This is the first article of a series that will demonstrate how to build a mini drone.

Mini drones, also known as mini quads or racer drones, are aeromodels of “multi-rotor” kind. Build and fly these drones are exciting and fun activities, and this series of articles will try to facilitate the learning by providing an simple study path.

If you are a novice and don’t have a clue how to start, it’s simple: Start by the radio transmitter.

The transmitter is the control device of any RC model. Is through it you will control what your drone will do.

So why do start by the transmitter? Because with it you can have access to simulators. You can connect the transmitter to a computer and use it to control virtual models in games and simulators.

And what transmitter to buy? This is a subject for the next article. Click here to read!

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