Solo flight simulator released
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Ive been using it quite a bit since it was released. Actually getting some good practise! Looking forward to an update to allow different flight modes / speed changes, etc.
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Attempted two landings on the moving sailboat...its moving just fast enough that touching the land button needs perfect timing or the Solo goes in the water.
Next version hopefully brings smart shot sims.
Possible bug: On my Galaxy Tab 4 I have to press the Fly button at least three times before I get takeoff.
The gimbal control is well simulated.
Good orientation for new operators...highly recommend it.
Regarding the flag.....y'all are missing that the PHYSICS of the wind model are not in the sim...otherwise there would be more difficulty maneuvering around the statue. As it is....it flies as if the wind is still.
As well....the sailboat is not having much if any airflow around those sails...makes attempting a landing a LOT easier than the real live escapade would be.
Next version hopefully brings smart shot sims.
Possible bug: On my Galaxy Tab 4 I have to press the Fly button at least three times before I get takeoff.
The gimbal control is well simulated.
Good orientation for new operators...highly recommend it.
Regarding the flag.....y'all are missing that the PHYSICS of the wind model are not in the sim...otherwise there would be more difficulty maneuvering around the statue. As it is....it flies as if the wind is still.
As well....the sailboat is not having much if any airflow around those sails...makes attempting a landing a LOT easier than the real live escapade would be.
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I've been trying to land on the upper deck of the motor boat. If anyone pulls it off, snap a screen shot and post it here for a gold star.
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Here's one that I haven't the alloy spheres to try with the real one: getting up to a high altitude, hitting A+B+Pause, then holding fly to restart the motors and recover during the free-fall. Works in the sim...
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I am glad it was finally released but I am rather dissapointed with it. Flies NOTHING like a real solo, IMOHO.
The speed cannot be adjusted and being unable to test the flight modes seems like a huge miss. I figured the whole point of having it at Statue of Liberty would be perfect opportunity to test Orbit mode.
Also in mine, the solo "window" in the top left corner isn't even visible. In the store I could remember it showed the solo orientation in that window. In mine its literally so small that you can't see it. Maybe mine's broken?
The speed cannot be adjusted and being unable to test the flight modes seems like a huge miss. I figured the whole point of having it at Statue of Liberty would be perfect opportunity to test Orbit mode.
Also in mine, the solo "window" in the top left corner isn't even visible. In the store I could remember it showed the solo orientation in that window. In mine its literally so small that you can't see it. Maybe mine's broken?
I LIKE IT!! BUT I WANT T O HAVE ACRO SPORT ETC...Nope, not going to bed yet - messing with the simulator.
-- Open letter to 3DR:
Folks, this is pretty darn good. I remember a lot from the store experience (Best Buy) before the app was removed entirely, it's clear that you made a lot of improvements - I'd imagine this is closer to what someone originally had in mind before its release (and realization that it can't work as originally intended and thus its redesign and re-release). I'm delighted that you worked it through dev and released it to BOTH 'droid and Apple platforms at the same time, clearly indicating a development process miles (so many miles...) ahead of Parrot and others. This is going to really help people keep their Solos in the air and not fly them into trees on their first day.
The Gimbal control is really, really cool. Well done..!
The more development days you put into this app, the better the user experiences you're going to find posted on the 'net - the ability to use the actual controller makes this a unique killer app. DO NOT under estimate its value! Beginners will choose the Solo platform just for the help this app provides.
Some RFE's, please:
- Sometimes the app doesn't sync with the wireless on the controller. Doesn't seem to reinitialize if one is launched earlier than the other, forcing exit and re-launch of the app.
- I can fly through the flag and flagpole. I imagine you know that - just one of those obvious things people try to do.
- tolerances need to be tighter so that you can fly *near* the flagpole, but not *through* it. This teaches fine spacial awareness that pilots need.
- If you fly over water you get artifacts. I know you know this too.
- There's no tilt when you roll left or right, you might mention somewhere that this is because of the gimbal - stock Solos would show a tilt of view, a difference that might confuse new pilots.
- regaining control due to loss of line of sight (ie, flying on opposite sides of buildings would cause loss of signal at range). New pilots will think they can get away with this kind of thing because of how the app behaves, but what it really needs to teach them is the fact that they have to set their Return Home height early, lest the fly into the Statue of Liberty when it tries to come home due to loss of signal!
- and oh yeah, the ability to set the Return Home height and other options within the app.
- is the speed accurate? Doesn't seem to be maxed out at ~35mph
- is the drift accurate? Sometimes it drifts further than I'd expect with a 19-point GPS lock.
Experienced pilots will use your app to try things they don't dare do with the real thing. We need:
- No GPS (Manual mode), with no, light and heavy wind
- Fine(er) tolerances around trees so that we can use them as POV racing cones
- The ability to do barrel rolls so that we can learn how
- Things that mess with us sometimes, like GPS bounce, high wind / gusts of wind, loss and regain of GPS and other situations where you'd need to find and use the pause button without looking at the controller
- loss or inaccuracy of GPS under heavy trees
- the ability to move the origin / takeoff point
- an easter egg if you can fly through the doors under the statue in manual mode.
Also, is it okay to use this app without antennas on the controller, or will no antennas connected when it's powered up damage the transmitter / receiver?
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your fine work. It was delayed, the gimbals were delayed and you push updates to the Solos often.. but man, you sure do good work. Better to release late than release poor quality goods and you consistently hit the mark. I've never felt safer than when I fly the Solo, I'm willing to take more range and environment risks than I've ever been comfortable doing before because of how intelligent the Solo is. I've not had a single mishap in all the missions I've flown since purchase, and that's a lot of missions. There have been several panic attacks.. but that smart fella always finds his way home.
Thank you again,
- R
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Yes, we need and want acro and smart shots.
Imho, they released this to us so theyes can claim at NAB that all promised features from last year were delivered.
It's very basic and useful to a very beginning pilot, but it will also give a false sense of security to the unknowing.
Imho, they released this to us so theyes can claim at NAB that all promised features from last year were delivered.
It's very basic and useful to a very beginning pilot, but it will also give a false sense of security to the unknowing.
So I managed to have a flyaway in the sim! 
Not being able to fly all the way to the city, I got the idea to land on the boat, power off and see if I could hitch a ride. Hitching a ride worked, but the boat just goes out a ways and circles back around. Nearing the island, I took off again, but it immediately started flying out over the water with no control other than yaw, and eventually it just tumbled into the water.
Let's hope my flyaways are always limited to simulated ones!
Not being able to fly all the way to the city, I got the idea to land on the boat, power off and see if I could hitch a ride. Hitching a ride worked, but the boat just goes out a ways and circles back around. Nearing the island, I took off again, but it immediately started flying out over the water with no control other than yaw, and eventually it just tumbled into the water.
Let's hope my flyaways are always limited to simulated ones!
