Newest homemade landing pad.

[Bigbird48]

Put my laser printer to work on this wood landing pad.

I actually made it in anticipation of my Skydio 2 to land on
but works great with the Mavic also.

I added some rubber feet right behind the camera on the mavic
to land on instead of landing on its front legs.

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LOooks to be to small a landing area , looks like the land feet over hand and it lands on the gimble .Or am I missing something?

 

[mrreddog]

He added rubber feet under the front part of the body, (its writen in his post) Which is a great idea.
Some very good Ideas here, Lookin Good!!

 

[Bigbird48]

I guess I missed that part

 

[mrreddog]

No big deal, but I like it and going to do the same..

 

[Bigbird48]

No big deal, but I like it and going to do the same..

I just lasered one for me but its bigger so the AC fits

 

[LeRoytheBoy]

Some very useful landing pads cost around $15. For the time and effort I thinks it's common sense to go buy one. Or is it a fashion statement.?

 

[Bigbird48]

Why spend $15 when its more fun to make your own.

 

[Endeavor]

I just use my carry case to launch and then hand catch. I have a pad but have never needed it.

 

[Fearless Flight]

Excellent job. I would have bought this before the one I have. Mine has to be staked down 90% of the time because it’s too light.

 

[Iffykid]

CNC router at work. I designed then cut them out of scrap. So they cost me nothing to make.

If made at work how is it homemade?

 

[davey1der]

I've made several of these at work, however this is my first attempt at something more portable. I know that there are lighter options, some guys use floor mats, some hand launch/recover, some ever use a river, tree or tall building. I prefer this 3/4" plastic because it will not blow away, keeps the drone off of wet ground and helps to level out uneven terrain. My problem though was that a 24" pad was awkward to carry long distance. So I came up with this. The circle is 16" and I use it on calm days. The green extention ring makes it a 24" pad and is used on windy days. The nice thing about it, is it fits in a backpack with my other gear. View attachment 83784View attachment 83785View attachment 83786

 

[davey1der]

Like it, love it, want one! If you ever want to sell any version of that design, please let me know. I’m in. Thanks

 

[careless]

Great idea but I just use a floor mat from my truck

 

[ID77]

Very cool, thanks for sharing !!!

 

[PAW]

Great idea but I just use a floor mat from my truck

Or the whole truck

 

[G Lee]

Put on the market with a option to personalize it. Id by one. Good job

 

[Bigbird48]

Or the whole truck

now give us a video up above the trees with all the snow

 

[NJInfrared]

Portability is key. state the size so buyer's can measure the inside of their packs, offer a pouch to clip on outside of backpack. make it expandable, ie.. add more outer rings for larger aircraft, add a place in the center area to install a small strobe light for night time

 

[AnzacJack]

Some very useful landing pads cost around $15. For the time and effort I thinks it's common sense to go buy one. Or is it a fashion statement.?

its about interacting with a hobby. Not everyone needs to buy all their gear because its cheap. Some like to get hands on and innovate. Its enjoyable and can produce some great results as the OP has shown

Portability is key. state the size so buyer's can measure the inside of their packs, offer a pouch to clip on outside of backpack. make it expandable, ie.. add more outer rings for larger aircraft, add a place in the center area to install a small strobe light for night time

Not sure the OP wasnt pimping this to buyers. He was showing us what he has managed to design and build. Im sure there are members here that learn from this, which is why we are here, and some may offer to purchase one if the OP was willing. Maybe Im just reading your post in the wrong way, but it seems you are making demands from the bloke that was just showing us what he made

 

[Bigbird48]

I just laser engraved and hand painted a landing pad. It fun to make your own stuff sometimes. I think I can do better and will start doing another on soon.