Quad Drone Flight Modes and Beginner Set Up

This video explains the differences between the 4 principle flight modes used for quad drones, covering Arm, Air Mode, Angle, Horizon.

Arm(ing) enables fully acrobatic mode by default, Air Mode allows control during zero throttle flight, Angle limits tilt (between 45-50 degrees) with self-leveling, and Horizon allows for acrobatics with self-leveling. Only Angle and Horizon modes feature self-leveling.

Also briefly covered are my personal settings for a beginner pilot in the selection of these modes in Betaflight Configurator (applicable for Cleanflight Configurator as well), and how they are controlled by switches on the remote control transmitter (Taranis X9D Plus).

Arm mode is set up on an 2-position switch, and Angle, Horizon, and Air Mode set up on a 3-position switch.

My Air Mode Interpretation:
With air mode, your quad will be controllable during zero throttle flight. So you'll get nice zero throttle glides and tighter cornering. This is all achieved by allowing full PID correction during zero throttle. All of this works great when you're in the air, but there's some consequences if you're on the ground as the motors will spool up. So it's recommended that you are not in air mode for take offs and also before you land. Of course, Air mode can be turned on and off at any time, just like the other modes, and operate in conjunction with any of the other modes.

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