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Hardware

Airframe

Airframe

In a nutshell, it represents the skeleton or foundation that supports all the drone components.

Batteries

Batteries

It is the source of energy for drones, commonly known as Li-Po or Lithium-Ion Polymer.

Camera

Camera

Gopro, years ago the leading device on the market, allows to record your flights or surroundings.

electronic speed controller

ESC

Standing for electronic speed controller, it regulates and reads the motor speed of the drone.

Flight Controllers

Flight Controllers

The brain of the drone that manages different sensors such as altitude, barometer or accelerometer.

FPV Systems

FPV Systems

First Person Viewer, via an embarked camera, allows the pilot a total immersion.

Landing Gear

Landing Gear

A typical arc shape part of the drone, in rare occasion, part of the airframe.

Motors

Motors

Called also servos, they are defined by their spinning speed or revolutions per minute.

Propellers

Propellers

In the jargon, it is identified as props, sitting most of the time on the motors.

RC Transmitters

RC Transmitters

In simple terms, this is the remote control to pilot your drone available in different complexities.

Telemetry

Telemetry

It gives the visual representation of the data by the flight controller such as altitude or battery status

Ecosystem

The drone software runs on a circuit. At the early stage of the industry development, Arduino was unavoidable on the market among hobbyists and professionals. Today, the main scripting language, Python, will allow you to add features or creates your own flying routines.
Drone reminds us another category of flying devices called unmanned aircraft (UAV or Semiautonomous) mostly used in devastating fashion. The Flying Nerds deals essentially with mutli-copters.
Drones use is highly regulated in Ireland. In the following link, you will find a complete breakdown of laws and regulations. Particularly, how to register to be allowed to use drones.