Gimbal reminder idea

[ninja_geezer]

Ok as im new to this at least twice i have powered up the aircraft without removing the Gimbal cover and obviously got a warning ,so to help me combat this in the future i have come up with a simple reminder .
i bought a Remove before flight key ring and attached it to the gimbal with a small adhesive pad ,now it should be a lot easier to forget to leave it attached .
see pics below.

 

[THE CYBORG]

Nice one

 

[old man mavic]

great, a well known solution thanks for sharing

 

[wjkrysak]

That will work. Good job.

 

[BadWolf1]

I just stuck one of the peel off stickers from the drone on it thinking along the same lines. Looking on ebay there are plenty of people offering these. I want something similar which engages in the Micro SD slot.
Someone told me with cameras years ago, never close the "doors" when you haven't got media / battery loaded, and I have still turned up somewhere with no media and the door on the camera open.


Edit. Decided to buy one of these Micro SD Sniffe Compatible With TF Card Adapter Plate Universal | eBay
stick a ribbon on it as close to the body as it will go and saw off the bit I don't need. Don't leave too much sticking out, just enough to attach too.

 

[Plan-B]

I've been combing Amazon to find an adhesive loop to hang a keyring but keep coming up empty. Where did you find that pad?

 

[x5rdman]

I was thinking of painting the gimbal cover bright red.

 

[fly_idaho]

I was thinking of painting the gimbal cover bright red.

This is a pretty good idea!. I used one of the "Remove Before Flight" patches on my old phantom 3.

 

[Parrotoid]

That is smart thinking. I haven’t powered up, yet, without removing the cover, but I’ve caught myself a few times Close to it. I do use a checklist when I fly off my property, but not always while backyard flying.

 

[theDRONEranger]

on the Mavic Air
Been using this for over 2 years now.

 

[cb4ishoot]

I put a rubber band around the front/top of drone/gimbal cover... works great!

 

[hiflyer201]

I just scotch taped a small piece of red. The larger pitot cover flag would make it hard to lose the cover though...or anything for that matter

 

[Don'tBingleIt!]

Excellent idea! Need to do that myself asap! Don't want to mention how many times I've left the cover on after telling myself not to forget that step.

 

[Martysticks]

Yup, we’ve all done it ?

 

[GFields]

This is an item on my "Pre-Flight" list. I am sure there are many who still use one. Regardless of how long we have been flying, we can forget to look for things. A good habit is to go over the list before EVERY flight. In addition to a pre-flight list, I have a mid-flight list (very brief) and a post-flight list.

 

[cb4ishoot]

I put a rubber band around the front/top of drone/gimbal cover... works great!

 

[snapdog]

Nice reminder! Reminds me on my Navy days in a fighter squadron, where if you forgot to remove one of these you were in deep trouble I just might have to get one for nostalgia's sake. However, I found a gimbal protector on Amazon that I leave on rather than forgetting to remove the original cover. It extends beyond the gimbal, so provide adequate protection for my purposes especially in the case of a bad landing.

 

[Slade]

Nice idea. Looks professional. I use a strip of brightly colored ribbon. It works.

 

[old man mavic]

Nice reminder! Reminds me on my Navy days in a fighter squadron, where if you forgot to remove one of these you were in deep trouble I just might have to get one for nostalgia's sake. However, I found a gimbal protector on Amazon that I leave on rather than forgetting to remove the original cover. It extends beyond the gimbal, so provide adequate protection for my purposes especially in the case of a bad landing.

it does protect the gimbal and camera always fly with one fitted to both my drones but it does not stop the gimbal moving about during transport

 

[ninja_geezer]

I've been combing Amazon to find an adhesive loop to hang a keyring but keep coming up empty. Where did you find that pad?

I've been combing Amazon to find an adhesive loop to hang a keyring but keep coming up empty. Where did you find that pad?

I used these very cheap i just trimmed it down with a pair of side cutters.you can get them in black and clear i had some lying around .

cable tie sticky pads