## July 16, 2 0 15

U.S. Department of Trans p ortation

Docket Man a g e ment S y stem

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE

Washington, DC 20590

RE: Exe m

ption Request under § 333 of the FAA Moderniz a tion and Reform Act of 2012 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations f

rom 14 CFR Part 21; 14 CFR §§ 4 5

. 2 3(b); 6 1

. 1 13 (a) & (b); 6 1 .315(a) & (c); 91

. 7(a); 91

. 9(b);

91. 1 03; 9 1

. 10 9 (a); 91. 1 19 ( c); 91.1 2 1; 91 .151(a); 9 1

. 2 03; 9 1.4 0 5 (a); 91. 4 07(a)(1 ) ; 91. 4 09(a)(2 ) ; 91. 4 17(a) & (b).

Dear Sir or Mada m

,

Pursuant to § 333 of t h e Federal Aviation Ad m inistration ( “ FA A ”) Modernization and Reform Act of

201 2

, Pub. L. No. 112

- 95 ( 2012), 1 26 S t at. 11 (the “ R e fo rm Ac t ”), the FAA’s general exe m ption authori t y u nder

49 USC § 44701(f), and 14 CFR Part 11, Mou n tain Aviation, Inc. (hereinafter, the “ Petitioner ”), an owner and

operator of small U n manned Aircraft S y ste m s ( “ UA S ”), hereby petitions for exe m ptions from 14 CFR Part 21,

Subpart H (Airworthiness Certificates), 14 CFR §§ 45.23(b), 61.113(a) & (b), 61.315(a) & (c), 91.7(a), 91.9 ( b )(2),

91. 1 03(b)(1), 91. 1 09(a), 9 1 .119(c), 9 1

. 1 21, 9 1 .1 5 1

, 9 1 .2 0 3 (a) & (b), 91. 4 05(a), 91. 4 07(a)(1), 91. 4 09(a)(1) & (2),

and 91

. 417( a ) & (b). The proposed exe m ptions, if granted, would allow Petitioner to conduct commercial

operations of small UAS for purposes to include: A erial Mapping, Aerial Surve y ing, Industrial Inspection s

, Telec o mmunications Inspections, Aerial Videograp h y & Photograph y

, Energy S y ste m s In spections, As se t

Manage m ent, Construction Site Monitoring & Inspection s

, Wildlife & Forestry Monitoring, UAS Educat i on &

Training, Pipeline Inspect i ons, Search & Rescue Operations, and Precision Agricultural Services missions under

the conditions outlined he r ein and as m a y be established by the F A A in granting the above requested exe m p tions.

As described m or e fully below, based on the s m a l l size of Petitioner ’ s UAS, the qualifi c ations and

experience of Petitioner ’ s pilots, and the l i m ited, controlled

- access enviro n m ents within which Petitioner will

operate, the requested exe m ptions cle ar ly fall within the safety par a me t ers envi s ioned by Congress as set f o rth in

§ 333 of t h e Reform Act. Additional l y, the enhanced safety achieved by repl a cing significant l y larger manned

aircraft carrying crew and flammable fuel with small UAS weighing less th a n 55 pounds under the specif i c

guidelines and procedures proposed by Petitioner g i ves t h e FAA good cause to find t h at t h e UAS operatio n s

enabled by this petition are in the public interest. Thus, the requested exe m ptions should be granted.

T HE NAME AND ADDR E SS OF 

## P ETITIONER 

## : C OUNSEL FOR 

## P ETITION E R 

## :

Mountain A v iation, Inc. Nathanial C. Brown

Attn: Gregg Fahrenbruch, COO Carriere & L i ttle, LLP

9656 Metro Airport Ave 8001 S. Inte r port Blvd, S t e 310

Broo m field, CO 80021 Englewood, CO 80112

303

- 4 66

- 3 5 0 6 720

- 9 61

- 5 3 8 6

gfahrenbruch@ m ountainaviation.com nbrown@carrierelittle.c o m

## B ACKGROUND OF 

## P ETIT I ONER



## Established in 19 9 3 with a m ission to provide air su p port for the R o c k y Mo u n tain region, Pe t itioner has

over twen t y y ears of experience in the a v iation i ndus t ry d e dicated t o pr o v id i ng s afe, reliable aviation servi c es to

m ountain communities, Fortune 500 co m p anies, the oil & gas industr y

, and government contracting requir e ments.

As a certificated FAA Part 135 On

- demand Air Carrier, P e titioner maintains an indust r y

- lead i ng aviation s afety

and quali t y assurance pr o g ram and a strong o r ganizational culture of sa f ety and responsib i li t y

. Petitioner’s

dedication to safety was r ecently recognized when it was a ward e d the coveted ARG/US P l atinum R ating for

safet y

. This prestigious r a ting covers every facet of Petit i oner ’ s flight operations and is one of the highest ratings

for “sa f ety and excellence i n service” the aviation industry can bestow. With a cadre of rough l y 50 ful l y certified

C o mmercial Pilots, Petitioner will bring its dedication to aviation safety and operational excellence to all aspects

of its UAS Operations conducted pursu a nt to t h e pro p osed exe m ptions.

Petitioner ’ s dedication to safety starts in the bo a rdroo m

, and each of Petitioner ’ s m ain officers a n d

directors have extensive experience in aviation and t h e aviation indust r y

. Cam Ken y on, Peti t ioner’s Exe c utive

Director, has an extensive aviation bac k grou n d begi n n ing with his time serving in the US Navy as a naval ai r m an

and as a pilot in the airline indust r y

. Mr. Ken y o n served as a Navy P 3 pilot and law y er prior t o his airline career,

and he is the former VP of Operat i ons for Frontier A i rlines and the former President of L ynx Air. Mr. Kenyon is

also an expert in internat i onal aviation operations, m o st re c ently serving as the VP of Operations for West je t

Airlines in Canada.

Likewise, Di r ector Ty Little is an exper i enced avi a tor and aviation attorney, m o st recently serving in the

Wyo m ing Air National Guard where he has logged ex t en s ive C

- 130 and C

- 17 fli g ht ti me, as well as having served

as a pilot with Frontier A i rlines. Mr. L i ttle’s unique background c o m b ining y ears of safe op e rational expe r ience

with practical legal insight will provide Petitioner with a strong foundation for anal y zing any potential safety

issues and providing accurate, t i m ely solutions while keeping within all regulatory boundaries.

Si m ilarl y

, C h ief Operating Officer Gregg Fahrenb ru ch brings o v er 15 y ears of non

- standard aviation

operations e x perience, and Mr. Fahre nb ruch is an e x pert in aircraft m anageme n t, aviation op erations, and safety

management s y stems. Mr. Fahrenbru c h is an industry expert in go v er n ment contracting and re m o te

- area s u ppo r t

operations, which gives him a unique insight into a v iation safety while operating in re m o te areas under non

conventional conditions.

Petitioner’s e x ceptional aviation safety record, ext a nt in

- house s afety m anagement s y ste m

, and the

c o m b ined experience of t h e directors and officers a s pilots, in the aviation industr y

, and with safety & re g u lato r y

c o m p liance provide a level of trust that will ensure the integri t y and safety of a l l UAS operations conducted by

Petitioner pursuant to the requested exe m ptions. Petition e r seeks to build on Mr. Ken y on ’ s, Mr. Littl e ’ s, a nd Mr.

Fahrenbruch’s y ears of experience and safe and suc ce ssful aviation operations to offer a range of UAS serv i ces in

a m anner consistent with the para met e rs set forth in § 333 of t h e Reform Act. Petitioner s eeks the requested

exe m ptions to per m

it Pet i tioner to off

e r c o mmercial UAS services for a variety of i n dustries and applications,

includi n g :

 Aerial Mapping

 Aerial Surveying

 Industrial In s p ections

 Telec o mmunications Inspections

 Precision Agricultural Services

 Aerial Vide o g rap h y & P h otograp h y

 Energy S y st e ms Inspections  Asset M anag e m ent

 Construction Site Monitor i ng &

Inspections

 Wildlife & Forestry Moni t o ring

 UAS Education & Traini n g

 Pipeline Inspections

 Search & R e s cue Operati o ns

## D ESIGN A N D 

## P ERFORMANCE 

## C HARA C TERIS T ICS O F 

## P ETITIONER 

## ’ S 

## UAS

Petitioner pl a n s to conduct operations pursuant to the exe m ptions r equested herein using the DJI Inspire

1 rotorcraft small UAS a n d the 3D Robotics ( “ 3D R ”) Aero M fixed wing s m all UAS. Utiliz i ng a c o m b ination of

rotorcraft and fixed wing UAS will all o w Petitioner to provide its cl i ents with the m o st appropriate UAS platform

to fit the client ’ s needs and to operate in the safest pos s ible manner.

DJI Inspi r e 1

The Inspire 1 is a small (581 mm wheelbase) and ultra

- ligh t weight ( m axi m u m takeoff weight of

approxi m ate l y 3Kg or approxi m a t ely 7lbs) rotorcraft UAS m ade of carbon fiber designed for professional aeri a l

applications. The Inspire 1 is a highly reliable and stable aircraft and its integrated GPS and flight control software

gives the Inspire 1 the ability to m ake em ergency “ r et u rn

- to

- ho m e” and emergency auto m atic landing m aneuvers

that ensure the highest level of operational safet y

.

Please r efer t o Appendix A for further information reg a rding the airfra m

e, control s y ste m

, and electronics.

The FAA has previously r e viewed these docu m ents a n d h as approv e d ex e m ptions for commer c ial use of the DJI

Inspire 1 in, f

o r exa m ple, Exe m ption N o s. 115 4 7 and 115 1 6, and 1 152 6

.

3DR Aero M

The Aero M is a s m all (188cm wingspan) and ultra

- l ightweight ( maxi m u m takeoff weight of 3

. 5Kg or

approxi m ate l y 8 l bs) fixed wing UAS made fr o m high d e nsi t y f o am tailored for regular a cquisition of high l y

detailed and actionable data for applic a tions, such as precision farming, where a rotorcraft would be inefficient.

Utilizing state

- of

- the

- art software and control s y stems, t h e Aero M is high l y safe and user

- friend l y. Safety features

equipped on t h e Aero M e n suring safe operations include a “return

- to

- ho m e” m ode that will command the Aero

M to auto m a t ically return t o the po i nt f r om which it w as launched and enter a circle pattern at a predete r mined

altitude, and a “loiter” m ode that commands the aircraft to e n ter in to a circle pa t tern with a r a dius of 60 m e ters at

its current location and alti t ude.

Please re f er t o Appendix B for further information regarding the airfr a me

, control s y ste m

, and e lectronics.

The FAA has previously reviewed these docu ments a n d h as approv e d exe m ptions for comme r cial use of the 3DR

Aero M in, f

o r exa m ple, Exe m

ption No. 117 6 9.

R EQUESTED 

## E X E M PTIO N S



## Petitioner requests relief from the following regulat i ons:

 14 CFR Part 21;

 14 CFR § 4 5

. 23(b);

 14 CFR § 6 1

. 113(a) & (b);

 14 CFR § 61

. 315(a) & (c);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 7 (a);

 14 CFR § 91.9(b)(2);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 103(b) ( 1 );

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 109(a);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 119;

##  14 CFR § 9 1

. 121;

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 151(a);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 203;

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 405(a);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 407(a)(1);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 409(a)(2);

 14 CFR § 9 1

. 417(a) & (b)

E X TENT OF 

## R ELIEF 

## S OUGHT BY 

## P ET I TIONER AND 

## R EASONS FOR 

## S EEKING 

## S UCH 

## R ELIEF



## 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart H: Airworthiness Certifi ca tes

This section establishes the procedural requir e m ents for the issu an ce of airwo r thiness certif i cates and

other airworthiness approvals. Given the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the U A S

to be utilized by Petitioner, an exe m ption from 14 CFR P a rt 21, Subpart H (Airworthiness Certificates), subject

to certain conditions and l i mitations, is warranted, a n d meets the require m ents for an equiva l ent level of safe t y

under 14 CFR Part 11 a n d § 333 of the Reform Act. 49 USC § 44701(f) and § 333 of the Reform Act bo t h

authorize the FAA to exempt aircraft, including UAS, fr o m the r equire m ent for an airworthiness certifica t e upon

consideration of the size, weight, speed, operational capabilities, proxi m ity to airports and populated areas, and

operation wi t h in visual line of sight. T h e UAS operated without an airworthiness certif i cate in t h e restricted

environ m ent and under the conditions and li m itations proposed by Petitioner will be at least as safe, or safer, than

a conventio n al aircraft (fi x ed wing or rotorcraft) operat i ng with an airworthiness certificate issued under 14 CFR

Part 21, S u b p art H, and not subject to the proposed li m itations and condit i ons.

The UAS to be operated by Petitioner all weigh m u ch less than 55 lbs. fully lo a d ed, will be operated at a

speed of no m or e than 50 knots, will carry neither a pilot nor passengers, will carry no exp l osive or flammab l e

mater i als or fuel, and will be oper a ted exclusively in predete r m ined, controlled

- access environments. Petitioner ’ s

UAS will use a radio frequency spectr u m for operation and cont ro l that c o m

p lies with Federal Communicatio n s

C o m m ission (“ FC C ”) require ments, a n d will be ope r ated on l y i n accordance wi t h the pr o cedures proposed herein

and as m ay be established by the FAA.

Petitioner’s UAS will be equipped w i th redundant safety me chanis m s allowing safe operation after

experiencing certain in

- flight failures. I f a lost

- l i nk event occurs, including l o ss of grou n d communications or

loss of GPS signal, Petitioner’s UAS will have the abili t y to per f orm a pre

- c o ordinated, p r edictable, au to mated

flight m aneuver and return to a predetermined location within a de s ignated security peri m e t er fo r landing.

Unlike oper a tions of o t her civil aircraft, operations under the r equested exe m ptions will be t i ght l y

controlled a n d m onitored by both t h e pi l o t in comma n d ( “ PIC ”) and a Visual O b server ( “ V O ”) in order to ensure

the Petition e r’s UAS remain within operational l i mitat i ons and to ensure the safety of operations. These

enhance m

ents to current safety pra c tices and regulations provide a greater degree of safety to the public and

proper t y owners than co n v entional aircraft operati o ns c onducted by aircraft with an airworthiness cer t ificate.

Lastl y

, there is no intrinsic credible threat to national security posed by UAS due to the size, speed, restr i cted

operational environ m

ents, lack of explosive m a t erials and flammable fuels or other liquids, and inabili t y t o carry

passengers or a substantial external load.

14 CFR § 45

. 23(b): Displ a y of Marks

This section requires that “[ w ] h en marks include on l y the Ro m an capital letter “N” and the r e gistration

nu m ber is displa y ed on l i mited, restricted, or l ight

- spo r t category aircraft or experimental or provisi o n a ll y

certifica t ed a i rcraft, the operator m u st al s o displ a y on that aircraft n e ar e a ch entrance to the cab in

, cockpit, or pilot

## station, in letters not less th an 2 inches nor m o re th a n 6 inches high, the words “l i m ited,” “ restricted,” “ l ight

sport,” “exper i m ental,” or “provisional,” as applicab l e.”

Even though the Petitioner ’ s UAS will have no airwo r thiness certif i cate, an e x emption m ay be necessary

as the UAS will have no entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pi l o t s t ation on whi c h the word “experimental,” etc.,

can be placed. Also, given the size of Petitioner ’ s UAS, two

- inch lettering will be i m possible. Petitioner

understands the need for markings and will m ark all of its UAS in the largest possible lettering on the UAS

fuselages so th at an y one observing Petition e r ’ s UAS will be able to see the m a rk ings.

14 CFR § 61

. 113(a) & (b): Private Pilot Privileges and Li m itations: Pilot in C o mmand (PIC) and 14 CFR

§ 61.315(a) & (c): Sport Pilot Privileges and L i m itations

These sections l i m

it private pilots and s port pi l o ts to non

- com m e r cial operations. Because Petitioner ’ s

UAS will not carry a pilot or passenge r s, the propo s ed operations can achieve the equivalent level of sa f ety of

current operations by requi r ing the PIC operating Petitioner’s UAS to have a private pilot’s or sport pilo t ’ s l i cense

rather than a c o mmercial p ilot’s lice n se to operate Petitioner’s s m all UAS. Unlike a conventional aircraft that

carries the pilot and passe n gers, Petitioner ’ s UAS a r e re m o tely con t rolled with no persons onboard. The area of

operation will be controll e d and restricted, and all flights will be p lanned and c oordinated in advance. T h e risks

associa t ed with the operation of Petitioner ’ s UAS are so di m i n ished from th e level of risk associated with

c o mmercial operations conte m plated by 14 CFR Part 61 w h en drafted, that al lo wing operations of Petitioner’s

UAS a s requ e sted with a p r ivate pilot or sport pilot as the PIC exc eed s the present level of safe t y achieved by 14

CFR §§ 61.113(a) & (b) and 6 1 .3 1 5 (a) & (c).

14 CFR § 91.7(a): Civil Aircraft Airwor th iness

This section prohibits any person fr o m operating a civil aircraft unless it is in an airworthy condition. As

there will be no airworth in ess certif i cate issued for Petitioner ’ s UAS, shou l d t h is exe m ption be granted, no FAA

regulatory standard will exist for dete r mining airworthiness. Given the size of the aircraft and the requirements

contained in the UAS manufacturer’s manual s 1 

## and use of safety checklist s 2 

## prior to each flight, an equivalent

level of safe t y will be provided. In acc o rdance wi t h the pertinent part of 14 CFR § 91.7(b), the PIC for all of

Petitioner’s UAS operations shall be responsible for deter m ining whether the aircraft is in a safe condition for

flight, including the use of pre

- flight safety checklists

. 3



## 14 CFR § 91.9(b)(2): Civil Aircraft Flight Manual, Marking, and Placard Requir e ments

This sections provides in pertinent part that “ [ n ] o person m ay op e rate a U.S.

- registered civil aircraft

...

For which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual is not requir e d b y § 21.5 of this chapter, unless there i s

available in the aircraft a current approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Ma n u al, approved m anual material,

markings, and placards, or any co m b ination thereof.” P e titioner ’ s UAS, given their size and configuration, have

no abili t y to carry a ph y sical flight m a nual on the aircraft. The equivalent level of safety will be m ainta in ed by

keeping the flight m anual at the ground control p oi n t where the PIC operating Petitioner’s UAS will have

i m m edia t e a c cess to it.

1 

## S e e A p pe n dix A, a nd A pp e n d ix B

2 

## S e e A p pe n dix F and A p pe n dix G

3 

## Id.

## 14 CFR § 91

. 103(b) ( 1 ): P r eflight Action

This regulation requires each PIC to t a ke certain ac t ions before flight to insure the safety of each flight.

As FAA approved fl i ght manuals will not be provid e d for the air c raft, an exemption will be needed. Peti t ioner

will co m p ly with the other applicable p r ocedures and require m ents stated in § 9 1 .103(a) & ( b ). S p ecificall y

, the

PIC will take all action including reviewing weather, fl i ght batte r y require ments, aircraft perf o r m ance da t a, and

landing and t akeoff distances before in i tiating a flight. The PIC will also account for all r elevant site

- specif i c

conditions in their preflight procedures. 4 

## Risks presented by sun glare will be m i t igated by the PIC ’ s and VO’s

ability to see other air traffic and initiate a return

- to

- home sequence if needed.

14 CFR § 91

. 109(a): Fli g ht Instruction

This section provides in pe r tinent part th a t “ [ n ] o p e rson m ay operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free

balloon) that is being used for flight i n struction unless that aircraft has ful l y fun c tioning dual c ontrols.” UAS, by

their design, do not have functional du a l controls. Flight control is acc o m p lished through the use of a control box

that c o m m

un i cates with the aircraft via r adio communications. Giv e n the size and speed of Pet i tioner ’ s UAS, a n

equivalent level of safe training can be achieved without dual controls because no pi l o t or p a ssengers a r e aboard

the UAS and all persons will be a safe distance away in the event that the UAS exp e riences any difficulties during

flight i n struc t ion. The FAA has appro v ed exe m ptions for fl i ght training with o u t ful l y f unctio n al dual c o ntr o ls for

a nu m ber of aircraft and for flight inst r u ction in exper i mental ai r craft. See e

. g. Exe m ptions Nos. 577 8 K and

9862A.

14 CFR § 91

. 119: M i ni m u m Safe Altit u des

This section establishes m i ni m u m safe altitudes for operation of civ i l aircraft and provides t h at, over other

than congested areas, no p e rson may op e rate an ai r cra f t below an al t itude of 500 AGL, except over open water or

sparely popu l ated areas, and that over sparely popula t ed a r eas the aircraft cannot be operated closer than 500 feet

to any person, vessel, or structure. As this exe m ption r e quests authority to operate at altitudes no higher th a n 400

feet AGL, an ex e m

ption may be needed to allow such operations.

As set forth herein, Petitioner’s UAS w i ll never operate at higher t h an 400 feet AGL, nor b e yond visual

line of sight (“ V L OS ”) of th e PIC and VO, whichever is closer. It will, however, be operated in a restric t ed area

with individuals tasked with ensuring public safet y

, and where b u ildings and people will not be exposed to

operations without t h eir p r e

- obtained consent and training.

