Mavic Pro Leg Extenders

[rsierra54]

Hello everyone! I purchased a Mavic Pro this evening and upgrade from P3A. I am looking for a recommendation for leg extenders. I live on the coast and will definitely use it on the beach. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Derek_M]

Hi, congrats on the mavic. Great drone. Rather than leg extenders you can get a launch pad and take off from there but if your decision is solid and you want leg extenders, I know a few. Polar pro is a great brand for leg extenders. Here’s the link


PolarPro Landing Gear for DJI Mavic Pro MVC-LG B&H Photo Video

 

[rsierra54]

Hi, congrats on the mavic. Great drone. Rather than leg extenders you can get a launch pad and take off from there but if your decision is solid and you want leg extenders, I know a few. Polar pro is a great brand for leg extenders. Here’s the link


PolarPro Landing Gear for DJI Mavic Pro MVC-LG B&H Photo Video

Hi Derek, I had not thought about a launch pad. I will look that up. Thank you for the quick reply.

 

[UPTGrad]

> ... and will definitely use it on the beach

Congratulations. Just be careful ! I would not want to get 1 grain of sand inside the motors.
You know how sand is. It gets into everything, no matter how careful one is.

 

[Mxh666]

I use the Polar Pro leg extenders. Cannot say a bad thing about them.

 

[Just_nick]

If you don't mind the wait, they're less than a dollar from China on eBay

 

[Former Member]

I live on the coast and will definitely use it on the beach.

Congrats on your purchase. "Using it on the beach" is not such a great idea even if you are using extenders and a launch pad. As @UPTGrad has said, getting even 1 grain of sand into the gimbal or the motors might take some work to get it out. At the least, a $5 can of compressed air to blow it out, and if it gets into your gimbal motors, could be worse than that.

I find a nice place on the beach that I want to shoot, then I back up off the beach to a solid surface to t/o and land.

 

[Alex Baxter]

These are great, I bought a similar one in Ireland, it also packs away small.. Find a large area one at Amazon/eBay. Also your Mavic will not have to carry the extra weight of extenders.
https://www.amazon.com/Y-Nut-Reflec...pID=51ibPaqGIFL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

[colinfowler]

You know how sand is. It gets into everything, no matter how careful one is

belly buttons, sandwiches

 

[rsierra54]

> ... and will definitely use it on the beach

Congratulations. Just be careful ! I would not want to get 1 grain of sand inside the motors.
You know how sand is. It gets into everything, no matter how careful one is.

Thank you’

 

[andydownunder]

I am with everyone on the beach sand thing. Sand is bad for moving parts. If your game try hand launching and retrieving. I like this dude. He does some great videos.

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[Flycaster]

Also, even if you are taking off from a "solid" (non sand) surface, even just hard pack dirt, you should be aware of the prop wash when lifting off, and the cooling intake in front can suck in dirt/debris. Even hard pack has debris on the surface...
Just have to be aware, and pay attention.

 

[rsierra54]

Thank you all for the great advice!

 

[rsierra54]

I am with everyone on the beach sand thing. Sand is bad for moving parts. If your game try hand launching and retrieving. I like this dude. He does some great videos.

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So no concern when hand catching the drone and the motors spinning up as hard as they do?

 

[Flycaster]

If you are hand catching the AC, turn off the precision landing etc., the sensors see your hand and try to fly up, that why they spool up faster?