Drones are one of the hottest gadgets right now, and in this book we’ll take you through all the basics, and examine some of the best drones and accessories on the market.
Welcome to Drones The Complete Manual
Drones: The Complete Manual
Getting started with your drone • Find out how to buy, fly and maintain your drone, as well as how to get involved in online and real-world communities worldwide
Types of drones • Picking the best for your needs and budget
Buying your first drone • What to buy and where to get it
Anatomy of a drone • One machine, so very many components
Before you get started • What to buy and where to get it
The basics of flying • You’re the pilot of an aircraft now
Maintaining your machine • Keep your quadcopter flying right
Drone glossary • Essential terms you’ll need to master
Top 5 drones • For everything from fun with the family to aerial photography, drones are not only incredibly versatile but also surprisingly affordable
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 • It was no easy feat, but DJI has managed to improve on its excellent Phantom 4
PowerVision PowerDolphin • This drone may be the future of fishing
Autel Evo Lite+ • This drone is perhaps the most intuitive when it comes to using autonomous modes and getting dynamic videos
DJI Inspire 3 • A professional drone for dedicated filmmakers
DJI Mavic 3 • This high-spec drones folds up and could fit in most storage spaces
Getting started with FPV • Turn your drone into the ultimate eye in the sky and upgrade to first-person view when flying
Photographing & filming • How to create professional looking aerial shots and movies without a big budget drone
Practise your skills and study • Great aerial filming takes research, practice and patience
Organising your edit • Learning how to edit can be daunting, so it pays to be organised
Racing with drones • Drone racing is the new form of aerial combat, and it’s big. We investigate this voltage-driven phenomenon
Anatomy of a racing quad • If you decide to build your own quad racing drone, each one has a series of essential elements that are needed to be successful. Here’s our guide to the vital things you’ll need to go drone racing.
It’s racing, pure and simple • It’s that oldest of human emotions: the desire to compete
How to get involved • Drone racing as a sport is fairly new, so where do you find it?
Flying for fun • Use your drone to let loose and have fun with friends and family wherever you are
Inside drone crowd funding • How crowd funding works and what to look for
Teach the family to fly • Modern drones are the most stable they have ever been
Explore with your drone • Drone exploration need not be arduous and physical. Here’s our guide to UAV exploration on your doorstep
Start exploring with a UAV compatible wishlist • Opportunities to explore are all around you
Gaining access to explore • Never easy, here’s our tips on how to gain access and explore areas in the right way
How not to get in trouble • Big or small, all drones are subject to strict regulations when they go airborne
10 amazing ways drones are being used • See how UAVs are deployed for an incredible range of tasks
How drones are changing the world • We take to the sky to discover how professionals are using drones in a range of amazing ways
Fighting wars • Discover how UAVs are used to assist the military in the realms of information, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)
Reporting the news • Discover how drones enable journalists to break a story more...