Drone Flying Tips - 5 Skills Beginner Pilots Should Master

[@ecbadboy101]

One of the most important tips. Always know where the front of your drone is. Some people will even change the color of the front propellers to help keep track.

[@Jack101S]

my syma 5xsw has a headless mode (I have never used it) where is uses the position of the controller to change where the front is

[@nancyxiang7184]

I have a mini drone, and it has a white light on the front and a red and blue light on the left side. Also, it has red props in the front, and blackprops in the back. It seems made for beginners, which is good, because I'm a beginner.

[@thraxexotics3406]

Can you believe your comment help me make 30 day worth of progress in 30 minutes I did exactly what you said and I have way more control of my drone

[@rhysspokemon6075]

I have green LEDs indicating thenfront

[@spoonclaymore]

I like the five steps to show someone now to fly a drone. It seems like many people are just scared to touch the control after they see it fly. This is a good way to build some skills, some confidence and keep your drone out of harm's way until they are ready to advance to the next step.

[@wormhandler]

2 minutes into this and Im still waiting to start..... Jesus.... Droning on and on and on

[@valerie3121]

Pun intended?

[@24ecko]

Thank you! I just bought a used cheap Latrax Alias to learn how to fly and found this video really helpful!

[@DroneManMurphy]

Well it’s so weird to watch this old video and how drowns have really changed since then! 😊

[@Abdusshakur215]

Thanks!!! I’ve done my best flying after watching this video..

[@readysetdrone]

Awesome! I'm very glad to hear that.

[@PROCESSOR302]

My first drone was an X5C and it lasted almost 3 years, its a great drone for learners. My more recent drones have headless mode so learning to fly heads in (point 5) does not seem necessary these days.

[@popsco2000]

Just got my first one, your tip about ground effects really helped, ty

[@seminolerick6845]

Am a newbie...not done 1st flight yet. This WILL help.... THANKS !

[@scottgibson6735]

I learned with the Syma X5c.I had two hands then,so it was just a matter of practice.Next step was a blade 180qx.from there,I went to Yuneec,and Autel. A test is a dji Spark.It,like the yuneec,and the Autel ,essentially flies itself.I would recommend,the Syma,with the caveat,that it has a really crappy camera,where the others have pretty decent cameras.Thanksnfor the video

[@nor4277]

When I was about to give up on drones,I found a drone that I could fly very easy,a FY 603 Smart egg with altitude hold ,it would Hoover on it own ,then I could slowly stir around ,and it gave me the coincidence ,to fly ,I now have GPS drones and a new optical.flow drone , a Tkkj L603.as soon as I get cooler weather I will fly it .I think for beginners,use these things to help you.

[@stevenchase147]

I enjoy that the instructor is clearly an actual pilot of manned airplanes as well

[@nicvrensburg]

Great tips...starting to fly my new DJI Quadcopter next week and will keep your tips in mind. luckily I've been flying RC for quite a while now and hope it will help....

[@DavidShin]

The background music is too loud

[@bossonair1313]

David, you gotta check this out - you will love it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3SsaGd-YrOop6s 😍🔥

[@arkansasoutpost]

Good info for a drone noob like me. I bought a U818A Kolibri to learn on, and the first thing I did was practice taking off and landing, over and over again. Still working on mastering step 3. For me it's more like, "Forward, good. Now backward. Not that far backward! Forward again! Why is it going left? Go right, go right dammit! Stop! Sit! Stay! Arrghhh!" Luckily I have a field full of tall, soft grass to practice my uncontrolled ground contact maneuvers.

[@liammoat5543]

J Bennett try trimming your drone if you have trim options so it doesn't drift off in different directions

[@arkansasoutpost]

Dankerater I've had problems setting the trim on this one. Sometimes it seems to work. Sometimes not so much.

[@WolfLover94]

Haha, hilarious comment. Lol 😂

[@vinceking7878]

J Bennett I think trim can be awkward, I think it can be partly down to the controller. I believe that you should re calibrate the Gryos before every flight on a level surface, Wait until lights stop flashing, then trim. Depends on drone model, only just started.

