I use a 2x2 foot wood panel that is slightly elevated when launching from a grassy area. A little bit of a challenge landing on it although no problems so far even though I have the VPS disabled. Considering hand-catching - haven't tried it yet.
I recommend hand catching and releasing its, I started doing this after the first few times I had issues with dirt and scratching on the bottom. Also it's ten times faster to catch and release, protects from tipping over.I use a 2x2 foot wood panel that is slightly elevated when launching from a grassy area. A little bit of a challenge landing on it although no problems so far even though I have the VPS disabled. Considering hand-catching - haven't tried it yet.
Sometimes even in grass it might get stuck on a root or something then bam! tip over. heartbreaking.Most of the more experienced pilots hand catch .... Easy and clean. I launch from grass fields so don't need a launching platform.
I just take off from my nice grassy yard except in winter snow then I use a plywood panel. I never take off from dirt or sand. They can play havoc with a small motor.
Had that happen to me once, had to over ride the throttle to keep it in the air, once my hand was on it i let go of the throttle and the bird thought it was on the ground, 3 seconds later motor shut down.I use my case or backpack to launch.
I hand catch for landing, but word to the wise, be careful with low battery auto-land.
I always use one of the soft 3ft x 3ft exorcize pad with puzzle lock around outer edge. You never want to launch or land on the ground if you can keep from it. Way too much debre to in motors or internally.
The soft pad helps eliminate hard landings which steal life of your quad. If I wasn't such a freak on collecting data to the last second of the quad running, I would hand catch the quad each time.
That's how it's done, my friend!Had that happen to me once, had to over ride the throttle to keep it in the air, once my hand was on it i let go of the throttle and the bird thought it was on the ground, 3 seconds later motor shut down.
What color pad are you usingI always use one of the soft 3ft x 3ft exorcize pad with puzzle lock around outer edge. You never want to launch or land on the ground if you can keep from it. Way too much debre to in motors or internally.
The soft pad helps eliminate hard landings which steal life of your quad. If I wasn't such a freak on collecting data to the last second of the quad running, I would hand catch the quad each time.
What color pad are you using