Stopping the lean

A quick push back, then even again

If the back kept spinning harder, the drone would not stop. It would flip forward. So near the angle it wants, the front pair briefly spins harder, to about 124%, to stop the lean. Then all four spin evenly again, at about 111%. The drone holds its lean at 25°.

Why?Spin an office chair, and to stop it where you want, you have to grab it the other way. Once the body starts turning, it keeps turning unless something stops it. So the drone pushes twice: once to start the lean, and once the other way to stop it.

Go furtherThe next scene shows why all four pushes grew to 111% after leaning. Many explanations say “spin the back faster and it flies forward.” In fact, once the drone has leaned, the four pushes become equal again.