[@arkansasoutpost]

I don't think this one has gyros. I've thought of trimming it in the garage, to take the wind out of the equation. (There's always wind around here.) In any case, I finally bought an Autel X-Star Premium. That's a whole different experience, and a lot of fun.

[@kramnikpaulbenitez529]

This video brings back many memories with my first drone years ago it looks like this drone but a different brand and some of you might be watching this because your confused on the controls. When I got my first drone flying I crashed a lot but it's okay because the drone is not for professionals all we need to do is Never Give Up and Practice More. And we all know that a professional was once a begginer.

[@slowsloth8550]

I bought the Syma x5SW today and looking for a tutorial videos, your video is helpful thank you very much. I will watch it again once my drone arrives to improve my skills.

[@readysetdrone]

Right on!

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Thanks. I’m just starting out and can use all the help I can get.

[@roseredfire48]

I just got the X5C for Christmas and have that exact controller. Mine is the blue one. Glad I found this cause I've never flown drones.

[@iangolsby8471]

My dad ordered us a Syma X5C (I'm not sure whether it's the -1 the Amazon page is unclear) and I'm so excited to start flying it! Thanks for this it'll help a lot as I start flying

[@mollymaxton4046]

Thank you, sir for doing these videos. Thanks to your instruction, I was able to take my Syma X5C-1 out on my first drone flight today. It may not have been pretty, but it was fun!

[@readysetdrone]

Nice - just keep flying!

[@audreyoliver5038]

Excellent learning video for us beginners. Thanks million man.

[@sudhanshugordey9584]

The white drone is Syma I too bought the same two years ago.

[@ReelTimeCapt]

Very good intro and thx! My 12 yr old son is interested in these and this looks like a good starter.

[@steveb1902]

At 9:50 you imply that the X5C has headless mode. I got mine last week and the owners manual does not mention headless mode and I have also read else where that the X5C does not come with headless mode. Please advise. Thanks for all the great vids.

[@drones101gaming4]

watching this brings back memories of my first drone but it wasn't that hard. its like I had a natural gift for it.

[@wingmanalive]

The Syma X5SW is my drone and an AWESOME one for the $$. I paid $40 for it and of course bought extra batteries, props and parts for it for a total of around $100. It comes with a camera which I don't use because I don't have a smart phone but don't care. It has 6 gyros so it hovers like a champ. I've been playing with it in my gameroom and have gotten very good with the controls. It comes with a 500mahr battery but it's not bad. Just a simple $20 upgrade and you get (6) 750mhr batteries with charger so you have endless fun. easy to fly? My god yes. Because of the gyros I can pick up a GI Joe guy off a table with ease. Now the trick is to put it into headless mode for beginners. Just follow the directions. It's a great toy!

[@tonyhicks2503]

3 minutes in and I'm thinking to myself "Sorry, I can't take this terrible repetitive too-loud music for another ten minutes." a drone was barely off the ground when I gave up. Just a tip for future videos: the music should complement the video not distract from it.

[@MrKamran]

Great video

[@thisolddog2259]

my first drone was a dx4 by sharper image. i taught myself with it and what was nice is that it had altitude hold. it gave me time to think about my next maneuver so it was easy to learn on. I've been flying now for about 2 years and can't count how many I've crashed or lost because i lost orientation or got to ballsy! I'm a good pilot now and don't really like alt. hold quads any more but for me it was a great way to learn.

[@stephenmorrow7987]

First drone I bought was a week ago I bought a DJI Mini 2. First flight I crashed cause I got too cocky

[@thisolddog2259]

@@stephenmorrow7987 that's how you become a great pilot!

[@stephenmorrow7987]

@@thisolddog2259 I tried a similar move today and didn't crash. I've been flying pretty much every day after work for 2-3 hours. It's honestly brought back my love for photography

[@thisolddog2259]

@@stephenmorrow7987 that's awesome, I haven't flown for awhile so I need to get back out there. I don't know about you but when I'm flying all the worries of the world go away!

[@stephenmorrow7987]

@@thisolddog2259 Oh yeah. Give me my drone and some Zach Bryan on a Bluetooth speaker or my earbuds and it's always a good time! Wish I had gotten into this hobby earlier

[@RICKHALBUR]

Congrats Kelly on this 1M views on this video. This is the one that got me hooked and never went back

[@Tom_Swiss]

"Ground effect" creates overpressure, not a vacuum. Imagine a pillow of air underneath the drone, which makes it wobbly to control.

