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Build a Drone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing, Constructing, and Flying Your Very Own Drone

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Whether you plan on using drones for recreation or a more serious purpose (from search and rescue through farming to scanning construction work on a high-rise apartment buildings), Build a Drone will make sure that you not only understand how to construct a drone, but the proper and safe ways to maintain and handle them. Within the last couple of years, the usage of drones in both the public and private (military) sector has exploded. People are talking about drones, building drones, and something most people didn’t know of a few years ago is now a household name. Build a Drone will not only teach you how to build your very own drone, but will explain their history in the military and the impact they will have—and are starting to have—on our everyday lives. Chapters include: Ready Made or BuildSkills and Understanding the Drone BuildDrone AssemblySetup and CalibrationSafety and Flying Your DroneDesigning Your Own DroneAnd more! Author Barry Davies has built drones for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and AAI (one of America’s largest drone manufacturers), as well as six experimental ones for MIT. He not only understands their use in the world, but knows the ins-and-outs of how they can be created and handled. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2016


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 54


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.8 x 10 inches


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Great for serious beginners who what to learn
Format: Paperback
Great book lots of information and plenty of pictures which make it fun to read the look at the pic and see what they mean. Perfect for a newbie like me..
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019 by Mike

  • FPV
Format: Paperback
It works pretty well until you crash
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2026 by Pj

  • Little dated.
Format: Paperback
The concept and book are well written, but it’s about 10 years old now and drone technology has changed. Consider an updated edition of a book on the subject.
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024 by Lance A Holmes

  • Great book to have.
Format: Paperback
Great book to have if you are into drones and want to build one.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024 by Antonio Hernandez

  • One great drone book!
Format: Paperback
A very great book on drones.. it gives you a great information base to further your passion of drone flying. I highly recommend this book.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019 by Frank Gardner

  • Topic is Great
Format: Paperback
Book is probably great, but I didn't read it Amazon failed me on this one, sending what felt like a slight beatup book as new. So I returned it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024 by N.Martin

  • Great
Format: Paperback
I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and he has found it extremely useful
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020 by starseed8982

  • Drone Instructional Guide
Format: Paperback
As a new drone owner, this book offered some very helpful advice. I have not read the entire book yet. I would recommend it for new drone owners.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019 by C. Spe

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