The equivalent level of safety will be achieved giv e n the size, weight, and speed of Petitioner’s UAS as

well as the restricted environ m ents within which they will be operated. No flight will be taken without the

per m ission of the proper t y owner. Because of the advance notice to the proper t y owner and the participants in the

UAS operation, all affec t ed ind i vidua l s will be aware of the p l anned flight operations. C o m p ared to flight

operations with m anned aircraft or rotorcraft weighing far m o re than Petitione r ’ s UAS and the lack of flammable

fuels onboa

r d

, any r isk associated wi t h Petitione r ’s oper a tions is far less than that present l y presented by

conventional aircraft operating at or be l o w 500 feet AGL. In addition, the l o w

- altitude operations of Petitioner’s

UAS will ensure separation between Petitioner’s U A S operations and the operations of conventional aircraft that

m u st c o m p ly with § 91.119. Further m o re, Petitioner’s UAS will not be operated over cong e sted areas nor over

any open

- air assembly of persons. Petition e r ’ s UAS will be operated at an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails,

an e m ergency landing wi th out undue h a zard to persons or property on t h e surface.

4 

## Id

.

## 14 CFR § 91

. 121: Alti m eter Settings

In pertinent part, this section requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by

reference to an alt i m eter that is set to “...the elevat i on of the departure airport or an approp r iate alt i meter setting

available before departure.” As Petitioner’s UAS may not have a bar o metric alt i meter, but instead a GPS altitude

readout, an exe m

ption m a y be needed. An equivalent l e vel of safety will be achieved by the PIC confir m i ng the

altitude of the launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator, and pri o r to each flight, a zero altitude initiation

point will be established and confir med for accuracy by the PIC. The PIC will also ensure e f fective pairing with

m u ltiple GPS sources to guarantee accu r ate detection of altitude.

14 CFR § 91

. 151(a): Fuel Require m ents for Flight in VFR Conditions

This section prohibits a person from b eginning “a f light i n an a i rplane under VFR conditions unless

(considering wind and forecast weather condit i ons) there is e nough fuel to fly t o the first point of intended landing,

and, ass u m

i n g nor m al cruising speed

— ( 1) during the da y

, to fly after that for at l east 30 m inu t es; or (2) at n ight,

to fly after that for at least 45 m inutes.”

Given the l i mited area of operation of Petitione r ’ s UAS, Petitioner believes that an equ i valent level of

safety is already achieved by t h e various failsafe proc e dures built in to Petitione r ’s UAS that will perform a R T L

maneuver or automatically land the aircraft in the case of a low battery while in flight. Operating Petitioner’s

UAS in a tightly controlled area whe r e only people or property own e rs or official representativ e s who have signed

waivers will be allowed, w ith less t h an 30 m inutes of reserve power, does n o t engender the type of dangers that §

91.151(a) was intended to alleviate given the size and speed of Petitioner’s UAS. Petitioner believes th at an

equivalent level of safety can be achieved by proh i biting Petitioner ’ s PIC from beginning any flights unless,

considering t h e wind and forecast wea t her conditions, there is enough availab l e power for Petitioner ’ s UAS to

conduct t h e i n tended ope r ation and to operate after that f o r at l east five m

i n u tes or with the reserve power

rec o mmend e d by the m a n u facturer, whichever is greater. This restriction would be m o re than adequate to r eturn

the Petitione r ’ s UAS to its planned landing zone from a n y where in its li m ited operating area. FAA has granted

si m ilar exemptions i n

, for exa m ple, Exe m

ption Nos. 2689 F

, 5 7 45, 106 7 3, 1 08 08

, 11 8 64, a n d 117 6 9.

14 CFR § 91

. 203(a) & (b): Civil Aircraft: Certifications Required

This regulation provides in pertinent part that “ ( a)...no person may operate a civil aircra f t unless it has

within it the following: (1) an app r opriate and current airworthiness certifi c at e

... (b) No p e rson m ay operate a

civil aircraft unless the ai r worthiness c e rtificate r equired by paragraph (a) of this s e ction

... i s displa y ed at the

cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew

. ”

Petitioner ’ s UAS fully loaded weigh less than 55 pounds and are operated without a pilot, p a ssengers, or

crew onboard. As such, there is no is ability or place to carry certification and registrat i on documents or to d i splay

them on Petitioner ’ s UAS. An equivalent level of saf e ty will be achieved by keeping these documents at the

ground cont r o l station where the PIC will have i mmediate a c cess to the m

, t o the extent they are appl i cable to

Petitioner ’ s UAS. FAA has issued numerous exemptions to this section; see e.g. Exe m ption Nos. 95 65

, 9 6 65,

978 9

, 9 7 89A, 97 9 7, and 1 0 700.

14 CFR §§ 91.4 0 5(a), 91

. 407(a)(1), 9 1

. 409(a)(1) & (2), and 9 1

. 41 7 (a) & (b): Maintenance Inspections

These regula t ions require that an aircraft operator or owner “shall h ave that aircr a ft inspected as prescribed

in subpart E of this part and shall between required i n s p ections, except as provid e d in p a ragraph (c) of this section,

have discrepancies repair e d as prescribed in part 43 of t h is Chapter...;” and others shall inspect or m ainta i n the

aircraft in co m

p lia n ce wi t h Part 43.

## Given that these s e ctions and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an ai r w orthiness c e rtificate, the s e sectio n s

will not app l y t o Petitioner. Petitioner will strictly adhere to the safety a nd m a in tenance procedures included in

all applicable UAS m anufacturers’ instructions and operating m a nuals

. 5 

## To the extent such infor m ation is not

included in th e guidelines as developed by t h e manufactu r ers, Petit i oner will undertake to develop and do c ument

maintenance, overhaul, replacement, and inspection require m ents, and p r ocedures to document and maintain

maintenance records with regards to Petitioner’s U A S

. 6 

## An equiv a lent level of safety will be achieved because

Petitioner ’ s UAS are very li m ited in s ize and will c arry s m all pa y l oads and operate only in restricted areas for

li m i t ed periods of ti me. If mechanical issues ar i se, P etitioner’s U AS can land immed i ately and will be operating

from no higher than 400 AGL. The Petitioner will ensure that its UAS are in working order prior to in i tiating

each flight, perfo r m regular m aintenance, and keep a l og of any m a intenance perfor m ed. Moreover, Petitioner is

the person most fa m

iliar with the aircraft and is best suit e d to m a intain the aircraft in an airworthy cond i tion in

order to ensu r e safe operations.

E QUIVAL EN T 

## L EVEL OF 

## S AFETY



## Petitioner believes that the exe m ptions requested herein app l y to civil aircraft t h at have the c h aracteristics

and that ope r ate within the li m itations listed herein. P etitioner’s r e quested exemptions will not adversely affect

safet y

, and Petitioner ’ s p r oposed operational li m its will provide f

o r at least an equivalent or even greater degree

of safety than for si m

ilar o p erations conducted using conventional, m anned aircraft, due to the size, speed, and

li m i t ed operating area of Petitioner’s U A S.

The UAS P etitioner plans to operate a r e small in s i ze with each weighing much less than 55 pounds

including th e ir p a y load. They will operate, under nor m a l conditions, at a speed of no m o re than 50 knots.

Operations will be performed by a f u lly qualified and trained UAS PIC, as outlined below, to ensu r e that

Petitioner ’ s U AS will “not create a haza r d to users of the national airspace s y stem or the public.” Given the s mall

size of Petitioner ’ s UAS and the pre

- planned, controlled

- access environ m ent within which th e y will operate,

Petitioner believes that th e se operations fall squarely within that zone of safety in which Congress envisioned that

the FAA m

u st, by exe m

pt i on, allow commercial operations of UAS to com me n ce i mmediat e ly. Also, op e ration

in a secured, pre

- defined area will prevent the possibility of a national security issue. The operation of Petitioner ’ s

UAS by knowledgeable av iation professionals with e xperience in the national airspace s y st e m ( “ NAS ”) will serve

to enhance safet y

, add to t h e public benefit, and reduce environmental i m pacts related to current methods of aerial

operations of the kind proposed by Petit i oner.

The li m i t ations and cond i tions to whi c h Petit i oner agrees to be bound when conducting comme r cial

operations under this petit i on include but are not li m i t ed to the fol l owing, at a m i ni m u m :

1

. Safety will be the first and fore m o st consideration for all of Petitioner’s UAS operations.

2

. Petitioner will conduct operations us i ng on l y t h e DJI Inspire 1 and 3DR Aero M UAS platforms, each of

which weighs m

u ch less than 55 p ou n ds ful l y loade d

. 3

. Petitioner’s UAS PIC will be required to be an FAA l i ce n sed airman with at least a Sport Pilot certifica t e

and hold at least an FAA Th ird Class Medical certifi c ate or valid driver ’ s license.

4

. Petitioner ’ s UAS PIC will be respon s ible at all t im es for the safe operation of each flight conducted

pursuant to the requested exe m ptions.

5

. All flights will be operated within VLOS of the PIC at all t i m es.

6

. All operations will utilize a visual observer (“ VO ”). The VO will be used to maintain VLOS with the

UAS so long as the PIC also alwa y s maintains V L OS capabili t y

, and the PIC and VO will at all times

5 

## See A p pe n dix A and A p pe n dix B

6 

## See A p pe n dix C, A pp e ndix D, and A pp e ndix E

## re m ain close enough to be able to communicate ver b ally dur in g flight ope r ations. The PIC will b e

responsible for ensuring th at the VO can perform the duties required b y t h e VO.

7

. The UAS will operate at n o m or e than 50 knots, and i n no case will UAS be ope r ated at ai r speeds greater

than the m axi m

u m operating airspeed recommended by the UAS manufacturer.

8

. This exe m

ption, if granted, and all o t her docume n ts needed to operate Petitioner’s UAS and conduct

operations in accordance with the li m ita t ions and conditions as set forth herein and as established by the

FAA will at all ti mes be kept with the P I C at the g r o u nd control st a tion and will be immediately available

upon request.

9

. Petitioner’s U AS will utilize GPS navigation, failsafe, return

- to

- launch, and/or fl ig ht abort safety features.

10

. The PIC will be prohibit e d from beginning a fl i ght unless, considering the wind and forecast weath e r

conditions, there is enough available power for Petitioner’s UAS t o conduct t h e intended operation and

to operate after that for at l east five minutes or with the reserve p o wer r e c o mm e nded by the manufacturer,

whichever is greater.

11

. Flights will be operated at an altitude at or below 200 feet above ground level ( “ AGL ”) under nor m al

conditions, and will never exceed 400 feet AGL.

12

. Petitioner will not allow its PIC to operate unless t h e PIC de m o n strates the ability to safely operate

Petitioner’s U AS in a m anner consistent with how t h e UAS will be operated as proposed herein, includ i ng

evasive and e mergency m a neuvers a nd maintaining appropriate distances fr o m p ersons and propert y

, and

including familiarization with applicable airs p ace r estr i ctions and the UAS operations m anuals.

13

. Operations will never be c onducted at night. Da y ti me operations will on l y be conducted under Visual

Flight Rules ( “ VF R ”) conditions.

14

. Petitioner ’ s UAS will only be operated within a pre

- planned, controlled

- access flight perime t er sized so

as to allow the PIC and VO to maintain VLOS with the UAS at all times during flight operations.

15

. A briefing w i ll be conducted in regard t o each plann e d UAS ope r ation, and the safety thereof, prior to

operation at each new loca t ion.

16

. All persons not direct l y involved with UAS flight o p erations will be prohibit e d from enter i ng the fl i ght

per i meter unless there exi s ts therein barriers or structures sufficiently robust to protect nonparticipating

persons from the UAS and/or debris in the event of an accident.

17

. All UAS operations will be conducted over private or controlled

- access property with per m i ssion from

the proper t y owner or property cont r o l l er or their re sp ective authorized repre sen tative. Permission fr o m

the property owner or controller or their au thorized representative w i ll be obtained prior to each operation.

18

. If the UAS loses c o m m un i cations or lo s es its GPS signal, th e y will have the capability to return to a pre

deter m ined location within the flight perimeter.

19

. The PIC will have the power, and the du t y

, to a b o r t all flight o p erations in the event of unpredicted

obstacles or e mergenci e s.

The Requ e s t ed Exempti o ns Promote t he Public Interest

The enhanced safety achieved by replacing significa n tly larger manned aircraft c a r r y i ng crew, passenge r s,

and flammab l e fuel with s mall UAS ca r r y i ng no passenger s

, crew, or flammable fuel under t h e specific guidelines

and procedu r es proposed by Petitioner gives FAA good cause to find t h at the UAS operations enabled by t h is

petition are in the public in t erest. Specif i call y

, t h e po t ential for damage or harm t o the public a s a result of a UAS

accident under the conditions and li m ita t i ons proposed herein util i zing Petition e r ’ s small, ultra

- lightweight UAS

carr y ing no passenge r s, c r ew, or fl a mmable fuel or other d a ngerous m a t erials is far le s s than th e threat posed to

the public b y nor m al manned aircraft operations.

Moreover, b y replacing t h e m anned aircraft tradition a lly used for the kinds of operations proposed b y

Petitioner with small UAS, Petitioner will be able to prov i de aerial operations services at a g r eatly reduced cost,

making these kinds of services avai l able to a greater r ange of business e s and cons u m ers, the re b y enhancing the

## utility of aerial operations and bene f itting the economy as a whole. Si m ilarl y

, the small, batter y

- powered UAS

utilized by Petitioner will benefit the public as a whole by greatly reducing the pollu tio n a n d ecologica l i m pact

associa t ed w ith tradition a l aircraft and rotorcraft operations, and utilizing Petit i oner ’ s UAS for precision

agriculture will allow for a m o re effic i ent application of fertilizers and pestici d es, which wi l l ultimately reduce

the negative effects on the environ m ent and consumers a s sociated with these practices, which will benefit the

public as a whole.

Congress a n d the FAA, t h rough passage of t h e Reform Act a n d in nu m er o u s Exe m ptions ( see e.g.

Exe m ption N o

. 11062), have already r e cognized that UAS prov i de a greater degree of flexibili t y and safety than

traditional m anned aircraft when used within certain oper a tional l i mits and for t h e kin d s of o p erations proposed

herein by Petitioner. Gran t ing Petitioner exe m ption t o op e rate its UAS c o mmercially f u rthers econo m i c growth

and public safety while l i miting the ecological i m pacts of aerial operations. Thus, FAA has good cause to grant

this petition.

Conclusion

For the forgoing reasons, t h e exe m ptions requested by Petitioner herein should be granted and Petitioner should

be pe r m itted to conduct commercial UA S operations in accordance with the li m i t ations and conditions proposed

herein and as established by the FAA.

Respectfully sub m itted,

Carriere & L i ttle, LLP

B y :

Nathanial C. Brown

Counsel for Petitioner

Mountain Aviation, Inc.

# APPENDIX A

DJI Inspire 1

– Operations Documents

# INSPIRE 1

User Manual G]J

2015.3

# Using this manual

Legends

Warnin g Importan t Hint s an d Tip s Reference



## Before Flight

Th e followin g tutorial s an d manual s hav e bee n produce d t o ensur e yo u t o mak e ful l us e o f you r Inspir e 1.

1.Disclaimer

2.I n th e Box

3.Inspir e 1 Quic k Star t Guide

4.Safet y Guidelines

5.Inspir e 1 Use r Manual

6.Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines

Watchin g al l th e tutoria l video s an d readin g th e Disclaime r befor e fligh t i s recommended

. Afterwards,

prepare for your first flight by using the Inspire 1 Quick Start Guide. Refer to this manual for more

comprehensiv e information.



## W atch the video tutorials

Pleas e watc h th e tutoria l vide o belo w t o lear n ho w t o us e Inspir e 1 correctl y an d safely:

www.dji.com/product/inspire

- 1/vide o



## Download the DJI Pilot app

Downloa d an d instal l th e DJ I Pilo t ap p befor e use

. Sca n th e Q R cod e o r visit

“http://m.dji.net/djipilot ” t o downloa d th e app.

Fo r th e bes t experience

, us e mobil e devic e wit h Andrio d V 4.1. 2 o r above

. Require s iO S 8. 0 o r later.



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# Contents

Using this manual

Legends 2

Before Flight 2

W atch the video tutorials 2

Download the DJI Pilot app 2



### Product Profile

Introduction 6

Feature Highlights 6

Assemble the Aircraft 7

Aircraft Diagram 9

Remote Controller Diagram 9



### Aircraft

Flight Controller 12

Flight Mode 12

Flight Status Indicator 12

Return to Home ( R TH) 13

Dynamic Home Point 15

V ision Positioning System 16

Flight Recorder 17

Attaching and Detaching the Propellers 17

DJI Intelligent Flight Battery 18



### Remote Controllers

Remote Controller Profile 24

Remote Controller Operations 24

Dual Remote Controllers Mode 29

Remote Controller Status LED 31

Linking the Remote Controller 32

Remote Controller Compliance V ersion 33



### Gimbal and Camera

Camera Profile 35

Gimbal 36

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### DJI Pilot App

Camera 40

Map 43

Academy 43

User Center 43



### Flight

Flight Environment Requirements 45

Flight Limits and Flight Restriction Area 45

Preflight Checklist 49

Calibrating the Compass 49

Auto T ake

- o f f and Auto Landing 50

Starting/Stopping the Motors 51

Flight T est 51



### F AQ

Appendix

Specifications 57

Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) 60

How to Update Firmware 61

FCC Compliance 62



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# Pr odu c t Pr o f il e

Thi s chapte r describe s th e feature s of

Inspir e 1

, instruct s yo u t o assembl e the

aircraft and explains the components on

the aircraft and remote controllers.

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# Product Profile

Introduction

Th e Inspir e 1 i s bran d ne w quadcopte r capabl e o f capturin g 4 K vide o an d transmittin g a n H D video

signa l (u p t o 2km ) t o multipl e device s straigh t ou t o f th e box

. Equippe d wit h retractabl e landin g gear

, it

ca n captur e a n unobstructe d 36 0 degre e vie w fro m it s camera

. Th e built

- i n camer a ha s a n integrated

gimbal to maximize stability and weight efficiency while minimizing space. When no GPS signal is

available

, Visio n Positionin g technolog y provide s hoverin g precision.



## Feature Highlights

Camer a an d Gimbal : U p t o 4 K vide o recordin g an d 1 2 megapixe l phot o capture

. Reserve d mounting

spac e fo r N D filter s fo r bette r exposur e control

. Ne w quick

- releas e moun t allow s yo u t o remov e the

camer a wit h ease.

H D V ide o Downlink : Lo w latency

, H D downlin k powere d b y a n enhance d versio n o f th e DJ I Lightbridge

system

. I t als o provide s dua l controller s mode.

Landin g gear : Retractabl e landin g gea r tha t enable s a n unobstructe d panorami c vie w fro m th e camera.

DJ I Intelligen t Fligh t Battery : 450 0 mA h DJ I Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y employ s ne w batter

y cell s an d a

batter y managemen t system.

Fligh t Controller : Th e nex t generatio n fligh t controlle r syste m provide s a mor e reliabl e fligh t experience.

A ne w fligh t recorde r store s th e fligh t dat a fro m eac h flight

, an d Visio n Positionin g enhance s hovering

precisio n whe n n o GP S i s available.



## Assemble the Aircraft

Unlockin g T rave l Mode

Th e aircraf t i s i n Trave l Mod e durin g delivery

. Follo w thes e step s t o chang e i t t o Landin g Mod e before

you r firs t flight:

1

. Inser t th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y int o th e batter

y compartment.

2

. Powe r o n th e Remot e Controlle r an d th e Intelligen t Fligh t Battery.

3

. Toggl e th e Transformatio n Switc h u p an d dow n a t leas t fou r times.

4

. Powe r of

f th e aircraft

.

Travel Mode Toggle×4 Landing Mode

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Batter y mus t b e full y charge d befor e usin g i t fo r th e firs t time

. Refe r t o "Chargin g th e Intelligent

Fligh t Battery " (P21 ) fo r mor e informatio n

.

I f yo u hav e purchase d th e dua l remot e controlle r version

, yo u mus t us e th e Maste r remote

controlle r t o deactivat e Trave l Mode

. Refe r t o "Settin g U p Dua l Remot e Controller s Mode " (P30)

sectio n fo r mor e infromatio n abou t Maste r remot e controller.

B e sur e t o remov e th e gimba l fro m th e aircraf t befor e switc h fro m Landin g Mod e t o Trave l Mode.

Plac e th e aircraf t o n th e smoot h an d reflectiv e surfac e (e.g

. tabl e o r tile ) befor e switchin g between

th e trave l mode s t o th e landin g mode

. D o no t plac e th e aircraf t o n th e roug h an d sound

- absorbing

surfac e (e.g

. carpet ) befor e switchin g betwee n th e trave l mode s an d landin g mode.



### Installin g Gimba l an d Camera

1

. Remov e Gimba l Cover.

2

. Rotat e th e Gimba l Loc k t o th e unlocke d positio n (t o th e righ t whe n facin g th e nos e o f th e aircraft).

3

. Inser t th e gimba l b y alignin g th e whit e mar k o n th e Gimbal.

4

. Rotat e th e Gimba l Loc k bac k int o th e locke d position.



### 1

Gimbal Cover



### 3

Gimbal Lock

Mounting Place

Gimbal Connector



### 2 Locked

Ensur e th e Micro

- S D car d i s correctl y inserte d int o th e camera.



