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+cjm2005 Thanks you for watching. Nothing wrong with doing circuits! I mainly hand catch to keep the aircraft out of dust/debris/moisture thrown up by the wash, of which there's usually more and for longer than on a take-off. With the newer DJI gear getting optical flow and other similar sensors it looks like the hard-learnt skill of the "greaser" landing is not going to be so difficult to do for new pilots... unless of course the electronic aids all fail. I still think people should know how to fly a quad in atti mode with no landing aids just as a matter of safety... But then like you I'm a stick-and-rudder PPL (lapsed). ;)

Better late than never!

+Dover Ben You got it. :)

ahhh ha....combonation stick command...lil searching found it...thanks again keep the kool videos coming

+magicmethods No, not if the aircraft detects it is still losing height. You can keep it all the way down all the time and it will just descend at the max allowed rate until it doesn't go any further.

No problem, thanks for watching! Of course if you want to avoid landing altogether then you can always hand catch safely (which I do exclusively these days) - here's a how to: //www.patreon.com/creation?hid=783239

+sharkieon I loved my X4. It's actually a lot trickier than a Phantom to fly, but will give the students an appreciation of the effects of the controls and how to use the sticks smoothly, etc. However the learning curve to get the muscle memory to avoid the thing bouncing off the walls can be a bit steep and depending on the age of the students they may get a bit frustrated. However it's low weight, low energy and can be fitted with guards so it's ideal. If you get a stack of batteries then you can give everyone a turn. :)

+Simon Newton Hi Simon - I bought the phantom for our high school - but would like to get a cheaper drone for student training. I have a simulator but would like to get a really drone would you recommend the Hubsan X4?

It's less prone to bring blown about by wind and it can go faster without due to the additional wind resistance. If you aren't comfortable with landings yet and aren't comfortable hand catching then it might save you getting through some props. But certainly throttle down to stop will alleviate a lot of tendency to tip, as will a positive touchdown as opposed to trying to gently float it in.

+Simon Newton Thanks - I saw that video about the prop guards from you thanks - not hundred percent sure if I should take them off yet - but lots of people suggest that it flys better - cheers

Don't do anything you're not comfortable with, and if you do remove guards make sure you put the original motor screes back in, not the longer ones that came with the guards otherwise you will trash your motors...