Your first instinct will be to overcorrect every time your drone is headed somewhere you don’t want it to go. Ignore it. Take a deep breath and gently correct your flight errors rather than slamming the control in the opposite direction.

Another key to safe, happy drone flying is making sure you know where and how you can fly your new drone. Drone pilots do not have a stellar track record. It seems like hardly a day goes by without someone doing something stupid with a drone—interfering with firefighters, buzzing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, or poking around airports. So it’s no surprise restrictions on drones are tightening up. Local governments have already started to enact their own rules.

One of the best places to learn how to fly is a large, open, tree-free area away from crowds. In most places, that’s a park or field. But many parks are starting to take a dim view of drones, in some cases banning their use. You best bet is to call your local parks department and ask, but here’s a good rule of thumb for everything to do with flying a drone: When in doubt, don’t do it.

The FAA now requires all drone owners register their aircraft before flying them in US airspace. You can do that through the FAA’s website or by mail.