Landing pad

z3r01 · Sep 19, 2015

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Building a nice landing pad for my solo!

I'm going to sand it down then paint it black with a logo in the center

~z3r01~

John Bentley · Sep 19, 2015

That would be nice to use on the beach to keep away from sand.

z3r01 · Sep 19, 2015

Earldgrayjr · Sep 19, 2015

Nice! I have been using a heavy Yoga mat that countours the ground. It is portable, but I like yours better!!

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

I made this and made it adjustable cause I really have few level surfaces in my house, it's older and they weren't great with a level. So I use it to takeoff and do my level and compass calibrations on solo and p2 now. Got tired of using business cards and cardboard under table legs last week. Obviously went overboard a bit with my box of decals and stickers afterwards but spaces work with level and both birds.

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

Rain is keeping me from using my gimbal much it's supposed to end here before too long, hope to get a couple flights in between dinner and dark.

Earldgrayjr · Sep 19, 2015

Adimuzio513 said:
Rain is keeping me from using my gimbal much it's supposed to end here before too long, hope to get a couple flights in between dinner and dark.

Rain Rain go away. Have a wedding to do today!!

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

It'd be nice figures no rain but 1 day in about a month then yesterday it rained a bit before I got it, but was dark by the time I got home and today it's raining again. I just hope it stays reasonable temp wise around here for a month or two since summer started so late anyway. I'm sure I'll be out there bundled filming in the cold too. I'm curious to see if the cold affects this thing much, last year we had record lows of around 20 below and were below zero pretty often. I'm sure those are way too cold but hopefully on the normal cold days solo does alright.

Maddog · Sep 19, 2015

Adimuzio513 said:
I made this and made it adjustable cause I really have few level surfaces in my house, it's older and they weren't great with a level. So I use it to takeoff and do my level and compass calibrations on solo and p2 now. Got tired of using business cards and cardboard under table legs last week. Obviously went overboard a bit with my box of decals and stickers afterwards but spaces work with level and both birds.View attachment 1226 View attachment 1227

Very ingenious leveling system!

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

Like those wheels huh, was going to just use the bolts then I saw the little 1/10 TC wheels sitting on my garage window sill at the last minute may swap em with some taller ones off a slash eventually. Lol

Maddog · Sep 19, 2015

If that plexi is strong enough not to flex, you could add a small level in each direction to help level it.

Maddog · Sep 19, 2015

Adimuzio513 said:
Like those wheels huh, was going to just use the bolts then I saw the little 1/10 TC wheels sitting on my garage window sill at the last minute may swap em with some taller ones off a slash eventually. Lol

At first glance I thought they were hockey pucks! Lol

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

Yea it's actually surprisingly rigid, I'm doing a job at University hospital and tore a few of these out of the operating rooms, it only took a couple days to find a use for this one. I'm sure I'll use the others soon too, thought about a level, but the 4 foot seemed much more accurate than the shorter ones I tried out. I don't think it matters for solo but my p2 if it's not perfect it seems to toilet bowl bad. Happened on p2 even when I tried my 2 foot cause my 4 was at work. Maybe I'll make another for p2 and throw levels on this one for solo even in the field, only took about 15 minutes and the parts are free.

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

Maddog said:
If that plexi is strong enough not to flex, you could add a small level in each direction to help level it.

Not much tread left on em they do look more like pucks than tires at this point, used and abused at this point.

z3r01 · Sep 19, 2015

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I'm painting it green , then do a design and paint over in black so the design stays that 3DR green

~z3r01~

Adimuzio513 · Sep 19, 2015

Nice anxious to see how the logo comes out I've been thinking about making a stencil of the logo myself for some different things. It should stay good and bright the way your going about it, it's hard to make anything stand out on top of black.

GoodnNuff · Sep 19, 2015

Earldgrayjr said:
Rain Rain go away. Have a wedding to do today!!

Don't know about up there, but it is now dry and sunny in Seattle! Good luck, hope it stays dry for you.

GoodnNuff · Sep 19, 2015

This is what I use:

Helipad

Light and fairly portable. The legs are not adjustable, but can be sunk into soft ground to level the pad. I use a cheap circle level in the center. But why I really like it is because I can take the center leg out, use that hole to mount the pad on my tripod, and regardless of the slope, I can quickly and easily have a level surface. And I don't have to bend over or kneel on the ground if my back is bothering me. Plus it is challenging to attempt to land within the circle.