{"product_id":"drone-maintenance-and-troubleshooting-for-eleanor-sloane-9798188469160","title":"Drone Maintenance and Troubleshooting for Beginners: Diagnose Motors, ESCs, Batteries, GPS, Sensors, Firmware, and Flight Problems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFind Small Drone Faults Before They Become Expensive-or Dangerous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA drone can appear perfectly healthy while a cracked propeller, loose connector, ageing battery, damaged antenna, incorrect setting, or overheating component is already reducing its reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrone Maintenance and Troubleshooting for Beginners\u003c\/b\u003e provides a clear, safety-focused system for inspecting, testing, diagnosing, repairing, and documenting multirotor aircraft. It covers consumer camera drones, FPV quadcopters, PX4- and ArduPilot-based aircraft, and custom-built models assembled from separate components.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than encouraging random part replacement or unnecessary recalibration, this practical guide teaches you to identify the exact symptom, inspect the aircraft without power, isolate the affected subsystem, test one variable at a time, confirm the cause, and verify the repair before returning the aircraft to normal use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this hands-on guide, you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare a safe diagnostic workbench and choose essential tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow the propellers-off rule during powered bench testing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the mechanical, propulsion, power, navigation, communication, and software systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate effective pre-flight, post-flight, and periodic inspection routines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind frame cracks, loose fasteners, damaged propellers, structural distortion, and excessive vibration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsolate brushless propulsion faults from electronic speed-controller failures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest wiring, connectors, solder joints, power modules, regulators, and current sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate lithium packs, voltage sag, cell imbalance, damaged leads, and unsafe battery conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnose flight-controller startup failures and unexpected reboots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigate gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, compass, and positioning errors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect poor satellite reception, heading disagreement, toilet-bowl movement, and return-to-home issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshoot receivers, telemetry links, antennas, video systems, cameras, gimbals, and payload devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack up and recover PX4, ArduPilot, and Betaflight configurations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnose arming failures, takeoff flips, uncontrolled yaw, drift, oscillation, and poor hover stability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRespond to power loss, motor desynchronisation, unexpected landings, mode changes, and flyaway-like behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreserve and analyse onboard logs, telemetry records, warnings, and controller data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconstruct an incident timeline without jumping to unsupported conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspect an aircraft after a crash, impact, water exposure, dust, sand, salt, or excessive heat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecide when a component can be repaired and when replacement or professional service is safer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild battery records, fault reports, repair histories, firmware records, and component-replacement logs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical exercises guide you through diagnosing a non-starting propulsion unit, evaluating a flight pack, investigating poor position hold, conducting a controlled hover test, analysing a sample incident, and backing up a complete aircraft configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final project helps you create a complete maintenance-management plan covering inspection intervals, grounding rules, approved parts, post-repair verification, digital records, and return-to-service decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appendices include ready-to-use checklists, periodic schedules, symptom tables, battery-health records, repair forms, flight-test records, and references to official platform documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you own your first camera drone, maintain FPV aircraft, operate inspection equipment, or build custom multirotors, this guide will help you replace guesswork with an organised diagnostic process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspect before changing settings. Measure before buying parts. Correct only the confirmed cause. Verify every repair before flying again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188469160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Eleanor Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084345581823,"sku":"9798188469160","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drone-maintenance-and-troubleshooting-for-eleanor-sloane-9798188469160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}