Recent content by JonW

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    Galaxy Tab S no longer compatible? - Help!

    My Solo had been on the shelf for several months until I went to fly it recently. I installed the latest updates and attempted to set it all up for flight but my Galaxy Tab S that I always used no longer works with Solo. When I tap the "Fly Solo" icon/button on the app it immediately crashes and...
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    Solex for Solo

    Does anyone know if Solex will work on the Samsung Galaxy S Tab? I have been using the Galaxy S for over a year with my Solo and it now has suddenly become "incompatible." The Solo App closes immediately every time the "Fly Solo" button is touched. So my question is, is the Solo app incompatible...
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    Solo app keeps disconnecting

    I'm having the same problem and I'm on Android. My Galaxy Tab S which has always worked in the past for Solo now no longer works. i get the same as you. As soon as I hit the Fly Now button the app closes and says "Unfortunately, Solo has stopped working." I went through a long session with 3DR...
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    Solo flew away and Crashed

    Haha! Now that's funny
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    Solo flew away and Crashed

    3DR told me that my Solo had switched to manual mode at the time it went off course and was in fly manual before it crashed. In spite of this it was completely unresponsive. Manual stick input had no effect on it whatsoever as it flew full speed to its death
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    Solo flew away and Crashed

    I had a very similar experience. My Solo was flying a MPCC when it suddenly went full speed off in a random direction. I repeatedly pushed the pause button and then tried to use the control sticks but Solo was completely unresponsive. Mine also crashed through trees and ended up crashing upside...
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    Loss of signal, flyaway, crash

    Android
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    Loss of signal, flyaway, crash

    Yes. Did both
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    I think I'm done this time.

    Same here Don. Mine lost control and crashed. It wasn't an RTH. It was just Solo deciding it wanted to go on a course other than the MPCC that it was flying. It went full speed off course, through a tree and almost hit a landscape worker on its way to a crash into a sidewalk. I submitted logs...
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    Loss of signal, flyaway, crash

    Looking through recent posts I am apparently not the only one with a flyaway and crash after the latest FW update. Even before the update I had been having a recurring issue with the controller disconnecting and shutting down, sending Solo into RTH. I found the thread on "sticky buttons" but...
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    solo drone , max wind

    Solo will definitely fly in 40 mph wind. It won't come back, but it'll sure fly.
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    Setting's Issue or Solo? Flutter in video

    When I say "classic" I simply mean this is a well documented problem that many Solo users have. There are numerous threads in the Solo Discussion forum about possible remedies. Ribbon cables, stripping shielding, motor swaps, prop balancing, etc., etc. I have balanced my props, checked and...
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    What's new with the latest SOLO ?

    I think NAB 2016 will be very telling. We will see if 3DR makes any big announcements about the future of Solo. If not, then we know it's the end of the line for Solo. I just listened to the latest Drone U podcast and they said they have written the Solo off as a "flop." They think that based on...
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    What's new with the latest SOLO ?

    I have never experienced a Phantom fly away. Again, that is with first hand experience on over 100 professional productions. I have seen a few crashed, all due to pilot error.
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    What's new with the latest SOLO ?

    It may be true that all motors introduce vibration. But if so then the DJI gimbals are taking it out. I have never needed to post stabilize footage from my Phantoms. I have also never had a DJI motor fail.