### Attachin g Propellers

Attac h propeller s wit h th e blac k nu t ont o motor s wit h th e blac k do t an d spi n counter

- clockwis e t o secure.

Attac h propeller s wit h gra y nu t ont o motor s withou t a blac k do t an d spi n clockwis e t o secure.

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Plac e al l propeller s ont o th e correc t moto r an d tighte n b y han d t o ensur e securit y befor e flight.



### Attachin g 1345 s Quick

- Releas e Propellers

Th e 1345 s Quick

- Releas e propelle r i s th e upgrad e versio n o f th e propeller s tha t greatl y enhanc e the

reliability of the propeller during the flight. Following the steps below to attach the 1345s Quick

- Release

propellers.

1

. Instal l th e propeller s wit h a whit e do t ont o th e mountin g plate s tha t hav e a whit e dot

, an d instal l the

propeller s withou t a whit e do t ont o th e mountin g plate s tha t d o no t hav e a whit e dot.

White dot

White dot Without

whit e dot Withou t whit e dot

2

. Alig n th e hoo k (A ) o n th e propeller s wit h th e securin g sprin g (B)

, the n pres s dow n th e propelle r onto

th e mountin g plat e the n rotat e th e propeller s accordin g t o th e loc k directio n unti l i t i s secured.



### Preparin g Remot e Controller

Til t th e Mobil e Devic e Holde r t o th e desire d positio n the n adjus t th e antenn a a s shown.

1

. P r e s s th e butto n o n th e sid e o f th e Mobil e Devic e Holde r t o releas e th e clamp

, adjus t i t t o fi t the n attach

you r mobil e device.

2

. Connec

t you r mobil e devic e t o th e remot e controlle r wit h a US B cable.

3

. Plu g on e en d o f th e cabl e int o you r mobil e device

, an d th e othe r en d int o th e US B por t o n th e bac k of

th e remot e controller.



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## Aircraft Diagram

[1] [1] GPS

[6]

[11] [7]

[8] [2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[9]

[10]

[12]

[13] [2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[ 1 0 ]

[ 1 1 ]

[ 1 2 ]

[ 1 3 ] Propelle r (P17)

Motor

Fron t LE D (P12)

Landin g gear

Gimba l an d Camer a (P35)

Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y (P18)

Aircraf t Micro

- US B Port

Rea r LE D (P12)

Camer a Micro

- US B Port

Camer a M icro

- S D Car d Slo t ( P35 )

Visio n Positionin g Sensor s (P16)

Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r (P13)



## Remote Controller Diagram

[1]

[2] [1] Antennas (P29)

Relay s aircraf t contro l an d vide o signal.

[2] Mobile Device Holder

Mountin g plac e fo r you r mobil e device.

[3] Control Stick

Control s aircraf

t orientation.

[9]

[8]

[7] [3]

[4]

[5]

[6] [4] Return Home ( R TH) Button (P13)

Pres s an d hol d th e butto n t o initiat e Retur n to

Hom e (RTH).

[5] T ransformation Switch (P27)

Toggl e th e switc h u p o r dow n t o rais e o r lower

th e landin g gear.

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[6] Battery Level LEDs

Display s th e curren t batter y level.

[7] Status LED

Display s th e powe r status. [8] Power Button

Use d t o powe r o n o r powe r of f th e remot e controller.

[9] R TH LED

Circula r LE D aroun d th e RT H butto n display s RT H status.

[10] Camera Settings Dial

Tur n th e dia l t o adjus t camer a settin g s

.

Onl y function s whe n th e remot e controlle r is

connecte d t o a mobil e devic e runnin g th e DJI

Pilo t app.

[ 1 1] Playback Button

Playbac k th e captu re d image s o r videos.

[12] Shutter Button

Pres s t o tak e a photo

. I f i n burs t mode

, t he

se t numbe r o f photo s wil l b e take n wit h one

press.

[13] Flight Mode Switch

Use d t o switc h betwee n P

, A an d F mode.

[14] V ideo Recording Button

Pres s t o star

t recordin g video

. Pres s agai n to

sto p recording. [15]

[14]

[13] [16 ] [17 ] [18 ] [19]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[15] Gimbal Dial

Us e thi s dia l t o contro l th e til t o f th e gimbal.

[16] Mini

- HDMI Port

Connec t a n H D compatibl e monito r t o this

por t t o ge t a liv e H D vide o previe w o f wha t the

camer a sees.

[17] Micro

- USB Port

Fo r connectin g th e remot e controlle r t o your

computer.

[20] [18] CAN Bus Port

Reserve d fo r futur e use.

[19] USB Port

Connec t t o mobil e devic e t o acces s al l o f the

DJ I Pilo t ap p control s an d features.

[20] GPS Module

Use d t o pinpoin t th e locatio n o f th e remote

controller.

[21] Back Left Button

[23]

[22] [21] Customizabl e butto n i n DJ I Pilo t app.

[22] Power Port

Connec t t o a powe r sourc e t o charg e the

remot e controller’ s interna l battery.

[23] Back Right Button

Customizabl e butto n i n DJ I Pilo t app.



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# Aircraft

Thi s chapte r describe s th e feature s of

th e Fligh t Controller

, Visio n Positioning

System and the Intelligent Flight Battery.

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# Aircraft

Flight Controller

Th e Inspir e 1’ s fligh t controlle r i s base d o n DJ I fligh t controlle r wit h severa l enhancement s suc h a s new

fligh t mod e an d ne w saf e mode

. Thre e saf e mode s ar e available : Failsafe

, Retur n Hom e an d Dynamic

Hom e Point

. Thes e feature s ensur e th e saf e retur n o f you r aircraf t i f th e contro l signa l i s lost

. A f l igh t

recorde r store s crucia l fligh t dat a fo r eac h flight.



## Flight Mode

Thre e fligh t mode s ar e available

. Th e detail s o f eac h fligh t mod e ar e foun d i n th e sectio n below:

P mod e (Positioning ) : P mod e work s bes t whe n GP S signa l i s strong

. Ther e ar e thre e differen t state s o f P

mode

, whic h wil l b e automaticall y selecte d b y th e Inspir e 1 dependin g o n GP S signa l strengt h an d Vision

Positionin g sensors:

P

- GPS : GP S an d Visio n Positionin g bot h ar e available

, an d th e aircraf t i s usin g GP S fo r positioning.

P

- OPTI : Visio n Positionin g i s availabl e bu t th e GP S signa l i s not

. Aircraf t i s usin g onl y Vision

Positionin g fo r hovering

P

- ATTI : Neithe r GP S o r Visio n Positionin g available

, aircraf t i s usin g onl y it s baromete r fo r positioning,

s o onl y altitud e i s controlled.

A mod e (Attitude) : Th e GP S an d Visio n Positionin g Syste m i s no t use d fo r holdin g position

. Th e aircraft

onl y use s it s baromete r t o maintai n altitude

. I f i t i s stil l receivin g a GP S signal

, th e aircraf t ca n automatically

retur n hom e i f th e Remot e Controlle r signa l i s los t an d i f th e Hom e Poin t ha s bee n recorde d successfully.

F mod e (Function) : Intelligen t Orientatio n Contro l (IOC ) i s activate d i n thi s mode

. Fo r mor e information

abou t IOC

, refe r t o th e IO C i n Appendix.

Us e th e Fligh t Controlle r mod e switc h t o chang e th e fligh t mod e o f th e aircraft

, refe r t o th e “Flight

Mod e Switch ” o n P2 7 fo r mor e information.



## Flight Status Indicator

Th e INSPIR E 1 come s wit h th e Fron t LED

, Rea r LE D an d Aircraf t Statu s Indicator

. Th e position s o f these

LED s ar e show n i n th e figur e below:

Fron t LE D Rea r LED Aircraf t Statu s Indicator

Th e Fron t an d Rea r LE D sho w th e orientatio n o f th e aircraft

. Th e Fron t LE D display s soli d re d an d the

Rea r LE D display s soli d green.

Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r show s th e syste m statu s o f th e fligh t controller

. Refe r t o th e tabl e belo w fo r more

informatio n abou t th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicator:



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### Aircraf t Statu s Indi cato r Des cri ption

Normal

Alternatively Red

, Gree n an d Yello w Flash

Powe r o n an d self

- check

Gree n an d Yello w Flas h Alternativel y Aircraf t warmin g up

Gree n Flashe s Slowl y Saf e t o Fl y ( P mod e wit h GP S an d Visio n Positioning)

X 2 Gree n Flashe s Twic e Saf e t o Fl y ( P mod e wit h Visio n Positionin g bu t withou t GPS)

W arning Yello w Flashe s Slowl y Saf e t o Fl y ( A mod e bu t N o GP S an d Visio n Positioning)

Fas t Yello w Flashin g Remot e Controlle r Signa l Lost

Slo w Re d Flashin g Lo w Batter y Warning

Fas t Re d Flashin g Critica l Lo w Batter y Warning

Re d Flashin g Alternativel y IM U Error

— Soli d Re d Critica l Error

Re d an d Yello w Flas h Alternativel y Compas s Calibratio n Required



## Return to Home ( R TH)

Th e Retur n t o Hom e (RTH ) bring s th e aircraf t bac k t o th e las t recorde d Hom e Point

. Ther e ar e thre e cases

tha t wil l trigge r RT H procedure ; the y ar e Smar t RTH

, Lo w Batter y RT H an d Failsaf e RTH.

GPS Description

Hom e Point Th e Hom e Poin t i s th e locatio n a t whic h you r aircraf

t take s of f whe n the

GP S signa l i s strong

. Yo u ca n vie w th e GP S signa l strengt h through

th e GP S ico n ( )

. I f yo u ar e usin g th e Dynami c Hom e Point

setting

, th e Hom e Poin t wil l b e update d t o you r curren t positio n a s you

mov e aroun d an d whe n th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r blink

s green.



### Smar t R TH

Usin g th e RT H butto n o n th e remot e controlle r (refe r t o “RT H button ” o n P2 8 fo r mor e information ) o r the

R T H bu t to n i n th e DJ I P il o t ap p w h e n GP S i s av a il a bl e t o e n abl e s sm a r t R T H

. T h e a i rcr a

f t r e tu r n t o t h e

lates t recorde d Hom e Point

, yo u ma y contro l th e aircraft' s orientatio n t o avoi d collisio n durin g th e Smart

RTH

. Pres s th e Smar t RT H butto n onc e t o star t th e process

, pres s th e Smar t RT H butto n agai n t o exit

Smar t RT H an d regai n th e control.

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### Lo w Batter

y R TH

Th e lo w batter

y leve l failsaf e i s triggere d whe n th e DJ I Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i s deplete d t o a poin t that

ma y affec

t th e saf e retur n o f th e aircraft

. User s ar e advise d t o retur n hom e o r lan d th e aircraf t immediately

whe n thes e warning s ar e shown

. DJ I Pilo t ap p wil l advis e use r t o retur n th e aircraf t t o th e Hom e Poin t

whe n lo w batter

y warnin g i s triggered

. Aircraf t wil l automaticall y retur n t o th e Hom e Poin t i f n o actio n is

take n afte r 1 0 second s countdown

. Use r ca n cance l th e RT H b y pressin g onc e o n th e RT H button

. The

threshold s fo r thes e warning s ar e automaticall y determine d base d o n th e curren t aircraf t altitud e an d its

distanc e fro m th e Hom e Point.

Aircraf t wil l lan d automaticall y i f th e curren t batter y leve l ca n onl y suppor

t th e aircraf t t o lan d t o th e ground

fro m th e curren t altitude

. Use r ca n us e th e remot e controlle r t o contro l th e aircraft’ s orientatio n durin g the

landin g process.

Th e Batter y Leve l Indicato r i s displaye d i n th e DJ I Pilo t app

, an d i s describe d below

Critica l Lo w batter y level

warning(Red)

Lo w battery

leve l warning Sufficien t battery

level(Green)

Remainin g fligh t time

Powe r requires

t o retur n home

Batter y leve l indicator

Batter y Level

W arning Remark Aircraf t Status

Indicator DJ I Pilo t app Fligh t Instructions

Lo w battery

leve l warning Th e battery

powe r i s low.

Pleas e lan d the

aircraft. Aircraf t status

indicato r blinks

RE D slowly. Ta p “Go

- home ” t o have th e

aircraf t retur n t o the Hom e

poin t an d land automatically

,

o r “Cancel ” to resum e

norma l flight

. I f no actio n i s

taken

, th e aircraft wil l

automaticall y g o home an d

lan d afte r 1 0 seconds.

Remot e controlle r wil l sound

a n alarm. Fl y th e aircraft

bac k an d land

i t a s soo n as

possible

, then

sto p th e motors

an d replac e the

battery.

Critica l Low

batter y level

warning Th e aircraft

mus t land

immediately. Aircraf t status

indicato r blinks

RE D quickly. Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p scree n will

flas h re d an d aircraf t start s to

descend

. Remot e controller

wil l soun d a n alarm. Th e aircraft wil l

begi n to descen d

an d land

automatically.

Estimated

remaining

fligh t time Estimated

remainin g flight

base d o n current

batter y level. N/A N/A N/A



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Whe n th e critica l batter y leve l warnin g activate s an d th e aircraf t i s descendin g t o land

automatically

, yo u ma y pus h th e throttl e upwar d t o hove r th e aircraf t an d navigat e i t t o a more

appropriat e locatio n fo r landing.

Colo r zone s an d marker s o n th e batter y leve l indicato r reflec t estimate d remainin g fligh t time

an d ar e adjuste d automatically

, accordin g t o th e aircraft’ s curren t status.



### Failsaf e R TH

Failsaf e RT H i s activate d automaticall y i f remot e controlle r signa l (includin g vide o rela y signal ) i s los t for

mor e tha n 3 second s provide d tha t Hom e Poin t ha s bee n successfull y recorde d an d compas s i s working

normally

. Retur n hom e proces s ma y b e interrupte d an d th e operato r ca n regai n contro l ove r th e aircraf t if

a remot e controlle r signa l i s resumed.



### Failsaf e Illustration

1 Recor d Hom e Poin t (HP)

Blinkin g Green 3 Remot e Controlle r Signa l Lost

Fas t Blinkin g Yellow

4 Signa l Los t Last s 3secs. 5 G o Home(20 m ca n b e set) 6 Landin g afte r Hoverin g 15secs

20m Heigh t ove r HP>20m

Elevat e t o 20m

Fas t Blinkin g Yellow Heigh t ove r HP<=20m

Fas t Blinkin g Yellow Fas t Blinkin g Yellow

Aircraf t automaticall y descend s an d land s i f RT H i s triggere d whe n th e aircraf t flie s withi n a 20

mete r (6 5 feet ) radiu s o f th e Hom e Point.

Aircraf t canno t avoi d obstructio n durin g th e Failsaf e RTH

, therefor e i t i s importan t t o se t an

reasonabl e Failsaf e altitud e befor e eac h flight

. Launc h th e DJ I Pilo t ap p an d ente r “Camera”

vie w an d selec t “MODE ” t o se t th e Failsaf e altitude.

Aircraf t wil l sto p ascendin g an d immediatel y retur n t o th e Hom e Poin t i f yo u mov e th e throttle

stic k i f th e aircraf

t reache s 2 0 m altitude s o r beyon d durin g Failsafe.



## Dynamic Home Point

Dynamic home point is useful in situations when you are in

m o t i o n an d r e q u i r e a Hom e Poin t tha t i s differen t fro m t h e

takeof f point

. GP S modul e i s locate d a t th e positio n show n in

th e figur e below:

En sur e th e sp ac e abo v e th e GP S m odu l e i s no t

obstructe d whe n usin g Dynami c Hom e Point. GPS

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Ther e ar e tw

o option s fo r Dynami c Hom e Point.

1

. Se t th e aircraf t curren t coordinat e a s th e ne w Hom e Point.

2

. Se t th e remot e controller’ s coordinat e a s th e ne w Hom e Point.

Setting Up Dynamic Home Point

Follo w th e step s belo w t o setu p Dynami c Hom e Point:

1

. Connec t t o th e mobil e devic e an d launc h th e DJ I Pilo t ap p an d g o t o th e “Camera ” page.

2

. Tap “ ”an d select “ ”

, t o rese t th e remot e controller’ s coordinate s a s th e ne w Hom e Point.

3

. Tap “ ”an d select “ ”

, t o rese t th e aircraft ’ s coordinate s a s th e ne w Hom e Point.

4

. Th e aircraf t statu s indicato r blink s gree n t o sho w Hom e Poin t i s se t successfully.



## V ision Positioning System

DJ I Visio n Positionin g i s a positionin g syste m tha t use s ultrasoni c an d imag e dat a t o hel p th e aircraft

identif y it s curren t position

. Wit h th e hel p o f Visio n Positioning

, you r Inspir e 1 ca n hove r i n plac e more

precisel y an d fl y indoor s o r i n othe r environment s wher e ther e i s n o GP S signa l available

. Th e main

component s o f DJ I Visio n Positionin g ar e locate d o n th e botto m o f you r Inspir e 1

, includin g [1]tw o sonar

sensor s and[2]on e monocula r camera.

[2]

[1]

Using V ision Positioning

Visio n Positionin g i s activate d automaticall y whe n th e Inspir e 1 i s powere d on

. N o manua l actio n is

required

. Visio n Positionin g i s typicall y use d i n th e indoo r environmen t wher e n o GP S i s available

. By

usin g th e sensor s o n th e Visio n Positionin g system

, Inspir e 1 ca n perfor m precisio n hoverin g eve n when

n o GP S i s available.



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Follow the steps below to use Vision Positioning:

1

. Toggl e th e switc h t o “P ” a s show n th e figur e t o th e right:

2

. Plac e th e Inspir e 1 o n a fla t surface

. Notic e tha t th e Visio n Positionin g system

canno t wor k properl y o n surface s withou t patter n variations.

3

. Powe r o n th e Inspir e 1

. Th e aircraf t statu s indicato r wil l flas h twic e i n gree n light,

whic h indicate s th e Visio n Positionin g syste m i s ready

. Gentl y pus h th e throttl e up

t o lif t off

, an d th e Inspir e 1 wil l hove r i n place.

Th e performanc e o f you r Inspir e 1’ s Visio n Positionin g Syste m i s subjec t t o th e surfac e yo u are

flyin g over

. Th e ultrasoni c wave s ma y no t b e abl e t o accuratel y measur e th e distanc e ove r sound

absorbin g materials

, an d th e camer a ma y no t functio n correctl y i n suboptima l environments

. The

aircraf t wil l switc h fro m “P ” mod e t o “A ” mod e automaticall y i f bot h GP S an d Visio n Positioning

Syste m ar e no t available

. S o operat e th e aircraf t cautiousl y whe n i n an y o f th e followin g situations:

Flyin g ove r monochrom e surface s (e.g

. pur e black

, pur e white

, pur e red

, pur e green).

Flyin g ove r a highl y reflectiv e surfaces.

Flyin g a t hig h speeds(ove r 8m/ s a t 2 meter s o r ove r 4m/ s a t 1 meter).

Flyin g ove r wate r o r transparen t surfaces.

Flyin g ove r movin g surface s o r objects.

Flyin g i n a n are a wher e th e lightin g change s frequentl y o r dras tically.

Flyin g ove r extremel y dar k (lu x < 10 ) o r brigh t (lu x > 10,000 ) surfaces.

Flyin g ove r surface s tha t ca n absor b soun d wave s (e.g

. thic k carpet).

Flyin g ove r surface s withou t clea r pattern s o r texture.

Flyin g ove r surface s wit h identica l repeatin g pattern s o r texture s (e.g

. tile s wit h sam e design).

Flyin g ove r incline d surface s tha t wil l deflec t soun d wave s awa y fro m th e aircraft.

I n th e even t o f los s o f remot e controller’ s signal

, th e aircraf t wil l hove r fo r 8 second s an d then

auto

- lan d i f i t i s i n “P ” mode.

Kee p th e sensor s clea n a t al l times

. Dir t o r othe r debri s ma y adversel y affec t th e effectiveness

o f th e sensors.

Th e effectiv e hoverin g altitude s o f th e aircraf t i s fro m 0 t o 2. 5 meters.

Visio n Positionin g syste m ma y no t functio n properl y whe n th e aircraf t i s flyin g ove r water.

Visio n Positionin g syste m ma y no t b e abl e t o recogniz e patter n o n th e groun d i n lo w light

condition s (les s tha n 100lux).

D o no t us e othe r ultrasoni c device s wit h frequenc y o f 4 0 KH z whe n Visio n Positionin g syste m is

i n operation.

Visio n Positionin g syste m ma y no t b e abl e t o stabiliz e th e aircraf t whe n flyin g clos e t o the

groun d (belo w 0. 5 meters ) i n fas t speed.

Kee p th e animal s awa y fro m th e aircraf t whe n Visio n Positionin g syste m i s activated

. Th e sonar

senso r emit s hig h frequenc y soun d tha t i s onl y audibl e t o som e animals.



## Flight Recorder

Fligh t dat a i s automaticall y store d i n th e interna l storag e devic e o f th e aircraft

. Use r ca n gai n acces s to

thes e dat a throug h th e DJ I Pilo t app

. Thi s include s fligh t duration

, orientation

, distance

, aircraf t status

information

, speed

, an d othe r parameters.



