Recent content by brandonofaat

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    Total failure and crash - Solo went Rogue

    I forgot to mention that the controller would not power off either after the crash. Have sent the info to them, waiting for a reply. Thanks for the reply.
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    Total failure and crash - Solo went Rogue

    Good points. Did not check the position on map, but the behavior was still not consistent with simply going to another map point. Anyway, working with 3DR to solve the mystery. Thanks for the reply.
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    Total failure and crash - Solo went Rogue

    Last night I experienced the worst case scenario. Not asking for advice here, just putting it out there. I will be on the phone to 3DR in the morning. I had been flying one of my two Solos in fairly windy conditions, but only 10 feet AGL in a protected area just to observe it maintaining...
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    Solo crash

    I disagree. See my post about my crash yesterday. Totally destroyed the Solo and probably the GoPro too. It was not a loss of GPS. It had been working fine for at least an hour just prior, then suddenly went totally rogue and would respond to no commands. Flew into a metal roof and blasted into...
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    Solo crash

    I had a crash yesterday too. Went into "follow-me" mode (as I have done many times before with no problem) and it went totally rogue. Despite hitting "exit smart shot" and then the pause button, it ignored any commands and crashed into a metal roof and was totally destroyed. It wouldn't even...
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    Orbit: bypassing central point?

    Good question! I'm also in a very non-urban area in Alaska and never get the sat view, only a basic map of nearest streets. I look forward to the same answers you seek.
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    augered it in this afternoon.

    Left stick, correct?
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    Without GPS

    Actually, I appreciate your scolding. I do remember reading that and seeing it in the training videos. Apparently I didn't think I would ever have a reason to not use GPS and dismissed it until recently. Your description of the possibility of Solo suddenly linking to GPS while flying in manual...
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    Without GPS

    Thanks
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    Without GPS

    This may be common knowledge in this forum, but I'm still fairly new to Solo. Is it possible to fly 100% manually and disconnect from GPS? I recently had an important shoot, and Solo couldn't see more than 6 satellites (in a Fjord in Alaska) and wouldn't fly. Is there a work-around? Thanks BA
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    Antenna position

    Even when they are 3DR's own instructions?