Built my Helo-pad today.

[Grampz55]

I built my Helo-pad today out of a screen door screen and some 1/2 pvc pipe.The screen goes on the screen door to keep pets and children from falling out thru them. It is 24 inches x 26 inches and 19 inches high. It weighs 6.4 lbs. I live in upstate NY, so I haven't flown it yet. But I'm learning a lot about them and getting stuff ready for better weather so that I can fly it. It cost me $48 to build it, $24 for the screen and $24 for the pipe,t's and elbows. I'm uploading some pictures I took while I made it.

 

[agrafton]

Awesome, do you take this with for a take off and landing area.........

 

[Jafo]

Nice job...

 

[Grampz55]

Thank you very much. I haven't flown it yet but I read on this forum that it reduces the dust kicking up on take-off and getting in the motors. It all so reduces the ground effect bounce when landing. Just have to land on it. We have lots of snow and cold here in upstate NY.

 

[Wingshooter]

I made a landing pad last year. Take Off from it was a breeze. Landing back on it took alot more skill to put it down in a small area. Just FYI.