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Fixed Wing Drone Ground School
The Ultimate Fixed Wing for Flight Success Course
Introduction: Setting You Up For A Future of Fixed Wing Flight! (1:02)
Why this Course Matters to You and What You Should Get Out of It (7:20)
What is a fixed wing drone? VTOL, too? (5:25)
A Quick Note on Xelevate and Why We Can Make You a Better Pilot
Why Xelevate? (3:21)
The Features and Benefits of Fixed Wing Drones: Vast and Purposeful in Ways Other Aviation Vehicles Aren’t
Fixed Wing Drones: Benefits and Features (4:52)
Pros and Cons: A Love Affair With Both Fixed Wing and Rotorcraft Drones
Regulatory Info: What You Should Know about Fixed Wing Drones
Let's Get Ready to Get Operational! (2:04)
Flying for Monetary Compensation: FAA Part 107 Regulations (4:27)
Flying for Recreation: FAA Part 101 Regulations (3:11)
BONUS!: Specific Baseline Need to Know Tips to Set Your Expectations Right from the Start (0:34)
Typical Parts on a Fixed Wing Drone and How They Make the Drone Fly
Aircraft Structure: Know Thy Body (8:24)
The Power Plant: Powered for Purposeful Flight
The Remote Control: The Basics of How Traditional Fixed Wing Drones Fly
Intro to section: A look at the basic parts of an RC Remote control (1:29)
RC Remote Control- Throttle: The Power Plant's Sidekick (3:35)
RC Remote Control- Rudder: Yaw is Your Friend (2:26)
RC Remote Control- Ailerons: Why Banking is More than Money (3:04)
RC Remote Control- Elevator: How High and Low Can You Go? (3:07)
Four Forces Acting on Flight and How They’ll Affect Your Flight Operations
Lift Weight Thrust and Drag: The Forces that Are Anything But Just a Drag (2:21)
When the Four Forces are Equal: Straight and Level Flight (1:52)
Flight Maneuvers: Applying Aerodynamics to Fly Fixed Wing Drones
Let's Get Flying!: Applying Aerodynamics To Fly (0:58)
Straight and Level Flight: Your Straight Up First Level Flight Skill (3:47)
Climbing & Descending: How to Get Down with Soaring These New Skills (9:45)
Performing Turns: How to Turn Up These Skills (6:19)
Keeping Control of Your Transmitter Controls to Avoid Stalling (8:31)
Taxi, Take Off and Landing for a Traditional Fixed Wing Drone: Tips and Tricks to Successfully Take Off Like a Pro
How to Take Off with a Traditional Fixed Wing vs. VTOL Fixed Wing/Rotorcraft (5:54)
How to Taxi a Traditional Fixed Wing Drone (3:32)
How to Take Off a Traditional Fixed Wing Drone (5:15)
How to Land a Traditional Fixed Wing Drone Straight On Approach (4:38)
How to Land a Traditional Fixed Wing Drone Pattern Style (9:10)
Notes of Encouragement for Landing- One of the Most Difficult Maneuvers to Accomplish in this Course! (2:24)
BONUS! Checklists: Your Key to Maximizing Safe Flights (1:03)
Flight Operation Environment: Smartly Identifying the Right Environment Needed for Traditional Fixed Wing Drones Operations
Intro to Smartly Identifying the Right Flight Environment Needed for Traditional Fixed Wing Drones Operations
Factors to Assess and Determine an Acceptable Location for Flight Operations (3:45)
Weather Factors to Be Cognizant of for Best (and Worst) Flight Operations (5:58)
The Wind Beneath Your Wings: Tips to Find Out Wind Direction (3:29)
Tying Factors Together to Determine if an Operation is Safe to Fly (2:04)
Emergency Procedures: What to Know in Case of an Emergency
Emergency Protocols: Proactively Preempting the Possible (3:10)
BONUS! Cheat Sheet on Emergency Procedures for Traditional Fixed Wing Drones (0:42)
Why Drones are Money: Business and Workforce Opportunity A-Plenty!
How Using Drones Creates Large Return on Investment (2:12)
Book on Drone Economics to Check Out (And Why Drones Are Money)!! (1:46)
Full-Scale Aviators: Why Drones Are Your Next Horizon in Aviation (3:43)
Conclusion: You're On Your Way to Fixed Wing Flight Success!
What now?: Next Steps to Get You Flying Like a Drone Pro (3:49)
Get Inspired!: Aerobatics with the Fixed Wing Drone (15:32)
Get Inspired!: Full Scale Aerobatics with Rob Holland (3:29)
Quiz to see how much you've learned!
BONUS!: Resources and References to Keep Your Skills Sharp and Precise for Future Flight Success!
BONUS! Resources: Important Links to Propel You Forward Quickly (0:49)
Glossary: All those terms you need to know
BONUS!: Watch Rob's First Time Flying a Fixed Wing Drone at Xelevate! (22:39)
BONUS! Watch Xelevate Learn to Attempt Rob's Tumble Maneuver on a Drone! (5:31)
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BONUS! Cheat Sheet on Emergency Procedures for Traditional Fixed Wing Drones
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