Definitely agree with that. No doubt
.. exercise caution etc.. but your point is solid .
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.. exercise caution etc.. but your point is solid .
Remember that last brand new camera you bought? Would you ever consider placing it "anywhere" outside with its lens cap removed and taking a leaf blower to it?
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I'd never tried hand catching a quad before the Phantom. I can land my manual quads just fine and the AR Drone 2.0 lands itself. But early on with the Phantom I'd get tip overs about every other landing. From then on I just park it 12 o'clock high and grab a landing strut. More than seventy times without any problems. I think hand launching might be a little more challenging but I'll try it next.
I took a couple of diggers on landings in uneven terrain... decided to try hand grabs. I'm so glad I did, it's so easy! I take off and land with catch. I wouldn't do it if I thought there was a risk, it's solid. After you do it a couple of times, you won't look back. If its so windy that its risky, you probably shouldn't be flying anyway =)
He must have been totally uncoordinated or couldnt fly to not be able to catch it. Ive even caught it once when it unexpectedly dropped like a stone from about 20 m up, had prop guards on then and grabbed it by the guard cricket style and only a few minor scratches to my fingers and no damage to props or drone. Wouldn't attempt that though with carbon fiber props though as when they break they are razor sharp
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Yep exactly the way I catch mine Mako79 safest way and only way sometimes when on a steep embankment or steep trail or in long grass
Never had any real reason to hand catch my Phantom 3 Pro'.
Living here on the great Alberta plains, I can always find a flat spot to take off from and land the drone, when my batteries are getting depleted. I usually don't fly from many places that the drone couldn't RTH to land safely, on its own. ;-)
I can see why many of you prefer it, to a landing on terra firma, but that relationship isn't necessary for my style of flying.
RedHorPoker
Living here on the great Alberta plains, I can always find a flat spot to take off from and land the drone, when my batteries are getting depleted. I usually don't fly from many places that the drone couldn't RTH to land safely, on its own. ;-)
I can see why many of you prefer it, to a landing on terra firma, but that relationship isn't necessary for my style of flying.
RedHorPoker
Oh my, what? Don't be so verbal. ;-)
Ok, go on, spit it out son, what's on your mind tonight.
There you go, speak up, we don't bite, too often.
No, that's alright, go ahead.
Flying things are or can be, very dangerous, indeed.
Watch out!!
RedHotPoker
Ok, go on, spit it out son, what's on your mind tonight.
There you go, speak up, we don't bite, too often.
No, that's alright, go ahead.
Flying things are or can be, very dangerous, indeed.
Watch out!!
RedHotPoker
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