.

rassalas · May 29, 2016

Greg Parker said:
Wonder why so many owners have had issues long before hours anywhere near that?

Bad piloting?

Greg Parker · May 30, 2016

rassalas said:
Bad piloting?

Not sure what bad piloting has to do with motor life?

Ed Beck · May 30, 2016

Greg Parker said:
Not sure what bad piloting has to do with motor life?

What problems were you originally referring to?

On the surface I'd say that the biggest stress with any motor is during starting. If you run them continuously that's just one start.

rcglider · May 30, 2016

Has anyone read this?
RC Groups - View Single Post - Moderated 3DR Solo Discussion Blog

SteveReno · May 31, 2016

rcglider said:
Has anyone read this?
RC Groups - View Single Post - Moderated 3DR Solo Discussion Blog

Hear this guy "R_Lefebvre" is full of Ca Ca Big time.

rcglider · May 31, 2016

SteveReno said:
Hear this guy "R_Lefebvre" is full of Ca Ca Big time.

Not saying he's right or wrong, but he was a 3DR dev. I'd like to know what the truth is.

SteveReno · May 31, 2016

rcglider said:
Not saying he's right or wrong, but he was a 3DR dev. I'd like to know what the truth is.

Please research a little bit your self, before quoting someone from some other site. Save you from looking like a fool.
He dos NOT WORK for 3DR!
he's a Arducopter Developer. There are about 500 Arducopter Developer's

rassalas · May 31, 2016

Greg Parker said:
Not sure what bad piloting has to do with motor life?

Well bad pilots tend to run into things, which would not likely improve the motors performance much.

rcglider · May 31, 2016

SteveReno said:
Please research a little bit your self, before quoting someone from some other site. Save you from looking like a fool.
He dos NOT WORK for 3DR!
he's a Arducopter Developer. There are about 500 Arducopter Developer's

It doesn't sound like you know much about 3DR, Arducopter and Solo or Rob Lefebvre. To be precise, there were 4 dedicated developers for Ardupilot supported by 3DR. of which Rob Lefebvre was one. Without them there would be no Arducopter as we know it today. There would be no Solo either. Where did you come up with an absurd number of 500? Because it's open source? If that's how you look at it, then even you are an Arducopter developer. You don't know what you're talking about. Do you think it's a coincidence AC 3.4 is several months late?

3DR dropped all support for Ardupilot which put those four devs out of work, but now there is Ardupilot.org which will hopefully be funded through other sources. Pixhawk 2 is being developed as open source now which 3DR is not funding either. Go to DIY Drones and do some research to save YOURSELF from looking like a fool.

It is true Arducopter and Solo had a separate team, but they share the exact same code with Solo having its own proprietary code for things like MPCC.

The question remains: Is what Rob Lefebvre said true or not?