A strong inner flexible steel strip makes this landing pad nice and flat when open. Much more reliable than an open sun visor from a car window. The graphics are good. The landing pad has 4 evenly spaced lugs for anchoring to the ground, but strangely only 3 plastic truss rods are supplied. I'm assuming you're not anchoring downwind. The landing pad is heavy enough that it does not need to be anchored to the ground in normal windless conditions. The storage case holds the folded landing pad well.