The book The Droner's Manual. Second Edition is the perfect book to have and be able to learn about the great world of drones.

The incredible advances of the last decade in the field of unmanned aircraft have made it possible for almost anyone to build and operate their own drone, creating exciting business opportunities in numerous fields ranging from video production to agriculture. However, many beginners and even more experienced hobbyists find these ventures daunting because reliable information for building and programming unmanned aircraft is often scattered across a variety of sources, and the industry is still establishing standards for safe and efficient UAV operation.

It compiles the most important and relevant knowledge into a guide for both novice and experienced operators. It is a step-by-step guide to building, programming, testing and flying multicopter, fixed-wing and hybrid airframe aircraft for a wide variety of purposes. This comprehensive manual covers unmanned system components, aircraft configuration, flight controller fundamentals and fail-safe functions, the flight test process, and flight operations.