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks Tom. That makes perfect sense. My point was that when you hover close to the ground, it is harder to control the bird. Thanks for educating me on the physics of it. Happy flying!

[@RogerWittekind]

Pretty funny video. Now I can see problems beginners will have like the problems I had when first started riding motorbikes. Don't go too slow because you will wobble.

[@bossonair1313]

​@@RogerWittekind This is how I crashed mine in first flight: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3SsaGd-YrOop6s 🔥

[@babychopob9184]

Hello, fellow drone pilots.

[@shyryTsr2k]

Howdy 👌

[@greysky65]

Hello Jesse 🙌🏻

[@ccanimations8789]

I never knew cats flew drones?

[@bossonair1313]

Hey fellow drone pilot, you gotta check this out - you will love it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3SsaGd-YrOop6s 🔥

[@dariushampton4167]

You could call the right toggle a yoke btw...it controls pitch, yaw, and roll in standard planes

[@AryaDegaTube]

Very nice video guys! I've been looking for this basic quad pilot training. Thank you!

[@tygger420]

Oh i do have a JJRC H8 mini ive been learning on like hoover and stuff but its so small i have probs.

[@RobertAlexanderRM]

The first problem you describe is very true although a better to describe it is propwash, not ground effect which refers to an strong increase in lift when flying at low distance over ground.

[@DansVlog]

Thanks guys. I am new to Drone flying and I chose a $100 non GPS style drone for the exact reason you stated... if I can fly this drone proficiently without GPS assistance I assume the DJI or Parrot Drones will be really fun and hopefully easier

[@readysetdrone]

You are correct! Happy flying!

[@bradyjackson3809]

Always start with the bare bones. So you can appreciate the features on a nicer quad and be a better pilot in general.

[@erincusack5916]

Dan may I suggest looking at a typhoon h. By the way I still have the gravely mower, love it

[@DadRandom]

Dan's Vlog we all kinda start the same way, less complex to gps drones.

[@garydeandeery]

Yep Iv started have plans to offer video shots of people’s cars so doing all the paper work and building a small company

[@flimsyburito3924]

My problem is the hovering I have he same exact drone the white one I recently got it I am a beginner

[@readysetdrone]

Keep practicing - and be sure the drone is facing away from you. That makes hovering much easier.

[@Joe-gf7co]

I hope you can have dual screen where on one side you show the movement of your hand and the other screen the drone movement. That would be awesome for beginners.

[@readysetdrone]

Good idea. I will try something like that in a later video. Thanks for watching!

[@LumisonicTechnologyReviews]

Great tips! The Latest Late Show is great!

[@Funnyshortstuff]

A $49 dollar drone can save your $1000 drone from ending up a $1000 crash.

[@kingofdrones5589]

true

[@curtpyro1518]

Bigdroneguy right

[@docstrange27]

Tallguysd Not really. 1000 drone gps you have to be really careless to crash it.

[@OregonDARRYL]

MJX Bugs 3 is $48 on Ebay from U.S. sellers! Has a Go=Pro camera mount, too Oh.. and it's freaking brushless! Wait,,, there's more. It has alarms for low battery in the quad, AND low signal. so, it's worry free. I still can't believe I got one for that price....

[@bowlsallbroken]

Yep. Even a micro will fly Mode 2 just like a standard hi-dollar photo quad and help you build up substantial skill. After flying micros I was delighted by how much less squirrely and wind-affe ted a large/heavy quad is to control.

[@robertschip4676]

Great..i am a fan of Herman Brood !! greetzz from Holland !!

[@janjacobs3882]

hey guys i bought the hifly JJR/C here in SOUTH AFRICA its exactly the same one you fly in the video only difference is my remote ain't near to yours so i"m battling a bit cause my remote have a key return but i"m unable to get that trick under my belt cause when i"m flying maybe i"m getting nervous then it fly"s away in a difference direction so ill kill the throtle ..cause i do push the button of key return but its like nothing is going on with that button..or i"m doing something really wrong..this battles my mind....i"m still new on the drones my first week..your help will be appreciate sir

[@readysetdrone]

So one thing on the "return" button is that it has to do with where you are in relation to your drone when you bind it. Be sure that you are about 5 meters (15 feet) away when you bind. It's also best if the drone is facing away from you when you start out. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@dexxiewoods]

usless, if we cant see the controler how do we know what to do.

