Range test

brianuc4 · Nov 15, 2017

3 miles

overdriver999 · Nov 16, 2017

That's quite the range there ,nice

brianuc4 · Nov 16, 2017

overdriver999 said:
That's quite the range there ,nice

More range than one would need I guess. But good to know it's capable

overdriver999 · Nov 16, 2017

brianuc4 said:
More range than one would need I guess. But good to know it's capable

No doubt about it..that's some traveling right there

DaveB · Nov 16, 2017

I do hope your not in the USA,becouse the FAA can get you for flying over 400 AGL.

brianuc4 · Nov 16, 2017

Yea, definitely won't do that again.

Ledesma45 · Nov 17, 2017

With 57% battery left @ 3miles, I don't think he is doing it again!!!

overdriver999 · Nov 17, 2017

What would happen here if solo didn't make it back home on that battery?...would it fall out of the sky or would it just land where it is ?

brianuc4 · Nov 17, 2017

It eventually lands wherever it's at when it hits critical level. doesn't matter if it makes it back to you or not.

Damien · Nov 17, 2017

Ledesma45 said:
With 57% battery left @ 3miles, I don't think he is doing it again!!!

Given you never really have 100% at takeoff, he should be fine until about 55% if he flew out into the wind and trusts the state of the battery.

overdriver999 · Nov 17, 2017

brianuc4 said:
It eventually lands wherever it's at when it hits critical level. doesn't matter if it makes it back to you or not.

Gotcha..I usually try to be almost home before it hits that 25℅ anyway but good to know.

Ledesma45 · Nov 17, 2017

Yeah, hopefully it doesn't land where you can get it or where is not gonna harm anybody.

Deleted member 11919 · Nov 17, 2017

brianuc4 said:
3 miles

How did you get that far!? What antennas or WiFi cards. I'm currently using the MikroTik R11e cards with the Alfa antennas but can only get about 3000 feet max.

PaulClement · Nov 17, 2017

That was quite 3DRiffic. Is this on stock antennas my solo brother ?

brianuc4 · Nov 17, 2017

AWRC said:
How did you get that far!? What antennas or WiFi cards. I'm currently using the MikroTik R11e cards with the Alfa antennas but can only get about 3000 feet max.

Im using Mikrotik R11e's in controller and Solo and Alfas. Sounds like either your wifi cards or Alfas are defective.

Deleted member 11919 · Nov 17, 2017

brianuc4 said:
Im using Mikrotik R11e's in controller and Solo and Alfas. Sounds like either your wifi cards or Alfas are defective.

Whenever in solex it shows high traffic warning and I've tried reset but it still doesn't fix it. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if there's a thread for that.

Damien · Nov 18, 2017

AWRC said:
Whenever in solex it shows high traffic warning and I've tried reset but it still doesn't fix it. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if there's a thread for that.

I just asked about that, seems like it's common that it doesn't go away. Doesn't affect my range though, i have the same gear and still have 33-36% signal over 3000 ft in good conditions

brianuc4 · Nov 18, 2017

AWRC said:
Whenever in solex it shows high traffic warning and I've tried reset but it still doesn't fix it. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if there's a thread for that.

From JoKeR's post on another thread...

"High message traffic" is Solex's way to notify you that your Solo aircraft is flooding your WiFi link with superfluous traffic. This is characteristic of the Solo and it happens randomly. Kellys has writen short routines to mitigate this that works with moderate success depending on your Android device.
He explains it well in his release notes that he sends us at each revision. Go back and read them from the start. It answers a lot of other questions you might have later. It's a quick read and it explains things well.
Unfortunately, this alert and a couple of others, get in the way of other important items. It does that differently depending on the size of your screen. I'm guessing that this is some justification for a tablet instead of a phone.
I use a galaxy S3 and a note4. The note4 is much better and I bet a 7" tablet would be even better.
Remember, this is "message" traffic not aircraft traffic.

So it seems this is somewhat normal.

brianuc4 · Nov 18, 2017

Sadly she didn't return all the way to take off point. Made an emergency landing about 1400' from me in a slightly wooded area, never to be found again it seems. Total lost - Solo with MikroTik wifi card, 2 month old gimbal, and new Gopro 4 black with 64gb card. DO NOT attempt this range unless you have a clear field (In case of emergency landing) and gimbal off of bird.

Westcoasta88 · Nov 18, 2017

Solex has a vehicle finder will show you last known location before battery went dead.Maybe you should invest in a MARS parachute system.I have one on mine .I fly long range a lot guess knock on wood I've never lost mine before it gets back but I have flown it over 100 missions lots depends on Weather and battery conditions.