it will for those operating responsibly
for the others, they are just giving the rest a bad name
for the others, they are just giving the rest a bad name
Software Update - Version 2.4.0
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While it may not work for some, it will take the temptation away from many and consequently improve safety.
I do live in mountainous terrain where I could fly to 1500 feet above launch point yet not be above 400' AGL. It will not impact 99 % of the flying I might want to do.
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Interesting. Part of me finds this annoying. Mainly because I want to be responsible for myself, and partly because I would turn it off if it was ascending rising terrain. However, I totally get why they would do this. At the moment, the Phantom leads the way with bad press as the poster child for evil spy drones and airplane killers. Let them keep that stigma....
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And that is the problem with a 'Hard' limit. You could easily and legally fly along a mountain ridge as it climbs and be 600' above HP but only 200' AGL. And AGL is what the FAA limit is based on. A dilemma for sure.
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I chatted with 3dr tech support earlier today and they said the documentation for the new smart shots should be out in a few days. We can only hope he is correct.
just enable advanced flight modes and you can set alt past 400 or no limit. 3dr isn't dji.
just confirmed on android and Ios no limit is still there
maps on Ios are annoying they will not let you zoom in very close
maps on Ios are annoying they will not let you zoom in very close
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I just came back from testing all the new applications and they are stellar to say the least. I only have 3 batts so filled them up and went out.
Now I'm a month into Solo so I'm no pro, but here are some of my observations:
GEO FENCING : Very cool, though I had a bit of challenge adjusting the size and shape of the fence. After a cpl of tries I got it and was able to make some cool shapes although there are only 4 points to work with - so its a square or rectangle or whatever oblong shape ya want with 4 points. Not sure if I'm correct on the 4 point thing or if you can add more but still I found it works really well. As soon as I hit a boundry, Solo took control, came to a full stop, controller vibrated, told me I was hitting the fence, then went immediately back into FLY mode. I did notice that if you were to back up and then fly forward to hit the fence again, Solo did not stop and the fencing area turns red to warn you're out of bounds. So I think you just get the one stop, then just a warning, though I may be wrong here. Pretty cool still.
AUGMENTED REALITY : It's a cool feature. Nice if you're far out and need your point of reference. It's small enough not to be too annoying while it moves around the screen.
ORBIT: Now when you orbit, you can see the actual orbit in 3D space. Works great and gives you great reference of your orbit while flying and it looks great. Feels a bit more immersive and interactive if thats even possible !
ZIPLINE: Wow! I wasn't ready for this! There are no end points and juuuust about had a mishap. Great for a fly by when you lock the camera. Thats a slick feature for sure! Camera locked on me every pass without fail.
PANO: Only had enough batt to test one of the Pans, but it seemed to be working. I flew up to a point, activated the PANO, and it took the pics and adjusted the cam as it took the pics. Gonna throw it into PS and see how it turns out.
REWIND : Sadly my batts ran out before I could test it.
ALSO, I read on here that a ton of people had to recalibrate etc after the update. I was prepared to do this but when I turned everything on, I was good to go out of the gate.
And the 400ft limit is not the max. You can still adjust the alt.
I did have a small issue when I tried to do a battery 'hot swap" where my gimbal disconnected and cam didnt level, but I turned off the solo and back on again and that solved it immediately. It was my error as I didnt have the 2nd batt turned on when I went to swap it. Idiot!
I"M SO STOKED ABOUT THIS!!! WHY ARE MY CAPS ON?? OH WELL! TOO HAPPY TO CARE!
Cheers and Respect!!
Vince
Now I'm a month into Solo so I'm no pro, but here are some of my observations:
GEO FENCING : Very cool, though I had a bit of challenge adjusting the size and shape of the fence. After a cpl of tries I got it and was able to make some cool shapes although there are only 4 points to work with - so its a square or rectangle or whatever oblong shape ya want with 4 points. Not sure if I'm correct on the 4 point thing or if you can add more but still I found it works really well. As soon as I hit a boundry, Solo took control, came to a full stop, controller vibrated, told me I was hitting the fence, then went immediately back into FLY mode. I did notice that if you were to back up and then fly forward to hit the fence again, Solo did not stop and the fencing area turns red to warn you're out of bounds. So I think you just get the one stop, then just a warning, though I may be wrong here. Pretty cool still.
