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Review on XL Quadcopter Drone Landing Pad - 22x22 - Highly Visible Design, Superior Protection from Debris and Sand, Eco-Friendly Rubber and Waterproof Cloth. Portable, Foldable, No Crease! by Leroy Jacobs

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Warning: very sensitive to washout, flutter and drone propeller movement

Attached is a video clip of my first (and only) use of this landing pad. Just a warning to anyone who is going to buy it. It is very sensitive to prop washing (I have a Mavic Pro). First off let me say this rug feels heavy and looks really good and one of the reasons I bought it was because it got really good reviews. But I bought it to land, not watch. When put on short thin grass, it deformed a lot and lay very unevenly, so I put it on another large landing pad (foldable with storage bag). This made it fairly level and I was happy with how the rig looked after launch. Landing on it was a much bigger problem. As you can see from the video, the Mavic Pro deviates slightly from the center of the pad and the air generated by the propeller wash caused the edges to lift and flap violently. There was also a very light breeze, but note that the other large 36-inch pillow was still in place during the clip (despite being weighed down by that pillow). I was afraid that this airbag would deploy and hit the propellers during the actual landing, so I moved the drone to the side to detach it before landing. as the drone took off from the center. Not having landed on this 36 inch pad yet, I flew over the drone for a while to see if the same issue persisted. Even if it were, at least I could fix it. And I can't do that unless I poke something through the material and tear it or glue it to something. This rug can actually use something stiff built into the edge like my folding rug does, or you can tape it to a hard secondary rug underneath. So, just a word of warning for those considering this. Maybe this pad works better for smaller drones or drones with much taller propellers than the Mavic Pro, but without the addition of leg extensions or some sort of pad modification, I'd be uncomfortable landing on this pad as is and it take risk. damage the propellers if he flaps his wings like this.

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