Mini landing legs?

[Thmoore]

I'm fascinated by all the Mavic Mini accessories popping up on eBay.

Are landing legs a good idea? Do these look any good?:

 

[W5CI]

they are probably a good idea but will put it over the 250gr weight limit I think

 

[msinger]

but will put it over the 250gr weight limit I think

For sure. They definitely weigh more than 1 gram.

 

[trytofly]

got the leg extenders from Ebay I registered the mini they work great on the Mavic Mini. so no worries about weight.

 

[old man mavic]

the only thing i would say about them is in a crash because they extend the leg they are more prone to damage ,its like using a long bar on a socket to apply more force ,so when it hits it applies more torque to the leg

 

[TDZHDTV]

Extra rotational torque during a hard landing may damage the arms.

 

[Piranha]

Why we need this? Absolutely useless, especially for mini!!!

 

[hiflyer201]

the only thing i would say about them is in a crash because they extend the leg they are more prone to damage ,its like using a long bar on a socket to apply more force ,so when it hits it applies more torque to the leg

I'm thinking the same thing about landing legs. I always had to land my phantom on a piece of plywood because it would tip over occasionally on my grass lawn with those tall landing legs. I just hand catch the Mavic's. Take off is another issue. You can launch the same way if you have to.

 

[Back Country]

I'm thinking the same thing about landing legs. I always had to land my phantom on a piece of plywood because it would tip over occasionally on my grass lawn with those tall landing legs. I just hand catch the Mavic's. Take off is another issue. You can launch the same way if you have to.

I have taken to hand launching and landing my mini as well to keep my camera out of the dirt, I don't expect I will often find myself in terrain flat and level enough to launch well off the ground, but it works well from the hand.

 

[trytofly]

Why we need this? Absolutely useless, especially for mini!!!

Works great don't hate try it out before you bash them. by the way you look evil in that picture.

 

[DanMan32]

Why we need this? Absolutely useless, especially for mini!!!

The Mini sits so low to the ground that any uneven ground affects the Gimbal, even with a fabric landing pad. Any grass at all will also get in the way.

 

[Piranha]

Works great don't hate try it out before you bash them. by the way you look evil in that picture.

I don’t hate, I just understand physics btw you don’t have any picture ?‍

 

[DanMan32]

By the way, unlike the Phantom which already has a high center of gravity, adding landing legs to a Mavic doesn't raise CoG much, and they don't land hard like the P3 does.

 

[GerdS]

The Mini can be easily launched from hand and also get catched by hand. That ensures that no ground dust can enter its body and motors. So no need for any leg extensions and similar nonsense which prevents it from fitting into its case, increases chance for breaking the legs and just increases weight for nothing.
For hand-catching just grab it from the front side, so its sensors will not see your hand. Then keep down the throttle stick and it will shut down.
I did so from the very beginning and except for indoor flights on carpet my Mini never had direct contact to the ground.