Simultaneously Connecting a Laptop and Tablet to the 3DR Solo Transmitter - Mission Planner & Tower

The only reason I was using Mission Planner was to view the location of the drone over Google Earth Satellite imagery. I had previously used Mission Planner with the APMs. I have no idea what would happen if you hit the wrong button or tried to push a configuration to the Solo. It may be safer to use Tower or another app like Solex? ... I will not be attempting to push a configuration to the solo via Mission Planner.

Since a laptop is not the most practical item in the field I thought I would try Tower on a tablet. Tower worked great and provided a flight trail of where the drone had been. Another really cool feature is that Tower and Mission Planner provide you with GPS coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) helping you locate your drone if it crashes or goes down... I used this feature when I lost an F450 using an APM 2.8.

I was unable to get Solex to work properly and plan on discussing my findings and issues further with the developer. However, Solex has the ability to provide the pilot with live streaming video (like the 3DR solo app) and allow the pilot to toggle over to Google Earth Satellite view. Not to mention Solex has the ability to aid you in finding your lost drone which is really cool.