Let's start taking a look at what getting a drone like an Intel Aero looks like. In this series of lessons we will go through from unboxing our new drone through to running our backyard flyer script on it! Along the way, we will take a closer at:

• all the elements needed to fly a drone
• the specific control mechanics of the drone
• a commonly used open source ground station software
• a little bit on safety and regulations

Note that these lessons are built around the Intel Aero, however, many of the topics covered are valid for any PX4 based drone.

What's Inside?

To summarize what we have found in the box:

• some instruction and getting started guides (which you should familiarize yourself with)
• the Intel Aero drone itself
• a remote control for manually piloting the drone
• a box of propellers

Note that the box does not include any batteries needed for flying the drone, so we will need to buy those separately. Intel recommends one of the following choices for a battery:

• 3 cell (3S, 11.1V) battery with at least 4000mAh of capacity
• 4 cell (4S, 14.8V) battery with at least 4000mAh of capacity