For your first flights if you’re flying indoors make sure you have looked around the
immediate area and along the ceiling, or roof area, to make sure there are no dangling
strings, ropes or wires. Quite often people will hang a sign or something but when it
comes time to take things down, the sign is gone but the cables or wires are still left
hanging there.
If you’re flying outdoors be aware of the wind and other people in the immediate area.
Ideally you want the sun to your back, light or calm wind conditions and no people
around.
Pre-flight
Go through the list of pre-flight items we discussed earlier and double check to make
sure everything is in good working order. Run through the pre-flight to inspect:
• Boom check
• Canopy check
• Motor check
• Prop check
• Landing gear check
• Payload check
• Handheld controller battery
• Handheld controller antenna orientation
• Variable aircraft and GCS parameters check
• Control system check
• Fully charged helicopter flight battery
Look over the area
Whether you’re indoors or outside look around the immediate area and think of places to
easily set the aircraft down if needed. Also position any people or helpers behind you
and instruct them to stay in one area.
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