Mavic Pro Float legs with spikes by shoddyunicorn

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

Warning use at own risk. Over calm water a water landing may be okay. Over rough water it will float but your probably going to get water damage. Either way I only use it to fly over water for recovery reasons, I don't do water landings on purpose.
Mixed two legs with spikes to get floating supports. one front leg so print two. Use Styrofoam balls you can get a craft store. Ask for the foam balls used for solar system school projects. I used the kind with a smooth exterior, 3in diameter. Use the size you feel comfortable with and test in the tub in a few inches of water. The larger the more wind resistance.
Again warning, I only use it in case I'm over water and loose connection. They don't fly great but honestly not bad for the extra insurance. Drill a hole down the center of the ball, smaller than the spike and closer to the size of the shaft or a bit smaller than it.
I also used 5min epoxy to secure the balls to the legs. Put some epoxy in the drilled hole, push in leg almost all the way. Then pour some more epoxy in and push the spike home to the bottom of the leg.
I use rubber bands on the front and back legs. For the front wrap the bands around the leg and landing gear where there is an opening. On the rear use a band on the section near the clips. The rear clips work okay I trust it more with a rubber band.
I will add some pictures with the rubber bands in place