What do you use as a landing/take off pad?

[Frankc]

Just wondering if any of you have come up with a simple/clever takeoff/landing pad? I need one that folds up and I can stick in my rucksack. Seen the ones on flebay but I know people come up with simple but effective solutions to things like this/

 

[Floyd]

The ground.

 

[Frankc]

How much? Dirt cheap I expect

I tend to take off from fields the drone tends to turn into a strimmer when I do though.

 

[Nickster]

This bad boy I made myself with a big decal from @ryantrx

 

[WV. Rootman]

I use my back seat car mat.

 

[stones]

This.

 

[Raptorman0909]

At first I had a thin rubber mat about 18"x30" but the prop wash would cause the edges to curl up and I had to put stones on the edge to keep the edges from hitting the props. I then got a door mat that's about 20" x 40" and about 5/8" thick and is quite a bit heavier than the first one. I then cut it in half so I have two mats about 20" on a side. Because the mat is thicker and heavier it doesn't curl up so there's no risk of it hitting the props.


Brian

 

[Jayfdee]

I used to use a flat board with spirit levels to flatten it in an attempt to cure the horizon problem. It did not cure the problem, so I painted a big letter H on the board, and that did not work either.
Now just some level ground with short grass. It is normally a bit damp around here, so dust flying up in to motors and Gimbal is not a problem, and I just level out once airborne.

 

[KykPhantom]

Believe it or not, I always take off and land from/to my hand. Just when you switch on you drone keep it as much stable and horizontal as possible (try not to move - not difficult). Never and no problem at all. I always keep my drone clean from dust and the gimbal/camera away from possible obstacles.

 

[Frankc]

I usually hand catch but that is not so easy to do when taking off. I do have a lanyard somewhere ................

 

[Frankc]

ohhh and I think I have a solution, but it may be a little too light. I have a small sheet of rubber insulation just a little larger than the drone. Will try it out when I get my new drone, hopefully!

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[shockwave199]

I use a small piece of thin plywood when I know I'll need it.

 

[Deleted member 62848]

Just wondering if any of you have come up with a simple/clever takeoff/landing pad? I need one that folds up and I can stick in my rucksack. Seen the ones on flebay but I know people come up with simple but effective solutions to things like this/

I just use square of marine ply ,lives in my car boot hard and flat ,was free and works well

 

[Frankc]

I would use marine ply, ideal for the job really. However I tend to go off the beaten track so to speak and want something thats very light and portable, something I can roll up. Hence the sheet of rubber. We will see if its any good or not.

 

[Older_Man]

Sometimes where I fly the grass is getting a little tall so I have a small door mat that is just thick enough that it stays down when I take off and land.So far it works great and rolls up nice.

 

[macoman]

My favorite: grass!

 

[HeroUnlimited]

The ground

 

[Raptorman0909]

I would add that when I can I use pavement so that I don't have to use my mat. I'd guess that I manage to use pavement about 40% of the time, my mat about 40%, and a flat stone or similar relatively dust free surface about 20% of the time.


Brian

 

[John Locke]

ElGuapo gave me one of those carpet samples last weekend, so I'm using that when flying from my car and I don't have a clean launch site. Apparently he had dozens of outdated carpet samples from work that he needed to thin out. It works good. Carpet samples, go idea.

 

[Mix_]

For take off, I use my Hardshell DJI backpack.

Landing - 100% with Hand.