When you want to fly your drone you must make sure that you are doing it properly. Here are 8 simple safety tips from Verizon Wireless that we also recommend: Choose the right environment. First, try flying a drone in an open, preferrably outdoor area instead of indoors. Make sure the day you’ve selected is relatively wind free and the location has few trees – because no one wants an emergency drone landing 15 feet up in a tree! Be aware of your surroundings. Take note of where other people, objects, trees or roads are to assure a safe flight path and landing. Don’t fly near an airport or over a large group of people. Be aware of powerful antennas and power lines as well.If you are on someone else’s property or in a public space, ask for permission to avoid invasion of privacy or other consequences. Learn the modes and controls. Different flying modes and settings can affect your flight and ability to control the drone. Before flying, learn which setting is best for you in your selected environment.

For example, Parrot AR Drone 2.0 has an outdoor flight mode, left-handed mode or joypad mode. Watch our tutorial videos about the AR.Make sure your battery is fully charged to avoid an emergency landing. You should also consider the season. If you’re flying in the cold winter, your battery will drain more quickly than it would in the summer.parrot ar drone in qatarThe emergency land button should be one of the first things you learn before flying the drone. parrot ar drone price malaysiaIt ensures the drone lands safely if you make a critical error while flying. parrot ar drone calibrationHowever, you should only use the emergency land function in true emergencies because the motors will cut out and your drone will drop (which could cause serious harm to those below). macdev drone dx vs geo

Also, keep a direct line of sight on your drone and watch its altitude.Start with a couple of short, quick flights. You could even try arranging two X’s on your lawn and flying the drone back and forth landing on the X’s. Once you have mastered that, you can continue to challenge yourself by going higher or farther.parrot ar drone preçoFor further help and instructions on flying a drone, try online resources on our blog, our YouTube channel or other sites that walk you through the process and offer other tips.ar drone 2 trimmung If you live in the US, you can take a look at the “do’s and don’ts” of flying safely from the FAA. If you live in Canada, the Minister of Transport has released a clear infographic mentioning a few guidelines. Now that you’re ready to fly safely, have fun with your Parrot’s drone!

Here are Guidelines you should respect to fly responsibly in different countries: Australia Guideline and recommendations by Parrot Safety considerations in Japan by Parrot ← Parrot Flower Power / IFTTT Partnership 8 conseils simples pour faire voler votre drone Parrot de façon responsable →The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is the newest installment of the AR Drone line.  Like the original AR Drone, this quadcopter is operated over a wifi signal using an iPad or iPod device. It comes with an indoor hat and outdoor hat and as Josh Scott would say, similar to a "bike persons helmet". Though an iPad/iPod is not included, you do get a battery charger that has direct contacts to balance charge the battery. The onboard camera returns a pretty nice recorded HD video and the live stream over wifi, is much better than the original. This model features an onboard USB adapter which allows you to record HD 720p video directly to a USB device without slowing down the FPV video stream while flying.

You will need to supply your own USB flash drive for recording HD video with the onboard adapter. You still have the option to record the video on your iPad, iPod device but the updated USB option improves your FPV experience! An interesting function is the "Absolute Control" feature. It's designed for the beginner in mind.  This option allows you to fly the AR Drone 2.0 so the various controls command the drone to move in relation to it's launching point. So forward causes it to fly away, right causes it to fly absolute right from the starting postion, etc. We found that by switching the controls to "joypad mode"and "left handed" made it  easier to fly for those who fly mode 2 on a traditional R/C TX. The AR Drone 2.0 features a safety hover mode that kicks in if the operator removes his hands from the controller or if the wifi signal is interrupted. Also, the Drone has a stabilization system that helps keep it flying even if it's pushed…literally!  Chad tested how well it worked by pushing it while it was flying and it works surprisingly well.

The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 has been updated with many new features and improvements from the original.  The landing mode is much smoother, the FPV video feed is smoother as well (when recording to the onboard USB)The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is a definite improvement from version 1.0. However it'll probably still be considered a novelty by most R/C pilots.Click the "Join the discussion" link below!  Share your experiences with the AR Drone 2 and hear from others regarding this episode!Light, small, and offering high performance capabilities, the Parrot Bebop Drone is the top of the line in the family of Parrot drones. In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to get your Bobop drone ready to take its first flight. In order to connect and pilot your Bebop Drone, you must first download the Freeflight 3 application on your tablet or smartphone.   It’s free on the Appstore and Google Play. Start up the app Freeflight 3 to get connected to the drone.  For an optimal flight experience, update your drone each time a pop-up suggests this option.  

Download the update by following the instructions.  The files transfer only takes a moment.    Finally, restart your drone to proceed with the update installation.    You will notice the red LED power button start to flash during the rebooting process.  Do NOT unplug the battery at this time. The Bebop Drone had 3 piloting modes : Ace/Normal/Joypad To fly indoors, it is highly recommended to attach the framework (hull) / protective shell to the base of the Bebop’s propeller blades. In the flight settings, activate the mode “framework/shell/hull” – a configuration that enables the drone to adapt to indoor flight conditions. You are now ready for take off. During the first series of flights, you will be required to calibrate your drone’s magnetometer.  To do this, manipulate the drone by reproducing the animations displayed by the application on the screen) (The drone will be calibrated once all of its axes are shown as valid.   Once calibration is complete, you can go back to the piloting interface which is on the previous menu page.)

