Introduction
It is often necessary to observe launches of various quadrocopters
We owe the appearance of the “Headless” mode to the Chinese manufacturers of not expensive drones. It is on the quads of the budget segment that you can most often find this mode, in order to make it easier for beginners to take their first flight. And before we start explaining what "Headless" mode is, let's first talk about how control of a quadrocopter (drone) is implemented at a basic level.
Like any vehicle, the drone
But again, once the drone rises into the air and flies off a distance, it becomes impossible to distinguish between these colors, which again brings the problem of orientation into question. Manufacturers have gone further and started equipping their products with LED backlighting, but its effectiveness is also reduced to zero in daylight.
How does drone orientation work in normal mode?
Thanks to the microcontroller installed in the drone, it always understands where it is in front and where it is back. And this fact is fundamental for all UAVs.
In normal mode (when the drone is back to the pilot) while the quad is flying straight, everything is clear, move the right stick to the left - the drone flies to the left, to the right - the drone flies to the right, forward - the drone flies forward, and towards itself - the drone flies backwards (backwards).
But one has only to turn the drone 180º (in front of the pilot) in order to return, for example, to the take-off point, then by moving the stick to the left - the drone will turn to the right, to the right - the drone will turn to the left, forward - the drone will fly towards the pilot, and if you deflect the stick towards yourself, the drone will move away from the pilot. For a beginner, this state of affairs will be misleading. And that's when Headless mode comes to the rescue.
What is Headless mode?
Simply put, Headless mode allows novice pilots to worry about orientation in general. The principle of operation of headless mode is quite simple, the only prerequisite is that before activating and taking off, the user must set the drone so that the front of the drone coincides with the upcoming direction of flight. The mode is activated for each UAV model in its own way, the description of the process is in the instructions that come with the product.
By activating "Headless mode" for the drone, it does not matter where it is in front at the time of flight, and where is the rear. It will strictly obey the position of the right stick, i.e. forward stick - fly forward, backward stick - fly backward, and it doesn't matter if the pilot turned the drone 180º. Thus, at the initial stage of training, the beginner will be able to concentrate exclusively on adapting to controlling the drone.
In the future, it is recommended to abandon this regime, since it is not applied in professional practice. And you won't find it on PRO drones.
It is also worth considering that, as practice shows, there are very few correctly working headless modes, which can complicate both the learning process and the flight itself. Therefore, it would be best to immediately give up flying in "Headless mode" and start training in the usual orientation mode.
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