FLIGHT CONTROLS - CONTROLLER
FLY HOPPER
In this lesson, students will learn to FLY their Hopper Drone using the FTW Contoller
Connecting Hopper to the Controller
Place one AAA battery into your controller
Place a fully charged battery in the drone battery compartment
Once the drone’s lights start blinking green, it is ready to pair
Place the second AAA battery into your controller
Hold your controller in close proximity of your drone and press any button
Your controller will look for it's "matching" drone
Once connected, Hopper's eyes will turn solid green
Your controller and drone are now "buddies"
Anytime a battery is inserted in Hopper and your controller is awake, they will always attempt to connect to each other
Warning - Be sure you know which drone you are connected to before operating it!
Prepare to Fly!
Flight Controls
Takeoff and Landing
Press the take off button on the controller - The drone will begin to hover and is now ready for further commands
Press it again and the drone will land
Left Joystick
The left joystick is used to climb or descend, as well as yaw left or right
Right Joystick
The right joystick controls pitch and roll movement, which will move your drone in the direction that you choose
Combination
Now that you know what each control does, play around with combining the two inputs
Aerodynamics
The science of how objects move through air
Altitude
The height of an object in relation to sea level or ground level
Aviation
Flying within the Earth’s atmosphere
Drag
The force that acts against an object in motion
Flight
Flight is the process of moving through the earth’s atmosphere (or beyond) without touching earth’s surface.
Hover
To remain in one place in the air - all forces of flight must be equal
Lift
The force that causes an aircraft to rise while in flight; created when air passes over and under an airplane's wings
Pitch
The movement a drone makes along the lateral axis
Roll
The movement a drone makes along the longitudinal axis
Space Flight
Flying through the vacuum of space is called Space Flight.
Thrust
The force that allows an aircraft to move forward; allows an aircraft to overcome weight and produce lift; created by a motor turning a propeller
VLOS
VIsual Line of Sight - drone is visible to the pilot without any devices like binoculars
INTRODUCTION
SCIENCE OF FLIGHT
FOUR FORCES OF FLIGHT - A CLOSER LOOK
FOUR FORCES OF DRONE FLIGHT
SAFETY
FLIGHT CONTROLS - FTW FLY
FLIGHT CONTROLS - CONTROLLER