## Attaching and Detaching the Propellers

Us e onl y DJ I approve d propeller s wit h you r Inspir e 1

. Th e gre y o r blac k nu t o n th e propelle r indicates

th e rotatio n directio n o f th e propelle r an d wher e i t shoul d b e attached

. T o attac h th e propeller s properly,

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matc h th e nu t wit h th e dot s o n th e motor s o f you r Inspir e 1:

Propeller s Gre y cap(1345 ) Blac k cap(1345R)

Figure

Attac h O n Motor s withou t a blac k do t Motor s wit h a blac k dot

Legend s Loc k : Tur n th e propeller s i n th e indicate d directio n t o moun t an d tighten

Unloc k : Tur n th e propeller s i n th e indicate d directio n t o loose n an d remove



### Attachin g th e Propellers

1

. Attac h th e propeller s wit h a gre y nu t ont o a moto r withou t a blac k do t an d spi n th e propeller s c lo c kwis e

t o secur e the m i n place

. Attac h th e propeller s wit h a blac k nu t ont o a moto r wit h a blac k do t an d spin

th e propeller s counte r clockwis e t o secur e it s position

. B e sur e t o completel y tighte n eac h propelle r by

han d befor e flight.

Ensur e propeller s ar e attache d t o it s correspondin g motors

, otherwis e th e aircraf t canno t tak e off.

Handlin g th e propeller s wit h care.

Manuall y tighte n eac h o f th e propeller s o n th e correspondin g mo tor s t o ensur e i t i s attache d firmly.



### Detachin g th e Propellers

Hol d th e moto r still

. The n spi n th e propelle r i n th e unloc k directio n indicate d o n th e propelle r itself.



### Detachin g 1345 s Quick

- Releas e Propellers

Press the 1345s Quick

- Release propellers downward firmly then rotate the propeller in the unlock

directio n t o unloc k th e propellers.

Chec k tha t th e propeller s an d motor s ar e installe d correctl y an d firml y befor e ever y flight. Ensur e

tha t al l propeller s ar e i n goo d conditio n befor e eac h flight

. D O NO T us e old

, chipped, o r

broke n propellers.

T o avoi d injury

, STAN D CLEA R o f an d D O NO T touc h propeller s o r motor s whe n the y ar e spinning.

ONL Y us e origina l DJ I propeller s fo r a bette r an d safe r fligh t experience.



## DJI Intelligent Flight Battery

The DJI Intelligent Flight Battery has a capacity of 4500mAh, voltage of 22.2V, and smart charge

discharg e functionality

. I t ca n onl y b e charge d wit h a n appropriat e DJ I approve d charger.

Intelligent Flight Battery Charger



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Batter y mus t b e full y charge d befor e usin g i t fo r th e firs t time

. Refe r t o "Chargin g th e Intelligent

Fligh t Battery " P2 1 fo r mor e informatio n

.



### DJ I Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Functions

1

. Batter y Leve l Display : LED s displa y th e curren t batter y level.

2

. Batter y Lif e Display : LED s displa y th e curren t batter y powe r cycle.

3

. Auto

- dischargin g Function : Th e batter y automaticall y discharge s t o belo w 65 % o f tota l powe r whe n it

i s idl e (pres s th e powe r butto n t o chec k batter y leve l wil l caus e batter

y t o exi t idl e state ) fo r mor e than

1 0 day s t o preven t swelling

. I t take s aroun d 2 day s t o discharg e th e batter y t o 65%.I t i s norma l t o feel

moderat e hea t emittin g fro m th e batter y durin g th e discharg e process

. Discharg e threshold s ca n be

se t i n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

4

. Balance d Charging : Automaticall y balance s th e voltag e o f eac h batter y cel l whe n charging.

5

. Ove r charg e Protection : Chargin g automaticall y stop s whe n th e batter y i s full y charged.

6

. Temperatur e Detection : Th e batter y wil l onl y charg e whe n th e temperatur e i s betwee n 0 °C(32°F ) and

40° C (104°F).

7

. Ove r Curren t Protection : Batter y stop s chargin g whe n hig h amperag e (mor e tha n 10A ) i s detected.

8

. Ove r Discharg e Protection : Dischargin g automaticall y stop s whe n th e batter y voltag e reache s 18 V to

preven t over

- discharg e damage

9

. Shor t Circui t Protection : Automaticall y cut s th e powe r suppl y whe n a shor t circui t i s detected.

10

. Batter

y Cel l Damage s Protection : DJ I Pilo t ap p show s warnin g messag e whe n damage d batter y cell

i s detected.

11

. Batter

y Informatio n History : Sho w th e las t 3 2 entrie s o f batter y informatio n record s tha t includ e warning

message s an d s o on.

12

. Slee p Mode : Slee p mod e i s entere d afte r 1 0 minute s o f inactivit y t o sav e power.

13

. Communication : Batter y voltage

, capacity

, current

, an d othe r relevan t informatio n i s provide d t o the

aircraft’ s t o th e mai n controller.

Refe r t o Disclaime r an d Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelin s befor e use

. User s tak e full

responsibilit y fo r al l operation s an d usage.



### Usin g th e Battery

LED4

LED 2 LED3

LED1 Powe r Button

(Built

- i n LED)



### Powerin g ON/OFF

Powerin g On : Pres s th e Powe r Butto n once

, the n pres s agai n an d hol d fo r 2 second s t o powe r on

. The

Powe r LE D wil l tur n re d an d th e Batter y Leve l Indicator s wil l displa y th e curren t batter y level.

Powerin g O f f : Pres s th e Powe r Butto n once

, the n pres s agai n an d hol d fo r 2 second s t o powe r off.

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### Lo w T emperatur e Notice:

1

. Th e performanc e o f th e intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i s significantl y reduce d whe n flyin g i n a low

temperatur e environment s (thos e wit h ai r temperature s belo w 5°C)

. Ensur e tha t th e batter y i s fully

charge d an d th e cel l voltag e i s a t 4.4 3 V befor e eac h flight.

2

. Usin g th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i n extremel y lo w temperatur e environment s (thos e wit h air

temperature s belo w

- 10°C ) i s no t recommended

. Whe n flyin g i n environment s wit h temperatures

betwee n 5 °C an d

- 10°C

, th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y shoul d b e abl e t o achiev e th e appropriat e voltage

level s (abov e 4. 2 V)

, bu t i t i s recommende d tha t yo u appl y th e include d insulatio n sticke r t o th e battery

i n orde r t o preven t a rapi d dro p i n temperatures.

3

. I f th e DJ I Pilo t ap p display s th e “Critica l Lo w Batter y Leve l Warning ” whe n flyin g i n lo w temperature

environments

, sto p flyin g an d lan d th e aircraf t immediately

. Yo u wil l stil l b e abl e t o contro l th e aircraft’s

movemen t whe n thi s warnin g i s triggered.

4

. Stor e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i n a roo m temperatur e environmen t an d ensur e tha t it s temperature

exceed s 5 °C befor e usin g i t i n th e lo w temperatur e environment.

5

. Whe n usin g th e Inspir e 1 i n a lo w temperatur e environment

, begi n b y allowin g th e aircraf t t o hove r a t a

lo w altitude

, fo r approximatel y on e minute

, t o hea t th e battery

.

6

. T o ensur e optimu m performance

, kee p th e Intelligen t Fligh t Battery’ s cor e temperatur e abov e 20°C

whe n i n use.

I n col d environments

, inser t th e batter y int o th e batter y compartmen t an d allo w th e aircraf t to

war m u p fo r approximatel y 1

- 2 minute s befor e takin g off.



### Checkin g th e batter

y level

Th e Batter

y Leve l Indicator s displa y ho w muc h remainin g powe r th e batter y has

. Whe n th e batter y is

powere d off

, pres s th e Powe r Butto n once

. Th e Batter y Leve l Indicator s wil l ligh t u p t o displa y th e current

batter y level

. Se e belo w fo r details.

Th e Batter y Leve l Indicator s wil l als o sho w th e curren t batter y leve l durin g chargin g and

discharging

. Th e indicator s ar e define d below.

: LE D i s on

. : LE D i s flashing.

: LE D i s off.

Battery Level

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Batter y Level

87.5%~100%

75%~87.5%

62.5%~75%

50%~62.5%

37.5%~50%

25%~37.5%

12.5%~25%

0%~12.5%

=0%



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### Batter y life

Th e batter

y lif e indicate s ho w man y mor e time s th e batter y ca n b e discharge d an d recharge d before i t

mus t b e replaced

. Whe n th e batter y i s powere d off

, pres s an d hol d th e Powe r Butto n fo r 5 seconds t o

chec k th e batter

y life

. Th e Batter

y Leve l Indicator s wil l ligh t u p and/o r blin k a s describe d belo w fo r 2

seconds:

Battery Life

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Batter y Life

90%~100%

80%~90%

70%~80%

60%~70%

50%~60%

40%~50%

30%~40%

20%~30%

belo w 20%

Whe n batter y lif e reache s 0%

, i t ca n n o longe r b e used.

Fo r mor e informatio n abou t th e battery

, launc h DJ I Pilo t ap p an d chec k th e informatio n unde r the

batter y tab.



### Chargin g th e Intelligen t Fligh t Battery

1

. Connec

t Batter y Charge r t o a powe r sourc e (100

- 240 V 50/60Hz).

2

. Ope n th e Protectio n Ca p an d connec t th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y t o th e Batter y Charger

. I f th e battery

leve l i s abov e 95%

, tur n o n th e batter y befor e charging.

3

. Th e Batter

y Leve l Indicato r wil l displa y th e curren t batter y leve l durin g charging.

4

. Th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i s full y charge d whe n Batter y Leve l Indicator

s ar e al l off.

5

. Ai r coo l th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y afte r eac h flight

. Allo w it s temperatur e t o dro p t o roo m temperature

befor e storin g i t fo r a n extende d period.

D o no t charg e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y an d remot e controlle r wit h standar d charge r (model:

A14

- 100P1A ) a t th e sam e time

, otherwis e th e charge r ma y overheat.

Alway s tur n of f th e batter y befor e insertin g i t o r removin g i t fro m th e Inspir e 1

. Neve r inser t or

remov e a batter

y whe n i t i s powere d on.

Power Outlet

Intelligent Flight Battery Charger

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Battery Level Indicators while Charging

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Batter y Level

0%~25%

25%~50%

50%~75%

75%~100%

Full y Charged



### Chargin g Protectio n LE D Display

Th e tabl e belo w show

s batter y protectio n mechanism s an d correspondin g LE D patterns.

Battery Level Indicators while Charging

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Blinkin g Pattern Batter y Protectio n Item

LED 2 blink s twic e pe r second Ove r curren t detected

LED 2 blink s thre e time s pe r se c on d Shor t circui t detected

LED 3 blink s twic e pe r second Ove r charg e detected

LED 3 blink s thre e time s pe r se c on d Over

- voltag e charge r detected

LED 4 blink s twic e pe r second Chargin g temperatur e i s to o low

(<0°C)

LED 4 blink s thre e time s pe r se c on d Chargin g temperatur e i s to o high

(>40°C)

Afte r an y o f th e abov e mentione d protectio n issue s ar e resolved

, pres s th e butto n t o tur n of f th e Battery

Leve l Indicator

. Unplu g th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y fro m th e charge r an d plu g i t bac k i n t o resume

charging

. Not e tha t yo u d o no t nee d t o unplu g an d plu g th e charge r i n th e even t o f a roo m temperature

error

, th e charge r wil l resum e chargin g whe n th e temperatur e fall s withi n th e norma l range.

DJ I doe s no t tak e an y responsibilit y fo r damag e cause d b y third

- part y chargers.

Ho w t o discharg e you r Intelligen t Fligh t Battery:

T o effectivel y calibrat e th e batter y capacity

, i t i s recommende d t o charg e an d discharg e the

batter y thoroughl y fo r ever

y 1 0 charge

- and

- discharg e cycle

. Use r shoul d instal l th e batter y onto

th e aircraf t an d the n powe r o n th e aircraf t t o initiat e th e discharg e process

, discharg e th e battery

unti l th e aircraf

t i s powere d of f automatically

. Use r shoul d the n full y charg e th e batter y t o ensure

th e batter y i s workin g a t it s optimal.

Slow : Plac e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y int o th e Inspir e 1’ s Batter y Compartmen t an d powe r it

on

. Leav e i t o n unti l ther e i s les s tha n 5 % o f powe r left

, o r unti l th e batter y ca n n o longer

b e turne d on

. Launc h th e DJ I Pilo t ap p t o chec k batter y level.

Rapid : Fl y th e Inspir e 1 outdoor s unti l ther e i s les s tha n 5 % o f powe r left

, o r unti l th e batter y can

n o longe r b e turne d on.



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# Remote Controllers

Thi s chapte r describe s th e features

o f th e remot e controlle r tha t includes

aircraft and remote controller operations

and dual remote controller mode.

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# Remote Controller

Remote Controller Profile

Th e Inspir e 1 Remot e Controlle r i s a multi

- functio n wireles s communicatio n devic e tha t integrate s the

vide o downlin k groun d syste m an d aircraf t Remot e Controlle r system

. Th e vide o downlin k an d aircraft

Remot e Controlle r syste m operat e a t 2. 4 GH z wit h maximu m transmissio n distanc e o f 2km

. Th e remote

controlle r feature s a numbe r o f camer a functions

, suc h a s takin g an d previewin g photo s an d video

, and

controllin g gimba l motions

. Th e remot e controlle r i s powere d b y a 2 S rechargeabl e battery

. Th e current

batter y leve l i s displaye d b y LED s o n th e fron t pane l o f th e remot e control.

Complianc e V

ersion : Th e Remot e Controlle r i s complian t wit h bot h C E an d FC C regulations.

Operatin g Mode : Contro l ca n b e se t t o Mod e 1

, Mod e 2.

Mod e 1 : Th e righ t stic k serve s a s th e throttle.

Mod e 2 : Th e lef t stic k serve s a s th e throttle.

D o no t operat e mor e tha n 3 aircraft s withi n i n th e sam e are a (siz e equivalen t t o a socce r field ) to

preven t transmissio n interference.



## Remote Controller Operations

Powerin g O n An d O f

f Th e Remot e Controller

Th e Inspir e 1 remot e controlle r i s powere d b y a 2 S rechargeabl e batter y wit h a capacit y o f 6000mAh

. The

batter y leve l i s indicate d b y th e Batter y Leve l LED s o n th e fron t panel

. Follo w th e step s belo w t o powe r on

you r remot e controller:

1

. Whe n powere d off

, pres s th e Powe r Butto n onc e an d th e Batter y Leve l LED s wil l displa y th e current

batter y level.

2

. Then

, pres s an d hol d th e Powe r Butto n t o powe r o n th e remot e co ntroller.

3

. Th e Remot e Controlle r wil l bee p whe n i t power s on

. Th e Statu s LE D wil l blin k gree n (slav e remote

controlle r blink s soli d purple ) rapidly

, indicatin g tha t th e remot e controlle r i s linkin g t o th e aircraft

. The

Statu s LE D wil l sho w a soli d gree n ligh t whe n linkin g i s completed.

4

. Repea t ste p 2 t o powe r of f th e remot e controlle r afte r finis h usin g it.



### Chargin g Remot e Controller

Charg e th e remot e controlle r vi a supplie d charger.



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Power Outlet

Charger

Power Button



### Controllin g Camera

S h oo t v i d e o s o r i m a g e s an d a d j u s t ca m e r a set ting s vi a th e Shutte r Button

, C a m e r a S e tt i n g s D i a l

, P l a y b ac k

Butto n an d Vide o Recordin g Butto n o n th e remot e control.

[4] [1]

[2]

[3]

[1] Camera Settings Dial

Tur n th e dia l t o quickl y adjus t camer a setting s suc h a s IS O an d shutte r spee d withou t lettin g g o o f the

remot e controller

. Mov e th e dia l butto n t o lef t o r righ t t o vie w th e picture s o r video s i n playbac k mode.

[2] Playback Button

Pres s t o vie w image s o r video s tha t hav e alread y bee n captured.

[3] Shutter Button

Pres s t o tak e a photo

. I f burs t mod e i s activated

, multipl e photo s wil l b e take n wit h a singl e press.

[4] Recoding Button

Pres s onc e t o star t recordin g video

, the n pres s agai n t o sto p r ecording.



### Controllin g Aircraft

Thi s sectio n explain s ho w t o us e th e variou s feature s o f th e remot e controller

. Th e Remot e Controlle r i s set

t o Mod e 2 b y default.

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Stic k Neutral / mi d point : Contro l stick s o f th e Remot e Controlle r ar e place d a t th e centra l position.

Mov e th e Stick : Th e contro l stic k i s pushe d awa y fro m th e centra l position.

Remote

Controller

(Mod e 2) Aircraft

( indicate s nos e direction) Remarks

Movin g th e lef

t stic k u p an d dow n change s the

aircraft’ s elevation.

Pus h th e stic k u p t o ascen d an d dow n t o descend.

Pus h th e throttl e stic k u p t o takeoff.

Whe n bot h stick s ar e centered

, th e Inspir e 1 will

hove r i n place.

Th e mor e th e stic k i s pushe d awa y fro m the

cente r position

, th e faste r th e Inspir e 1 wil l change

elevation

. Alway s pus h th e stic k gentl y t o prevent

sudde n an d unexpecte d elevatio n changes.

Movin g th e lef

t stic k t o th e lef t o r righ t control s the

rudde r an d rotatio n o f th e aircraft.

Pus h th e sic k lef

t t o rotat e th e aircraf

t counter

clock

- wise

, an d pus h th e stic k righ t t o rotat e the

aircraf t clockwise

. I f th e stic k i s centered

, the

Inspir e 1 wil l sta y facin g it s curren t direction.

Th e mor e th e stic k i s pushe d awa y fro m th e center

position

, th e faste r th e Inspir e 1 wil l rotate.

Movin g th e righ t stic k u p an d dow n change s the

aircraft’ s forwar d an d backwar d pitch.

Pus h th e stic k u p t o fl y forwar d an d dow n t o fly

backward

. Th e Inspir e 1 wil l hove r i n plac e i f th e stick

i s centered.

Pus h th e stic k furthe r awa

y fro m th e cente r positio n for

a large r pitc h angl e (maximu m 35 ̊ ) an d faste r flight.

Movin g th e righ t stic k contro l lef t an d righ t changes

th e aircraft’ s lef t an d righ t pitch.

Pus h lef t t o fl y lef t an d righ t t o fl y right

. Th e Inspir e 1

wil l hove r i n plac e i f th e stic k i s centered.

Pus h th e stic k furthe r awa y fro m th e cente r positio n for

a large r pitc h angl e (maximu m 35 ̊ ) an d faste r flight.

Gimba l Dial : Tur n th e dia l t o th e right

, an d the

camer a wil l shif t t o poin t upwards

. Tur n the

dia l t o th e left

, an d th e camer a wil l shif t t o point

downwards

. Th e camer a wil l remai n i n it s current

positio n whe n dia l i s static.



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e Controllers Flight Mode Switch

Toggl e th e switc h t o selec t th e desire d fligh t mo d e

.

You may choose between; P mode, F mode and A

mode

. F INSPIRE 1 User Manual

Figur e Fligh t Mode

F F mod e A

A A mode

P P mod e P

P mod e (Positioning ) : P mod e work s bes t whe n GP S signa l i s strong

. Ther e ar e thre e differen t state s o f P

mode

, whic h wil l b e automaticall y selecte d b y th e Inspir e 1 dependin g o n GP S signa l strengt h an d Vision

Positionin g sensors:

P

- GPS : GP S an d Visio n Positionin g bot h ar e available

, an d th e aircraf t i s usin g GP S fo r positioning.

P

- OPTI : Visio n Positionin g i s availabl e bu t th e GP S signa l i s not

. Aircraf t i s usin g onl y Vision

Positionin g fo r hovering

P

- A TTI : Neithe r GP S o r Visio n Positionin g available

, aircraf t i s usin g onl y it s baromete r fo r positioning,

s o onl y altitud e i s controlled.

A mod e (Attitude) : Th e GP S an d Visio n Positionin g Syste m i s no t use d fo r holdin g position

. Th e aircraft

onl y use s it s baromete r t o maintai n altitude

. I f i t i s stil l receivin g a GP S signal

, th e aircraf t ca n automatically

retur n hom e i f th e Remot e Controlle r signa l i s los t an d i f th e Hom e Poin t ha s bee n recorde d successfully.

F mod e (Function) : Intelligen t Orientatio n Contro l (IOC ) i s activate d i n thi s mode

. Fo r mor e information

abou t IOC

, refe r t o th e IO C i n Appendix.

Th e Fligh t Mod e Switc h i s locke d i n P mod e b y default

. T o unloc k th e switch

, launc h th e DJ I Pilo t app,

ente r th e "Camera " page

, ta p "MODE"

, an d the n activat e "Multipl e Fligh t Mode "

.



### T ransformatio n Switc h / R T H Button

Th e Transformatio n Switc h / RT H Butto n combinatio n serve s tw o functions

. Toggl e th e switc h u p o r down

t o rais e o r lowe r th e landin g gear

. Or

, pres s th e butto n t o activat e th e Retur n t o Hom e (RTH ) procedure.

