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Can I use my car roof as landing pad?

I purchased one of those standard landing pads for my MA2.

Can I put it on the roof of my stationary car to land and take off automatically?
No. The car, especially the roof, is metallic, and will screw up the drone's compass setting. For the same reason you can't calibrate the compass in the immediate vicinity of a car. And think: would you really rely on the drone's accuracy for a Return To Home to land exactly on the pad, on the car roof? I suggest you watch a few Youtube videos that run RTH tests, to see exactly how accurate they are.
 
I’ve done this on a regular basis for years. Never an issue. Glass roof though.
 
I purchased one of those standard landing pads for my MA2.

Can I put it on the roof of my stationary car to land and take off automatically?
Bored the other day in AZ, I was in my drive way practicing landing under manual control, then decided to see if I could land my MA2 on top of my Ford Explorer and wall'la no problem, just do it slow and easy. And there was no problem in taking off after the landing. Don't know if the RTH feature would guarantee a quality landing though.
 

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