Solo (http://3drobotics.com/kb/solo/)

Best Practices

Fly in wide-open areas (very important!)

Solo’s GPS depends on a clear view of the sky for accurate location

tracking. These GPS signals can be blocked by tall structures like trees and

buildings, causing unexpected flight behavior, so it is extremely

important to fly in wide-open areas away from people.

Use the Preflight Checklist in the manual

The Preflight Checklist (http://3drobotics.com/kb/preflight-checklist-solo/)

will walk you through all the necessary pre checks for a prepared flight. It’s

hard to remember everything, so keep this guide handy.

Wait for GPS before taking off

Solo’s GPS system is your safety net. Without GPS, Solo is unable to use

location tracking and rely on features like Return to Home and Smart Shots.
For take off, place Solo 10-15 ft. away from you

This will ensure Solo has a safe amount of room to get into the air.

If Solo is grounded and you need to shut off the

motors, hold A + B + Pause to stop the propellers

before approaching

Spinning propellers can cause serious injury. Never touch moving propellers

or place any objects in the way of the propeller while Solo’s motors are

powered. To power down the motors, hold A + B + Pause.

Use the Pause button if you get into trouble

At any point if you find yourself in over your head, simply press the Pause

button and Solo will stop and hover in place.
Listen to the in-app battery warnings

To avoid battery damage and loss of copter control, it is a good idea to land once

the Solo app alerts you of low-battery at 25 percent. You will receive one more lowbattery alert at 10 percent, and then Solo will automatically attempt to Return Home

at a critical battery threshold of around 4 percent. However, at such low battery, a

safe flight home is not guaranteed.

If an automatic Return Home has been triggered, you can still override this

procedure by pressing Fly. This allows to you to then manually land Solo.

Turn on the controller first, then Solo

This will help ensure that Solo pairs with the correct controller.

Become familiar with Return Home
(http://3drobotics.com)

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You can call Solo back to its launch point by pressing the Return Home

button. It is best to test out where exactly the home position has been set

before flying longer distances because accuracy can vary based on your

location’s GPS quality.

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