Recent content by Doug Benson

  1. Doug Benson

    Auto return home crashed my Solo

    It was more like a branch and I had 9 sats when it lost it. I'm sorry but if you fly under a branch and loose your 9 sats, then this thing (gps) is just plain crap. Period. I have a mobile sat radio installed in my car and i can drive though a garage structure and dont loose it as i drive...
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    Auto return home crashed my Solo

    I fly manually very well most of the time but this clicked out and drifted so fast I didn't have time to recover twice, I was doing some real close tree trimming shots at the time. :p Cutler bay area, less than 200 ft. Too many heli-choppers buzzing around under 500 ft ceiling.o_O I Do have the...
  3. Doug Benson

    What the hell is wrong with the Batteries failing so fast!

    Thanks for all the great replies, I now know some new stuff not to do. No aftermarket batts for solo yet huh?
  4. Doug Benson

    What the hell is wrong with the Batteries failing so fast!

    Thanks so much for all the great replies, I understand much better I am to blame for my ignorance. That being said, one thing I didn't hear, does anybody make a generic replacement? Or am I stuck replacing them with $80 3dr batts that will eventually fail again. Love Solo... Not so happy with 3dr.
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    What the hell is wrong with the Batteries failing so fast!

    I typically begin flying home and landing at 25%, the 2 batteries I have that are "bad" start at 100% then as soon as I'm airborne and about 10' high they drop straight to about 85%. At 50' they are already about 35%. Very quickly Solo begins whistling and chirping her alarm at 25% and if I'm...
  6. Doug Benson

    Sudden Battery Drain

    Posted a new thread today on same topic, lets see what we find out.
  7. Doug Benson

    What the hell is wrong with the Batteries failing so fast!

    I have 2 Solos and 5 batteries... 1 Solo and 4 Batteries are just under 1 and a half years old. 2 of them crash almost immediately cant do more than maybe 2.5 minutes of video and I better be landing super fast or I'm falling out of the sky. WTF? The other 3, 2 of which last about 10 minutes if...
  8. Doug Benson

    Auto return home crashed my Solo

    Mine does not, it goes into return home mode every time. If I'm under a tree branch, I crash. Period. Really sucks too.
  9. Doug Benson

    Auto return home crashed my Solo

    I really like my solo most of the time also but I have to also say that the speed at which solo sometimes goes in and out of gps control is scary, my solo lost control the other day and i was only 12 feet high and 10 feet away with fpvlr's and full bars. I am not used to having to hit the brakes...
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    Gimbal freak out after crash

    Mine just drifted into a tree about 12 feet up and I regained control and as I was landing it drifted on loss of control again... then regained again about 5 feet off the ground and I landed hard before i was going to lost it again. It bounced and promptly flipped over and ground flat spots on...
  11. Doug Benson

    Carbon fiber props

    Yeah they didn't have the solo versions available at that time. I just made a jig to hold the prop then drilled the threads deeper and recut threads. Then used a small fine file to shave down the small raised lip on the underside so it would sit flat on the motor top. FYI
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    Carbon fiber props

    I use these, ordered from Amazon in October of 2015. Bought one set and modified them to fit. Balanced and I'm still using the same set today. The bird really boogies when turned all the way to Ludicrous Speed.:D Rock solid now too. But don't get her fingers caught in the blades! :eek: DJI...
  13. Doug Benson

    Anyone try "Conformal Liquid Coating" to waterproof the electronics for an emergency skinny dip?

    Yeah that's great thanks.... I just fly near and over water often so any protection is good.
  14. Doug Benson

    Anyone try "Conformal Liquid Coating" to waterproof the electronics for an emergency skinny dip?

    So I just ordered some for the fuse block on my boat and thought Hmmmm, I wonder? Any thoughts?