[@gpierre90]

Interesting thing that I found is that there are RC helicopters that performs almost the same function and that was how i learned. I now have a mavic 2 and I love it.

[@joepeach997]

Great vid! Thank you.

[@Flightkitten]

I got my drone unused at a tag sale for $5 and this really helped me learn!

[@readysetdrone]

That's great! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffkidwill5151]

thank you this helped me out alot

[@raffyfranciscojr.9442]

Nice tip mate! 2 thumbs up:)

[@wolfpack4694]

Great video to show it takes practice and perseverance.

[@pmh1nic]

Hardest thing to overcome in my opinion is the opposite control when the drone is facing you and coming toward you. You have to overcome the instinct of pushing the stick in the direction you want the drone to move. I'm slowly learning to overcome that instinct but it's difficult to counter especially in an emergency situation.

[@SamHaugen]

Have you overcome the instinct now?

[@KnaSa-bt6kz]

Have you heard of headless mode

[@peterzingler6221]

Ah the x5c the good old teacher ;) Like a car without ESP servo Abs Airbags and so in;D

[@tiagotiagot]

The X5 doesn't create a lot of ground effect? My X5C can hover at around 30cm from the ground stably thanx to ground effect; that's not much? What would you consider "a lot of ground effect"?

[@readysetdrone]

I was thinking of a bigger quacopter with a higher center of gravity like the Phantom. Thanks for watching!

[@adamrattiner4651]

Do you know how fat the Griffon Gryphon drone can go? I can't find it on their webpage.

[@jackgarrett1299]

Newbie to the Syma X5C -1 I assume, as it has headless mode? My question is do you have to format the Micro SD chip before using it to take pictures?

[@readysetdrone]

I think the original Syma X5C-1 did not have headless mode, but the later versions do, but double check before you buy. It will either say it on the web site or the box if you are buying at a retail outlet. And, for the most part, you don't have to format SD cards before you take pictures. You SHOULD format the cards, but you don't have to.

[@lw216316]

1st try - auto - up about 3 feet and drifted toward street- I could not get it back or make it land, almost hit by 2 cars , finally came down in yard 2 houses down 2nd try - manual take off, drifted toward fence, could not get it to auto land - it finally came down - not sure if I caused it or it did it on its own. I am not using the cell phone (yet) and did not do a calibration - could that cause the problems? maybe I just need more experience update - 3rd flight much better, learning to control, beginner mode very sensitive to wind

[@JackSparkyFrahn]

It depends on what type of drone your flying really.

[@juanignaciopetrocelli3785]

Nice video for beginners. Thanks!

[@sheldonwhite4960]

LoL I have that one right now and I'm just starting to learn all over again but it is extremely fun I just picked one up from winners just a few minutes ago I'm going to have some fun in my classroom learning and watching the video right now

[@EdwinvandenAkker]

Awesome shirt... _"Drone star state"_

[@federicomosqueira7297]

Is a copy of the Chile's flag...

[@THETOPGLOCK]

I have that same one I bought on eBay for $50 it's definitely a trick to fly to say the least. But I think I'm ready for the phantom.....(wife may disagree)$$

[@hydrojunky]

I practice theses on a regular there a must good video.

[@bobsturgis4674]

Good video,better after you turned the music off.My suggestion,and i am just a beginner is to by a mini inside home drone to learn to fly.Sometimes cheaper and you can fly anytime you want.Happy Flying.:}

[@darkenedparadox9274]

I have a SkyViper v2900 pro, is that a good drone to start off with?

[@mtbsomi]

From 6:39 to 7:04 the quadcopter was in the air for 49 seconds. That's the Syma power! Nice and funny video though, thanks :)

[@royrice8597]

How many hours would you say it takes to get fairly good at flying? Thanx for the video !!