T ransformation Switch

Thi s switc h ha s tw o positions

. Th e effec t o f togglin g th e switc h t o an y o f thes e position s i s define d below:

Lower Raise

1

. Raise : Rais e th e landin g gea r t o it s uppe r mos t position.

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. Lower : Th e landin g gea r wil l lowe r t o it s lowes t positio n fo r landing.

D o no t rais e th e landin g gea r whe n th e aircraf t i s o n th e ground

. Ensur e th e landin g gea r is

lowere d befor e landing.

R T H button

Pres s an d hol d thi s butto n t o star t th e Retur n t o Hom e (RTH ) procedure

. Th e LE D aroun d th e RT H Button

wil l blin k whit e t o indicat e th e aircraf t i s enterin g RT H mode

. Th e aircraf t wil l the n retur n t o th e las t recorded

Hom e Point

. Pres s thi s butto n agai n t o cance l th e RT H procedur e an d regai n th e contro l o f th e aircraft.



### Connectin g Mobil e Device

Til t th e Mobil e Devic e Holde r t o th e desire d position

. Pres s th e butto n o n th e sid e o f th e Mobil e Devic e Holder

t o releas e th e clamp

, an d the n plac e you r mobil e devic e int o th e clamp

. Adjus t th e clam p t o secur e your

mobil e device

. The n connec t you r mobil e devic e t o th e remot e controlle r wit h a US B cable

. Plu g on e en d of

th e cabl e int o you r mobil e device

, an d th e othe r en d int o th e US B por t o n th e bac k o f th e remot e controller.



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### Optima l T ransmissio n Range

The signal transmission between aircraft and remote controller perform best within the range that

displaye d i n th e pictur e show n below:

Optimal Transmission Range

Strong Weak

Ensure the aircraft is flying within the optimal transmission range. Adjust the distance and position

betwee n th e operato r an d th e aircraf t t o achiev e optima l transmissio n performance.



## Dual Remote Controllers Mode

Mor e tha n on e remot e controlle r ca n connec t t o th e sam e aircraf t i n Dua l Remot e Controlle r mode

. In

Dua l Controller s mode

, th e “Master ” remot e controlle r operato r control s th e orientatio n o f th e aircraft

, while

th e “Slave ” remot e controlle r control s th e movemen t o f th e gimba l an d camer a operation

. Whe n multiple

“slave ” remot e controller s (ma x o f 6 ) ar e connec t t o th e aircraft

, onl y th e firs t connecte d “slave ” remote

controlle r i s abl e t o contro l th e gimbal

, th e remainin g “slave ” remot e controlle r ca n vie w th e liv e fee d video

fro m th e aircraf t an d se t th e camer a parameters

, bu t the y canno t contro l th e gimbal.

Master Remote

Controller Slave Remote

Controller

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Us e th e gimba l dia l o n th e remot e controlle r t o contro l th e pitc h movemen t o f th e camer a i n the

singl e remot e controlle r mode

, however

, yo u canno t contro l th e pa n movemen t o f th e camera.



### Settin g U p Dua l Remot e Controller s Mode

Dua l Remot e Controller s mod e i s disable d b y default

. User s mus t enabl e thi s featur e o n th e “Master”

remot e controlle r b y throug h th e DJ I Pilo t app

. Follo w th e step s belo w fo r setup:

“Master” Remote Controller:

1

. Connec

t th e remot e controlle r t o you r mobil e devic e an d launc h th e DJ I Pilo t app.

2

. G o t o th e Camer a page

, an d ta p t o ente r th e remot e controlle r setting s window.

3

. Ta p “Se t R C Status ” t o enabl e Master

- and

- Slav e mode.

4

. Selec t “Master

” i n th e “Se t R C Status ” sectio n t o se t th e remot e controlle r a s “Master ” remot e controller.

RC Settings

RC Control Settings

Master and Slave

Set RC Status OFF Master Slave

RC Name T12254 Connection Password 1234

Slave RC List

5

. Ente r th e connectio n passwor d fo r th e “Slave ” remot e controller.

“Slave” Remote Controller:

1

. Ta p “Searc h fo r Maste r Controller ” t o searc h th e “Master ” remot e controller.

RC Settings

RC Control Setting

Master and Slave

Set RC Status

RC Name S88642 OFF Master Slave

Request Control

Search for Master Controller

Master RC List



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Remot e controlle r canno t lin k t o th e aircraf t i f th e remot e controlle r i s se t a s “Slave”

. Meanwhile,

th e “Slave ” remot e controlle r canno t contro l th e orientatio n o f th e aircraft

. Rese t th e remote

controlle r t o “Master

” i n DJ I Pilo t ap p i f yo u wis h t o lin k th e remot e controlle r t o th e aircraft.

2

. Searc h th e “Master ” remot e controlle r i n th e surroundin g are a i n th e “Reques t Control ” section.

RC Settings

RC Control Settings

Master and Slave

Set RC Status

RC Name S88642 OFF Master Slave

Request Control

Search for Master Controller

Master RC List

T12254

3

. Selec t th e “Master

” remot e controlle r fro m th e “Maste r R C List ” an d inpu t th e connectio n passwor d to

connec t t o th e desire d “Master ” remot e controller.



## T12254 Connection Password 1234

Master RC List



## Remote Controller Status LED

Th e Statu s LE D reflect s connectio n statu s betwee n Remot e Controlle r an d aircraft

. Th e RT H LE D shows

th e Retur n t o Hom e statu s o f th e aircraft

. Th e tabl e belo w contain s detail s o n thes e indicators.

RT H LED

Statu s LED

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Statu s LE D Alar m Remot e Controlle r Status

Th e remot e controlle r se t a s "Master " bu t i t i s not

— Soli d Re d chime

— Soli d Gree n chime

— Soli d Purpl e D

- D

-

— Soli d Blu e D

- D

- chime connecte d wit h th e aircraft.

Th e remot e controlle r se t a s "Master " an d i t i s connected

wit h th e aircraft.

Th e remot e controlle r se t a s "Slave " bu t i t i s not

connecte d wit h th e aircraft.

Th e remot e controlle r se t a s "Slave " an d i t i s connected

wit h th e aircraft.

Slo w Blinkin g Re d D

- D

- D

..... . Remot e controlle r error.

/

Re d an d Green / Re d and

Yello w Alternat e Blinks Non e H D Downlin k i s disrupted.

RT H LE D Soun d Remot e Controlle r Status.

— Soli d Whit e chim e Aircraf t i s returnin g home.

Blinkin g Whit e D

. . . Sendin g Retur n t o Hom e comman d t o th e aircraft.

Blinkin g Whit e D D

. . . . . . Aircraf t Retur n t o Hom e i n progress.

Th e Remot e Statu s Indicato r wil l blin k red

, soun d a n alert

, whe n th e batter y leve l i s criticall y low.



## Linking the Remote Controller

Th e remot e controlle r i s linke d t o you r aircraf t befor e delivery

. Linkin g i s onl y require d whe n usin g a new

remot e controlle r fo r th e firs t time

. Follo w thes e step s t o lin k a ne w remot e controller:

1

. Powe r o n th e remot e controlle r an d connec t t o th e mobil e device

. Launc h DJ I Pilo t app.

2

. Powe r o n th e Intelligen t Fligh t Battery.

3

. Ente r “Camera ” vie w an d ta p o n an d the n ta p “Linkin g Remot e Controller ” butto n a s show n below.

RC Control Setting

Remote Control Calibration

Stick Mode

Default stick mode is Mode 2, changing stick modes alters the way the aircraft is controlled.

Do not change unless familiar with your new mode.

C1 Gimbal Pitch/Yaw C2 Reset gimbal yaw

You can customize the C1 and C2 buttons on the back

of the remote controller.

Linking Remote Controller



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. Th e remot e controlle r i s read y t o link

. Th e Remot e Controlle r Statu s Indicato r blink s blu e an d "beep"

soun d i s emitted.

RC Control Setting

Remote Control Calibration

Stick Mode

Searching for aircraft frequenc y

, Default stick mode is Mode 2, changin g t i s m t i e c o k u m t o i n d 5 e 4 s s a e l t c e o r s n d t h s e way the aircraft is controlled.

Do not change unless familiar with your new mode.

Press the linking button on the aircraft

to link this remote controller

C1 Gimbal Pitch/Yaw C2 Reset gimbal yaw

Cancel C2

You can customize the C1 and C2 buttons on the back

of the remote controller.

Linking Remote Controller

5

. Locat e th e Linkin g butto n o n th e fron t o f th e aircraft

, a s show n i n th e figur e show n below

. Pres s the

Linkin g butto n t o star

t linking

. Th e Remot e Controlle r Statu s Indicato r wil l displa y soli d gree n i f Lin k is

succeed.

Remot e controlle r canno t lin k t o th e aircraf t i f th e remot e controlle r i s se t a s “Slave”

. Meanwhile,

th e “Slave ” remot e controlle r canno t contro l th e orientatio n o f th e aircraft

. Rese t th e remote

controlle r t o “Master

” i n DJ I Pilo t ap p i f yo u wis h t o lin k th e remot e controlle r t o th e aircraft.

Remot e controlle r wil l disconnec t fro m th e linke d aircraf t i f a ne w remot e controlle r i s linke d to

th e sam e aircraft.



## Remote Controller Compliance V ersion

Th e remot e controlle r i s complian t wit h bot h C E an d FC C requirements.

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# Gimba l an d Camera

Thi s chapte r provide s th e technical

specification s o f th e camer a an d explains

th e workin g mod e o f th e gimbal.

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d Camera 

# Camera and Gimbal

Camera Profile

Th e on

- boar d camer a support s 4 K vide o captur e u p t o 4096x2160p2 4 an d 12 M pixe l photo s captur e by

usin g th e 1/2. 3 inc h CMO S sensor

. Yo u ma y expor t th e vide o i n eithe r MO V o r MP 4 forma t fo r editing.

Availabl e pictur e shootin g mode s includ e burst

, continuous

, an d time r mode

. A liv e previe w o f wha t the

camer a i s seein g befor e yo u shoo t video s an d picture s i s supporte d throug h th e DJ I Pilo t App.



### Camer a Micro

- S D Car d Slot

T o stor e you r photo s an d videos

, plu g i n th e micro

- S D car d int o th e slo t show n belo w befor e powerin g on

th e Inspir e 1

. Th e Inspir e 1 come s wit h a 16G B micro

- S D car d an d support s u p t o a 64G B micro

- S D card.

A UHS

- 1 typ e micro

- S D car d i s recommended

, becaus e th e fas t rea d an d writ e capabilit y o f thes e cards

enable s yo u t o stor e high

- resolutio n vide o data.

D o no t remov e micro

- S D car d fro m th e Inspir e 1 whe n i t i s powere d on.



### Camer a Dat a Port

Powe r o n th e Inspir e 1 an d the n connec t a US B cabl e t o th e Camer a Dat a Por t t o downloa d photo s or

video s fro m th e camer a t o you r computer.

Powe r o n th e aircraf t befor e attemptin g t o downloa d th e files.

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### Camer a Operation

Us e th e Shutte r an d Recor d butto n o n th e remot e controlle r t o shoo t th e image s o r th e video s throug h the

DJ I Pilo t app

. Fo r mor e informatio n abou t ho w t o us e thes e buttons

, refe r t o “Controllin g Camera ” P25.



### N D Filter

Attac h a n N D filte r t o th e fron t o f th e camer a t o reduc e over

- exposur e an d “jello ” effect.



## Gimbal

Gimba l Profile

Th e 3

- axi s Gimba l provide s a stead y platfor m fo r th e attache d camera

, allowin g yo u t o captur e stabilized

image s an d video

. Th e Gimba l ca n til t th e camer a u p t o 12 0 degree s an d rotat e 36 0 degrees.

+ 30°

0°

- 90° + 330°

- 330°

Us e th e gimba l dia l o n th e remot e controlle r t o contro l pitc h movemen t o f th e camer a b y default

. Not e that

yo u canno t contro l th e pa n motio n o f th e camer a b y default

. Enabl e th e “Master

- and

- Slave ” mod e and

se t th e remot e controlle r t o “Slave ” stat e i f yo u wis h t o contro l bot h th e pa n an d pitc h movemen t o f the

camera.

Us e th e gimba l dia l o n th e remot e controlle r t o contro l th e pitc h movemen t o f th e camer a i n the

singl e remot e controlle r mode

, however

, yo u canno t contro l th e pa n movemen t o f th e camera.

Pan Control

Follow the instructions below to use the gimbal dial to control the pan movement of the gimbal:

1

. Powe r o n th e aircraf t an d remot e control

, launc h DJ I Pilo t ap p an d ente r “Camera ” page.

2

. Ta p “R C Contro l Settings ” ico n an d selec t eithe r C 1 o r C 2 customizabl e butto n a s th e gimba l pitch/

ya w switchin g button.

3

. Selec t “Gimba l Pitch/Yaw ” fro m th e dropdow n list.



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RC Control Setting

Remote Control Calibration

Stick Mode

Default stick mode is Mode 2, changing stick modes alters the way the aircraft is controlled.

Do not change unless familiar with your new mode.

C1 Gimbal Pitch/Yaw C2 Reset gimbal yaw

You can customize the C1 and C2 buttons on the back

of the remote controller.

Linking Remote Controller

Pres s C 1 o r C 2 butto n t o switc h fro m pitc h mod e t o ya w mode

. Yo u ma y us e th e gimba l dia l t o pa n the

gimba l unde r ya w mode

. Pres s C 1 o r C 2 agai n t o exi t ya w mode.



### Usin g DJ I Pilo t Ap p t o Contro l Gimbal

Follo w th e step s belo w t o us e DJ I Pilo t ap p t o contro l th e gimba l orientation:

1

. Launc h DJ I Pilo t app

, ente r “Camera ” page.

2

. Ta p an d pres s o n th e scree n unti l a blu e circl e i s shown.

3

. Slid e t o contro l th e gimba l orientatio n withi n th e “Camera ” pag e a s show n below.

MOD E P

- GPS CL Safe to Fly (GPS)

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### Gimba l Operatio n Modes

Thre e Gimba l operatio n mode s ar e available

. Switc h betwee n th e differen t operatio n mode s o n th e

Camer a pag e o f th e DJ I Pilo t App

. Not e tha t you r mobil e devic e mus t b e connecte d t o th e remote

controlle r fo r change s t o tak e effect

. Refe r t o th e tabl e belo w fo r details:

Pitch Pan

The angle between Gimbal’s orientation and aircraft’s nose remains

constan t a t al l times

. On e use r alon e ca n contro l th e pitc h motio n o f the Follo w Mod e Gimbal

, bu t a secon d use r i s require d t o contro l th e pa n motio n usin g a

secon d remot e controller.

Th e Gimba l wil l loc k t o th e movement s o f th e aircraf t t o provid e a First

FP V Mod e Person

- Vie w flyin g experience.

Th e Gimbal’ s motio n i s independen t o f th e aircraft’ s orientation

. On e user

Fre e Mod e alon e ca n contro l th e pitc h motio n o f th e Gimbal

, bu t a secon d use r is

require d t o contro l th e pa n motio n usin g a secon d remot e controller.

Ta p t o forc e th e Gimba l orientatio n t o re

- alig n wit h aircraft’ s orientation

Re

- alignmen t b y pannin g fro m gimbal’ s curren t orientation

. Pitc h angl e wil l remain

unchange d durin g th e re

- alignment.

Gimba l moto r erro r ma y occu r i n thes e situations : (1 ) Gimba l i s place d o n uneve n ground

. (2)

Gimba l ha s receive d a n excessiv e externa l force

, e.g

. a collision

. Pleas e tak e of f fro m flat

, open

groun d an d protec t th e gimba l afte r powerin g up.

Flyin g i n heav y fo g o r clou d ma y mak e th e gimba l wet

, leadin g t o a temporar y failure

. The

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# DJ I Pilo t App

Thi s chapte r describe s th e fou r main

GUI of the DJI Pilot app.

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# DJI Pilot App

Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p i s a ne w mobil e ap p designe d specificall y fo r th e Inspir e 1

. Us e thi s ap p t o contro l the

gimbal

, camer a an d othe r feature s o f you r fligh t system

. Th e ap p als o come s wit h Map

, Stor e a Use r Center,

fo r configurin g you r aircraf t an d sharin g you r conten t wit h friends

. I t i s recommende d tha t yo u us e a tablet

fo r th e bes t experience.

Unite d States 

## Mountai n View

CAM ERA DIRECTOR STOR E DIS COVE R Y



## Camera

Th e Camer a pag e contain s a liv e H D vide o fee d fro m th e Inspir e 1’ s camera

. Yo u ca n als o configure

variou s camer a parameter s fro m th e Camer a page.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

[19]

[18] MOD E P

- GPS CL Safe to Fly (GPS)

IS O 100 1/320 E V 0 48 2 1 JPEG [9]

[17]

[16]

[15]

[14]

[13]

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[1 ] Fligh t Mode

: Th e tex t nex t t o thi s ico n indicate s th e curren t fligh t mode.

Ta p t o configur e th e M C (Mai n Controller ) Settings

. Thes e setting s allo w yo u t o modif y fligh t limit s and

se t th e gai n values.

[2 ] GP S Signa l Strength

: This icon shows the current strength of GPS signals. Green bars indicate adequate GPS

strength.

[3 ] IO C Settings

C L : Thi s ico n display s th e IO C settin g whe n th e aircraf t ha s entere d F

- mode

. Ta p t o vie w th e IOC

setting s men u an d selec t th e desire d IO C setting.

[4 ] Syste m Status

: Thi s ico n indicate s th e curren t aircraf t syste m statu s an d GP S signa l strength.

[5 ] Batter y Leve l Indicator

: Th e batter

y leve l indicato r provide s a dynami c displa y o f th e batter y level

. Th e colored

zone s o n th e batter

y leve l indicato r represen t th e powe r level s neede d t o carr y ou t differen t functions.

[6 ] Remot e Controlle r Signal

: Thi s ico n show

s th e strengt h o f remot e controller’ s signal.

[7 ] H D V ide o Lin k Signa l Strength

: Thi s ico n show

s th e strengt h o f th e H D vide o downlin k connectio n betwee n th e aircraf t and

th e remot e controller.

[8] Battery Level

: Thi s ico n show

s th e curren t batter

y level.

Ta p t o vie w th e batter y informatio n menu

, se t th e variou s batter y warnin g thresholds

, an d vie w the

batter y warnin g history.

[9] General Settings

: Ta p thi s ico n t o vie w th e Genera l Setting s page

. Fro m thi s page

, yo u ca n se t fligh t parameters,

rese t th e camera

, enabl e th e quic k vie w feature

, adjus t th e gimba l rol l value

, an d toggl e th e flight

rout e display.

[10] Camera Operation Bar

Shutter and Recording Settings

: Ta p t o ente r variou s camer a valu e settings

, includin g colo r spac e fo r th e recording

, resolution

o f th e videos

, imag e siz e an d s o on.

Shutter

: Ta p thi s butto n t o tak e a singl e photo

. Pres s an d hol d thi s butto n t o selec t singl e shot

, tripl e shot

o r time

- lapse d shootin g modes.

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Record

: Ta p onc e t o star t recordin g video

, the n ta p agai n t o sto p recording

. Yo u ca n als o pres s the

Vide o Recordin g Butto n o n th e remot e controller

, whic h ha s th e sam e functionality.

Playback

: Ta p t o ente r th e playbac k page

. Yo u ca n previe w photo s an d video s a s soo n a s the y are

captured.

Camer a Settings

: Ta p t o se t ISO

, shutte r an d aut o exposur e value s o f th e camera.

[ 1 1] V ision Positioning

: Thi s ico n show

s th e distanc e betwee n th e surfac e an d th e Visio n Positionin g System’ s sensors.

[12] Flight T

elemetry

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Th e Visio n Positionin g Statu s ico n i s highlighte d whe n th e Visio n Positionin g i s i n operation.

Fligh t attitud e i s indicate d b y th e fligh t attitud e icon.

(1 ) Th e re d arro w show

s whic h directio n th e aircraf t i s facing.

(2 ) Ligh t blu e an d dar k blu e area s indicat e pitch.

(3 ) Th e angl e o f th e boundar y betwee n th e ligh t blu e an d dar k blu e area s indicate s th e rol l angle.

[13] Map

Displa y th e fligh t pat h o f th e curren t flight

. Ta p t o switc h fro m th e Camer a GU I t o th e Ma p GUI.

[14 ] Hom e Poin t Settings

: Ta p thi s butto n t o rese t th e curren t hom e point

. Yo u ma y choos e t o se t th e aircraf t take

- off

location

, th e remot e controller’ s curren t position

, o r th e aircraft’ s curren t positio n a s th e Hom e Point.

[15 ] Retur n t o Hom e ( R

TH)

: Initiat e RT H hom e procedure

. Ta p t o hav e th e aircraf t retur n t o th e lates t hom e point.

[16] Gimbal Operation Mode

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[17] Auto T

akeo f f/Landing

/ : Ta p t o initiat e aut o takeof f o r landing.

[18] Livestream

: Livestrea m ico n indicate s th e curren t vide o fee d i s broadcastin g liv e o n YouTube

. B e sur e the

mobil e dat a servic e i s availabl e o n th e mobil e device.

[19] Back

: Ta p t o retur n t o th e mai n GUI.



