FLIGHT CONTROLS - FTW FLY
FLY HOPPER
In this lesson, students will learn to FLY their Hopper Drone using the FTW Fly App.
Important: Please have a bluetooth enabled smartphone or tablet with the FTW Fly app installed, ready and accessible during this section.
Connecting Hopper to the FTW Fly app
Place a fully charged battery in the drone battery compartment
Once the drone’s lights start blinking green, it is ready to pair
click on the connection icon and choose your drone name from the list
When the drone lights turn solid green, the drone is paired and ready to fly
The connected circle on the app will also turn green
Prepare to Fly!
Click on the START FLYING button to access flight controls
Flight Controls
Takeoff and Landing
Press TAKEOFF and the drone will begin to hover and is now ready for further commands
Press LAND and the drone will land
Left Controls
The controls on the left hand side of the control screen are responsible for vertical movements, which will make the drone climb or descend as well as yaw, which will make the drone spin either left or right
Right Controls
The controls on the right hand side of the control screen are responsible for 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
