Drone Building & Smartphone Control
Learn to select parts, assemble, configure, and tune multirotors safely — plus a dedicated lesson on using iPhone/Android as ground station, FPV viewers, or OTG tools (with limits vs a real radio). Follow local laws. Each lesson: video + workbook reader. Set real embeds in academy-drone-track.php.
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Lessons
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Course overview — safety, law, and your first build
(24 min)
Regulatory awareness, line-of-sight flying, and course map.
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Frame size, motors, props, and battery matching
(38 min)
KV, cell count, thrust-to-weight, and avoiding mismatched combos.
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ESCs, soldering power, and motor direction
(36 min)
Current headroom, BLHeli basics, motor spin checks.
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Flight controller, RX, and wiring order
(40 min)
UARTs, SBUS/ELRS, GPS optional, vibration damping.
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Mechanical assembly & harness routing
(34 min)
Standoffs, stack order, strain relief, antenna placement.
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Configurator — ports, modes, failsafe
(42 min)
Betaflight-style workflow: ports, receiver, arming, OSD.
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PID/rates and first flights (safe progression)
(40 min)
Hover checks, line-of-sight, gradual tuning — no crowded areas.
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Flying with a smartphone — apps, FPV, OTG, Wi‑Fi links
(44 min)
Phone as ground station: Wi‑Fi video, USB OTG, common apps, limits vs radio.