On May 16, 2020, it was announced here that Lifthor had a tablet mount in the making - on a pre-order basis - for the MA2, and since I fly most of the time with an iPad, and have heard only good things about their products, I went ahead and pre-ordered. The mount then shipped on June 17th from Norway, I received it on June 19th, and yesterday, I had a chance to fly three batteries and check it out.
Overall, I found the mount to be very solid and very well built. It consists of three separate parts - the aluminum main-bracket that fits around the RC, an aluminum locking-bracket that mounts to the main-bracket with four thumbscrews, and the plastic tablet mount that affixes to the swivel head on the locking-bracket. Mine also came with a lanyard and Lifthor's Type-C to Lightning Cable, both of which were included in the pre-order.
As far as fitment goes, the brackets mount very securely to the RC, and the areas where contact is made with its plastic housing, there are rubber pads. With my 10.5" iPad Pro, I found the setup to be very well balanced hanging from the lanyard around my neck, and since I usually hand launch and catch, I felt fully confident letting it hang free without any concern that the iPad would shift or fall out. The best part is, this mounting system places no stress whatsoever on the Air 2's newly designed antenna system like the traditional Mavic-series tablet mount systems do - as it does not make any contact with it at all - and IMO, this is where it really shines. Also, at the base of the main bracket, there is a threaded receiver for placing the mount onto a tripod, if one were so inclined.
The one issue that I do see going forward, is that with the mount installed on the RC, it will not fit in the FMC bag or my Nanuk case, and this means repeatedly installing and removing the mount for transporting the RC in either of these cases. Not only does that add time to setup and breakdown, but the four thumbscrews are fairly small, made of aluminum, and they have a fairly fine thread. As such, I think stripping them from repeated placement and removal is almost certain. I have sent an email to Lifthor requesting the size and thread pitch of these screws in order to source something similar Stateside, and for now, I plan to simply leave it installed. The few times that I may need to pack down light - hiking, motorcycle... - I can remove it and simply use my phone in the tradition fashion. Most of the time however, I drive my car, so room is not an issue.
Lastly, if/when Lifthor replies with information regarding the thumbscrew size/thread pitch, I will post back with a solution for spares.
Lastly, lastly... @EmpireDroneCompany posted in a thread that they have this mount available, and since they are an approved vendor here, buying from them supports them as well as Lifthor..
Overall, I found the mount to be very solid and very well built. It consists of three separate parts - the aluminum main-bracket that fits around the RC, an aluminum locking-bracket that mounts to the main-bracket with four thumbscrews, and the plastic tablet mount that affixes to the swivel head on the locking-bracket. Mine also came with a lanyard and Lifthor's Type-C to Lightning Cable, both of which were included in the pre-order.
As far as fitment goes, the brackets mount very securely to the RC, and the areas where contact is made with its plastic housing, there are rubber pads. With my 10.5" iPad Pro, I found the setup to be very well balanced hanging from the lanyard around my neck, and since I usually hand launch and catch, I felt fully confident letting it hang free without any concern that the iPad would shift or fall out. The best part is, this mounting system places no stress whatsoever on the Air 2's newly designed antenna system like the traditional Mavic-series tablet mount systems do - as it does not make any contact with it at all - and IMO, this is where it really shines. Also, at the base of the main bracket, there is a threaded receiver for placing the mount onto a tripod, if one were so inclined.
The one issue that I do see going forward, is that with the mount installed on the RC, it will not fit in the FMC bag or my Nanuk case, and this means repeatedly installing and removing the mount for transporting the RC in either of these cases. Not only does that add time to setup and breakdown, but the four thumbscrews are fairly small, made of aluminum, and they have a fairly fine thread. As such, I think stripping them from repeated placement and removal is almost certain. I have sent an email to Lifthor requesting the size and thread pitch of these screws in order to source something similar Stateside, and for now, I plan to simply leave it installed. The few times that I may need to pack down light - hiking, motorcycle... - I can remove it and simply use my phone in the tradition fashion. Most of the time however, I drive my car, so room is not an issue.
Lastly, if/when Lifthor replies with information regarding the thumbscrew size/thread pitch, I will post back with a solution for spares.
Lastly, lastly... @EmpireDroneCompany posted in a thread that they have this mount available, and since they are an approved vendor here, buying from them supports them as well as Lifthor..
