Reviews say it’s real carbon fibre and hardly adds any weights, and it’s symmetrical so the centre of mass shouldn’t be affected much. Would it actually help in a crash?
Since it’s not protecting the propeller guards at all, I wouldn’t. Get the rubber bumper guards.
Florence said:
Since it’s not protecting the propeller guards at all, I wouldn’t. Get the rubber bumper guards.
Yeah, I got those on the way.
It adds weight, reduces aerodynamics, and doesn’t really add structural integrity since it’s held on with cable ties.
It could actually make things worse in a crash by transferring impact force to the props or motors instead of absorbing it.
Maybe useful if it lands perfectly upside down, but other than that, there’s a reason the drone was designed the way it is.
@Bliss
That could be useful, as long as it doesn’t block the camera’s field of view. Could help protect the lens if you hit a flat surface!
Galen said:
@Bliss
That could be useful, as long as it doesn’t block the camera’s field of view. Could help protect the lens if you hit a flat surface!
Exactly. Hopefully, the design accounts for wide-angle view and doesn’t show up in footage. 
@Weston
I have those, and they don’t show up in the camera, even in wide view.
@Bliss
Yep, those look like they’d protect the gimbal without interfering with anything else. Safe bet.
If you’re crashing hard enough that you think this will help, you’re probably crashing too hard for anything to help.