## Director

Directo r i s a n automati c vide o edito r buil t int o th e DJ I Pilo t app

. Afte r recordin g severa l vide o clips

, simply

ta p “Director ” fro m th e app’ s hom e screen

. Yo u ca n the n selec t a templat e an d a specifie d numbe r of

clips

, whic h ar e automaticall y combine d t o creat e a shor t fil m tha t ca n b e share d immediately.



## Store

Ta p “Store ” t o visi t th e officia l DJ I Onlin e Stor e t o se e th e lates t informatio n abou t DJ I product s an d easily

bu y ne w products.



## Discovery

Syn c picture s an d video s t o you r mobil e device

, vie w fligh t logs

, an d chec k you r DJ I accoun t statu s in

"Discovery"

. Us e you r registere d DJ I accoun t t o logi n t o "Disco very".

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# Flight

Thi s chapte r describe s th e fligh t safety

and flight restrictions.

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Onc e pre

- fligh t preparatio n i s complete

, i t i s recommende d t o us e th e fligh t simulato r t o lear n ho w t o fly

safely

. Ensur e tha t al l flight s ar e carrie d ou t i n a suitabl e location.



## Flight Environment Requirements

1

. D o no t us e th e aircraf t i n sever e weathe r conditions

. Thes e includ e win d spee d exceedin g 10m/ s

,

snow

, rai n an d smog.

2

. Onl y fl y i n ope n areas

. Tal l building s an d stee l structure s ma y affec t th e accurac y o f th e on

- board

compas s an d GP S signal.

3

. Avoi d fro m obstacles

, crowds

, hig h voltag e powe r lines

, tree s o r bodie s o f water.

4

. Minimiz e electromagneti c interferenc e b y no t flyin g i n are a wit h hig h level s o f electromagnetism,

includin g mobil e phon e bas e station s o r radi o transmissio n towers.

5

. Aircraf t an d batter

y performanc e i s subjec t t o environmen t facto r suc h a s ai r densit y an d temperature.

B e ver y carefu l whe n flyin g 1470 0 fee t (450 0 meters ) o r mor e abov e se a leve l a s batter y an d aircraft

performanc e ma y b e reduced.

6

. Th e Inspir e 1 canno t operat e withi n th e pola r area s i n “P ” mode.



## Flight Limits and Flight Restriction Area

Fligh t limit s o n heigh t an d distanc e ca n b e set

. Th e detail s o f thes e fligh t limit s ar e describe d i n th e following

section.

Al l unmanne d aeria l vehicl e (UAV ) operator s shoul d abid e b y al l regulation s fro m suc h organization s as

th e ICA O (Internationa l Civi l Aviatio n Organization)

, FA A an d thei r ow n nationa l airspac e regulations

. For

safet y reasons

, th e fligh t limit s functio n i s enable d b y defaul t t o hel p user s us e thi s produc t safel y and

legally

. Th e fligh t limit s functio n include s heigh t limits

, distanc e limit s an d N o Fl y Zones.

Whe n operatin g i n P Mode

, height

, distanc e limit s an d N o Fl y Zone s wor k togethe r t o manag e flight

. I n A

mod e onl y heigh t limit s wor k an d flight s canno t g o highe r tha n 12 0 meters.



### Ma x Heigh t & Radiu s Limits

Ma x Heigh t & Radiu s limi t flyin g heigh t an d distance

, an d th e use r ma y chang e thes e setting s i n the

DJ I Pilo t App

. Onc e complete

, you r Inspir e 1 wil l fl y i n a restricte d cylinde r tha t i s determine d b y these

settings

. Th e table s belo w sho w th e detail s o f thes e limits.

Ma x Heigh t Ma x Radius

Hom e Point

Heigh t o f aircraft

whe n powere d on

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GP S Signa l Stron g Blinkin g Green

Fligh t Limit s DJ I Pilo t Ap p Aircraf t Statu s Indicator

Ma x Height Fligh t altitud e mus t b e under

th e se t height. Warning : Height

limi t reached. None.

Ma x Radius Fligh t distanc e mus t b e within

th e ma x radius. Warning : Distance

limi t reached. Rapi d re d flashing

whe n clos e t o the

ma x radiu s limit.

GP S Signa l W ea k Blinkin g Y ellow

Fligh t Limit s DJ I Pilo t Ap p Aircraf t Statu s Indicator

Ma x Height Fligh t heigh t restricte d to

120 m an d under. Warning : Heigh t limit

reached. None.

Ma x Radiu s N o limits

I f yo u fl y ou t o f th e limit

, yo u ca n stil l contro l th e Inspir e 1

, bu t canno t fl y i t further.

I f th e Inspir e 1 flie s ou t o f th e ma x radiu s i n Read y t o Fl y (non

- GPS ) mode

, i t wil l fl y bac k within

rang e automatically.



### No

- Fl y Zones

Al l No

- Fl y Zone s ar e liste d o n th e DJ I officia l w e b s i t e a t h tt p : / /fl y s a f e

. d ji

. com / n o

- f l y

. N o

- F l y Zone s a r e

divide d int o Airport s an d Restricte d Areas

. Airport s includ e majo r airport s an d flyin g field s wher e manned

aircraf t operat e a t lo w altitudes

. Restricte d Area s includ e border s betwee n countrie s o r sensitiv e sites.

Th e detail s o f th e No

- Fl y Zone s ar e explaine d below:

Airport:

(1 ) Airpor t No

- Fl y Zone s ar e comprise d o f Takeof f Restricte d Zone s an d Restricted

- Altitud e Zones

. Each

zon e feature s circle s o f variou s size.

(2 ) R 1 depend s o n th e siz e an d shap e o f th e airport

, an d i s a n are a aroun d th e airpor t tha t i s a Takeoff

Restricte d Zone

, insid e o f whic h take

- of f an d fligh t i s prevented.

(3 ) Fro m R 1 t o R1+ 1 mil e aroun d th e airport

, th e fligh t altitud e i s limite d o n a 1 5 degre e incline

, startin g at

6 5 fee t (2 0 meters ) fro m th e edg e o f airpor t an d radiatin g outward

. Th e fligh t altitud e i s limite d t o 1640

fee t (50 0 meters ) a t R1+ 1 mile.

(4 ) Whe n th e aircraf t i s withi n 32 0 fee t (10 0 meters ) o f th e No

- Fl y Zones

, a warnin g messag e wil l appear

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Airports

1640

feet

66 feet

1 mile R1

320 feet R2

Restricted Areas:

(1 ) Restricte d Area s d o no t hav e a fligh t altitud e restriction.

(2 ) R aroun d th e designate d Restricte d Are a i s a Take

- of f Restricte d area

. Aircraf t canno t takeof f within

thi s zone

. Th e valu e o f R varie s dependin g o n th e definitio n o f th e Restricte d Area.

(3 ) A “warnin g zone ” ha s bee n se t aroun d eac h Restricte d Area

. Whe n th e aircraf t i s withi n 0. 6 mile s (1

km ) o f thi s zone

, a warnin g messag e wil l appea r i n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

Restricted Areas

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GP S Signa l Stron g Blinkin g Green

Zone Restriction DJ I Pilo t Ap p Prompt Aircraft

Status

Indicator

No

- fl y Zone Motor s wil l no t start. Warning : Yo u ar e i n a No

- fly

zone

. Tak e of f prohibited.

Re d flashing I f th e aircraf

t enter s the

restricte d are a i n A mod e but

P mod e activate s th e aircraft

wil l automaticall y descen d to

lan d the n sto p it s motor s after

landing. Warning : Yo u ar e i n a No

- fly

zone

, automati c landin g has

begun

. (I f yo u ar e withi n 1. 5 mile

radius)

Restricted

altitud e flight

zone I f th e aircraf t enter s the

restricte d are a i n A mod e bu t P

mod e activates

, i t wil l descend

t o a saf e altitud e an d hove r 15

fee t belo w th e saf e altitude. Warning : Yo u ar e i n a restricted

zone

. Descendin g t o safe

altitude

. (I f yo u ar e betwee n the

rang e o f 1. 5 mil e an d 5 mile

radius)

Warning : Yo u ar e i n a restricted

zone

. Ma x fligh t heigh t restricted

t o betwee n 10.5 m an d 120m

. Fly

Cautiously.

Warnin g zone N o fligh t restrictio n applies

, but

ther e wil l b e warnin g message. Wa r nin g : Yo u a r e ap p roac h in g a

restricte d zone

, Fl y Cautiously.

Fre e zone N o restrictions. None. None.

Semi

- automati c descent : Al l stic k command s ar e availabl e excep t th e throttl e stic k command

durin g th e descen t an d landin g process

. Motor s wil l sto p automaticall y afte r landing.

Whe n flyin g i n th e safet y zone

, aircraf t statu s indicato r wil l blin k re d quickl y an d continu e fo r 3

seconds

, the n switc h t o indicat e curren t flyin g statu s an d continu e fo r 5 second s a t whic h point

i t wil l switc h bac k t o re d blinking.

Fo r safet y reasons

, pleas e d o no t fl y clos e t o airports

, highways

, railwa y stations

, railwa y lines,

cit y center s an d othe r specia l areas

. Tr y t o ensur e th e aircraf

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## Preflight Checklist

1

. Remot e controller

, aircraf t battery

, an d mobil e devic e ar e full y charged.

2

. Propeller s ar e mounte d correctl y an d firmly.

3

. Micro

- S D car d ha s bee n inserte d i f necessary.

4

. Gimba l i s functionin g a s normal.

5

. Motor s ca n star

t an d ar e functionin g a s normal.

6

. DJ I Pilo t ap p connecte d t o th e aircraft.



## Calibrating the Compass

IMPORTANT : Mak e sur e t o calibrat e th e compas s i n ever y ne w fligh t location

. Th e compas s i s very

sensitiv e t o electromagneti c interference

, whic h ca n caus e abnorma l compas s dat a leadin g t o poo r flight

performanc e o r eve n failure

. Regula r calibratio n i s require d fo r optimu m performance.

D O NO T calibrat e you r compas s wher e ther e i s a chanc e o f stron g magneti c interference

, such

a s magnetite

, parkin g structures

, an d stee l reinforcement s underground.

D O NO T carr y ferromagneti c material s wit h yo u durin g calibratio n suc h a s key s o r cellular

phones.

D O NO T calibrat e besid e massiv e meta l objects.



### Calibratio n Procedures

Choos e a n ope n spac e t o carr y ou t th e followin g procedures.

1

. Ensur e tha t th e compas s i s calibrated

. I f yo u di d no t calibrat e th e compas s a s par t o f you r pre

- flight

preparations

, o r i f yo u hav e move d t o a ne w locatio n sinc e th e las t calibration

, ta p Aircraf t Status

Indicato r ba r i n th e ap p an d selec t “Calibrate”

, the n follo w th e on

- scree n instructions.

2

. Hol d an d rotat e th e aircraf t horizontall y 36 0 degrees

, an d th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r wil l displa y a

soli d gree n light.

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. Hol d th e aircraf t verticall y wit h nos e pointin g downward

, an d rotat e i t 36 0 degree s aroun d th e center

axis

. Recalibrat e th e compas s i f th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r sho w soli d red.

I f th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r blink s re d an d yello w afte r th e calibration

, mov e you r aircraf t t o a

differen t locatio n t o carr

y ou t compas s calibration.

Calibrat e th e compas s befor e eac h flight

. Launc h DJ I Pilo t App

, follo w th e on

- scree n instruction

t o calibrat e th e compass.



### Whe n t o Recalibrate

1

. Whe n compas s dat a i s abnormal

, an d th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r i s blinkin g re d an d yellow.

2

. Whe n flyin g i n a ne w location

, o r a locatio n tha t i s differen t fro m you r las t flight.

3

. Whe n th e mechanica l structur e o f th e Inspir e 1 ha s changed

, i.e

. change d mountin g positio n o f the

compass.

4

. Whe n sever e driftin g occur s i n flight

, i.e

. th e Inspir e 1 doe s no t fl y i n straigh t lines.



## Auto T ake

- o f f and Auto Landing

Aut o Take

- off

Us e aut o take

- of f t o tak e of f you r aircraf t automaticall y i f th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r display s blinking

green

. Follo w th e step s belo w t o us e aut o take

- off:

1

. Launc h DJ I Pilo t app

, ente r “Camera ” page.

2

. Ensur e th e aircraf t i s i n “P ” mode.

3

. G o throug h th e pre

- fligh t checklist.

4

. Tap “ ”

, an d confir m fligh t condition

. Slid e t o confir m an d take

- off.

5

. Aircraf t take s of f an d hover s a t 1. 5 meter s abov e ground.



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Auto

- Landing

Us e auto

- landin g t o lan d you r aircraf t automaticall y i f th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r display s blinkin g green.

Follo w th e step s belo w t o us e auto

- landing:

1

. Ensur e th e aircraf t i s i n “P ” mode.

2

. Chec k th e landin g are a conditio n befor e tappin g “ ”

, t o perfor m landing.

3

. Aircraf t lower s th e landin g gea r an d procee d t o lan d automatically.

Landin g gea r wil l a uto ma ti ca ll y rais e whe n th e aircraf t r eac he s a n altitud e o f 1.2 m fo r th e fir st

time

, an d automaticall y lowe r ever y tim e i t descend s t o 0.8m

. User s ca n tur n thi s featur e ON/OFF

i n th e Pilo t app.



## Starting/Stopping the Motors

Startin g Motors

Th e Combinatio n Stic k Comman d (CSC ) liste d belo w ar e use d t o star t th e motor s instea d o f simpl y push

in g th e stic k up

. Ensur e tha t yo u perfor m th e CS C i n on e motion.

OR



### Stoppin g Motors

Ther e ar e tw

o method s t o sto p th e motors.

Metho d 1 : Whe n th e Inspir e 1 ha s landed

, pus h th e throttl e dow n

, the n conduc t CS C

. Motor s wil l stop

immediately

. Releas e bot h stick s onc e motor s stop.

Metho d 2 : Whe n th e aircraf t ha s landed

, pus h th e throttl e dow n an d hold

. Th e motor s wil l sto p afte r 3

seconds.

OR

Do not perform CSC when aircraft is in midair, otherwise the motors will be stopped.



## Flight T est

T ak e o f f/Landin g Procedures

1

. Plac e th e aircraf t o n open

, fla t groun d wit h batter y indicator s facin g toward s you.

2

. Powe r o n th e remot e controlle r an d you r mobil e device

, the n th e Intelligen t Fligh t Battery.

3

. Launc h th e DJ I Pilo t Ap p an d ente r th e Camer a page.

4

. Wai t unti l th e Aircraf t Indicato r blink s green

. Thi s mean s th e Hom e Poin t i s recorde d an d i t i s saf e t o fly

now

. I f i t flashe s yellow

, i t mean s Hom e Poin t i s no t recorded

, an d yo u shoul d no t tak e off.

5

. Pus h th e throttl e u p slowl y t o tak e of f o r usin g Aut o Take

- of

f t o tak e off.

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6

. Shoo t photo s an d video s usin g th e DJ I Pilo t app.

7

. T o land

, hove r ove r a leve l surfac e an d gentl y pul l dow n o n th e throttl e slowl y t o descend.

8

. Afte r landing

, execut e th e CS C comman d o r hol d th e throttl e a t it s lowes t positio n fo r 3 second s or

mor e unti l th e motor s stop.

9

. Tur n of f th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y first

, followe d b y th e Remot e Controller.

Whe n th e Aircraf

t Statu s Indicato r blink s yello w rapidl y durin g flight

, th e aircraf t ha s entere d Failsafe

mode.

A lo w batter

y leve l warnin g i s indicate d b y th e Aircraf t Statu s Indicato r blinkin g re d slowl y or

rapidl y durin g flight.

Watc h vide o tutorial s abou t fligh t fo r mor e fligh t information.



### V ide o Suggestion s an d T ips

1

. Wor k throug h th e checklis t befor e eac h flight.

2

. Selec t desire d gimba l workin g mod e i n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

3

. Ai m t o shoo t whe n flyin g i n P mod e only.

4

. Alway s fl y i n goo d weather

, suc h a s sunn y o r windles s days.

5

. Chang e camer a setting s t o sui t you

. Thes e includ e phot o forma t an d exposur e compensation.

6

. Perfor m fligh t test s t o establis h fligh t route s an d scenes.

7

. Pus h th e stick

s gentl y t o mak e aircraf t movement s stabl e an d smooth.



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# F A Q

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# T roubleshooting ( F AQ)

1

. Ho w ca n I pu t a GoPr o camer a o n th e Inspir e 1?

Th e Inspir e 1 doe s no t currentl y suppor t GoPr o attachments

. Th e gimba l i s designe d t o hol d DJI

camera s only.

2

. Whe n wil l groun d statio n functionalit y b e available?

Th e Inspir e 1 doe s no t currentl y suppor t groun d station

. Groun d statio n wil l b e availabl e wit h future

firmwar e updates.

3

. I s th e camera ’ s exposur e automatic?

Th e exposur e ca n b e se t t o Auto

, fo r automati c changes

, o r Manual

, i f yo u wis h t o us e a specifi c setting.

4

. Ca n I se e th e siz e o f image s throug h th e app?

Yes

, yo u ca n previe w imag e o r vide o size s throug h th e DJ I Pilo t app.

5

. Ho w muc h weigh t ca n th e Inspir e 1 carr y withou t it s include d camera?

W e d o no t recommen d flyin g wit h an y payloa d othe r tha n th e include d DJ I gimba l an d camera.

6

. D o yo u hav e a n LC D monito r availabl e fo r th e Inspir e 1?

No

, DJ I doe s no t sel l LC D o r H D monitor s fo r th e Inspir e 1

. However

, yo u ca n outpu t th e liv e streaming

vide o t o a compatibl e monito r o r mobil e devic e o f you r own.

7

. Ho w lon g doe s i t tak e t o charg e th e battery ? Doe s i t come s wit h a charger?

Yes

, al l Inspir e 1 unit s com e wit h standar d TB4 7 charger.

Wit h th e standar d TB4 7 100 W charger

, i t take s 85mi n t o full y charg e a 4500mA h battery.

8

. Ar e th e tw o remot e controller s th e same ? Shoul d I setu p th e remot e controller s i n th e ap p or

somewher e els e t o contro l th e camer a an d aircraf t separately?

Th e tw o remot e controller s ar e physicall y identical

. Yo u ca n se t th e remot e controller s t o eithe r "Master"

o r "Slave " throug h th e DJ I Pilo t ap p i f yo u wis h t o us e dua l controlle r mode.

9

. Wher e ca n I fin d inf

o o n th e simulatio n applicatio n tha t plug s int o th e traine

r port ? Ca

n yo u sugges t a

simulatio n program?

Ther e i s n o traine r por

t o n th e remot e controlle r fo r th e Inspir e 1.

10

. Ca n th e mobil e devic e holde r b e use d o n th e Phanto m 2 serie s remot e controller?

No

, i t cannot

. Th e mobil e devic e holde r ca n onl y b e use d wit h th e Inspir e 1 remote.

1 1

. Doe s th e Inspir e 1 hav e a S D car d included?

Th e Inspir e 1 come s wit h a 16G B micro

- S D card

. I t support s S D card s u p t o 64GB.

12

. Ca n I upgrad e an d bu y a secon d remot e controlle r i f I onl y bu y a singl e remot e controlle r now?

Yes.

13

. Ho w bi g i s th e Inspir e 1?

It s lengt h x heigh

t x widt h dimension s withou

t th e propeller s a ttache d ar e 4 4 x 3 0 x 45c m (17. 3 x 11. 8 x 17.7in).



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. Wha t fligh t controlle

r doe s th e Inspir

e 1 use?

Th e Inspir e 1 use s it s ow n ne w fligh t controller.

15

. Whic h motor

s an d propeller s doe s th e Inspir e 1 com e with?

Th e Inspir e 1 use s 351 0 motor s an d 134 5 propellers.

16

. Aircraf t fram e ar m joint s appea r loosen

, i s tha t normal?

Th e spac e o f th e join s show n i n th e belo w figur e i s norma l an d i t wil l no t affec t th e performanc e of

aircraft

, d o no t adjus t th e positio n o f th e screw s o n you r own.

17

. Faile d t o complet e self

- check?

Plac e th e aircraf t o n th e fla t surfac e befor e powerin g on

. D o no t mov e th e aircraf t durin g th e self

check.

