3DR Solo Must Do GPS Mod

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[JustFinalEdit]

glade to see you have joined the Solo owners group. I also love my Solo but love all my drones. just stopped in to show some love since I watched your channel before you had the Solo.

[PaRCQuadRacers]

OUTSTANDING DW, this is what makes the RC hobby advance ahead bud. I wonder if the makers of the 3DR SOLO are paying attention. I guess when they get mass-produced on a line, some things just get left up to US, the end pilots to improve...(As you know we will).
Thank ya sir and always a pleasure to get tips from ya bud.
See you in the air.
Wayne
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[NoviceQuads]

My Solo is coming today already was advised to do mod straight out of the box. Glad yours worked too.

[Megamare]

One huge advantage of owning this tried and true drone is people have had time to find it’s weaknesses, & then make and mod it out for better performance 💪🏽💫

[CoasttoCoastDrones]

Very informative video !!! Keep the wonderfully fantastic incredible dedicated descriptions and video artworks !!!

[jasoncross]

Nice Dan, simple, cheap and can be done with what most people would have in their homes...wish all mods where as easy...keep em coming 😎

[Goryglory]

I love your vids.. either I get this 3dr solo or not..Best reviews .Hands down Sir

[rossbassette]

Did the GPS mod with a cut down index card. Had my first flight today without camera and am quite impressed. Hovers and holds position well with 9-12 satellites IN 12-15MPH WINDS!! after a short flight in turtle mode I turned up rates for higher performance. Flying 3-5 feet off ground at high speed making banked turns and holding altitude without difficulty. Auto take-offs and landings are dialed in nicely BY 3dr, however, I am sure you can change some of the parameters to your liking in Mission Planner. Also tried to connect Tower App using UDP, and it connected without a hitch.

I have the gimbal, but, my Xiaomi Yi is too big for the bracket, and the HDMI port is on the back instead of the left side of the camera. However, with a $4.00 bracket, I can mount the Xiaomi Yi to the underside of the Solo without the Gimbal and still use the HDMI connection for live video feed. I am looking into finding another Gopro clone which has the right dimensions for fitting the gimbal, however, I may just end up getting a used Gopro 3+ Black ($150-$200 avg)

[alfredbernard]

I haven't flown my solo yet. But if I'm having trouble getting satellites, I will be trying this out.

[rcman]

Hey drone worship another sweet video hey man I just did that mod I'm going to take it outside and give it a try good video man thanks

[gregstew]

Was going to get an Eachine pioneer S350 because it was cheap and open source for waypoints etc, but you have persuaded me to get one of these recon Solo's instead, same sort of money for a superior quad, I'm a cheapskate so not buying a gopro 4, I will bodge it for my S7 .with an extended micro hdmi cable.
Nice one !

[standardguerilla]

Good info.
Tripod is a 'Must Do' for future videos.

[rdrockett]

newest 3dr mod for me. antenna mod. first time I took my brand new solo out I got about a thousand feet range and that was all couple of trips were about 800 a couple of trips were about 1200 feet. so I looked at my home router and it had some 5dbi longer antennas and I now have them on my controller. I've done three trips over 3000 feet and one trip that was 4950 feet. can't wait for the new 7dbi antennas that I have ordered

[jamesbreedlove]

Still flying my solo 3DR as of 2019 November 26th

[acesonthego]

great mod bro, I'm thinking on getting the 3DR Solo for my collection

[therchunter]

Awesome bro seems like the solo is your number one girl....

[fishtremble]

Thanks for the share DW. Sure is tempting for me to order one of these solos but for now I am content watching you debug it before I commit.

[jackhammell]

I also used pizza box with similar results. Maybe the key is Pizza.
Thanx for the vid.

[waynesvideos]

thanks for letting us know how do this I agree that it's a must if problem and it works

[lil_snug]

good vid and love the design of that drone