Recent content by Choptop

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    What are y'all charging for a Day Rate?

    Great...yeah, I mentioned most of those factors in the original post. so what are y'all charging for a day rate of flying?
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    What are y'all charging for a Day Rate?

    I know there is a TON of variation in this.. .what type of operation, what part of the country, what market you are aimed at... on and on... (ala some real estate photogs throw in a minute or so of drone footage or stills with their standard RE package or $50 more... while someone shooting a...
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    LG G-Pad Wifi Incompatable?

    ahhhhhh!!! i think I found it. Settings>Mobile Data> (three dot menu at the top of the page, above the OFF/ON switch for Mobile Data)>Mobile Networks>Connections Optimizer --- set to OFF (uncheck the checkbox) under the description for "Connections Optimizer" is says... "Automatically...
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    LG G-Pad Wifi Incompatable?

    anyone find a solution for this? I just bought a LG G pad to use with my Solo (before I saw this article... sigh) and am having the same problem with it dropping to the wifi connection to Solo while it looks for an internet connection. I havent been able to find any setting that can shut this...
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    Mount for 360 camera... ideas?

    So I've got a Nikon Keymission 360 on the way... and I'm looking for ideas to mount it to my Solo. Any ideas? Mounting below is the obvious choice, as what is directly up is usually just sky and not all that interesting. then the question becomes, how to get it down far enough to avoid seeing...
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    Strange altitude limit problem

    Tried it out with the Galaxy s6 and no more 160 altitude limit. Flew it right up to 390 ft. also.. the fits time I was actually able to set the speed of the Solo... holy snakries.... that thing can move out! It seems as though on my Note 3 it was perpetually set to "slow". Tried out the...
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    Strange altitude limit problem

    trying it today with a Galaxy S6 running Android 6.0.1
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    Strange altitude limit problem

    well, I have a samsung note 3 running Android 5.0... which is exactly what that thread/post was about. seems like the possible fix to to upgrade to 6.0 and it goes away... but I REALLY dont want to do that, it take rooting the phone and backing it up... seems like a lot to do for something that...
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    Strange altitude limit problem

    Havent used mission planner at all and I've never heard or seen an alert when it approaches 164 ft.
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    Strange altitude limit problem

    No matter what I do, my Solo will not fly above 164 feet. I change the settings at Solo>Settings>Altitude limits... and still nothing. No matter what.... 164 ft is when it stops climbing. AND no matter what I set the limit to... 295ft, 310ft.... the next time I go back to change the setting to...
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    Manual Mode A/B button assignment

    danke mucho. which bring up another question... so, I'm flying along in non-advanced mode, doing a cable cam or something... and it alllll goes sideways, the Solo starts acting erratically, fighting the controls... does hitting the pre-programmed A button that I've assigned to manual flight...
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    Manual Mode A/B button assignment

    Someone mentioned its in a FAQ on this site... but I cant find it. can someone give me a link or a quick rundown on how to assign the A or B button to manual mode?
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    2nd time flying at the park

    only 2nd time I've had my Solo in the air. Getting the hang of it pretty quick. Still lots to learn though. The vignetting is from the polarizing filter/shade not being seated fully on the lens.
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    anyway to boost GPS?

    here is a quick/easy way to get better GPS reception.