Helipad

[Unit505]

Almost done with my helipad! Thinking about some led lights to light up at night and some adjustable legs for leveling. The pad is 30"x30" and made of 1/4" plywood.

 

[solentlife]

Plenty of those on Heli forums .....

I had one but gave it to the club ... who left it out for a few winters !!





Now I have a piece of hessian backed carpet cut to fit the carry bag of my P3S and it gets zipped inside ... ready to use.



Nigel

 

[villain1973uk]

Just catch it on rough terrain, otherwise you don't need one!!

 

[Unit505]

Our grass is kind of deep and I wanted a pad to get above that and not dust up the lense.

 

[120CCPM]

I made one out of MDF with the same shape as my P3S case, so it fits in it (and adds a level of protection to it).

 

[solentlife]

Our grass is kind of deep and I wanted a pad to get above that and not dust up the lense.

Where winter is coming and going at my place - I needed something clean and handy to lay down.

Nigel

 

[dan84uk]

best bet, glue a cardboard one to the legs, and have a helipad were ever you land.

 

[villain1973uk]

Seriously hand catching is so simple and possibly the safest for the drone

 

[ANTYTRUST]

I made for my bird a soft helipad from banner vynil. There are holes in corner for hooks, if i want to fix it well to ground. I don't need flat surface to fly out, only protection from dust, grass and snow.

 

[Unit505]

Seriously hand catching is so simple and possibly the safest for the drone

I don't care about landing. I fly early morning allot and the grass is covered in dew or frost and the ac tends to sink into the grass somewhat and collect dust on the camera lens. So I wanted a cool pad to take off from.

Thanks for the replies. Lots of great ideas. Love to see how far some us are willing to take the hobby.

 

[120CCPM]

Seriously hand catching is so simple and possibly the safest for the drone

Do you hand-launch too? I don't, hence the pad.

 

[Neon Euc]

I use the leg on my partner

 

[KayJay]

I made for my bird a soft helipad from banner vynil. There are holes in corner for hooks, if i want to fix it well to ground. I don't need flat surface to fly out, only protection from dust, grass and snow.

That looks sweet, did you have it custom printed?

 

[Jake Deer]

Made this

 

[villain1973uk]

No dont hand launch, just use the bag I carry it in!!

 

[ANTYTRUST]

That looks sweet, did you have it custom printed?

Yes, i work in print center a do all prints by myself.