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  • Page 2 Jason Redd. Desktop publishing by Todd McGeorge. ©2022 Pitsco Education, LLC, 915 E. Jefferson, Pittsburg, KS 66762 All rights reserved. This product and related documentation are protected by copyright and are distributed under licenses restricting their use, copying, and distribution. No part of this product or related documentation may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Pitsco Education, LLC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Drone Parts ..........................2-3 Getting Started ..........................4 Drone Assembly ........................5-7 Controller Functions......................8-9 Drone Flight ......................... 10-11 Beyond the Build ........................12 Troubleshooting ........................13...

  • Page 4: Drone Parts

    DRONE PARTS DRONE PARTS Part Part Name Quantity 90-degree connector 90-degree through connector Propeller guard Drone body Motor mounts with black and white wires Motor mounts with red and blue wires Charger © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5 DRONE PARTS DRONE PARTS Part Part Name Quantity Micro USB cable Battery Propeller A Propeller B Body tube (colors vary) Remote control © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Batteries and Charging In order for your drone to operate at maximum capacity, the batteries should be fully charged. Locate the charger, Micro USB cable, and batteries. Plug these in while building your drone. © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Drone Assembly

    Cut four body tubes to equal lengths. 45mm is a good length to start with. The tubes will attach to the drone body and motor mounts by sliding snugly over the connection points. © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 8 “B” should be mounted on the black-and-white wired motors. Counterclockwise Propeller Mark Clockwise Propeller Mark Propeller Guard Propeller Guard Slide on Slide on Counterclockwise Motor Clockwise Motor (black and white wires) (red and blue wires) © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 9 Black and White Wire to Blue and Red Wire Black and White Wire Black and White Wire to Blue and Red Wire to Black and White Wire Blue and Red Wire Counterclockwise Motor Clockwise Motor © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 10: Controller Functions

    Ascent Pitch Forward Yaw Left Roll Left Yaw Right Roll Right Descent Pitch Backward Takeoff/Land Emergency Stop (push and hold) Headless/Normal Mode On/Off Tune/Normal Mode (press) (press) Forward Ascent Descent Backward Roll © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 11 In tune mode, the power sent to each of the motors is adjusted to balance the flight characteristics of the drone. Each time the drone is restarted, the previous tuning returns to the default. © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Drone Flight

    9. Drone lights will blink to indicate low battery. 10. Drone will land automatically when battery is depleted, or press the Takeoff/Land button to land the drone. 11. Have a safe flight! © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 13 What’s the biggest drone you can build and get in the air? What’s the smallest drone you can build and get in the air? © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Beyond The Build

    After you are successful, try and improve your design and make changes to your drone to make it more efficient in carrying the load. © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    This can also happen if one of the drone motors is damaged and not spinning as fast as the other motors. The only solution to this is replacing the motor. © 2022 Pitsco Education, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 16 HAVE QUESTIONS? There are a variety of ways to get in touch with us: Call us at 800-358-4983. Email us at support@pitsco.com. Chat with us on Pitsco.com/Support.