diff --git a/Python Projects/controlling drone using python/land.py b/Python Projects/controlling drone using python/land.py
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+from pymavlink import mavutil
+
+the_connection=mavutil.mavlink_connection('udpin:localhost:14551')
+
+the_connection.wait_heartbeat()
+print("Heartbeat from system (system %u component %u)" %
+      (the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component))
+
+
+the_connection.mav.command_long_send(the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component, mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_NAV_LAND, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
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diff --git a/Python Projects/controlling drone using python/takeoff.py b/Python Projects/controlling drone using python/takeoff.py
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+from pymavlink import mavutil
+
+the_connection=mavutil.mavlink_connection('udpin:localhost:14551')
+
+the_connection.wait_heartbeat()
+print("Heartbeat from system (system %u component %u)" %
+      (the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component))
+
+# while True:
+#       message=the_connection.recv_match(blocking=True)
+#       print(message)
+
+def takeoff(height):
+
+    the_connection.mav.command_long_send(the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component, mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_COMPONENT_ARM_DISARM, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+    the_connection.mav.command_long_send(the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component, mavutil.mavlink.MAV_CMD_NAV_TAKEOFF, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, height)
+
+    print("height: ", height)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    takeoff(20)
+
+msg = the_connection.recv_match(type='COMMAND_ACK', blocking=True)
+print(msg)
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