Drone Thrust-to-Weight & Hover Throttle

Total flying weight — frame, motors, ESC, FC, battery, camera, antennas. Everything that lifts off.

4 for a quad, 6 for a hex, 8 for an octocopter or X8 coaxial.

Static thrust at 100% throttle on the chosen prop and pack voltage — pull from the manufacturer's thrust table for that combination.

Cinematic 2:1, sport / aerial 3:1, freestyle 4–5:1, racing 7–10:1. Below 2:1 the craft won't recover from descents.