What I would do is take off from shore or on a boat dock and land by having someone grab it from the boat (be careful) and press/hold a+ b+ pause and the motors will shut offIn researching some discussions and various blogs I was directed to an old discussion here, I'm new to the group btw, regarding problems getting the solo to initialize when "on a boat". Filming offshore was the whole reason my wife got me a drone in the first place, had no idea the solo would be so hard to initialize when on a rocking boat vs the Phantom, which I've had friends use on the boat numerous times with no problems at all. Anyways in the old discussion I found from back in the summer, there seemed to be some research into creating a "Boat Mode" that would possibly be a work-around and make the thing initialize better if not completely still etc. Does anyone have any recent info on this topic or suggestions for me? I fear I'm just going to have to buy a different drone and be done with it, which I hate b/c the flight features on this thing are so nice, and I can fly and run the boat at the same time all by myself.
@Captain J.D. goes to far out to sea for that. He needs a true boat mode. Thankfully it's comming soon.What I would do is take off from shore or on a boat dock and land by having someone grab it from the boat (be careful) and press/hold a+ b+ pause and the motors will shut off
I understand@Captain J.D. goes to far out to sea for that. He needs a true boat mode. Thankfully it's comming soon.
@Captain J.D. goes to far out to sea for that. He needs a true boat mode. Thankfully it's comming soon.
Correct. Where I need to shoot on any given day is anywhere from 25 to 50 miles offshore. If I had a battery that would last that far if launching from shore, it would need to be nuclear. Lol.
Yeah, I think that's probably the update from last week. It's just fine tuning tweaks. The biggest new feature is that the Solo will turn your GoPro on automatically when you power it up.Just this morning I noticed and downloaded a new software update but I don't think this is the one, I don't see anything different.
I believe Follow-Me is going to have some type of automatic altitude adjustment based on the terrain. I saw a video of it being tested on hills. But I think it's going to rely on having access to Google maps to get the elevation data from.Anyone know what the forthcoming enhancements to Follow Me are?
Yeah, I think that's probably the update from last week. It's just fine tuning tweaks. The biggest new feature is that the Solo will turn your GoPro on automatically when you power it up.
I'm in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the CG/CG Aux are just beginning to investigate a drone program for SAR (Search and Rescue), pollution investigation, etc. It's likely that the CG Auxiliary would take over any drone program that materializes, just as they did the PWC program. (Personal Watercraft - JetSki).Hi Guys. Really really waiting for boat mode.
I tried to launch from a boat yesterday and It was very frustrating as I think It was for almost everybody that has tried it...
I feel for you but your gonna need to buy a phantom 4 and the Litchi app. Huge bummer 3DR dropped the ball on boat mode.Hi Guys. Really really waiting for boat mode.
I tried to launch from a boat yesterday and It was very frustrating as I think It was for almost everybody that has tried it. I was working with the Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute, 10 miles away from the coast, swell around 3ft, lots of whales but my bird has decided to stay on board and not fly. No mag interference was detected (fiber boat), but several times, before "searching for GPS" screen appears, the bird has entered in "calibrating sensors" for a life... I was able to launch Solo only one time (hand launch, manual mode, after innumerous unsuccessful trials).
At the first attempt, after start the bird, RC and Solo App as usual, App did not recognize that It was connected (msg: "waiting for Solo"). Toons of reboots (no results). I also tried to go for a new RC pairing but it did not work. Trying to connect using tower same bad result. I think this problem is not concerned with the boat launch but once in terra firme I flew without any problem.
I will also test a balance platform in a few days, but for now, I just need to be able to launch or, unfortunately, I think I will need to buy some Phantom (really do not want that, love my Solo, but my competitors are using in boats without so much problems). Thanks in advance for your help. Hope 3dr is fast enough to update App with boat mode and I can use my Solo to fly in the open ocean.
I will try to disable ARMING_CHECK (putting "0" or "-17") using tower and test again to see If It will work better. As soon as I try I will post the results.
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