Your first flight, step by step

Pick the right place: a big open field, no trees, no people, uncontrolled airspace (Class G), low wind.

Practice in this order

• Take off to eye level (about 2 m) and hover for a full minute. Watch it, not the screen.
• Gentle forward/back, then left/right. Land. Repeat.
• Yaw slow 360° turns while hovering — notice how left/right flip when the nose faces you.
• Fly a box pattern, then a figure eight.
• Only then climb higher and try the camera.

Habits to build now: land at 30% battery, keep the drone in sight, and know where the Return-to-Home button is without looking.