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throttle, 10
thrust, 9, 43, 44
thrust vectoring, 11, 15
tools, 22, 52, 83, 110, 116, 126, 131
total lift, 48
Tower software, 117, 158
tractor props, 41
training and education, 161
transmitter (radio, remote control),
107-108
(see also receiver)
calibrating, 142
communication protocols for,
109
frequency bands for, 108
Mode 1 or Mode 2, 10, 108
stick mapping for, 9-12
transmitter (video), 125-126, 179
tricopters, 17
troubleshooting, 184-185
tuning APM, 153-154
U
UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles),
vii, 1
(see also drones)
universities oering majors in
UAVs, 171
user community,
2-3, 184-185
V
vector thrusting, 11, 15
vibration isolation plate for camera,
127, 128
video transmitter and receiver,
125-126, 179
volts, 49
W
waypoint navigation
flight mode,
93, 144
weight of drone, 7, 182
where and when to fly, 165
wind speed sensor, 181-182
wire color standards, 86
X
X frame type, 136-138
X8 aircraft, 18
Y
Y6 aircraft, 17
yaw (rudder), 11
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