Do you think the Mavic is powerful enough to cut a finger?

mschwind200 · Mar 4, 2017

Ok so I'm scared of hand catching the Mavic because it's so low, And that got me thinking:

If a propeller cut your finger while landing, would it be powerful enough to cut it off, or would it be just a minor cut sorta thing.

Just curious

dewster · Mar 4, 2017

It was painful when my Parrot Bebop (1st Gen) bit me. It didn't draw blood, but it hurt a lot. I've caught the Mavic by hand. I did it near a river bed. The area was a little rough to land. I turned off the bottom Vision Positioning System. It's amazingly stable. I just hovered it about shoulder height, rotated the craft so that I could see it's side profile and gently grabbed it from the bottom. I throttled down without problems.

TommyJeep · Mar 4, 2017

There's video somewhere of an idiot news person grabbing a Mavic out of the air with no regard for safety. He bled.

rydfree · Mar 4, 2017

It's surely capable of slicing to the bone but all according to how quick your finger gets in there . The folding props help a lot by minimizing injury but if your finger stays just at the tips for a second it will slice flesh easily . Time will tell as it seems many are hand catching these things . I would not .

LuvMyTJ · Mar 4, 2017

Don't risk it... I don't want people to post pics or vids here but do a quick search and you will reconsider hand catching unless you are skilled & confidant.

JOHNNYBRAVO · Mar 4, 2017

There are posts of people with cut fingers on here. I do not see any need to catch your drone. Dangerous practice.

LuvMyTJ · Mar 4, 2017

JOHNNYBRAVO said:
There are posts of people with cut fingers on here. I do not see any need to catch your drone. Dangerous practice.

While I wouldn't recommend doing it for no reason, there are some times you will need to hand catch & launch it. Some examples would be rocky terrain, wetlands, from a boat, etc.
The Phantoms were easy to catch, the Mavic is a tricky one for sure. It is not to be done by the inexperienced.

Squamer · Mar 4, 2017

JOHNNYBRAVO said:
There are posts of people with cut fingers on here. I do not see any need to catch your drone. Dangerous practice.

Must be nice to always have a flat landing place.. For me that's not always the case, and although no preferred there are times it's required.

TommyJeep · Mar 4, 2017

I hand launched and caught a few times this past Thursday. I was standing in soft snow and there was no other option. I had never done it before, but I was slow and deliberate. Everything worked out just fine for me. Even with this successs, I would only hand catch or launch if absolutely necessary.

armoredsaint · Mar 4, 2017

post a video when you lose your finger Thumbswayup

Kestrel · Mar 5, 2017

I want to see the video of the news anchor getting bit by a Mavic.

mschwind200 · Mar 5, 2017

JOHNNYBRAVO said:
There are posts of people with cut fingers on here. I do not see any need to catch your drone. Dangerous practice.

Do you know where those posts are? I can't seem to find any, and I'm pretty curious to see how it turned out

4wd · Mar 5, 2017

I always have a flat landing place, it's called my hand.
Fingers are nowhere near the props if you just descend onto your flat hand.

m0j0 · Mar 5, 2017

I would catch a phantom but I'm not doing that with a Mavic unless it is a 100 percent must

bradc972 · Mar 5, 2017

I landed it in some medium height grass yesterday, just to see what it would do. It mowed a nice mavic shaped landing spot for me. I'm keeping my fingers and toes away from it

DavidNDC · Mar 5, 2017

Even my cute little Hubsan H107 has been known to bite and draw blood.

GreatScott · Mar 5, 2017

Yes, while you can hand launch/catch a Mavic, I would rather think of it with the approach of hand launching a portable little Cuisinart! It can absolutely cut you and will. That said, should you not come into contact with the props, you will be fine. In any case, if you find yourself in a sticky situation. Think of you before the Mavic - TOSS IT or RUN.

Good luck!

GreatScott · Mar 5, 2017

DavidNDC said:
Even my cute little Hubsan H107 has been known to bite and draw blood.

Ahh so it's not just me..... Well good then.... in a "we're in it together" sort of way. Thumbswayup

F6Rider · Mar 5, 2017

Making a small hand held launching/landing pad, say 12X12, (so 6X12 folded) folding with a handle on the bottom is no problem. Heck, even a masons mud tray would work.