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RTF (Ready-to-Fly): Fully equipped package, theoretically ready to fly out of the box.
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BNF (Bind-and-Fly): Complete drone with a receiver installed. Requires user's own compatible transmitter, goggles, battery, and charger. Ready to fly after binding.
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PNP (Plug-and-Play / Plug-N-Play): Complete drone without a receiver. Requires user's own receiver, transmitter, goggles, battery, and charger. Needs receiver installation and binding before flight.
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ARF (Almost Ready to Fly): Partially assembled. Typically requires more assembly steps than PNP (e.g., may require installing the camera/VTX, or motors/ESCs). Requires user's own receiver and all peripherals (transmitter, goggles, battery, charger). The definition can be ambiguous.
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Kit (DIY Kit / Component Kit): Provides all core components, but completely unassembled. Requires the user to perform soldering, assembly, configuration, and tuning. Requires user's own receiver, all peripherals (transmitter, goggles, battery, charger), and tools.
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Buying Individual Parts (Scratch Build): The user selects and purchases every component individually and assembles the drone entirely from scratch.