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# Appendix

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# Appendix

Specifications

Aircraft

Model T600

Weight (Battery Included) 2935 g

Vertical: 0.5 m Hovering Accuracy (P Mode)

Max Angular Velocity Horizontal: 2.5 m

Pitch: 300°/s

Yaw: 150°/s

Max Tilt Angle 35°

Max Ascent Speed 5 m/s

Max Descent Speed 4 m/s

Max Speed 22 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind)

Max Flight Altitude 4500 m

Max Wind Speed Resistance 10 m/s

Max Flight Time Approximately 18 minutes

Motor Model DJI 3510

Propeller Model DJI 1345

Indoor Hovering Enabled by default

Operating Temperature Range

- 10° to 40° C

Diagonal Distance 559 to 581 mm

Dimensions 438x451x301 mm

Gimbal

Model ZENMUSE X3

Output Power (With Camera) Static: 9 W; In Motion: 11 W

Operating Current Station: 750 mA; Motion: 900 mA

Angular Vibration Range ±0.03°

Mounting Detachable

Pitch:

- 90° to +30°

Controllable Range

Mechanical Range

Max Controllable Speed Pan: ±320°

Pitch:

- 125° to +45°

Pan: ±330°

Pitch: 120°/s

Pan: 180°/s

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Camera

Name X3

Model FC350

Total Pixels 12.76M

Effective Pixels 12.4M

Image Max Size 4000x3000

ISO Range 100

- 3200 (video) 100

- 1600 (photo)

Electronic Shutter Speed 8 s to 1/8000 s

FOV (Field Of View) 94°

CMOS Sony EXMOR 1/2.3”

20mm (35mm format equivalent) f/2.8 focus at )

Lens

Still Photography Modes

Video Recording Modes 9 Elements in 9 groups

Anti

- distortion

Single shoot

Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frames

Aut o Exposur e Bracketin g (AEB) : 3/ 5 brackete d frame s a t

0.7EV Bias

Time

- lapse

UHD (4K): 4096x2160p24/25, 3840x2160p24/25/30

FHD: 1920x1080p24/25/30/48/50/60

HD: 1280x720p24/25/30/48/50/60

Max Bitrate Of Video Storage 60 Mbps

FAT32/exFAT

Supported File Formats

Supported SD Card Types Photo: JPEG, DNG

Video: MP4/MOV (MPEG

- 4 AVC/H.264)

Micro SD

Max capacity: 64 GB. Class 10 or UHS

- 1 rating required.

Operating Temperature Range 0° to 40° C

Remote Controller

Name C1

922.7MHz~927.7 MHz (Japan Only)

Operating Frequency 5.725~5.825 GHz;2.400~2.483 GHz

Transmitting Distance 2 km (Outdoor And Unobstructed)

EIRP 10dBm@900m, 13dBm@5.8G, 20dBm@2.4G

Video Output Port USB, Mini

- HDMI

Power Supply Built

- in battery

Charging DJI charger

Dual User Capability Host

- and

- Slave connection



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Mobile Device Holder Tablet or Smart Phone

Output Power 9 W

Operating Temperature Range

- 10° to 40° C

Less than 3 months:

- 20° to 45° C Storage Temperature Range More than 3 months: 22° to 28° C

Charging Temperature Range 0

- 40° C

Battery 6000 mAh LiPo 2S

Charger

Model A14

- 100P1A

Voltage 26.3 V

Rated Power 100 W

Battery (Standard)

Name Intelligent Flight Battery

Model TB47

Capacity 4500 mAh

Voltage 22.2 V

Battery Type LiPo 6S High voltage battery

Energy 99.9 Wh Net

Weight 570 g

Operating Temperature Range

- 10° to 40° C

Less than 3 months:

- 20° to 45° C Storage Temperature Range More than 3 months: 22° C to 28° C

Charging Temperature Range 0° to 40° C

Max Charging Power 180 W

Battery (Optional)

Name Intelligent Flight Battery

Model TB48

Capacity 5700 mAh

Voltage 22.8 V

Battery Type LiPo 6S

Energy 129.96 Wh

Net Weight 670 g

Operating Temperature Range

- 10 to 40° C

Less than 3 months:

- 20 to 45° C Storage Temperature Range More than 3 months: 22° to 28° C

Charging Temperature Range 0° to 40° C

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Max Charging Power 180 W

V ision Positioning

Velocity Range Below 8 m/s (2 m above ground)

Altitude Range 5

- 500 cm

Operating Environment Brightly lit (lux > 15) patterned surfaces

Operating Range 0

- 250 cm

DJI Pilot App

Mobile Device System Requirements iOS version 7.1 or later; Android version 4.1.2 or later

* i Ph on e 6 Plus

, i Pho n e 6

, i P ho n e 5S

, i P a d Ai r 2

, iPa d Mi n i

3

, iPa d Air

, iPa d Min i 2

, iPa d 4; * Samsun g Not e 3

, Samsung Supported Mobile Devices S5

, Son y Z 3 EXPERIA; * Note : I t i s recommende d tha t you

us e a table t fo r th e bes t experience



## Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC)

IO C allow s user s t o loc k th e orientatio n o f aircraf t i n differen t fashions

. Ther e ar e thre e workin g mode s for

IO C an d yo u ma y selec t th e desire d IO C mode s fro m th e DJ I Pilo t app

. IO C onl y work s unde r F mode,

an d use r mus t toggl e th e fligh t mod e switc h t o “F ” mod e t o activat e IOC

. Refe r t o th e tabl e below:

Cours e Loc k (CL)

Hom e Loc k (HL)*

Poin t o f Interes t (POI)* It s forwar d directio n i s pointin g t o th e nos e directio n whe n recording

, whic h is

fixe d unti l yo u re

- recor d i t o r exi t fro m CL.

Recor d a Hom e Poin t (HP)

, an d pus h Pitc h stic k t o contro l th e aircraf t fa r from

o r nea r t o th e HP.

Poin t o f Interest

. Recor d a poin t o f interes t (POI)

, th e aircraf t ca n circl e around

th e POI

, an d th e nos e alway s point s t o th e POI.

*Hom e Loc k an d Poin t o f Interes t featur e ar e comin g soon.



### Prerequisite s o f IOC

Us e th e IO C featur e unde r th e followin g condition:

Mode s IO C GP S enable d GP S Fligh t Distanc e Limits

Cours e Lock No None None

Hom e Lock Yes Aircraf t ≥10m Hom e Point

POI Yes Aircraf t 5m~500m Poin t o f Interest

Using IOC

Enabl e th e IO C featur e b y tappin g “Enabl e IOC ” i n th e settin g pag e o f th e DJ I Pilo t app

. Toggl e th e Flight

Mod e Switc h t o “F ” mod e an d follo w th e on

- scree n instructio n t o us e IO C feature.



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## How to Update Firmware

Follo w th e proces s describe d belo w t o upgrad e th e aircraft

, remot e controlle r an d battery.



### Updatin g th e Aircraf t Firmware

Step 1

- Check Battery and SD Card Capacity

Ensur e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y ha s a t leas t 50 % powe r an d ther e i s a t leas t 100M B o f fre e spac e on

th e S D card.

Step 2

- Prepare the Firmware Update Package

1

. Downloa d th e firmwar e updat e packag e fro m th e officia l DJ I websit e (http://www.dji.com/product/

inspire

- 1).

2

. Inser t th e S D int o you r PC

. Extrac t th e al l downloade d file s int o th e roo t director y o f th e S D card.

Remov e th e S D car d fro m you r PC

. Ensur e th e Inspir e 1 i s powere d of f the n inser

t th e S D car d int o the

S D car d slo t o n th e Inspir e 1 camera.

Step 3

- Update the Aircraft

1

. Ensur e th e remot e controlle r i s powere d of f an d the n powe r o n th e aircraft

. Upgrad e wil l begin

automaticall y afte r aircraf t i s powere d on.

2

. I t wil l tak e approximatel y 2 5 minute s t o complet e th e firmwar e update

. Th e camer a wil l soun d a short

puls e o f "D

- D

- D

- D " beepin g soun d t o indicat e th e upgrad e i s i n progres s an d soun d a “D

--- DD”

beepin g soun d t o indicat e th e updat e i s complet e wit h success.

3

. Chec k th e upgrad e statu s b y openin g th e “.txt ” fil e tha t i s automaticall y generate d afte r th e update.

Th e updat e i s successfu l i f th e tex t “result : successful ” i s i n th e document

. Tr y upgradin g th e firmware

agai n i f th e tex

t “result : failed ” i s foun d o r th e gimba l soun d a lon g bee p sound.



### Updatin g th e Remot e Controlle r Firmware

Step 1

- Check Battery and SD Card Capacity

Remot e controlle r firmwar e i s include d i n th e aircraf t firmwar e updat e package

. Us e th e sam e update

packag e fil e tha t i s downloade d fro m th e DJ I officia l website

. Ensur e th e remot e controlle r batter y leve l is

abov e 50%.

Step 2

- Prepare the Firmware Update Package

1

. Extrac t al l downloade d file s int o th e roo t director y o f a n S D car d o r US B thum b drive.

2

. Inser t th e S D car d int o a S D car d reade r o r th e US B dis k ont o th e remot e controlle r US B por t when

remot e controlle r powere d off

. I f yo u d o no t hav e a S D car d reader

, yo u ma y inser t th e S D car d into

th e gimba l an d connec

t th e gimba l wit h remot e controlle r t o upgrad e th e remot e controller.

Ste p 3

- Updat e th e Remot e Controller

1

. Powe r o n th e remot e controlle r an d wai t 6 0 second s unti l th e upgrad e begins

. D o no t powe r of f the

remot e controlle r durin g th e update.

2

. I t wil l tak e approximatel y 1 0 minute s t o complet e th e firmwar e update

. Th e camer a wil l soun d a

beepin g soun d an d th e Statu s LE D o n th e remot e controlle r show s soli d blu e t o indicat e th e updat e is

i n progress

. Th e Statu s LE D o n remot e controlle r show s soli d gree n an d beepin g soun d wil l sto p i f the

upgrad e i s complete d wit h success

. Th e Statu s LE D o n remot e controlle r show s soli d re d i f upgrad e is

failed

. Tr y upgrad e again.

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### Updatin g Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Firmware

Th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i s u p g r a d e d d ur i n g th e aircraf t f irmwar e upgrad e p r o c ess

. I t i s r e c o mm e n d e d

t o kee p th e upgrad e packag e file s i n you r S D card

. Th e upgrad e wil l star t automaticall y afte r power

cyclin g th e aircraft.

D o no t perfor m firmwar e u pd a t e whil e th e aircraf t i s stil l flyin g i n th e air

. O n l y carr y ou t fi r m w a r e

updat e whe n th e aircraf

t i s landed.

B e sur e t o updat e th e remot e controller’ s firmwar e t o th e lates t versio n afte r yo u upgrad e th e aircraft’s

firmware.

Th e remot e controlle r ma y becom e unlinke d fro m th e aircraf t afte r updating

. Re

- lin k th e remote

controlle r an d aircraft.

Confir m th e updat e result s accordin g t o th e gimba l sounds

. I t i s norma l fo r th e aircraf t t o soun d o r the

LE D t o blin k durin g th e updat e process.

Ensur e ther e i s onl y on e firmwar e packag e fil e store d o n you r S D card.

Onl y storag e device s tha t ar e formatte d fo r FAT3 2 an d exFA T fil e system s ar e supporte d fo r aircraft

an d remot e controlle r firmwar e updates.

Delet e an y automaticall y generate d tx t file s (xxx_GS.TXT ) i n th e S D car d whe n updatin g multiple

remot e controllers.



## FCC Compliance

FC C Compliance

Thi s devic e complie s wit h par t 1 5 o f th e FC C Rules

. Operatio n i s subjec t t o th e followin g tw o conditions:

(1 ) Thi s devic e ma y no t caus e harmfu l interference

, and

(2 ) Thi s devic e mus t accep t an y interferenc e received

, includin g interferenc e tha t ma y caus e undesired

operation.

Change s o r modification s no t expressl y rove d b y th e part y responsibl e fo r complianc e coul d voi d the

user' s authorit y t o operat e th e equipment.



### Complianc e Information

FC C W arnin g Message

An y Change s o r modification s no t expressl y rove d b y th e part y responsibl e fo r complianc e coul d voi d the

user’ s authorit y t o operat e th e equipment.

Thi s devic e complie s wit h par t 1 5 o f th e FC C Rules

. Operatio n i s subjec t t o th e followin g tw o conditions:

(1 ) Thi s devic e ma y no t caus e harmfu l interference

, an d (2 ) thi s devic e mus t accep t an y interference

received

, includin g interferenc e tha t ma y caus e undesire d operation.



### FC C Radiatio n Exposur e Statement:

Thi s e qu ipmen t complie s wit h FC C radiatio n exposur e limit s se t fort h fo r a n uncontrolle d en vir on men t.

Thi s equipmen t shoul d b e installe d an d operate d wit h minimu m distanc e 20c m betwee n th e radiator&

you r body

. Thi s transmitte r mus t no t b e co

- locate d o r operatin g i n conjunctio n wit h an y othe r antenn a or

transmitter.

Note : Thi s equipmen t ha s bee n teste d an d foun d t o compl y wit h th e limit s fo r a Clas s B digita l device,

pursuan t t o par

t 1 5 o f th e FC C Rules

. Thes e limit s ar e designe d t o provid e reasonabl e protectio n against

harmfu l interferenc e i n a residentia l installation

. Thi s equipmen t generate s use s an d ca n radiat e radio



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frequenc y energ y and

, i f no t installe d an d use d i n accordanc e wit h th e instructions

, ma y caus e harmful

interferenc e t o radi o communications

. However

, ther e i s n o guarante e tha t interferenc e wil l no t occu r in a

particula r installation

. I f thi s equipmen t doe s caus e harmfu l interferenc e t o radi o o r televisio n reception,

whic h ca n b e determine d b y turnin g th e equipmen t of f an d on

, th e use r i s encourage d t o tr y t o correct

th e interferenc e b y on e o r mor e o f th e followin g measures:

— Reorien t o r relocat e th e receivin g antenna.

— Increas e th e separatio n betwee n th e equipmen t an d receiver.

— Connec t th e equipmen t int o a n outle t o n a circui t differen t fro m tha t t o whic h th e receive r i s connected.

— Consul t th e deale r o r a n experience d radio/T V technicia n fo r help.



### I C RS S warning

Thi s devic e complie s wit h Industr y Canad a licence

- exemp t RS S standar d (s)

. Operatio n i s subjec t t o the

followin g tw o conditions : (1 ) thi s devic e ma y no t caus e interference

, an d (2 ) thi s devic e mus t accep t any

interference,includin g interferenc e tha t ma y caus e undesire d operatio n o f th e device.

L e présen t arei l es t conform e au x CN R d'Industri e Canad a licable s au x areil s radi o exempt s d e licence.

L'exploitatio n es t autorisé e au x deu x condition s suivantes:

(1 ) l'arei l n e doi t pa s produir e d e brouillage

, et

(2 ) l'utilisateu r d e l'arei l doi t accepte r tou t brouillag e radioélectriqu e subi

, mêm e s i l e brouillag e est

susceptibl e d'e n compromettr e l e fonctionnement.



### I C Radiatio n Exposur e Statement:

Thi s equipmen t complie s wit h I C R F radiatio n exposur e limit s se t fort h fo r a n uncontrolle d environment.

Thi s transmitte r mus t no t b e co

- locate d o r operatin g i n conjunctio n wit h an y othe r antenn a o r transmitter.

Thi s equipmen t shoul d b e installe d an d operate d wit h minimu m distanc e 20c m betwee n th e radiator&

you r body.

An y Change s o r modification s no t expressl y rove d b y th e part y responsibl e fo r complianc e coul d voi d the

user’ s authorit y t o operat e th e equipment.



### KC C W arnin g Message

“ 해당무선설비 는 운 용 중 전파혼 신 가능성 이 있으므 로 인명안전 과 관련 된 서비스 는 할 수 없습니 다 .”

“ 해 당 무선설비 는 운 용 중 전파혼 신 가능성 이 있음 ”



### NC C W arnin g Message 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法

第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電 機 ,非經許 可 ,公 司 、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻 率

、 加

大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。

第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通 信 ;經發現有干擾現象 時 ,應改善至無

干擾時方得繼續使 用 。前項合法通 信 ,指依電信法規定作業之無線電通 信 。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法

通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

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### ww w .dji.com/support

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# INSPIRE 1

Quick Start Guide

V1.2

# INSPIRE 1

Th e Inspi r e 1 i s a p r ofessiona l aeria l filmmakin g an d photograph y platfor m tha t i s r ead y t o fl y righ t ou t o f th e box

. Featuring

a n onboa r

d camer a equippe d wit h a 20m m len s an d 3

- axi s stabilize d gimbal

, i t shoot s shar p 12m p still s an d stabl e vide o at

u p t o 4K

. It s r etractabl e landin g gea r pull s u p ou t o f vie w

, givin g th e camer a a n unobstructe d 36 0 deg r e e vie w o f th e world

belo w

.

A n advance d fligh t cont r olle r make s th e Inspi r e 1 stable

, saf e an d eas y t o fl y indoor s o r out

. Th e bran d ne w V ision

Positionin g Syste m give s i t th e powe r t o hove r i n positio n a t lo w altitude s eve n withou t GPS

. Lik e al l DJ I fligh t cont r ollers, i t

i s als o abl e t o r etu r n hom e i f r emot e cont r olle r signa l i s los t o r i f th e lo w batter y wa r nin g i s trigge r ed.

Th e Inspi r e 1 boast s a maximu m fligh t spee d 22m/s * an d a maximu m fligh t tim e o f 1 8 minutes * usin g on e full y charged

4500mA h Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y

.



### 7

7 6

5 6

8

7

6

5

4 9 10

11

15

12

1 3

13

2

14

Trave l Mod e

Fligh t Mod e

Landin g Gea r U p Landin g Gea r Down

Landin g Mod e 1. Gimbal and Camera

2. Camera Micro

- SD Card Slot

3. Vision Positioning System

4. Transformation Mechanism

5. Front LEDs

6. Motors

7. Propellers

8. Rear LEDs 9. Intelligent Flight Battery

10. Power Button

11. Battery Level Indicators

12. Aircraft Status Indicator

13. Aircraft Micro

- USB Port

14. Camera Micro

- USB Port

15. Gimbal Lock

* Please note that maximum flight speed and maximum run time were tested in a lab environment. These statistics are for reference only, as

conditions in your area may vary.

### 2 

# Remote Controller

The maximum transmission distance of the Inspi r e 1 r emote cont r oller is 2km*. The r emote cont r oller also allows you to

cont r ol the landing gear or activate Retu r n to Home with a tap. Other buttons allow instant photo captu r e, video r eco r ding,

pictu r e r eview and gimbal cont r ol.

A DJI Lightbridge

- based HD video downlink is built

- in, letting you see what your camera sees on your mobile device in

r eal time HD. The app also allows you to change camera settings and activate Master/Slave mode so that one person can

fly while other cont r ols the gimbal independentl y

. The master and slave cont r ollers communicate using a 5.8Ghz wi r eless

signal, and have a communication range with each other of up to 50 meters.The cont r oller ’ s LiPo battery has a maximum

run time of app r oximately four hours and can be charged by plugging di r ectly into the cont r olle r

.

1. Power Button

2. Transformation Switch

3. Return to Home (RTH) Button

4. Control Sticks

5. Status LED

6. Battery Level LEDs

7. Power Port

8. Mobile Device Holder

9. Antennas

10. Handle Bar



### 8

Folded 

### 9

9

4

1 4

11. Gimbal Dial

12. Camera Settings Dial

13. Video Recording Button

14. Flight Mode Switch

15. Shutter Button

16. Playback Button

17. Mini

- HDMI Port

18. Micro

- USB Port

19. CAN

- Bus Port

20. USB Port

21. Back Buttons (Reserved) 10



### 5 3

6

7

21 21

17 18 19 20

11 12

13 14 15 16

Connect to the

mobile device

* Please note that the max transmission distance were tested in a lab environment. This statistic is for reference only, as conditions in your

area may vary.

# Fly Safe

● Calibrating the Compass:

Mak e su r e t o calibrat e th e compas s i n ever y ne w fligh t location

. Th e compas s i s ver y sensitiv e t o elect r omagneti c interfe r

ence,

whic h ca n caus e abnorma l compas s dat a leadin g t o poo r fligh t performanc e o r eve n failu r e

. Regula r calibratio n i s r equi r e d for

optimu m performance

. Recalibrat e th e compas s when : a ) Th e Ai r craf t Statu s Indicato r i s blinkin g r e d an d yello w

. b ) Flyin g i n a

ne w location.

● D O NO T calibrat e you r compas s whe r e the r e i s a chanc e o f st r on g magneti c interfe r

ence

, suc h a s magnetite

, parking

structu r es

, an d stee l r einfo r cement s underg r ound.

● D O NO T carr y fer r omagneti c material s wit h yo u durin g calibratio n suc h a s key s o r cellula r phones.

● D O NO T calibrat e besid e massiv e meta l objects.

● I f th e Fligh t Statu s LE D i s showin g soli d r ed

, the n tr y t o calibrat e again

. I f i t i s blinkin g r e d an d yello w alte r natel y afte r placing

th e ai r craf t o n th e g r

ound

, th e compas s ha s detecte d magneti c interfe r ence

. Chang e you r location.

● P Mode:

Saf e t o fl y

. I n thi s mode

, th e Inspi r

e 1 ha s a st r

on g GP S signa l and

ca n us e th e V isio n Positionin g Syste m allowin g i t t o hove r accurately

i n positio n indoor s an d out

. I f outdoors

, thi s mod e als o mean s tha t a

Hom e Poin t ha s bee n locke d s o tha t i t ca n Retu r n t o Hom e i f the

cont r o l signa l i s lost. GPS Positioning

If you a r e not in this mode, toggle the Flight

Mode Switch to P position to enable it.

The Flight Mode Switch is locked in P mode by default.

Refer to the User Manual on how to unlock the switch.

The r e a r e th r e e state s i n P mode.

P

- GPS: GPS works best when outdoors in a wide open a r ea, and

your Inspi r e 1 uses GPS to hover in place when the GPS signal is

st r ong. P

- OPTI: If GPS is not available, the ai r craft can use the

V ision Positioning System to hover accuratel y

. P

- A TTI: Neither

GPS or V ision Positioning System available, ai r craft is using only

its ba r ometer for positioning, so only altitude is cont r olled.

