How to fly drones for beginners

If you just purchased you first drone there are a few things you want to know to have a good safe first flight.

I will show you how to fly drones for the first time so if you are a beginner then you want to start here! Learning how to fly drones is a fun and rewarding activity and if you follow this tutorial you will be well on your way to flying and filming wit your new drone in no time!

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[edforrest]

So...Jake Sloan..I purchased a drone 2-3 years ago and there it sits. Yep...old man 'afraid' to take the first steps. Thank you for giving me the confidence to go out and have a little fun.

[TenMinuteTrips]

Too many how-to videos for drone beginners run fifty minutes to an hour. You have condensed what I need to know to get started, down to twelve minutes. There’s a reason why I named my channel, “TenMinuteTrips.” There are way too many creators “droning” on and on about video settings before they even get to the basics of flying. I just purchased my first drone at the ripe young age of 67. I haven’t even mastered editing videos, let alone caring about dolly shots using a drone. My attention span is somewhat…WAIT! Was that a squirrel?!!!

Great job, Jake! I subscribed!

[RobWhittlestone]

Very clear lesson, Kudos to you. I'm tempted to get a drone and am studying the recommendations of experienced guys like yourself, Jake. I have a lifetime of being an unqualified fixed-wing pilot (can do the flying and understand the primary instruments but not radio or navigation) and think I will really enjoy this in my retirement. Airspace restrictions are real here in Switzerland so am going into it with eyes open. All the best, thanks for a great video, Rob.

[neilreid]

Excellent vid for beginners- thanks. I've got about 200 hours flight time and totaled my Mavic Pro twice. All good. One suggestion for beginners is to learn to watch battery usage. It can be freaky for a beginner when the drone returns to home automatically because of low remaining battery. If you have trees or obstacles nearby, the experience can be stressful because the drone is very difficult to manually control in RTH mode. Keep up the great work!

[Lordvader]

These are worth watching just for the scenery. Excellent for new pilots

[Vinniea]

Bought a drone for Christmas.
Finding a park with few people, dogs has been a challenge but managed a half dozen flights. Went all out and flying as far as I could. A bit stressful. Last week found a relatively small area, say 50 metres long and spent time learning to actually control manoeuvring and understanding the controls and drone's response. Most helpful and I learned more than those bigger flights. Able to actually see the drone react to my controls from a nearby standpoint rather than off in the distance. That's my 2 dollars worth. Worked for me.

[barrykelly]

I really want to thank you for this video, because I just purchased a new drone and I have watched alot of video's on u-tube and your video thought me the correct way to fly a drone and if I could give you a 5 STAR ON you doing this learning new drone people to do it correctly your the man enjoyed it thoroughly and thanks for your acknowledgement!

[MakingInAmerica]

not only was the BEST flight video I have EVER seen, he just sounded so nice in the video! I’m about to buy the DJI mini 2 and this sounded perfect! Cheers from the US and have a great day!

[SoundSpeeds]

I've never crashed a drone. Perhaps that's luck, perhaps that's talent or perhaps it's that I've never flown a drone. I'm working on my part 107 right now and once I get it, I'll be revisiting your channel and determining if my instinct to buy a Skydio 2 for the feature set (tracking) is best for a first drone. After watching your other videos I'm tempted to get a 2S just learn so it's less hurt if I crash it bad.

[chericherry]

I just bought a cheap drone never seen a real one. I won't to learn how to hover one before getting it in the air. I want to learn how to move back, forward, side to side before I try anything else. I am not in a hurry just want to learn how to control it and not slam it on the ground or into a tree. I will watch your video over and over until I get it right. Thank you so much for your video.😊

[bretth]

Thanks, great video! Stunningly beautiful location too!

[johnpawlowski]

Buying a drone at 71, may not be a good idea but with your guidance I'm going to take the plunge, and hopefully have fun and get out more to exercise, even if it is just chasing after the drone lol.

[melfordsolomon]

This information is awesome I'm about ready to fly my dji mini pro for the first time flying it and flying a drone but your video gave me the confidence that I needed to get out and fly it. Keep up the good work I'm following.

[SeekingTheVerdants]

Jake, the scenery behind you is beautiful. It reminds me of when I lived in Montana some years ago.

[CaminoAir]

I took your beginners course, Jake. Just wanted to thank you. It really helps to have someone walk step by step through the initial learning curve. And it never hurts to hear the core cautions again. It can make a big difference just to know that everyone (even experienced drone operators) needed lots of practice on the basics and to have a roadmap for what I should be concentrating on and gradually progressing through. I've usually had to improvise, or compensate, for something unexpected at least once during my early flights and it is due to YT creators like yourself that I've been able to adjust and safely deal with the situation (except for one failed hand landing). But as well as building up muscle memory and neural connections, I'm re-watching any YT video with useful info on the Air 2S. I find it important to refer to my drone as an 'aircraft', because it reminds me of the potential hazard and safety issues that I am responsible for avoiding.

[slimbeechigobest]

I have always wanted to buy a drone but the fear of crashing it couldn't allow me to buy one because non of my friends know about drones, but my confidence is rebuild after watching this.. Thanks so much for this video

[GratitudeJourney]

Thank you so much for this video! We've had our drone for over a year and had no clue. We couldn't figure it out! This is the perfect help!!

[RockyKennedy-ns]

I like the way you explain things. Just right to the point. That’s how I like it.

[agentjtravel_walkthru]

Think I need to update my Drone, still rocking the Mavic pro… thanks for the great video!!!

[MikeyMilosevic-mlyi]

Finally, a proper beginners guide. Thanks soo much easy to understand