Landing Gear Options

Dragonfly · Feb 16, 2017

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Dragonfly · Feb 16, 2017

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Dragonfly · Feb 16, 2017

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rydfree · Feb 16, 2017

I ordered these , should be here tomorrow . mavic pro extended legs only 3d prints | eBay

Probably gonna order some dragons feet and tail ,LOL

gbrown2036 · May 1, 2017

rydfree said:
I ordered these , should be here tomorrow . mavic pro extended legs only 3d prints | eBay

How did these work out for you?

gbrown2036 · May 1, 2017

Does anyone have suggestions for the best landing gear to use to make it more hand-catchable? We're going to use it offshore on a boat with 2-3 ft seas and heavy winds so landing it may be tricky. Will I chop my fingers off or should I try landing on the boat and possibly crashing it into the side gunnels? Any suggestions?

Skcorsemaj · May 1, 2017

Dragonfly said:
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Where can I find a set of these? I found them on thingiverse but I don't own a 3D printer.

Heavysledz · May 1, 2017

another vote for #3

newnan3 · May 1, 2017

gbrown2036 said:
Does anyone have suggestions for the best landing gear to use to make it more hand-catchable? We're going to use it offshore on a boat with 2-3 ft seas and heavy winds so landing it may be tricky. Will I chop my fingers off or should I try landing on the boat and possibly crashing it into the side gunnels? Any suggestions?

I havent seen any landing gear thus far that would make it more hand catchable. I would suggest practice wearing some sort of eye protection and leather work gloves.

Edit: It appears #2 would make hand catching/launching slightly easier.

newnan3 · May 1, 2017

I have #3. Im not totally convinced Ill be using them much. I either hand catch/launch (which I dont prefer) or take off from my launching pad (the orange photo reflector type).

Ill keep them in my bag bc Im sure they'll be useful one day. If you dont mind them taking 6 weeks to be delivered from China you can get them on ebay for $4.58.

YngveN · May 1, 2017

I have these. Dirt cheap and works well. And no need to take them off when packing the Mavic in my bag.

Rnl · May 1, 2017

I like polar pros

Dspace · Jul 10, 2017

gbrown2036 said:
Does anyone have suggestions for the best landing gear to use to make it more hand-catchable? We're going to use it offshore on a boat with 2-3 ft seas and heavy winds so landing it may be tricky. Will I chop my fingers off or should I try landing on the boat and possibly crashing it into the side gunnels? Any suggestions?

Hey gbrown,
I made some custom landing gear specifically for hand catching/launching from a boat. Combo of 3D print and carbon fiber tubing. It's been working nicely so far, though I haven't used it in winds over 10 mph on the boat yet. Weighs in at 22 grams versus 18 grams for the standard landing extension legs most pilots are using. No interference with downward sensors. I also added the option to include recovery floats and a lightweight tbeacon radio locator. The floats with attachment gear add another 25 grams, and the tbeacon with enclosure add 11 grams.

The few videos I've seen of stock Mavic boat landings in any sort of serious open water (versus a dead flat pond) look sketchy at best. Even on a mildish day in open water the Mavic is moving all over the place while trying to grab it on a smaller boat. My T-top is only a few feet behind anywhere I would grab the bird. No way could I get it back on the boat consistently without a reliable grab handle.