The first step is to learn to Fly in manual (acro) mode.  This is different than flying a camera drone that stabilizes itself.  Your input to your craft is all in the controller or radio or transmitter (they all 3 mean the same thing).

You are a beginner, and every beginner needs a crash course, literally. We recommend you start in an FPV (First Person View) simulator, where you can crash your heart out with virtual drones, risk-free. Hitting the reset button on a simulator is free, unlike some crashes in real life(where was this technology when I was learning to drive my moms Ford Crown Vic?)

Choose from a selection of remotes at your price point, then use it with any one of the simulators linked below.

Before we go further, lets decide what video systems meets your needs, and what the differences are between them.

Imagine your drone as a miniature broadcasting station that sends the live view from its onboard camera straight to your goggles. Various technologies come with their own set of advantages and drawbacks, including cost, image quality, and latency. Below, you'll find a summary of the three main systems.

This means that you need both a receiver, that receives the video system in your goggles, and a transmitter that transmits the signal seen by your camera. (this part will live on your drone)

You need goggles and a tiny drone so you don't die.

Step 2 - Goggles and Whoops

After you have learned the basics of flying and gotten those first few hundred crashes out of the way virtually, it is time to start leaning to fly for real. Lets start small, in that the crafts we want to select will be smaller, less expensive, and some can even practice indoors.

The Tiny Trainer is the perfect model

Now you have learned to fly on simulator, you have some stick time on tiny whoops, and you are ready to go a little bigger and a lot faster, but perhaps not ready to go all out for a 5" racing drone. The 3" prop size of the Tiny Trainer allows you to get much of the same flight feel in a smaller, lighter package.

You have learned to fly, now you are ready to race around on a home made track, or at an official race. You need a 5" racing quad, so we start out with recommending a ready to fly custom build drone, or the parts to tackle your own build. The open racer is an open source platformed designed by top Racer, Famous YouTuber, and Betaflight developer Limon. Created from the hard crashing demands of Houston's Night spot it is the most durable racing platform ever created.

You are ready to go as fast as possible. You are ready for the formula 1 car of drone racing. An ultralight racing machine the same type of spec that has sat upon every major podium. Whether we build it for you, or you build your own, you will want something like the LightSwitch V2 Ultra. Go even bigger and grab a 7" build like the Spec7 or Pro Spec.

Along the way, you may be ready to try your first build yourself. We got you covered, select each component (Frame, Motors, Electronics, Camera system, props etc.. to get started.

All the drones mentioned use LiPo batteries. We refer to the voltage they put out based on the number of cells they have. 1 Cell or 1S like we use in a tiny whoop, all the way up to 6 cells or 6S, that we would use on a 5" quad.

Props are referred to by the diameter, however, we also refer to a drones size by its size of propeller it uses. 2", 3", 5", 7". Although for whoops we often use the metric system, 31 or 40mm props.