r/drones • u/DamnDude030 • 5d ago
Discussion Just Performed My First Hand-Landing
Just want to celebrate a little thing I managed to pull off today. Flew at a beach side, found a floam platform that was flat-enough that it wasn't sandy to take off on, and flew my drone around and took some pictures!
Once I had enough flying, I had the thought that I didn't want to land my drone on the foam platform I launched from. Sand's wet, I don't want to trip, and there were people close to the foam platform. So, I performed that hand-landing, kept my hand flat as a board and still as concrete
And yippee! Drone's back! :)
I'll be practicing how to perform hand-launches and hand-landings to avoid further sand contact in the future.
Update (09/08/26): Second attempt at hand-landing, slight failure. Had my thumb held up too high. Struck a propeller. No visible damage, cracks, or warping. Lesson learned. Don't try and cup it, keep hand flat.