All, just started using Tower a few days ago. Had 3 test flights. Learning has been trial and error. You guys have just opened a totally new and exciting world of flying!! Using Editor and reading your posts how to tap, drag and drop, change altitude either individual or all WP. Splines, circles. . Just did a simulated mission: Take-off, fly to POI,,fly circle, edit radius, set decreasing WP altudes, exit circl to new WP and increase altitude, Fly home. Just incredible!! And with a gimbal and hands off will bring SOLO into the realm it was meant to be. With some tweaks and experience and with Tower and gimbal, an extremely powerful and easy cinematic platform.
Thank you for this thread. Please add teaching and user tips. Great stuff!
My house is a big shield......radiant barrier (foil) in the attic
Lower the shields 'Scotty!I don't get any Sats in the house with either P2 or Solo. My house is a big shield......radiant barrier (foil) in the attic
Same here... Virgin unit (neighbors) from Best BuyFence action 0
Fence alt max 94
Fence enable 1
Fence margin 0
Fence radius 300
Fence type 1
This is mine. I haven't changed anything.
I'll have to try it. Didn't know about that. Could come in handy.Don't you use Pause in the Tower app? It works perfectly. Only thing is that it goes back to the last WP that it passed and loiters there until you hit auto again, or HOME, or Pause on the SOLO controller which terminates TOWER and initiates RTH. It seems to me that is a pretty cool feature as while you are flying a mission and you want to stop and look/video something with the elusive gimbal you can just hit PAUSE IN THE TOWER app and stop there, then when you are done continue on the mission.
Don't you use Pause in the Tower app? It works perfectly. Only thing is that it goes back to the last WP that it passed and loiters there until you hit auto again, or HOME, or Pause on the SOLO controller which terminates TOWER and initiates RTH. It seems to me that is a pretty cool feature as while you are flying a mission and you want to stop and look/video something with the elusive gimbal you can just hit PAUSE IN THE TOWER app and stop there, then when you are done continue on the mission.
I have a Pre-Flight Check List that I have been using and TOWER works perfectly for me so far. If anyone would like to use it, they are welcome. It works for me, not guaranteeing it will work for anyone else.
PRE-Flight Check List for Tower
Tab s ON
Controller ON
SOLO ON
TAB S Connected to SOLO YES
SOLO APP ON
FLY SOLO YES
GOPRO Camera ON
Video Feed YES
3DR Services Start YES
TOWER Start YES
MAP and GPS Location ON YES
TOWER to EDITOR YES
IMPORT Mission Select Mission
TOWER CONNECT YES
Have WP’s been saved? YES
Switch TOWER to Flight Data YES
Start SOLO to Idle YES
Have WP’s Been Received? Yes
Is Tower Menu available YES
(HOME, AUTO, PAUSE, LAND, etc)
Ready for flight
I always use the TOWER menu in the upper left hand corner to CONNECT, UPLOAD, etc. I NEVER hit "ARM" at the lower center of the page. Did one time with almost disastrous result. As soon as I take off the TOWER menu bar appears at the bottom center of the page. Also I have never to this point appended a take-off and landing sequence. I always take off manually, get plenty of altitude in the vicinity of my 1st WP, and then hit "AUTO"
Not sure about Gimbal control in Tower at this point. Pause will take you out of a mission while flying. If you upload a mission, it is just sitting in memory. If you don't want to use it you don't put it in 'Auto' mode. The next mission you upload will overwrite the previous one.Does anyone know if the "Circle" way-point in Tower angles Solo "Camera in" similar to POI in the way it positions Solo?
Also, if trouble arises in Tower, hitting pause on the transmitter will abort and all regaining control of Solo?
Also, what if you upload a mission to Solo, but wish to cancel it? How do you delete/cancel a mission one it's uploaded into Solo?
Thanks
I did the same thing.....nearly rammed Solo into the side of the house. Live and learn.I have a Pre-Flight Check List that I have been using and TOWER works perfectly for me so far. If anyone would like to use it, they are welcome. It works for me, not guaranteeing it will work for anyone else.
PRE-Flight Check List for Tower
Tab s ON
Controller ON
SOLO ON
TAB S Connected to SOLO YES
SOLO APP ON
FLY SOLO YES
GOPRO Camera ON
Video Feed YES
3DR Services Start YES
TOWER Start YES
MAP and GPS Location ON YES
TOWER to EDITOR YES
IMPORT Mission Select Mission
TOWER CONNECT YES
Have WP’s been saved? YES
Switch TOWER to Flight Data YES
Start SOLO to Idle YES
Have WP’s Been Received? Yes
Is Tower Menu available YES
(HOME, AUTO, PAUSE, LAND, etc)
Ready for flight
I always use the TOWER menu in the upper left hand corner to CONNECT, UPLOAD, etc. I NEVER hit "ARM" at the lower center of the page. Did one time with almost disastrous result. As soon as I take off the TOWER menu bar appears at the bottom center of the page. Also I have never to this point appended a take-off and landing sequence. I always take off manually, get plenty of altitude in the vicinity of my 1st WP, and then hit "AUTO"
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