Principles of Flight

Principles of Flight

By Christy Rodgers

Flight is governed by 4 forces: lift, drag, thrust and weight/gravity. When all 4 forces are balanced, the drone is not moving in any direction -- it is hovering.

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​Principles of Flight

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The four Forces of flight are: drag, weight, thrust and ________

Principles of quadcopter Flight

The same 4 forces that govern flight, also govern drone flight.

​Climbing

Hovering​

Descending​

Vertical Movements

​Drone Turning in a circle to the right or left

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​​Rotational Movements

Movements forward, backward, left and right

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​​Horizontal Movements

Multiple Choice

The four motors of the quadcopter spin very fast. Two spin __________ and the other two spin counter __________.

• right

• Left

• clockwise

• one way

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Controls Up and Down movement

​​Throttle

Controls rotation ​

​​Yaw

Controls Forward and Backward Movement

​​Pitch

Controls sideways or left and right movement

​​Roll

Multiple Choice

If you want to tilt your drone forward, what movement is it?

• Yaw

• Pitch

• Roll

• Throttle

Multiple Choice

If you want to tilt your drone to the side, what movement is it?

• Yaw

• Pitch

• Roll

• Throttle

Multiple Choice

If you want to lift your drone up, what movement is it?

• Yaw

• Pitch

• Roll

• Throttle

Multiple Choice

If you want to spin your drone in a circle to the left, what movement is it?

• Yaw

• Pitch

• Roll

• Throttle

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Multiple Choice

What type of flight is it when you are not directly controlling the drone?

• Autonomous

• Free Flight

• A.I.

• Dangerous

Fill in the Blank

BVLOS stands for "Beyond __________ line of sight"

Multiple Choice

What is a payload?

• A lot of money

• A load you get paid for

• The object or mass a drone is carrying

• A object you pay someone to load

Open Ended

When flying a drone, what does it mean to be in FPV?

Multiple Choice

What is an area you are not allowed to enter or fly in called?

• Stay Out

• Private Property

• No-Fly Zone

• Private air space

Study the drone and its parts.

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Tello Drone Parts

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