Hello - I'm a new Solo owner and excited for the journey. A few questions of course:
I have tried to register for the 3DR Solo app on both a Samsung and a Nexus device - no dice. Either time when I try to register for the app, it hangs and doesn't allow me to register. If I understand correctly, I need to do this do fine tune some of the pre-flight settings that I should be getting used to.
Which takes me to my second point...
I took a small test flight in the backyard today and as other drone owners have told me "you will crash it". So of course I did. Problem was, it crashed into the side of the house and broke 3 out of 4 of the propellers. Granted it drifted away from me very suddenly, I think it may have been a GPS signal problem. I do have the spare 2 that came with the drone, but not enough for a full set.
Since new props for the Solo seem more rare to find than gold recently, can I use other brands with the Solo for small training flights until new props come in? I have only found 3DR compatible props through APC or Airscrew, which seem like they'll take a while to come in.
If they fit, I was thinking of running back to Best Buy and picking up some Phantom 3 props so I can test the drone this weekend while I wait for the official props to come in. I realize they won't be optimal of course, I just need something that I can practice with before I start using the drone to it's fullest extent.
I have tried to register for the 3DR Solo app on both a Samsung and a Nexus device - no dice. Either time when I try to register for the app, it hangs and doesn't allow me to register. If I understand correctly, I need to do this do fine tune some of the pre-flight settings that I should be getting used to.
Which takes me to my second point...
I took a small test flight in the backyard today and as other drone owners have told me "you will crash it". So of course I did. Problem was, it crashed into the side of the house and broke 3 out of 4 of the propellers. Granted it drifted away from me very suddenly, I think it may have been a GPS signal problem. I do have the spare 2 that came with the drone, but not enough for a full set.
Since new props for the Solo seem more rare to find than gold recently, can I use other brands with the Solo for small training flights until new props come in? I have only found 3DR compatible props through APC or Airscrew, which seem like they'll take a while to come in.
If they fit, I was thinking of running back to Best Buy and picking up some Phantom 3 props so I can test the drone this weekend while I wait for the official props to come in. I realize they won't be optimal of course, I just need something that I can practice with before I start using the drone to it's fullest extent.
