What happens if...

[JaredBF]

Hey there, this is my first time on this thread, and I rarely ever use forums, but I have a question about solo that their website doesnt seem to answer, and maybe you good people could! Okay, 3dr says that if solo goes out of range, it uses the gps to return home. And, it also says that if the gps goes down, it switches to manual control.

SO here's the kicker. Anybody know what solo would do if it went out of range AND lost GPS signal? Would it just hover where it is? Land? I can't find the answer on 3DR's website. I understand the chances of that happening are extremely slim, but I just really like to know the protocols of every possible situation with my drone. If any of you have any info on this, I'd greatly appreciate it!

-Jared

 

[erikgraham]

It would hover, but drift with the wind. Then when the battery fail safe kicks in, it would land.

 

[JaredBF]

oh that makes sense, thank you!

 

[Jubalr]

Hey there, this is my first time on this thread, and I rarely ever use forums, but I have a question about solo that their website doesnt seem to answer, and maybe you good people could! Okay, 3dr says that if solo goes out of range, it uses the gps to return home. And, it also says that if the gps goes down, it switches to manual control.

SO here's the kicker. Anybody know what solo would do if it went out of range AND lost GPS signal? Would it just hover where it is? Land? I can't find the answer on 3DR's website. I understand the chances of that happening are extremely slim, but I just really like to know the protocols of every possible situation with my drone. If any of you have any info on this, I'd greatly appreciate it!

-Jared

If Solo loses GPS and controller signal it will go into 'Land' mode where it is.

 

[Joe Horn]

If Solo loses GPS and controller signal it will go into 'Land' mode where it is.

It would hover, but drift with the wind. Then when the battery fail safe kicks in, it would land.

Which one of these is correct?

 

[erikgraham]

Which one of these is correct?

I would go with what @Jubalr said. I based my answer on my params on a 3DR Iris which could be dated.

 

[Jubalr]

Which one of these is correct?

Actually a Little bit of both; If you are at 150' and lose GPS & Controller, it will drift with the wind as it lands.

 

[Maddog]

Which one of these is correct?

It definitely will land- if you can't tell it where to go, and it can't figure out where it is or how to get home, what else could it do?
So 3DR programmed a fail safe to land.