Recent content by rbookman

How do I copy the tlogs from the controller (to a Mac)?

I'm looking for a Solo instructor who might have some time in the next few weeks (before Jun 26th). Anyone out there in Miami area that might be able to provide some instruction for a newbie about to take a Solo off the grid....where opportunities for pilot error abound!! Thanks!

Thanks, davemh. I must be missing something: I'm on WiFi and zooming Google maps into the spot on the river where I think we will camp on the first night. I then tap the "+" in the green circle and Solex prompts me for a partial address. Whatever I enter, it zooms out and far far away from that...

I'd like to use the Solex Flying Locations function to pre-plan a route that is in the wilderness and therefore has no streets and therefore no "partial address" as requested in the popup dialog box. I can pull Lat/Lon coordinates off topos or other maps.....but it would also be handy to be...

I got a dead battery on delivery of my Solo from B&H. I tried this fix on it and it did not work. B&H replaced the bad one.

Thanks!! I'm putting that one on my weekend practice list!!

Yeah....I thought about the Mavic. What are the key features, besides folding up, that you think make it a better choice? Just as background, unlike backpacking, canoe trips are not so sensitive to weight & volume. Except for portages!!

I'm new to drones but a longtime wilderness paddler. Next adventure has me up in northern Canada and off the grid for 9 days...with my new Solo with gimbal and a GP4B. Seaplane drops me into a lake in the middle of nowhere. I'm interested to learn from other Solo pilots who have done this or...