Drone Class at ARC

Learn to fly a drone 

At the ARC this summer!

Flying hands on demo and class:

■ 5 minutes — Introductions and walking to the take-off location■ 5-10 minutes — Overview of the drone hardware components

■ 15-20 minutes — BATTERY 1

■ Pre-flight checklist and inspection

■ Powering up and getting into the app

■ Compass calibration and basic introduction to the DJI Go 4 app

■ “Return-to-Home” and how it works, setting RTH altitude

■ Taking off and hovering

■ Pitch and Roll, Thrust and Yaw

■ Switching between looking at the aircraft and the screen

■ Other basic flight maneuvers until battery 1 gets low and RTH is triggered

■ Take over manual controls

■ Land manually (not with RTH or other auto-land button)

■ 5-10 minutes — Flight debrief

■ 15-20 minutes — BATTERY 2

■ Pre-flight checklist and inspection

■ Powering up and getting into the app

■ Taking off and hovering

■ Repeat of 1-2 basic exercises to get warmed up

■ Practice 2-3 new exercises

■ Intelligent Flight Modes

■ 5-10 minutes — Flight debrief

■ 15-20 minutes — BATTERY 3

■ Practicing more intelligent flight modes

■ Diving deeper into photo / video settings and take some photos and videos

  • 5-10 minutes — Class debrief and wrapping up

Editing and publishing

  • 5 minute- Go back to class room
  • 5 minutes- Computer and peripheral requirements
  • 10 minutes – Get footage from drone to computer 
  • 15 minutes- Editing footage, software needed
  • 10 minutes Publishing to youtube and face book
  • 5-10 Minutes – class debrief and wrap 

Flying laws and safety

  • 5 minutes – Faa licence part  107
  • 5 minutes` where you can and can’t fly
  • 5 minutes safety practices
  • 5-10  Minutes-  class debrief and wrap up

Call or Email Bob Lieberman @ 847 687 2269 or  RCVL@mac.com

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