Documentation - 01 - Documentation in English. 3DRobotics | UAV Technology - 3DRobotics Inc. A newbie's guide to UAVs – DIY Drones. What is an amateur UAV? An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that has the capability of autonomous flight, without a pilot in control. Amateur UAVs are non-military and non-commercial.
They typically fly under “recreational” exceptions to FAA regulations on UAVs, so long as the pilots/programmers keep them within tight limits on altitude and distance. Usually the UAV is controlled manually by Radio Control (RC) at take-off and landing, and switched into GPS-guided autonomous mode only at a safe altitude. (Confused by all the acronyms and unfamiliar terms in UAVs? A glossary is here.) What do I need to make one? ---1) An RC plane, muticopter (quadcopter/hexacopter/tricopter, etc) or helicopter (see good starter plane options here). What does DIY Drones have to offer?
The DIY Drones community has created the world's first "universal autopilot", ArduPilot Mega (APM). A full setup consists of: You can buy Ready-to-Fly UAVs (both planes and multicopters) from 3D Robotics: Blog - Quadcopter Garage. Quadcopter Parts List | What You Need to Build a DIY Quadcopter - Quadcopter Garage. Drone Flyers - Quadcopter, Multirotor and Drones Resource Site : Drone Flyers.