If moving to new location from previous locked location and distance is say 20KM away, usually the Solo will try to log full almanac first and do what I call "stabilization" wait. I think Solo designer is being too careful, hence 8 minutes you get. Me had 9 minutes too 1st real flight. At home non flight but simulated only previous to 1st flight, because almanac is ready and tested many time and Solo did not detect far away movement from last sat locked, its very fast sat lock and I am in poor GPS location, block by my building.
Last weekend in a very open area but blocked by small leaves trees, first flight take like 3 minutes to get 8+ sats locked.
Later 4 flights under 1 minute I get READY TO FLY approval, as I take off only 30 meters difference of distance LZ to LZ.
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