What do I need to do before I fly my drone?
Things to Know Before You Fly a Drone
- Register online with the FAA. Before your drone leaves the ground, you must register it with the FAA if it weighs more than 0.55 pounds.
- Know when and where you can fly.
- Make sure you’re covered.
- Protect your data.
- Understand commercial restrictors.
Do I need insurance to fly my drone?
Although hobby drone pilots don’t need insurance, commercial drone pilots do need insurance. Commercial drone insurance policies vary between providers, but most include personal/public liability cover if someone does make a claim against you for damage or injury.
What color drone is easiest?
The best visible colours are the colours of a traffic light: Green Orange an Blue. In the Sky is a dark color the better color. When you do fly near the ground a lighter color will be the better color.
Is it easy to make a mistake flying your new drone?
We’ve all done it, we immediately tried to take to the sky with a new drone, promptly crashing. It is easy to make a mistake flying your new quadcopter, so here are a few of the most common errors and what we recommend you do to avoid them.
What are the most common mistakes quadcopter pilots make?
One of the most common mistakes a pilot can make is to fly too close to the ground. Keeping it low sounds like a safe thing to do, especially for first time pilots, but you are creating one of the least stable flying situations possible for a drone. It boils down to the physics of quadcopter flight.
How to become a better flyer of an flying drone?
Flying drones are no exception. You have to have a lot of free time to make sure that your handling of the quadcopter becomes fluid. Small steps are the key here. If for example, you want to get better at landing, you’d be advised to spend a few sessions only on that.
What happens if you fly a drone too close to something?
You will find that flying close to large structures, power lines or radio towers can be really bad. In these instances, your drone may fail to fly stable and you may actually lose control of the craft for spells of time – I hope I don’t have to tell you that that is a bad thing.