THE HOVER
The next maneuver to learn is the "hover". Small drones
require more practice to become proficient. They either want to go up or down
or off to one side or the other. Seemingly it's like they have mind of their
own. They don't. And being mindless, they usually fly off in the direction you don't
want them to go.
HERE'S HOW TO HOVER
1) Make a takeoff. Push the left stick (throttle) full forward
to get it up in the air and then back off to about half and adjust as necessary
so the drone stays at about 10-15 foot altitude, slightly ahead of you. Meanwhile
the drone will want to drift. Use the trim tabs on the transmitter.
The trim
tab button on the left side of the Right Stick controls forward and backward movement.
The bottom trim tab controls the side-to-side movement. See you drone's manual.
Move the trim button in the direction you want to drone to
go. If it's moving away from you, press or push the trim button to the right of
the Right Stick toward the bottom on the transmitter.
It will stop moving and several clicks. If it were drifting to left, you would push the bottom trimmer button to the right.
It will stop moving and several clicks. If it were drifting to left, you would push the bottom trimmer button to the right.
If you don't want to trim, you can always move the stick slightly
in the direction you want the drone to fly and keep you thumbs on the stick in
that same position. Yes, this also requires practice
Remember: Push the bottom trimmer button to the left to make
the drone go to the left. This is trim in the normal, "you are behind the
drone" position.
If you are anywhere else relative to the nose of the drone, the trim will NOT act normal. You may not be oriented such that left trim results in leftward movement of the drone.
Typically this happens when you have lost orientation of the drones nose. You think its flying away from you when in fact its flying towards you and the trim function is reversed.
If you are anywhere else relative to the nose of the drone, the trim will NOT act normal. You may not be oriented such that left trim results in leftward movement of the drone.
Typically this happens when you have lost orientation of the drones nose. You think its flying away from you when in fact its flying towards you and the trim function is reversed.
2) DO NOT GO HIGHER! If the drone starts to go up, pull the
left stick (throttle) back slightly. If it goes down, push throttle forward
slightly.
As the battery gets weaker, the controls may beginning to act sluggish - you might find yourself pushing the stick farther, and/or faster forward than usual. Stop flying! Change the battery. I usually fly with 10 batteries. Here's what I use in my UDI U818A:
As the battery gets weaker, the controls may beginning to act sluggish - you might find yourself pushing the stick farther, and/or faster forward than usual. Stop flying! Change the battery. I usually fly with 10 batteries. Here's what I use in my UDI U818A:
Be sure batteries fit your specific drone.
At 5-7 (at 80%) minutes per battery, I can get in about 50-70 minutes of flying time. That's a LOT. My batteries for the UDI U818A are 600 mAh LIPO (lithium Polymer), cost is about $25 per set of 5 batteries on Amazon.com.
At 5-7 (at 80%) minutes per battery, I can get in about 50-70 minutes of flying time. That's a LOT. My batteries for the UDI U818A are 600 mAh LIPO (lithium Polymer), cost is about $25 per set of 5 batteries on Amazon.com.
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