DJI Mavic Controller and iPad Holder

As great as the DJI Mavic drone is, the controller is designed to only hold a smart phone or a small tablet. I have the iPad Air 2 and the view is so much better that I wanted to use it instead of my iPhone. There are iPad holders on the market, but you need to hold them up and can’t easily use neck straps. Just the controller and iPad weigh almost two pounds and it gets heavy holding them out in front of you while flying. If you use a neck strap, it will block the iPad which defeats the whole point in using it.

This design solves these problems by using one part to hold the iPad and the controller and another part to guide and restrain the straps against your chest. Even if you let go of the controller, everything stays in place. Also the base part hooks over the lip under the controller display for more stability. There is a 10 degree back tilt on the iPad and controller for the optimum viewing angle. And you can use a sunshade on the iPad as long as it fits inside the G10 mount.

I found a couple of straps from camera and computer bags that fit nicely in this holder. A wide, padded one is best to distribute the weight across your neck.

Because this holder is made in two parts, it is easily collapsed for traveling. I used the 1/4-20 standard for all the hardware so that extra nuts and washers would work in both places.

Here is the bill of materials:

1. iShot G10 Pro Universal iPad Tablet Tripod Mount
   https://www.amazon.com/G10-Universal-Tablet-Tripod-Monopod/dp/B00ZDPPIR2/
2. One 1/4-20 threaded rod 70mm (2.75”) long
3. One 1/4-20 x 1 in machine bolt
4. Three 1/4 in flat washers
5. Two 1/4-20 wing nuts
   I suggest packing spare hardware in case something is misplaced.