[@HamzaKhan-kv2gn]

Depends how much effort you put in those hours I would say 3 hours are enough to master basic maneuvers and pull out from tough situation

[@robertrockwell8927]

Hi Kelly, love the channel. I am new to drones. My first purchase is a Storm Type A S3 from HeliPal, and I have the radiolink AT9 transmitter/remote control. One thing I am a little confused on is the channels.Is there any good resource on how all of the transmitter/receiver stuff works, and then more specifically, how to make sure I am on the right channel on the drone, controller, and the FPV goggles? One question is, once you bind the controller to the drone, will they follow each other onto another channel? Or are "channels" only a concern between FPV goggles and the video transmitter on the drone? To get my FatShark Dominator V3 to work, I basically had to keep pressing a channel change button on my drone, and then cycle through all channels on the fatshark after each press. Eventually the display came up, but it looked kind of grainy which I didnt expect when I am right next to it. Is there more than one channel that could show me video on the FatShark, but it won't look good until I find the best one? Sorry for all the rookie questions but I have been reading the manuals for drone, AT9, and FatShark and there isn't anything that brings it all together coherently, so if you know a resource that could help me that would be great.

[@RICKHALBUR]

Thanks Kelly this is mine first drone video that I started to watch and then i was hooked you made a Drone monster. I was asked today, witch drone would be best to learn on and I sent this video. Great video Kelly

[@edgybob1]

Thanks for taking time to make a video to help those of us that are beginning. I am in my mid 60's and I am trying to learn flying the quadcopter so that I can do it with my grandsons.

[@n4sonxxx522]

Aww,your grand kids is so lucky to have you as their grandpa

[@neil2051]

ON the Blue Jay drone, I don't know how to yaw on the drone. I don't know the controlls

[@ryancasey4038]

I'm watching this as I'm charging the battery for my new drone, it's all assembled and ready to fly once it's done charging. Great video, very informative. I plan to practice some of the maneuvers you showed him as I get to learn my drone.

[@glyshorts9107]

How do you u like your drone?

[@glyshorts9107]

And what did u buy? Thanks for the help!

[@yankl1]

Hi, if I will buy the Samy X5C what kind of radio control do I need and how do I mach the radio Friquency between the reciver and the transmitter, please adivse, thanks alot

[@JanoyCresva]

i have a question. I had a cheapy drone that i used with my kids. We lost it so many times. Seemed like when it got too high it would just start taking off like a block down the street. If i buy a really good drone with GPS would it be "easier" to fly? Not wanting to do tricks but just take some videos and just do some cool FPV flying. Just that one experience with that crappy drone has put me off. But i see videos with all kinds of people like farmers or policemen flying drones 3 blocks away from them with no issue.

[@darciebenson9588]

Thanks i just got this drone and this was so helpful thank

[@oliviergoggins]

I flew 3 mini-drones, should I buy a bigger one that is around $200 to start with flying bigger ones? Or should I first buy a cheaper one?

[@crostfam]

You can practice this with your Tello too. To use ATTI mode with Tello, cover the VPS with tape. Advanced users only. Thanks RSD!!!!!

[@bigred8022]

Xcrost vps

[@BamaDan197319]

I got a Dura VR drone for Christmas. The drone is really small so once it gets too high or so far away I can't tell which direction it's going. Should be fun if I ever figure it out though. I have 2 batteries that last around 6 minutes each. So, I get around 12 - 15 minutes to practice flying and then 2 hours of recharging batteries. Today is too windy to take it out.

[@johnwedrall9224]

thank you and happy holidays to you and your family 😎

[@RevBombRR]

I just got into flying a drone and got one for Christmas and I experienced a Flyaway with my Promark P70 VR drone. could you please do a video explaining all the things you need to do to keep this from happening

[@celtics2008champs1]

Should show the controller when flying it.......

[@DadRandom]

J Doe helps

[@karenspratt6122]

Agree

[@djcichlid7746]

Not really a good instructor. He tells the student to fly a circle, but he couldnt fly one lol

[@djkillaflexx8368]

flying DJI you dont have to worry about any of that he showed the student.

