Strapping young Neo

[bbteach]

In my Introduction thread I posted a photo of my rig. There were a number of comments about how I should get a lanyard. I had already been cogitating on that. Serendipitously, while cleaning up a room I happened across an old camera with a neck strap and screw in lug. Eureka! says I. See the imbedded photo. Notice the batteries fit nicely in the film can holders. Yes I slightly modified the controller but. DJI should have included a lug anyway.

 

[NEO 317]

Very nice.

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[NeoNeo]

Shame and lame on DJI. No lanyard lug. Oh, more sales when you drop your Tx? I use to whine about lugs not positioned correctly to have a balanced Tx. Remember they use to sell adapters to reposition the connection point up or down from factory set location. Now instead of poorly positioned lugs I guess it is just no lug provided? They must have heard me complainnnnnng.

Too cold up here from late Autumn to early Spring. Need to store the batteries in a warm pocket. But, good use of the film holders.

 

[bbteach]

The CG is slightly nose heavy. I could not put the lug any farther up than it is. I hold the weight when flying anyway so, the lanyard is just a convenient place to set the controller when changing batteries.

 

[Droning on and on...]

What are you, some sort of hippie?

 

[Droning on and on...]

Shame and lame on DJI. No lanyard lug. Oh, more sales when you drop your Tx? I use to whine about lugs not positioned correctly to have a balanced Tx. Remember they use to sell adapters to reposition the connection point up or down from factory set location. Now instead of poorly positioned lugs I guess it is just no lug provided? They must have heard me complainnnnnng.

Too cold up here from late Autumn to early Spring. Need to store the batteries in a warm pocket. But, good use of the film holders.

I've got this kit for the RC2, love it. Balanced is good. Only complaint is the mounts on the sides are a little uncomfortable while holding the RC in your hands, but you get used to it pretty quick.

 

[NEO 317]

What are you, some sort of hippie?

Guitarist?

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[bbteach]

What are you, some sort of hippie?

I had to chase Steve Bartek several blocks to get that strap.

 

[Christian]

Black lanyard and black short sticks. The blue lanyard is not in use.

 

[NeoNeo]

I just have one lanyard to use on the TXs. Ancient Spektrum DX9 imprinted strap. Might have a strap on the the DX6i. Retired and in storage as a backup to the DX9 for the past several years. Only need one strap. Can only operate one TX as a time.

The RadioMaster Pocket's tiny plastic lanyard loop required me to attach a keychain like ring to it. The shackle clamp size are an issue. Using an old work badge lanyard clipped to it when on the simulator. I guess technically I own at least two lanyards.

I'm a thumber. Side effect of the very early years of flying toy indoor quads with thumb pad like sticks. Preference for short mushroom top sticks. With the DJI FPV3 I went with the shorter (RC2?) sticks. DJI sticks are skinny. For use of most aftermarket sticks an adapter is required. Typical DJI incompatibility.