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Thmoore

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Hi! I had good luck with my Mavic Mini keeping a cover on my joysticks so I could keep them attached all the time.

Is there consensus (or any strongly held beliefs, at least!) on the best such joystick cover for the Air 2?

Thanks!
 
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I suppose it depends on how you store it
Personally I think you're going to do damage eventually to the controller not taking them off.
After all it's literally a 3 second job for each one
 
I’m more afraid of losing them. And for whatever reason, it just irritates me every time I need to put them on.
 
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I’m more afraid of losing them. And for whatever reason, it just irritates me every time I need to put them on.
Get the shortest m4 bolts you can and just use the head for the joystick.
Try it
I did
Was rubbish lol
 
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I am with you Thmoore I bought one for my SC, protects the screen & prevents damage to the sticks.
I don't see how they would cause damage but I know I would lose a stick at some point if I removed them every time.
 
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Removing the sticks saves quite a lot of space in the carrying bag. I use stick covers only on my MP because the sticks are not detachable
 
Coming from a Spark, I appreciate taking the sticks off and their little storage places.
 
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Get the shortest m4 bolts you can and just use the head for the joystick.
Try it
I did
Was rubbish lol


I ended up doing this to some M4 bolts, works great and feels nice.
 

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Lol, this probably doesn't count but i hate taking them off too and just wanted to protect them in my lay flat case... Just made a rough cut out lol.
 

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wow..come on folks it takes approximately 4-5 seconds to remove them...lol
 
wow..come on folks it takes approximately 4-5 seconds to remove them...lol
yes and you drop the bast----s in the grass and lose them ,mine stay on permanently....we need a stick protector .:rolleyes:
 
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found some nasty looking 3d printed crap online thats all so far im guessing there will be decent ones out very soon.
 
I dont like the idea of laving them on and loading them up. I remove them and use the noodle., stops the rc from bouncing around and keeps the joysticks handy.
 

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So I went and bought the one cover is could find; here it is:

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It works. It’s not at all flexible, but it takes advantage of the softness of the rubber on the sticks to grip itself tightly to the remote.

I will say that something I’d feared from the pictures is indeed the case in real life: It looks quite... anatomical... when it’s in place.
 
So I went and bought the one cover is could find; here it is:

6ac999d4d132e3ae87505674b6aa991f.jpg


It works. It’s not at all flexible, but it takes advantage of the softness of the rubber on the sticks to grip itself tightly to the remote.

I will say that something I’d feared from the pictures is indeed the case in real life: It looks quite... anatomical... when it’s in place.
I just got the same. Great product...
 
So I went and bought the one cover is could find; here it is:

6ac999d4d132e3ae87505674b6aa991f.jpg


It works. It’s not at all flexible, but it takes advantage of the softness of the rubber on the sticks to grip itself tightly to the remote.

I will say that something I’d feared from the pictures is indeed the case in real life: It looks quite... anatomical... when it’s in place.
yep looks like it was made on a home 3d printer.
 
Thingyverse has all kinds of stick protectors, sun visors and just about anything else you can think of for the MA2 and any other drone.
i printed up a stick protector, cost was about 25 cents.

 
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Cool! Thank you!
 
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