To get the most out of this book

The drones you will build throughout this book will require a strong programming and electronics background. You will need to use Arduino IDE to upload the code to your ESP8266 and Arduino boards. For flashing the ESP8266, you will need to use the ESP flasher and the proper .bin files. A good working knowledge of C, C++, Python, and Lua will be required to play with the modules discussed in this book. You'll use Mission Planner, along with mobile applications such as Blynk, Tower, and DroidPlanner 2. If you know the AT commands for serial communication, it would be great.