It’s easier than I originally thought. No fuddling with the sensors. Just launch and land. I’d ever say that launch is more awkward as it requires press and slide, which is somewhat difficult to do with one hand. Although maybe slide is not needed? I haven’t played enough.
Anyway, here is my - admittedly, very bad - video

Thank you for sharing DarthSLR. Have a safe flight always. Cheers!

DJI Gamora Posted at 12-23 14:10
Thank you for sharing DarthSLR. Have a safe flight always. Cheers!

Thank you!

DJI Gamora Posted at 12-23 14:10
Thank you for sharing DarthSLR. Have a safe flight always. Cheers!

OMG, a dji rep did not admonish somebody for hand launching! It must be Christmas

Boffin Posted at 12-23 21:18
OMG, a dji rep did not admonish somebody for hand launching! It must be Christmas

Maybe 'auto reply' is on

Interesting to see btw.
I only do hand catching when the terrain is very bad for landing.
Always a scary moment.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-23 23:23
Interesting to see btw.
I only do hand catching when the terrain is very bad for landing.
Always a scary moment.

I did it altogether 6 times today., twice for real. Not that difficult.

DarthSLR Posted at 12-23 23:43
I did it altogether 6 times today., twice for real. Not that difficult.

I can make it work, but always find it scary.

Thanks for sharing

Interesting to watch how you do that, I won't try it for first fly for sure but it will be helpful some day! Better be careful with this though, thanks DarthSLR.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Shouldn't the obstacle avoidance kick in so that the drone would not land on your hand?   I've tried this with a co-pilot and they have to quickly grab it or else it flies up to avoid the obstacle.

FLYINHASS Posted at 12-24 04:02
Interesting to watch how you do that, I won't try it for first fly for sure but it will be helpful some day! Better be careful with this though, thanks DarthSLR.

Definitely not on a first fly, and would not try it for real for the first time.
Before I even made that video I practised a few times on a soft grassy loan, where the worst damage would be a broken blade.
However, as I have mentioned, the whole thing came out of necessity. Where I (intend to) use it, it's rarely an even clean spot to land. Sandy beach, rocky and steep mountain slopes, dusty desert - all beautiful and waiting to be flown over, but not offering much of the good landing place. And if any hiking is involved (which often is), carrying the launch pad simply becomes an extra weight/space liability, even if it's not that big/heavy.
So, as I said, it's a pure necessity for me, and I am glad I got comfortable with this technique, so I could use it last night.

jacksonnai Posted at 12-24 04:45
Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for watching!

QUBO1234 Posted at 12-24 07:18
Shouldn't the obstacle avoidance kick in so that the drone would not land on your hand?   I've tried this with a co-pilot and they have to quickly grab it or else it flies up to avoid the obstacle.

Well, that's the thing.
If you go ahead and try to grab it, it will kick in and elevate yourself - which is what it did the day before, when I could not figure out how to do it, and what triggered me to learn this technique.
However, if you extend your hand first while it's still a few feet about it, hold it for a few seconds, and insist on keep the joystick down, it will simply recognise your hand as a new landing opportunity and will oblige. As you can see in the video, it takes about 10-15 seconds to persuade it, but then it simply complies. The descent speed is low, the extended hand distance is easy to judge, so it's *really* easy.

DarthSLR Posted at 12-24 11:34
Thanks for watching!

You're welcome mate!