Solo on AC 3.5 RC4 testing results

@mtbsteve wrote:

eSolo 3.5 RC4 testing results
I spend a couple of hours in the air with Solo today and went through most of its features. I used Solex latest version.
Stock Solo configuration with the exception of a Drotek m8p GPS board.

What worked:
- Gimbal 100% ok, no limping even in radical maneuvers
- Arducopter Flight modes: all ok; (Acro and Sport not tested)
- RTK GPS fix and injection: ok
- RTH: 100% ok now
- Failsafe (battery RTH fs tested) ok
- Pause/rewind: ok
- All parameter displays on Controller and Solex: ok
- Solex geofencing ok
- Solex smartshots: orbit, zipline 2D/3D, MPCC: ok
- Solex flight profiles: ok
- Solex Vehicle settings and change ok
- All Gopro controls work in Solex

I tested also flying with max possible power in althold, guided and stabilize. No issues.

What did not work ok:
- RTM: it appears only to work if you set RTM in Solex in the beginning after arming. Your position at this point is captured, but not updated anymore when you change your position. Not sure if this is actually a Solex issue- retest required.
- Gopro doesn't shut off when Solo is powered down.
- Followme: regardless what option is selected, Solo will only follow in circle/orbit mode.
- Pano: doesn't work at all. Solo is in guided, taking pictures but doesn't move
- TapToFly: doesn't work. When I tap on a location to fly to Solo goes into guided followed by a fast descent
- Max distance/max altitude settings in Solex: Solo stops correctly at max altitude/distance, but independent from settings in Solex. (no feedback only, no trigger of RTH) Parameters however are correctly set on the Pixhawk.
- Well known: no LED controls, no Solo shutdown beeps (already being addressed)

Not tested:
- Acro/Sports mode (I chickened out)
- boat mode (no boat at hand)
- Factory reset (I leave this to someone else to test since I had to spend a couple of hours last time after I bricked Solo during reset

Overall Solo on 3.5 performs well, however Loiter is still not 100% perfect compared to stock Solo. Some PID finetuning is yet needed.

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