Days you don't feel like doing any of this, and this is one of them. Nonetheless cannot let a day go by without advancing the cause, and a gentle pursuit is the preparation of landing gear. This takes the form of 8mm GRP rods which served well on the earlier build shipped to California. In one end there are 5mm bolts whose heads are removed later and at the other, door-knobs to stop the rods from impaling landing surfaces.
The length of each rod has been reduced from one metre to 30" so as to extend just 6" beyond the outline of the airframe. It would perhaps look better were it to match the length of the drone's cantilevers, but we'll err on the safe side throughout. They'll look nice either way once sprayed red.
