A method of controlling a movable object includes receiving, from a user interface of a terminal, selection of a mode from a plurality of modes that include at least one of an angle-to-angle control mode, an angle-to-speed control mode, or an angle-to-acceleration control mode; detecting, by a sensor of the terminal, an attitude of the terminal; and generating, at the terminal, a control signal configured to control a rotational attribute of the movable object based on the selected mode and the detected attitude of the terminal.