tum_ardrone is an important package to work on PTAM (Parallel Tracking and Mapping) so actually tum_ardrone works well in ROS version (fuerte / hydro/groovy) but as ROS Indigo is the recent version people prefer using ROS Indigo for its better features and its future compatibility.
In this tutorial we will have a look at interfacing AR.Drone 1.0/2.0 with ROS Indigo and make it fly using keyboard and later with joystick and this will help you better i guess and please follow the instruction below: