This was given to me by a fixed-wing pilot friend. Drilled a hole with my Dremel and now...problem solved.
Because apparently I'm an idiot and can't remember to take my gimble cover off.... I found a solution.
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k9kids
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Rich QR
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I did something similar with a bit of surveyor's flagging tape and some "Duck Tape" brand fluorescent orange duct tape, both available at any hardware store (and already on-hand in my garage).
I like yours better; it looks more professional. But so far, mine has been sufficient to remind me to remove the gimbal cover for every flight. And I haven't had to search for the gimbal cover after misplacing it in the grass, either.
I like yours better; it looks more professional. But so far, mine has been sufficient to remind me to remove the gimbal cover for every flight. And I haven't had to search for the gimbal cover after misplacing it in the grass, either.
Your not alone for over 5 years others have been doing the same thing...thus why you can get those a dime a dozen on ebay 
remove before flight | eBay
remove before flight | eBayGreat idea, but it seems you have an aggression problem if you fight that often.
A.O.
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Yep, I had the same problem and A piece of ribbon cured the problem just fine, I have not forgotten to remove the cover since! I pull the drone out of the case and see the ribbon and off it comes!
Re Post #3 is anyone else seeing a weird dashed line around some of the seams in the drone?
What ever it takes to get ones attention, I to Have something similar and it works for me. Take care and fly safe.
After you've been flying for a while, you might want to remove it permanently. It screams "new pilot!" How will you remember to turn on your video recording before every flight? Experience is a great teacher! Some of us had to learn the hard way, me included! 
Flightpro
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I don’t know. I surveyed for over 20 years and that’s way more professional than a lot of stuff I’ve seen (cough and done) with survey flagging.
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A.O.
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Well does it actually scream "new pilot" ? or does it scream "old brain"? HmmAfter you've been flying for a while, you might want to remove it permanently. It screams "new pilot!" How will you remember to turn on your video recording before every flight? Experience is a great teacher! Some of us had to learn the hard way, me included!
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Old brains can still learn with the continual process known as repetition. Develop a simple preflight check list, and do it over and over....and over. It will just happen
Look at the pictures of the drones with strobes, and a "Remove before flight ribbon" How do they remember to turn on the strobes but not remove the gimbal protector? When you have a foldable drone how do you remember to unfold the legs while staring right at the gimbal protector? Some questions are just unanswerable 
I've been flying UAS for over 4 decades now and I still use a "Remove Before Flight" on every gimbal cover in our fleet. It saves me time and hassle in case I do over look it (and I did on the M2P recently which is why it now has one LOL) and have to land to resolve the issue. I take it off, place it in the carve our for the UAS so that when I go to replace it in the case the Red Tag is glaring at me LOL.
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