Questions for those that own both a Solo and either a P3 or P4?

[Pogo]

Pogo don't you miss Cable Cam with the P4?

Yes I do miss it, especially since they made it multi-point

 

[Pogo]

Besides, the foam case holds no extra battery, no room for tablet, etc.

If you are talking about the P4 foam case you are wrong. It holds two extra batteries and my Nexus 7. Here is pic

 

[EyeWingsuit]

If you are talking about the P4 foam case you are wrong. It holds two extra batteries and my Nexus 7. Here is pic

Sure it does. But doesn't hold your charger too. And yes, it holds a small tab. And not much else. I prefer the hard case. No concerns about flying it, throwing it into a van with other production gear, and no concern about static (yes, I realize DJI claims it is anti-static foam). Moreover, there are other parts to the system needed for what I want to achieve, and I'd rather not be jigsaw-puzzling my parts back into the case each time I fly, or have an assistant working with me.

 

[Pogo]

Sure it does. But doesn't hold your charger too. And yes, it holds a small tab. And not much else. I prefer the hard case. No concerns about flying it, throwing it into a van with other production gear, and no concern about static (yes, I realize DJI claims it is anti-static foam). Moreover, there are other parts to the system needed for what I want to achieve, and I'd rather not be jigsaw-puzzling my parts back into the case each time I fly, or have an assistant working with me.

Yup holds charger and charging cord as well. But yes it is like a jigsaw but that is the sacrifice to have a smaller package. If space is not a big issue, then the hard case as you suggested is the way to go. I will use foam case and backpack for when I hike, and then get a hard case for when I want to toss it in the car or go on plane.

 

[Rusty Jones]

Are either of them capable of flight in a "Drift Mode" making them able to make banked turns with one stick. I really enjoy flying a Pixhawk FC with drift mode, it is a blast at high speed and smooth when slow and filming.

I tried "drift" with Solo Yes it looks like it 'could' work, but it doesn't incorporate Alt-hold, so the left stick needs to be used more, and it looks like what was YAW is now ROLL. other then that it did make nice slow coordinated turns for me.


What I think we need to do is request a new flight mode. One that is much like APM Drift, but includes alt-hold. if enough of us request, maybe.....

 

[PdxSteve]

By the description, it sounds like sport mode would do what you want

 

[Rusty Jones]

Sport does not self level

 

[PdxSteve]

There are 14 total flight modes, which you can enable manually using Mission Planner or Tower. They only included the most popular ones I think by default, for most users. You can check out their descriptions/functions here: Flight Modes — Copter documentation

 

[Greg Parker]

There are 14 total flight modes, which you can enable manually using Mission Planner or Tower. They only included the most popular ones I think by default, for most users. You can check out their descriptions/functions here: Flight Modes — Copter documentation

That is great if MP can the flight modes on the Solo. Is this well documented anywhere?

 

[DattaGroover]

Just got a year subscription to Pemier Pro, in the cloud (not sure I like this new trend of subscription software, but that is another discussion) Anyway What is the workflow for stabilization? What plugin do I need to use/get??

No plugin needed. Make sure your Premiere Pro CC is up to date and use Warp Stabilizer.
Stabilize motion in Premiere Pro with the Warp Stabilizer effect

 

[cameraguy]

I'm pretty sure I've done that with a Solo. With a Phantom, I've watched it do that maneuver on a fly-away.

If you are on the fence, I'd go with Solo