4 Getting Your Drone Flight-Ready

It’s time to get your drone ready for your first flight. You’ll need to charge the batteries, download the essential apps used prior to and during flight, install the propellers, and become familiar with your remote controller. You’ll accomplish all of these items in this chapter. I’ll show you how to activate your drone and make your first actual flight in Chapter 5.

Charge the Batteries

If your drone has been idle for more than a few days, you’ll want to charge your Intelligent Flight batteries to their maximum before taking your aircraft out to fly. That’s because, as a safety measure, your batteries automatically discharge when not used and, if you want to achieve the maximum flight time, they must ...

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