Parrot AR Quick Start Manual

AR Drone Quick Start Guide

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The AR Drone does not come with much in the way of a manual and many new users

find themselves wondering what to do first. This will be a complete step-by-step guide

to get you up and flying as quickly as possible.

Step 1 – Charge the battery

Unfortunately you cannot just unbox the AR Drone and run out and fly it. You have to charge

the battery first. Expect this to take about 1.5 hours although it will probably be a little

shorter than that.

Step 2 – Prep The Drone

On the top of the chassis and on the top and bottom of the hulls are clear plastic sheet

covers, you will want to remove these to make sure the hulls seat properly onto the chassis.

Step 3 – Install the Apps

There are actually multiple apps available for both iOS devices and Android devices. Search

your appropriate app store for AR Drone and find the official Parrot AR Drone app, and maybe

a few extra apps if they look interesting to you.

Step 4 – Understand How the Drone Will Behave

Unlike a helicopter, you don’t just turn up the throttle until the drone takes off, you press the

Take-Off button on the application. When you hit Take-Off, the drone will do a quick self-test,

do a quick rotor test, and then climb about three feet off the ground and just sit there waiting

AR Drone Quick Start Guide

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for you to control it. The control “stick” on the right side of the application controls your

altitude and left/right rotation. You only need to touch the screen and move your finger

around the controller area for this control to function.

On the left side is a press-to-activate control for left/right and forward/back tilt. To use this

control you simply touch the screen there and then actually tilt your phone/tablet to make

the drone tilt in that direction and start moving in the direction of the tilt.

To land, maneuver to the spot you want to land, get you altitude as low as you would like,

and press the Take-Off/Landing button.

Step 5 – Install the battery

Once the charger is showing a green light, the battery is charged and you are ready for your

first flight. Place the drone on your launch location, the box works really well for this, and I

will explain why in just a moment.

Step 6 – Connect to Drone

Once the AR Drone powers up, it will start broadcasting a WiFi SSID that you need to connect

to from the device you are going to use to control it. Connect to the ardrone WiFi network

and then launch the AR Drone controller application. If you are properly connected, the app

will launch and display the image from the drone’s front camera. At this point you are ready

to take off, but before you do, you might want to read the next section.

Step 7 – Flying the Drone