App Profile: SidePilot
Android / Games / Puzzles
SidePilot
Installs:
Rating:
3.57
Total Reviews:
44
Top Countries:
US, FR, IT
< $5k
/mo
< 5k
/mo
Reviews: What People Think About SidePilot
Telldw
Rating: 4/5
I had an early version and haven’t flown the drone in a while, and the drone wasn’t very stable figuring out if the gyros needed recalibration was fairly complicated, and this new version the app itself told me the gyros needed reconfiguration went into the configuration and walked me through it simply by hitting, turning on its side hitting next. excellent Job improvements.
The drone is much more stable as well
Probably because the gyros are properly configured now
JYedi263
Rating: 1/5
Used with 3DR Solo drone. DOES NOT work properly. Has caused my drone to crash twice when trying to land and destroy its propellers.
I’ll preface this with saying that I never had ANY issues like this with the stock 3DR app before 3DR disappeared from the App Store…no crashes or any other bugs like below.
I updated all necessary firmware; the app will allow drone to fly but has several issues.
- When trying to land, the drone will get squirrely and randomly throttle up even though I’m holding the throttle all the way down as required when landing - it will have quick spurts of full throttle then stop, then full throttle again (all while throttle is held down at 0%). It tends to catch two side legs on the ground, then flip over and destroys the props, and will not shut off no matter what you do with the throttle or any buttons. I had to hold the drone in my hand with the throttle held down, but it continued to throttle itself up until the battery finally died.
- Will not trigger the GoPro to begin recording.
- Will not allow parameter changes to be synced to drone.
- With full, healthy battery the app says that the battery is critically low within 1 minute of flight time and wants to return “home”.
This app is terrible. Don’t use it.
cmplxviri
Rating: 5/5
I don’t really leave reviews ever, but this app is so fantastic that I almost felt obligated to. Like a lot of people, when support ended for my Solo drone, the app was gone and I had eventually moved on with my phone so I could no longer fly my drone.
Recently I dusted it off to see if I could get it going again and immediately had issues with calibration, but since the app was gone I couldn’t calibrate it, and couldn’t even fly it in manual mode. I found this app and used it to upgrade the firmware on both the drone and the controller with ease, and I was also able to calibrate the drone and get it flying with my live video feed working as well.
I’m just now starting to mess with the map and waypoints and everything, but it looks intuitive so far, and there is good documentation provided.
If you have a 3DR Solo that’s dead in the water, this app gives you everything you need to get her back in the air. I *highly* recommend it.
About SidePilot
This is the app for drone enthusiasts who wish to have a more portable ground station.
Works with ArduPilot autopilot suite via WiFi, Bluetooth Low Energy or Cellular connection, including 3DR Solo.
NOTE: You must have either WiFi, Cellular or Serial Bluetooth connection to your drone.
User Manual is available at https://sidepilot.net/pdf/SidePilot-UserManual.pdf
Features:
• Supports ArduCopter, ArduPlane and ArduRover via MAVLink protocol.
• Displays current drone location, with information such as altitude, yaw, pitch and roll.
• ADSB integration to display nearby aircraft and provide warnings.
• Create, edit and delete waypoints.
• Audible alerts for important information.
• Edit, save and load parameters.
• Perform a Pre-Flight checklist with live weather information.
• Low battery warnings and alerts.
• View onboard video, and live stream it to YouTube.
• Record telemetry logs and export for sharing.
• Follow Me - Have your drone follow you using your devices GPS location, or visually with Object Tracking.
• Orbit mode - Automatically orbit an object for a fantastic cinematic shots!
• Grid Waypoints - Create a survey grid to fly
• Tap to fly - Tap a location on the map to send your drone there!
• Perform calibrations at the field.
• And many, many more...
Quick-start guide (Using a WiFi connection):
1. Turn on drone and connect using WiFi.
2. Start SidePilot, navigate to settings and select either WiFi UDP, TCP or 3DR Solo (as applicable).
3. If setting up WiFi manually, click on WiFi Settings and input the correct IP address and port that the MAVLink protocol is running over.
4. Go back to the main screen and press the connect button on the top right. The app will begin displaying information about the drone. If not, double check your WiFi settings.
Please post suggestions and bug reports on the SidePilot Facebook page or via email to [email protected]
WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Note: iPads without cellular do not have GPS capability unless tethered to a iOS Device with cellular, and even then it is poor and not suitable for navigation.
Works with ArduPilot autopilot suite via WiFi, Bluetooth Low Energy or Cellular connection, including 3DR Solo.
NOTE: You must have either WiFi, Cellular or Serial Bluetooth connection to your drone.
User Manual is available at https://sidepilot.net/pdf/SidePilot-UserManual.pdf
Features:
• Supports ArduCopter, ArduPlane and ArduRover via MAVLink protocol.
• Displays current drone location, with information such as altitude, yaw, pitch and roll.
• ADSB integration to display nearby aircraft and provide warnings.
• Create, edit and delete waypoints.
• Audible alerts for important information.
• Edit, save and load parameters.
• Perform a Pre-Flight checklist with live weather information.
• Low battery warnings and alerts.
• View onboard video, and live stream it to YouTube.
• Record telemetry logs and export for sharing.
• Follow Me - Have your drone follow you using your devices GPS location, or visually with Object Tracking.
• Orbit mode - Automatically orbit an object for a fantastic cinematic shots!
• Grid Waypoints - Create a survey grid to fly
• Tap to fly - Tap a location on the map to send your drone there!
• Perform calibrations at the field.
• And many, many more...
Quick-start guide (Using a WiFi connection):
1. Turn on drone and connect using WiFi.
2. Start SidePilot, navigate to settings and select either WiFi UDP, TCP or 3DR Solo (as applicable).
3. If setting up WiFi manually, click on WiFi Settings and input the correct IP address and port that the MAVLink protocol is running over.
4. Go back to the main screen and press the connect button on the top right. The app will begin displaying information about the drone. If not, double check your WiFi settings.
Please post suggestions and bug reports on the SidePilot Facebook page or via email to [email protected]
WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Note: iPads without cellular do not have GPS capability unless tethered to a iOS Device with cellular, and even then it is poor and not suitable for navigation.
File size: 72178688
Launched countries: USAUCACNFRDEGBITJPKRRUDZAOARATAZBBBYBEBMBRBGCLCOCRHRCZDKDOECEGSVFIGHGRGTHKHUINIDIEILKZKEKWLBLTLUMOMGMYMXNLNZNGNOOMPKPAPEPHPLPTQAROSASGSKSIZAESLKSECHTWTHTNTRUAAEUYUZVEVNBOEELVNIPYKHMZYEBHCYMTBJBFCGJOLAMLSNTZUGZW
Minimum OS version: 15.0
Release Date: 1475109448000
Published by Tom Brereton
Website url: https://sidepilot.net
Publisher country:
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