It will lift on its own or you can.steer, your choice.10% thrust for landing near runway and keep pitching up to slow the drop that easy..After take off decrease to 20% and cruise it..Cool Flight and VTOL was added but you do not need it to fly this AirMaxFlight. If you want an.easier flight..use the added VTOL feature by sliding down to pitch up or slide up to descend but it is not necessary..left stick rudder steers left when turned left right on left stick for right ..use the rudder to steer straight and it goes up on its own...retract wheels and use the right stick down to.descend and right stick up to pitch up..cool plane..rate if you like it..