AUGMENTED REALITY : It's a cool feature. Nice if you're far out and need your point of reference. It's small enough not to be too annoying while it moves around the screen.
ORBIT: Now when you orbit, you can see the actual orbit in 3D space. Works great and gives you great reference of your orbit while flying and it looks great. Feels a bit more immersive and interactive if thats even possible !
ZIPLINE: Wow! I wasn't ready for this! There are no end points and juuuust about had a mishap. Great for a fly by when you lock the camera. Thats a slick feature for sure! Camera locked on me every pass without fail.
PANO: Only had enough batt to test one of the Pans, but it seemed to be working. I flew up to a point, activated the PANO, and it took the pics and adjusted the cam as it took the pics. Gonna throw it into PS and see how it turns out.
REWIND : Sadly my batts ran out before I could test it.
ALSO, I read on here that a ton of people had to recalibrate etc after the update. I was prepared to do this but when I turned everything on, I was good to go out of the gate.
And the 400ft limit is not the max. You can still adjust the alt.
I did have a small issue when I tried to do a battery 'hot swap" where my gimbal disconnected and cam didnt level, but I turned off the solo and back on again and that solved it immediately. It was my error as I didnt have the 2nd batt turned on when I went to swap it. Idiot!
I"M SO STOKED ABOUT THIS!!! WHY ARE MY CAPS ON?? OH WELL! TOO HAPPY TO CARE!
Cheers and Respect!!
Vince
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lololol im jelouse now im waiting when to be relase the new features in android my solo already upgraded to latest FW.
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I noticed this today especially when setting up GEOFENCING. I could only zoom in so far then the map completely disappeared
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I'm confused...everyone is complaining about the Android version not being available, but on page 1 of this thread user SPP is showing that he's just performed the update, and he's got a Samsung phone. Am I missing something?
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I think the problem is many people do not understand the difference between FIRMWARE updates and APP updates. Let me try to summarize:
FIRMWARE UPDATES are the updates you're prompted for when you open the app, get prompted to download an update, and it goes through the long process of updating, power cycling, etc. That is the aircraft and the controller only. That process does NOT update the app on your phone/tablet. You phone/tablet is downloading the firmware from 3DR, pushing it to the Solo controller and aircraft, then executing the update process on the aircraft and controller. This update gives the new features and bug fixes to the aircraft and controller only.
APP UPDATES are what you get from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. This is what updates the Solo application on your phone/tablet. This update has nothing whatsoever to do with the firmware on the aircraft or controller. It is just the application on your phone. Just like updating to new version of a game, facebook app, or whatever else you have on your phone. This update gives the new features and bug fixes to the Solo App on your phone/tablet.
To make full use of the new features and bug fixes, you will therefore obviously need both the firmware update and the app update. On 6/15/2016, 3DR released the new firmware which you all have been prompted to download and install. Super. However, 3DR only released the app update for iOS (apple products) available in the apple app store. So people with Apple products got both and can make use of all new features. Unfortunately, 3DR is running behind on the Android app update. So those of us with Android devices have to wait until their done. We get the firmware update like everyone else. But without the app update, we can't make use of those new features yet. Patience.
FIRMWARE UPDATES are the updates you're prompted for when you open the app, get prompted to download an update, and it goes through the long process of updating, power cycling, etc. That is the aircraft and the controller only. That process does NOT update the app on your phone/tablet. You phone/tablet is downloading the firmware from 3DR, pushing it to the Solo controller and aircraft, then executing the update process on the aircraft and controller. This update gives the new features and bug fixes to the aircraft and controller only.
APP UPDATES are what you get from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. This is what updates the Solo application on your phone/tablet. This update has nothing whatsoever to do with the firmware on the aircraft or controller. It is just the application on your phone. Just like updating to new version of a game, facebook app, or whatever else you have on your phone. This update gives the new features and bug fixes to the Solo App on your phone/tablet.
To make full use of the new features and bug fixes, you will therefore obviously need both the firmware update and the app update. On 6/15/2016, 3DR released the new firmware which you all have been prompted to download and install. Super. However, 3DR only released the app update for iOS (apple products) available in the apple app store. So people with Apple products got both and can make use of all new features. Unfortunately, 3DR is running behind on the Android app update. So those of us with Android devices have to wait until their done. We get the firmware update like everyone else. But without the app update, we can't make use of those new features yet. Patience.
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