I love spark palm landing but...

[Frantz]

Yeah, i love taking off and landing from my hand but beware of not becomming over confident...
or you fingers could pay a high price... yesterday my nail went off...
Frantz

 

[Frantz]

 

[Spark 317]

Who doesn't like a manicure to look prim and proper?

 

[DameEdnaBrown]

Ouch, but your nails needed cutting anyway

 

[shegeek72]

I always grab my Spark with my fingers when doing a palm landing. Tried letting it land on my palm once, it didn't balance, started to fall and I had to grab it with the props still spinning that hit my fingers. Didn't break the skin, but hurt for a while!

 

[Andre Levite]

After my first finger injury I quickly learned to have fingertips pointed FORWARD when palm landing - never straight up towards props.

It you still feel uncomfortable there's actually a finger guard designed to protect you hand (pic attached)

 

[Blellow]

Grab that bird is my motto!

 

[NRRTRAINS]

Palm landing is not a good thing to do , any thing can happen ( Murphy's law ) . if you have to Palm catch make sure you have blade guards on and a face guard also . this is just my option , i am not trying to offend anyone .

 

[RPL]

Palm landing is fine, given that your palm is flat and you’re paying close attention. One thing to consider is the size of your hand. If you have small hands, palm landing is obviously going to be more challenging.

 

[Excesstext]

Both my wife and I do the “Grab and Flip” capture. We sneak up on the little bugger from behind and slightly below, grab firmly and “flip” him to the side so he shuts down.

It’s a firm decisive action which is much safer than trying to Palm catch where the aircraft has a risk of drifting or the catcher shaking/moving and the craft dropping onto fingers.

Overall preference is to land on a table or solid ground, if it’s dusty, sandy or rough terrain we grab and flip.

 

[lmel2005]

Spark is the most comfortable drone, for palm landing. If you're calm, it's the easiest thing in the world.

 

[Northwood Mediaworks]

I do the grab and flip now and then, I have a landing pad for many of my flights, though I agree, using the open palm might produce french fries out of your fingers if things go bad.

 

[Kylie]

Palm landing is also a good way to get a good shave on your face.

 

[Northwood Mediaworks]

Or a cheap nose-job

 

[Formerly450]

Somewhat on the same lines, Is it possible to palm launch and transition to the controller?

 

[lmel2005]

Somewhat on the same lines, Is it possible to palm launch and transition to the controller?

Can you combine gesture control mode with controller?

 

[MikeSpark]

My tips for takeoff/landing on/off the hand:
When the drone starts, my wife puts it in the palm of her flat hand and i serve the RC.
The landing takes place again on the flat hand, wait until the rotor stop and that's it.
Never had a problem or accident with it, but i take care everytime.

 

[RoarRoar]

I lacerated a finger doing the grab and flip in a pinch one day. A nice deep cut thanks to a prop blade. Nothing a little bandage couldn't fix though. The drone was fine though.

 

[Vapor069]

It's not that difficult, really. After a few close calls, I learned to grab it on the sides with my fingers instead of letting it land flat on my palm. Wind can knock it over and cause injury.

 

[Formerly450]

I am finding that, when under control of the remote, it lifts up sensing my hand under it. I have to snatch it by the sides and give it a twist for shut down.