Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is the first video in a series to help new pilots enter into the radio control (RC) hobby. The tutorial helicopter that was used can achieve up to 15 minutes of flight time, and may be found here b-rc.co/heli101 . A beginner's RC helicopter was used in this tutorial, as the method of control is the same for both drones and helicopters. The helicopter's advantage over a drone for beginners is that it is a much more efficient flier, and allows longer practice flight time per battery charge.
This series will focus on basic piloting skills for flying drones and helicopters. We'll start with a discussion of transmitter flight controls, and how they are applied to fly the aircraft in hover. In follow-on videos we'll examine yaw, horizontal translational flight, turning, and orientation tips.
Affiliate links: At no cost to you, I do receive a small commission for sales resulting from these links.
This video along with every video of the Quadcopter 101 channel was produced and edited with VSDC Free Video Editor. You may download this excellent, and no kidding "free" video editor here videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor
MUSIC LICENSE
"Awel" by stefsax
ccmixter.org/files/stefsax/7785
is licensed under a Creative Commons license:
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5
music was shortened to fit length of video.
This is the first video in a series to help new pilots enter into the radio control (RC) hobby. The tutorial helicopter that was used can achieve up to 15 minutes of flight time, and may be found here b-rc.co/heli101 . A beginner's RC helicopter was used in this tutorial, as the method of control is the same for both drones and helicopters. The helicopter's advantage over a drone for beginners is that it is a much more efficient flier, and allows longer practice flight time per battery charge.
This series will focus on basic piloting skills for flying drones and helicopters. We'll start with a discussion of transmitter flight controls, and how they are applied to fly the aircraft in hover. In follow-on videos we'll examine yaw, horizontal translational flight, turning, and orientation tips.
Affiliate links: At no cost to you, I do receive a small commission for sales resulting from these links.
This video along with every video of the Quadcopter 101 channel was produced and edited with VSDC Free Video Editor. You may download this excellent, and no kidding "free" video editor here videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor
MUSIC LICENSE
"Awel" by stefsax
ccmixter.org/files/stefsax/7785
is licensed under a Creative Commons license:
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5
music was shortened to fit length of video.