Before each take off, be sure that the Bebop drone is put on a flat, level surface and push on the button “Flat trim”. Push on “Take-off” to get your drone off the ground.  Take-off is automatic, the drone lifts off the surface and hovers in place about 1 meter above the spot from which it took off. As you can see, its sensors give it great stability, even when there are disturbances ((such as)shaky hand movements). In order to make the drone rise, push the joystick on the left hand side upwards. To make it go back down, pull the joystick downwards. To make it pivot, move your left thumb towards the right or the left. You can manipulate the drone’s pitch control / (movements) with the accelerometer on your smartphone or tablet. To make the bebop drone move forward, just keep the thumb on your right hand pressed down on the joystick and tilt the tablet forward. To make it go backwards, simply tilt the tablet backwards. Do the same thing to make your drone glide to the left or to the right.  

When you release the joystick on the right hand side, the drone goes back to its initial position and hovers in place. Depending on the positioning of the drone, the control settings may change.  For example, if the drone is facing you the control settings are  reversed.  (Example : if you wish to make it go backwards, you will have to tilt your smartphone or tablet device forward. The Bebop drone is equipped with an integrated GNSS type GPS chip (and it also has) the Glonass satellite tracking function. To activate the GPS, you must first activate the Exterior mode in the flight settings.  After it is activated, wait for the GPS icon on the piloting interface to go from grey to white.  (The GPS activation process takes about 30 seconds)   For outdoor flights, we highly recommend that you remove the protective outer shell in order to obtain more stability and wind resistance. This function allows you to make your drone automatically go back to the spot from where it took off.  

To activate it, go into the menu settings and click on the “Return Home” icon.   The icon goes green and the drone goes into automatic return mode.   During this period, it is still possible to control the drone.  If need be, press on the “Return Home” icon again to disenable automatic pilot. The bebop drone can also do a looping figure called a “Flip”.  To do this, click on the “flip” menu and  scroll to the type of flip you want, then quickly tap twice on the screen to activate the flip. Remarque : il est aussi possible de réaliser un flip quand le drone est en mouvement. In case there is a problem such as: risk of collision, the drone going out of your sight, loss of control, the “Emergency” button placed at the top of the piloting interface allows you to turn off the engines immediately. Maximum altitude: The maximum altitude option allows you to set a limit on how high the bebop drone can go.   If the drone is about the go beyond this limit, it will automatically adjust and remain at the selected height.

Maximum inclination: This setting allows you the define the maximum angle of inclination the Bebop drone can take as it moves in space.  This setting directly influences the drone’s speed.   The greater the angle of inclination, the faster the Bebop drone will fly. Rotation speed: This function allows you to modify the Bebop’s rotation speed. Vertical speed: This function allows you to adjust the drone’s climbing or descending speeds. The Parrot Bebop Drone has a unique camera with high performance capabilities that surpass expectations.   Not only does it offer full HD definition, it can film up to a 180 degree wide angle thanks to its fish-eye lens.   And finally, the video is numerically stabilized on three axes in order to avoid all potential disturbances related to the drone’s movements. By default, the Bebop drone is in video mode.  In this mode, the drone starts to record video as soon as it starts to fly, and it records in 1080 P at 30 images a second.

In order to start recording video manually, you simply press on the “Rec” icon (picto) at the top of the Pilot interface.  The ‘Rec’ button starts to blink, which indicates that your drone is now filming.   Press on the button again to stop recording.    While in Video mode, you can also take photos by cliquing on the “photo” icon. To control the camera’s positioning, slide your two fingers on the piloting interface, in the direction opposite the desired orientation.   For example, slide two fingers from top to bottom in order to orient the camera towards the top, or from left to right to orient the camera towards the left. In “ace” mode, you control the camera by using your right thumb on the joystick, at the right side of the device. While in video mode, the photo icon allow you to take a still shot that was captured during filming,  but the Bebop’s camera also allows you to take high resolution photos.  To do this, activate the photo mode which you can find in the “recording features” tab.

You have the choice between two photo formats : Jpeg and Raw.  The images captured in high resolution are in Fish-eye format, giving you the total wide angel view provided by the Bebop’s camera. This mode allows you to take a series of photos at regular intervals.  Activate this mode in the recording settings, which you can access once you’re in Photo mode. When you go back to the pilot interface, you will notice that the “Rec” icon has been replaced with a “Timelapse” icon.   Click once on this icon to start recording.  At the end of the recording, you will find your photos in the device’s internal memory storage. You can retrieve your videos and photos directly on your smartphone or tablet via Wi-fi.  For this, go in the the contextual menu of the application FREEFLIGHT and click on internal memory.   Select the videos you wish to keep and click on “Transfer” to add them to the gallery.   The internal memory has a capacity of 8 gigs, so think to systematically get rid of unwanted footage after the transfer.