Drone training lessons

13 short lessons that take you from your first takeoff to flying in wind without GPS. Do them in order.

Basics

01

Know your remote

Every stick, switch and button on the RC-N1, with the motors locked.

02

Motors, takeoff and hover

Start the motors with the stick command, lift off, hover and land.

03

Altitude and yaw

Climb to 10 m, spin a full circle each way and land on the pad.

04

Forward, back and sideways

Fly through five rings using only pitch and roll.

Orientation

05

Square pattern, tail-in

Visit four corners of a 25 m square without turning the nose.

06

Nose-forward circuit

Fly the square again, turning so the camera faces where you go.

07

Nose-in orientation

The drone faces you and left and right feel reversed.

08

Orbit the water tower

Circle a point of interest while keeping the camera on it.

Advanced

09

Figure eight

Seven rings on a figure-eight track with smooth, blended turns.

10

Precision landing on a roof

Land on a rooftop pad, then fly home.

11

Wind and ATTI mode

No GPS and a 7 m/s wind. You hold the drone in place.

12

Return to Home

Trigger RTH, cancel it, then let the drone bring itself home.

13

Cinematic shot

Cine mode, a gimbal tilt and a well framed photo.