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The Drone Guide for Beginners
246 pages for everyone just starting out.
Before you download: the guide is written in German. It focuses on German aviation law — the chapters on the EU drone regulation apply across the EU, but the national rules of other countries are not covered.
I wrote it myself — from the same experience and the same sources as Hoverpoint. The book works without the app; where Hoverpoint helps with something, it is mentioned as a suggestion, never as a requirement.
What's inside
- Registration, the drone licence and the subcategories A1, A2, A3 — what you actually need and what you do not.
- Geozones, control zones and restricted areas: where you may fly and how to check beforehand.
- Understanding the gear: battery, signal, flight modes — and what happens when one of them fails.
- Drone photography: settings, composition and what works differently from the air.
- Weather for pilots: wind, gusts, temperature — and when to stay on the ground.
- Emergency procedures: flyaway, signal loss, crash — what to do, before it happens.
In the app you will find the guide under Academy. Once loaded, you can read it without a signal — handy when you are out at the launch site and need to look something up.
As of September 2026. Aviation law changes; whenever there is a new edition, the current file appears here automatically.
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