[@giftgambo6983]

J Doe bih

[@alfiez3602]

That second timer was so fast

[@nirojenlaventhirarajan3650]

you can just x by 2 then u get 30 and when u get 30 on the clock, divide by 2 and u get 15 sec stoopid

[@old-rcplane-phart]

The terrifying part, anyone who's never flew b4, think it's as easy to transition from a drone to a rc helicopter. (It's not even close). I see this all the time.

[@yoqualyti649]

Where do you get the whirl wind drone that was in the front?

[@DroneMinds]

Great video guys! I'm glad that there's lots of help for beginners

[@KotMorski]

What about the traffic circle? :) :) :)

[@rickincabo1]

What are you using for audio…

[@Tallguysrc]

Coming from the RC world I agree with most of what you are saying. I teach people how to hover tail in (this is also part of the learning to use the throttle to hold a hover) just the way I teach it. then once they can hover tail in I teach them how to fly straight away and straight back like you do and then left and right, I then teach them how to do the same with the nose in so they understand left is right and forward is backwards and so on. once they master this 99% of the orientation problems are gone as they know that just turning a 1/4 turn in any direction puts them in a place they can control! Great video again thanks for sharing.. and great choice of the first drone used to train I use a JJRC HSC5 for all my new pilots

[@readysetdrone]

Right on! You know, I have never done the exercise of hover "nose in" - that makes sense and should be part of the basics. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

[@Adam-Freemer]

Ahh the days before all the gyros, on helis, nose in inverted hehe

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

Day two for me today and I realized that right is left and away is towards me. I thought I did something wrong to the controls but I just worked with it and I didn't crash at all today. I'm kinda chuffed with myself. Roll on day 3 tomorrow

[@AdrianSnell]

MY GOD - HOW FAST WAS THAT CLOCK RUNNING???

[@yukonjeffimagery]

Great video ! I am learning my drone ,and crashing a lot, this helps. Thanks !

[@declanleesteere2460]

yukonjeffimagery tip, I just started flying my drone at Christmas and I haven't crashed once because you just don't go crazy with it and just take it easy

[@yukonjeffimagery]

I am in Alaska and I have to fly in the house because its stormy a lot.

[@ritchiequinones6080]

yukonjeffimagery My dad bought me a drone for Christmas i mastered in like 2 weeks then my dad always ask to fly my drone next thing you know.. crashes and drone breaks

[@johnwedrall9224]

cool informative video,thanks man ! I'm subscribing to your channel.

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks! I appreciate the comment!

[@capitolbeverage9803]

John Wedrall

[@crisdeeclavel7772]

hi sir i have a syma x5uw when i take off it cant hover. dragging to other directions.. take note i level it on a flat surface.thanks.

[@rondoschiavoni8840]

on my world tech mini elite Orion when I press return it beeps and [wont shut off] or stop beeping- yet I still have some control, and in the easy mode button makes it like headless and beeps yet another push [ can turn it off ] it stops beeping on the-same button ,why is the return button still beeping stays on-when pushed twice ?

[@johannpatrick5057]

I just bought a new drone this lesson will help me thanks

[@AKIYIAKELLY]

Enjoyed

[@BorreLira]

Hi guys! I’m a musician from Mexico and I recently bought a drone just lIke the one you show on this video. I play at parties sometimes outdoors, sometimes indoors and my idea of bringing a drone is to shoot some nice vids instead of just selfies of the best moments. So my question is, do you recommend to master the outdoor basics and then start to practice indoors? Or is it a complete different approach? Thank you! (I’m gonna hire my 16 yr old son to do the flying job 😜)

[@robinmackridge7381]

Ok ill stay tuned.def a subscriber

[@tyreceromain1576]

Thant you for all the tips

[@VeganBrianAnimalActivist]

great lesson

[@jakejenkins4380]

I just wanted to ask you a quick cuestion my phantom 4 camera for videoing is 4K but if I change it from video to picture mode it goes fuzzy even if I am not taking a pictures. Any ideas??? Thanks

[@tygger420]

Hey my friend got a question of course.Im a beginner and had every intention of buying the syma X5 to learn on,but i found a Syma X8SW get this no lie 59.99 with google express 20 dollar discount so i can get the brnd new drone for 39.99 in USA .For that price i really cant turn it down.would you for a beginner drone?