Hand catching revisited: I viewed this hand catch video & gave it a try. When I tried to reach my M2p as shown in the video, the sensors caused the unit to lurch up when it sensed my hand. And on one practice run my M2P kept lurching up, and I made a couple of soft grab attempts. Then a red warning started flashing on the SC, & the aircraft made a forced landing, almost landing on top of me. Fortunately I was on my back deck, so it was a clean landing on a flat surface. Had I been out in the field, that might have been a bad landing. I've never seen this. Any idea what that might have been?
Hand catching was fairly easy with the front catch method shown in the video. But the down sensors would not tolerate my hand presence. Perhaps from hand MOVEMENT? I was only able to (lightly) grab hold from a frontal position, reaching past the gimbal on each side, and worried about contacting the gimbal. Video did not mention disabling sensors, but my unit would not allow the underside grab as shown. Yet, it certainly working smoothly in the video. Maybe the trick is to hold hand motionless like a landing pad, and avoid upward movement. I thought I used the same technique as shown in video, with the sensors reacting differently. Any suggestions from the experts?
In many locations hand catching seems the best option, but with multiple hand/finger injuries from past "misadventures" I tend to be very careful. Thanks
Hand catch video:
I use this technique too...works great!