The VTOL Glide Drone is a senior design capstone project focused on building a hybrid UAV that combines vertical takeoff and landing with fixed-wing gliding. The intended use is to create a cost-effective aerial platform for research, surveying, exploration, and environmental monitoring where both maneuverability and longer endurance are useful. Unlike a standard quadcopter, this system was designed to take off vertically and use its fixed-wing body to improve glide efficiency. The project uses several key technologies, including an ESP32-based flight controller PCB, onboard sensors for attitude and altitude feedback, RC communication for pilot control, battery telemetry, brushless motor propulsion, and a lithium polymer battery power system. The aircraft body was designed to balance strength and low weight. A major accomplishment was integrating the electrical, mechanical, and firmware portions into one working system. Main challenges included flight stability, power distribution, weight management, and control-code tuning. Future improvements would focus on cleaner wiring, better connectors, and more stable glide performance.