hello_drone3.py flies the drone in a simple WWWWW flight pattern.

hello_drone3.py

import setup_path 
import airsim

import numpy as np
import os
import tempfile
import pprint
import time

# connect to the AirSim simulator
client = airsim.MultirotorClient()
client.confirmConnection()

print("Disabling Api Control")
client.enableApiControl(False)

if (client.isApiControlEnabled() == False):
    client.enableApiControl(True)
    print("Enabled Api Control")

client.armDisarm(True)

client.takeoffAsync().join()

for i in range(100):
    time.sleep(3)      
    pos = client.simGetGroundTruthKinematics().position
    print("{:.3f},{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(pos.x_val, pos.y_val, pos.z_val))
    client.enableApiControl(True)
    client.moveToPositionAsync(-5, pos.y_val + 1, -3, 1).join()
    pos = client.simGetGroundTruthKinematics().position
    print("{:.3f},{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(pos.x_val, pos.y_val, pos.z_val))
    time.sleep(3)
    pos = client.simGetGroundTruthKinematics().position
    print("{:.3f},{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(pos.x_val, pos.y_val, pos.z_val))
    client.enableApiControl(True)
    client.moveToPositionAsync(5, pos.y_val + 1, -3, 1).join()
    pos = client.simGetGroundTruthKinematics().position
    print("{:.3f},{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(pos.x_val, pos.y_val, pos.z_val))

client.landAsync().join()

client.armDisarm(False)
client.enableApiControl(False)