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9. Drone control and flight manoeuvres
a) Take-off and landing
The automatic take-off and landing sequence can be started with the B button. The rotors start and then idle. When
functioning correctly, all rotors should rotate at approximately the same speed. Move the left joystick gently upwards
in order to lift the quadrocopter. Alternatively, you can take off manually by pushing the left joystick gently upwards. In
that case, the take-off process may be very abrupt and requires practice.
In order to land again, fly close to a flat surface and press button B again. Alternatively, button A switches all motors
off (see emergency shutdown).
If the drone is closer than 30 cm from an object or a surface, there is a risk of turbulence, which can cause
the drone fly without stability.
b) Basic flight manoeuvres
Typically, a drone is flown with the “Ameri-
can hand” control arrangement.
With this arrangement, the left joystick
controls the altitude and rotates the drone
around the Z axis.
The right joystick controls the drone for-
wards, backwards and sideways.
You can combine the commands of the left
and right joysticks and operate them at the
same time.
c) Rotation around its own axis (360° flip)
Have the drone fly at least 3 m above the ground. Press the “Flip” button at the top right of the remote
control, followed by a direction selection with the right joystick. The drone rotates (rolls) completely and
automatically around the selected axis.
Left joystick
Right joystick
Rotation to the left
Fly to the left
Up
Forwards
Rotation to the right
Fly to the right
Down
Backwards
