Recent content by Duncan Johnston

I've been flying my Solo and it's predecessor the Iris for a few years now. NEVER experienced a fly-away. I did a max range test with my solo out in the desert here in Vegas a few months ago, far from any WiFi interference. Solo flew out well beyond a mile (lost visual on it long before that...

Agree with everything above. And quite happy that this unfortunate turn of events has made snapping up spare Solos a great buying opportunity for the rest of us. Also a huge mistake I believe 3DR made was their original price point; people seeing it listed at $1000 per copy (before gimbal...

Thanks PureMX, I just dropped the $399 at Best Buy. Honestly I'm surprised that Amazon hasn't followed suit.

Probably a silly question, but a search didn't immediately turn up the answer I was looking for, so.... If Solo is FAR from the controller ( I managed over a mile distance with the Alfa antenna) will it take into consideration it's distance for an automatic Return Home initiation? Or, is it...

Well just returned from the desert for a long-range test. For background, this is my second Solo; first one I received I paired up with my HTC 10 mobile, only to find it was an "incompatible device." So I ordered a cheap ($140) Samsung tablet, which was compatible. When I then tried to connect...

Thanks Greg. Does this mean that both antennae on the controller "take turns" as Tx and Rx?

Just curious..... Some Alfa antenna users have mentioned it's best to use one stock antenna and one Alfa with the controller. Does anyone know the logic behind this? Wouldn't two Alfa's be better than one?