The first step would be connect the remote to the drone by putting both on the same radio channel. Most of the time it is 1, 2, 3 and other times they can be much more advanced as to avoid being hacked, such as military drones. Once you have paired the devices, place the drone on a safe flat surface and I recommend standing at least 10 feet away. Now push slightly on the left throttle stick to make sure all four propellers are moving. This tells us that all motors are working properly. Do this without lifting the drone much. You should also look out for instructions that come with your specific drone as these step-by-step instructions are just the basics for flying drones.
Now you are ready to take off. This part is going to take some getting used to as controlling a drone can be difficult. Slowly continue to push up on the left throttle to accelerate up. The left throttle is also used to yaw. This is when the drone rotates in either direction while floating. The right throttle is used to move forward, backwards, left, and right. With these basics in mind it is now time to practice and get used to it. Start of small and try the simple things. Practice raising and landing the drone over and over until you are comfortable.
Once you have this part down you should feel much more comfortable. After learning this try other simple maneuvers and continue to practice those as well. Practice hovering the drone in one place. Move left / right and yaw in both directions. Once you feel comfortable with this, you can try it at a further distance. Test and how far it can go while still being able to see and control it well. In addition, make sure to check your drones manual to see how far your drone can go before losing connection. Maybe measure that distance at some point in order to get a ballpark idea of how far you can fly your drone in different locations. This is wise because if you lose connection the drone can fall to the ground and take damage. On these first couple tries also make sure to stay pretty close to the ground.
Staying close to the ground is a great idea because you are still learning your drone. If the drone falls, most of the time the propellers just pop off. This usually requires just popping the blade back into place or replace it with another one if it breaks. Most drones come with a few backup propellers, so bring these with when you go fly. Once you feel more comfortable you can try more experienced things like mixing up the movements. These skills will help capture amazing moments.
