Drones are the newest frontier for the DIY/maker community, and this book is a gentle introduction for those not an expert in electronics or programming. Building Your Own Drones takes students through ten complete projects. This lush, 4-color guide is loaded with step-by-step photos that guide readers every step of the way. More challenging concepts are then explained in plain English in detailed sidebars.

Author Biography

John Baichtal has written or edited over a dozen books, including the award-winning Cult of LEGO (No Starch Press, 2011), LEGO hacker bible Make: LEGO and Arduino Projects (Maker Media, 2012) with Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler, Robot Builder (Que, 2014), and Basic Robot Building with LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 (Que, 2012). His most recent book is Maker Pro (Maker Media, 2014), a collection of essays and interviews describing life as a professional maker. John lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children.