Our hands-on flight training instructors have taught hundreds of drone pilots how to fly over the last few years — in this video, you'll see 15 of our favorite exercises to put new drone pilots through.
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0:00 B-Roll Footage & Introduction
1:27 Hovering at eye level
1:59 Hover & yaw
2:45 Target practice
3:27 Square pattern with no yaw
3:58 Flying in a circular pattern with no yaw
4:42 Out, back & land
5:48 Square pattern with yaw
6:11 Flying at a maximum altitude of 400 ft. (120m)
6:48 Bird's-eye view (or the top down)
7:27 The orbit effect or point-of-interest
8:35 Triggering return-to-home (RTH)
9:03 The Dronie
9:25 Flying close to objects
10:09 Flying in Tripod mode
11:18 Flying without a GPS signal
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