Not e tha t th e V isio n Positionin g Syste m ma y no t wor k p r operl y when

th e Inspi r e 1 i s flyin g ove r wate r

, ove r surface s withou t a clea r patte r n,

o r i n a lo w ligh t envi r

onment. Visio n P os i tioning

Altitud e 2. 5 m

Return to home ● Return to Home:

When the GPS signal is st r ong, the ai r craft will be able to r eco r d a

Home Point and r etu r n to the Home Point when needed. The GPS

location is r eco r ded when the GPS signal icon in the DJI Pilot app is

either yellow or g r een.

Th e ai r craf t wil l r etu r n t o th e Hom e Poin t automaticall y i n th e following

case s (al l r equi r e a st r

on g GP S signal).

Smar t R TH : Whe n yo u p r

es s th e R T H butto n o n th e r emot e cont r

oller

o r i n th e App

. Lo w Batter y R TH : Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p notifie s user s t o take

actio n whe n th e batter y leve l fall s t o a specifie d th r eshold.

Failsaf e R TH : Whe n th e r emot e cont r olle r signa l i s lost.

● Whil e returnin g home

, it s altitud e ca n b e adjuste d b y th e use r t o avoi d obstructions

. T al l building s ma

y affec t th e remot e controlle r signal. Th e

Failsaf e Retur n t o Hom e procedur e wil l b e triggere d i f th e signa l i s lost

. B e sur e fl y highe r tha n an y nearb y building s t o avoi d crashing.

● Flight Limits:

The Inspi r e 1 is not permitted to fly within no

- fly zones as specified

by local laws and r egulations. Please visit he r e: http://flysafe.dji.com/no

- fly for mo r e information.

● Environmental Considerations:

1. Do not fly in seve r e weather conditions. This includes high wind, sno w

, rain and smog.

2

. Onl y fl y i n ope n a r eas

. T al l building s an d stee l structu r e s ma y a f fec t th e accurac y o f th e onboa r d compas s an d GP S signal.

3

. A void f r om obstacles, c r owds, high voltage power lines, t r ees or bodies of wate r

. 4

. Minimize elect r omagnetic interfe r ence by not flying in a r eas with high levels of elect r omagnetism, including mobile

phone base stations or radio transmission towers.

5

. Ai r craf t an d batter y performanc e i s subjec t t o envi r onmenta l factor s suc h a s ai r densit y an d temperatu r e

. B e ver y ca r

efu l when

flyin g 1470 0 fee t (450 0 meters ) o r mo r e abov e se a leve l a s batter y an d ai r craf t performanc e ma y b e r educed.

6

. Th e Inspi r e 1 canno t operat e i n P mod e o r us e GP S a t pola r latitudes

. I t onl y ca n fl y i n A TT I mod e an d us e th e Visio n Position

in g System.301

mm 

# Appendix

● Aircraf t (Model : T600)

Weight (Battery Included) 2935 g

Maximum Weight of Payload 3400 g

Max Tilt Angle 35°

Max Ascent Speed 5 m/s

Max Descent Speed 4 m/s

Max Speed 22 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind)

Max Flight Altitude 4500 m

Max Flight Time Approximately 18 mi nutes

Operating Temperature Range

- 1 0 ° C to 4 0 °

C

● Gimba l (Model : ZENMUS E X3 )

Angular Vibration Range ±0.03°

Controllable Range P i tch:

- 9 0 ° to +3 0 ° Pan: ±320°

Max Controllable Speed Pitch: 12 0 ° /s Pan: 18 0 °

/s

● Visio n Pos iti oni ng

Vel o c i t y Rang e <8 m/s ( Al t i tu d e 2 m )

Al t i t ud e Rang e 5 cm

- 500 cm

O p e r at i n g Environmen t Surfac e wit h clea r patter n an d adequat e li gh tin g (Lu x > 1 5 )

O p e r at i n g Rang e 0

- 250 cm

● C amer a (Name/Model : X3 /FC350)

Senso r Son y EXMO R 1/2.3”Effectiv e pixels:12.4 M (tota l pixels : 12.76M)

Len s FO V (Fiel d O f View ) 94 ° 2 0 m m (3 5 m m forma t equivalent ) f/2. 8

IS O Rang e 100

- 320 0 (video ) 100

- 160 0 (photo)

Electroni c Shutte r Spee d 8 s

- 1/800 0 s

Imag e Ma x S i z e 4000x3000

S ti l l Photograph y Mode s S i ngle shoot; Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frames

Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed frames at 0.7EV B i as; Time

- l aps e

Vide o Recordin g Mode s UHD (4K): 4096x2160p 24/25, 3840x2160p 24/25/30

FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30/48/50/60 HD: 1280x720p 24/25/30/48/50/60

Ma x Bitrat e O f Vide o Storag e 6 0 Mb ps

Supporte d Fil e Format s FAT32/exFA T Photo : JPEG

, DN G Video : MP4/MO V (MPEG

- 4 AVC/H.264)

Supporte d S D Car d Type s Micr o SD

, Ma x capacity : 64GB

. Clas s 1 0 o r UHS

- 1 ratin g req ui red

Operating Temperature Range 0 ° C to 4 0 °

C

● Remot e Con t rol l e r (Name : C1)

Operatin g Frequenc y 922. 7 MHz

- 927. 7 MH z (Japa n only ) 5.72 5 GHz

- 5.82 5 GH z 2.40 0 GHz

- 2.48 3 GHz

Transmittin g Distanc e 2 k m (outdoo r an d unobstructed )

Vide o Outpu t Por t USB

, Mini

- HDMI

Operatin g Temperatur e Rang e

- 1 0 ° C t o 4 0 ° C

Batter y 600 0 mA h LiP o 2S

● Charge r (Model : A14

- 100P 1A )

Voltag e 26. 3 V

Rate d Powe r 10 0 W

● Intel li gen t Fligh t Batter y (Model : TB47

, Stand ard )

Capacit y 450 0 mAh

Voltag e 22. 2 V

Batter y Typ e LiP o 6 S Hig h voltag e battery

Energ y 99. 9 Wh Ne t

Weigh t 57 0 g

O peratin g Temg e

- 1 0 ° C t o 4 0 ° C

Ma x Chargin g Powe r 18 0 W

● Intel li gen t Fligh t Batter y (Model : TB48

, Optional ) 105 mm

Capacit y 570 0 mAh

Voltag e 22. 8 V

Batter y Typ e LiP o 6 S Hig h voltag e battery

Energ y 129. 6 Wh Ne t

Weigh t 67 0 g

O peratin g Temg e

- 1 0 ° C t o 4 0 ° C

Ma x Chargin g Powe r 18 0 W

※ This Quick Start Guide is subject to change without prior noti ce. 71 mm

FC C ID : SS3

- WM610141 0 FC C ID : SS3

- GL6581502

Thi s devic e complie s wit h par t 1 5 o f th e FC C Rules.

Operatio n i s subjec t t o th e followin g tw o conditions:

(1 ) Thi s devic e ma y no t caus e harmfu l interference

, and

(2 ) thi s devic e mus t accep t an y interferenc e received

, includin g interference

tha t ma y caus e undesire d operation.

YC.BZ.S00101.02

# Using INSPIRE 1

W atc h th e vide o tutorial s o n th e o f ficia l DJ I websit e an d r

ea d th e followin g document s befo r e usin g you r Inspi r

e 1 fo r th e firs t time:

Inspi r e 1 Quic k Star t Guide

, Disclaime r

, Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines

, Inspi r e 1 Safet y Guidelines

, I n th e Box,

Inspi r e 1 Use r Manual.



### 1. Download the DJI Pilot App

V isit http://m.dji.net/djipilot or scan this QR code to

downloa d th e DJ I Pilo t ap p th r oug h you r mobil e device.

DJI Pilot app 

### 2. Watch the Tutorial Videos

W atch the tutorial videos at ww w .dji.com or in

the DJI Pilot app.

The tutorial videos

● For the best user experience, please use mobile devices with iOS 8.0 (or higher) and Android 4.1.2 (or higher).

● Read the Inspire 1 User Manual in the DJI Pilot app or official DJI website for more details.



### 3. Check Battery Levels

P r ess the Power Button once on both the Intelligent Flight Battery and r emote cont r oller to check battery levels. The

Intelligent Flight Battery must be fully charged befo r e using it for the first time. Make su r e both batteries a r e adequately

charged befo r e each flight.

P r es s th e powe r butto n onc e the n p r es s agai n an d hol d fo r 2 second s t o powe r o n th e r emot e cont r

olle r

. Repea t t o powe r o f

f.

P r es s th e powe r butto n once

, the n p r es s agai n an d hol d fo r 2 second s t o powe r o n th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y

. Repea t to

powe r o f f.

High

Battery Level

Low Battery Level

Low High



### 4. Charging

● Only use the o f ficial DJI Inspi r e 1 charger for your Intelligent Flight Battery and r emote cont r olle r

.

● T o charge the Inspi r e 1 Intelligent Flight Battery or the r emote cont r olle r

, connect it to power th r ough the port to a

suitable power sou r ce (100

- 240V 50/60Hz).

● It is r ecommended to tu r n o f f the batteries befo r e charging.

● Us e th e include d charge r t o charg e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y an d th e r emot e cont r olle r batter y

. Whe n full y charged

, the

batter y LED s o n th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y an d r emot e cont r olle r wil l tu r n o f f.



### A

B

A B

### 5. Preparing the Remote Controller

T ilt the Mobile Device Holder to the desi r ed position then adjust

the antennas as shown. The st r ength of the r emote cont r oller

signal is di f fe r ent when the antenna position is di f fe r ent.

S tron g Wea k

The transmission signal between the ai r craft and r emote

cont r oller will perform best when within the optimal

transmission range. If the signal is weak, fly the ai r craft

closer to you to achieve optimal signal performance.

1 P r ess the button on the side of the Mobile 2 Device Holder to r elease the clamp.

Place your device onto the clamp and adjust

the clamp to hold it secu r el y

.

1 Connect your mobile device to the r emote

cont r oller with a USB cable. Plug one end of

the cable into your mobile device, and the

other end into the USB port on the back of

the r emote cont r olle r

.

3

If you have pu r chased an Inspi r e 1 with dual r emote cont r ollers, the Master r emote cont r oller will connect to the ai r craft

automatically when powe r ed on. Master/Slave mode is disabled by default. Activate it and set it up th r ough the DJI Pilot

app. The Master r emote cont r oller ’ s Status LED will show solid g r een when it connected to the ai r craft. The Slave r emote

cont r oller ’

s Status LED will show solid blue when it is connected to the Master cont r olle r

.

Connecting the Master r emote cont r oller to the Slave r emote cont r oller:

On the Master r emote cont r olle r

, launch the DJI Pilot app and go to the Camera page. Then tap on the top of your

sc r een to enter the r emote cont r oller settings windo w

. T ap “Activate Master/Slave Mode”and select “Master”. Then

enter your desi r ed connection passwo r d for the “Slave” r emote cont r olle r

. On the Slave r emote cont r olle r

, select “Slave “ and tap “Sea r ch” to find the Master r emote cont r olle r

. Select the “Master”

r emote cont r oller f r om the “Master RC List” and input the connection passwo r d.

● Do not use other 2.4GHz devices at the same time to avoid signa l interference.



### 6. Preparing the Aircraft

The ai r craft is in T ravel Mode during deliver y

. Follow these steps to change it

to Landing Mode befo r e your first flight:

1 Insert the Intelligent Flight Battery into the battery compartment.

Power on the r emote cont r oller and the Intelligent Flight Batter y

. T oggle the T ransformation Switch up and down at least four times. Repeat

to change ai r craft to T ravel Mode.

Power o f f the ai r craft befo r e mounting the gimbal and camera. Travel Mode



### 1 2 3

Landing Mode

● I f y o u h av e p

u r c h ase d t h e du a l r e m ot e c o n t r o l l e r v e r sio n

, y o u mu s t u s e t

h e M a s t e r r e m ot e c o n t r o l l e r t o d ea c t i v a t e T r a v e l M o d e

.w

o k

w

o k 

### 7. Mounting the Gimbal and Camera

1 Remove the Gimbal Cove r

. Rotat e th e Gimba l Loc k t o th e unlocke d positio n (t o th e righ t when

facin g th e nos e o f th e ai r craft)

. Inser

t th e gimba l b y alignin g the

whit e mar k o n th e gimba l wit h whit e mar k o n th e Gimba l Lock.

Rotate the gimbal lock back into the locked position (to the left

when facing the nose of the ai r craft).



### 1

Gimbal Cover



### 3 Gimbal Lock

Mounting Place

Gimbal Connector



### 2 Locked



### 8. Preparing for Flight 2

Place the ai r craft on a flat surface, in an open space, with the back facing you. 

### 1

1 Move the Flight Mode Switch to the right to select P mode. ( P mode is Positioning mode, A mode

is A TTI mode, and the F mode is Function mode. )

Power on the r emote cont r olle r

.

Power on the ai r craft and wait for the self

- check to complete. Do not move the ai r craft during the

self

- check. 

### 3 4

Ensu r e the r emote cont r oller is linked to the ai r craft befo r e flight. Re

- link the r emote cont r oller to the

ai r craft if it fails to connect. Refer to the INSPIRE 1 User Manual on how to link.

5 Ensu r e the r emote cont r oller and your mobile device a r e connected with a USB cable. Launch the

DJ I Pilo t ap p whe n connectin g t o th e ai r craf t fo r th e firs t time

, an d follo w th e instruction s withi n th e app.

6 Launch the DJI Pilot app and tap “Camera”. Ensu r e the ai r craft is functioning normally by

completing the Checklist.Beginner Mode is enabled by default when you launch the DJI Pilot app

for the first time. The ai r craft ’ s altitude and flight distance is r estricted when flying in Beginner Mode.

W e r ecommend you fly in Beginner Mode when using the ai r craft for the first time. Y ou may disable

Beginner Mode in the settings page of the DJI Pilot app.

7 Calibrate the compass by tapping the Ai r craft Status Bar in the app and selecting “Calibrate”. Then

follow the on

- sc r een instructions.

8 Fo r 1345 s P r

opelle r

, instal l th e p r

opeller s wit h a whit e do t ont o th e mountin g plate s tha t hav e a whit e dot,

an d instal l th e p r

opeller s withou t a whit e do t ont o th e mountin g plate s tha t d o no t hav e a whit e dot

. P r ess 

### 5 6

DJI Pilot

App

th e p r opelle r dow n ont o th e mountin g plat e an d r otat e i n th e loc k di r ectio n unti l secu r e

. 

### 7 8

Fo r 134 5 P r

opelle r

, attac h p r opeller s wit h th e blac k nu t ont o motor s wit h th e blac k do t an d spin

counte r

- clockwis e t o secu r

e

. Attac h p r

opeller s wit h gra y nu t ont o motor s withou t a blac k do t an d spin

clockwis e t o secu r e

. Plac e al l p r opeller s ont o th e cor r

ec t moto r an d tighte n b y han d t o ensu r e security

befo r e flight.

● When not in P mode, the Inspi r e 1 will only maintain altitude, not position, and will drift with

wind or user inputs. Retu r n to Home is not available in F mode.



### 9. Remote Controller Operation

The r emote cont r oller is by default set to Mode 2 ( th r ottle cont r olled by the left

- hand stick ).

Adjust the tilt angle of camera by using the Gimbal Dial.

Left Stick Right Stick

● You can set the remote controller to different modes using the DJI Pilot app. Gimbal Dial

### 10. Flight

Saf e t o Fl y (GPS)

Befo r e takin g o f

f

, mak e su r

e th e ai r craft

statu s ba r i n th e DJ I Pilo t ap p show s “Safe

t o Fl y (GPS)”

. Otherwise

, th e ai r craf t cannot

hove r i n plac e an d r

eco r d th e Hom e Point. ● Auto Taking

- Off & Landing:

( In the Camera screen of the DJI Pilot app )

Tap and confirm you r selection

. Th e aircraf t wil l automaticall

y tak e off

, retract

i t s l and in g gear

, an d hove r a t 1. 5 meter s afte

r yo u ta p an d confir

m Aut o Take

- off.

Tap and confirm your selection. The landing gear will lower and the aircraft

will automatically land.

● Manual Take

- off & Landing :

Start the motors by pulling both cont r ol sticks to the bottom inside (or outside)

co r ners. Release the sticks once the motors start. Slowly push the left (th r ottle)

stick up to take o f f. Once in the ai r , toggle the T ransformation Switch up to

raise the landing gea r

. ● Return to Home

Start / Stop the motors Toggle the

Transformation

Switch up RTH Button The App ’ s

RTH Button

OR

Left stick / Up (Slowly) 1

. Pres s an d hol d th e retur n home

butto n unti l th e LE D s urrou nd ing th e

butto n i s b li nkin g white

, an d the

retur n hom e procedur e i s i n

process

. Pres s onc e t o sto p th e

p roced ure. Gently pull the left (th r ottle) stick down to lower the ai r craft

until it touches the g r ound. Pull both sticks to the bottom

inside co r ners to stop the motors.

Afte r flight

, chang e th e ai r craf t bac k int o T

rave l Mode

. D o not

attemp t thi s a t th e beach

, ove r grass

, o r ove r monoch r omatic

carpet

. The n plac e th e ai r craf t o n a fla t surfac e an d r emove

th e gimba l an d camer a fo r transport. Left stick / Down (Slowly) 2

. Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p notifie s user s to

tak e actio n whe n th e batter y level

fall s t o a specifie d thres hold

. Th is

warnin g threshol d ca

n b e s et withi n

th e DJ I Pilo

t app

. Th e aircraf

t wil l

lan d immediatel y when i t reache s

Critica l Lo w B attery Leve l Warni ng.

● It is highly recommended that you only take off when the Aircraft Status bar is green.

● The aircraft cannot take off if the Critical Low Battery Warning is active.

● The Intelligent Flight Battery must warm

- up if the outside temperature is low. A

warning will display in the DJI Pilot app.

● Rotating propellers can be dangerous. Do not start the motors when there are people

nearby and always fly in a wide open area.

● Never stop the motors during flight. Power off the aircraft prior to switching off the

remote controller after landing. 3

. Fail safe : Th e Inspir e 1 wil l enter

RT H mod

e i f remot e controller

signa l i s los t.

● Wh il e returnin

g home

, its

altitud e ca n b e adjuste

d b y the

use r t o avoi d obs tru ctions

.



### Appendix

Aircraft

Status Indicator Description

S l owly: Safe to fl y,GP S worki ng

X 2 Double: Vision P os iti oning

System working, no GPS Remote Controller

Status LED

Remot e controlle r i s functionin g normall y

bu t i s no t connecte d t o th e aircraft.

Remot e controlle r i s functionin g normall y

an d i s connecte d t o th e ai rcraft.

Remote controller i s in Slave Mode

and not connected to the aircraft.

Remote controller i s in Slave Mode Using the Camera

● Adjust the camera parameters using the

Camera Settings Dial on the remote

controller or through the DJI Pilot app.

Press the Shutter Button/Video Record

Button to capture photos or record

videos.

● Adjust the tilt of the gimbal using the

Gimbal Dial.

S l owly: P

- ATTI or ATTI

Quickly: Not connected

to remote control ler

S l owly: Low battery l evel warni ng

Quickly: Critica l l o w batter y leve l warni ng

Solid: Critical error

B l inki ng Alternatel y:

Compass cal i bration required and i s connected to the ai rcraft.

B

- B

- B... Aircraft l ow battery warning

or remote controller error.

B

— B

—

... Remote controller has b een

idle for 5 mi nutes.

Learn more information from:

ww w .dji.com/p r

oduct/inspi r e

- 1 ● Download photos and video from the SD

card to your mobile device through the

DJI Pilot app. You may also use a SD

card reader to export files to your PC.

© 201 4 DJI

. A l l Right s Reserved

Designed by DJI. Printed in China.

# INSPIRE 1

Creativity Unleashed

www.dji.com

# INSPIRE 1

Safety Guidelines

安全使用指 南

V1.0 

### 2014.12

## Reading Inspire 1 Manuals

Th e followin g tutorial s an d manual s hav e bee n produce d t o hel p yo u mak e ful l us e o f you r DJ I Inspir e 1:

1

. I n Th e Box

2

. Disclaime r an d Warning

3

. Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines

4

. INSPIR E 1 Safet y Guidelines

5

. INSPIR E 1 Quic k Star t Guide

6

. INSPIR E 1 Use r Manual

Check all of the included parts listed in the In The Box document. Read the Disclaimer and Warning,

Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines

, an d INSPIR E 1 Safet y Guideline s befor e flight

. The n prepar e for

you r firs t fligh

t b y usin g th e INSPIR E 1 Quic k Star t Guid e an d watchin g al l o f th e tutoria l videos

. I f yo u have

questions

, refe r t o th e INSPIR E 1 Use r Manua l fo r mor e comprehensiv e information

. Experience d users,

particularl y thos e wh o hav e previousl y use d DJ I products

, ma y choos e t o ski p t o th e Inspir e 1 Quic k Start

Guid e t o begi n preparin g fo r flight. 

## EN

Individual Parts

Remot e Controller

1

. Linkin g i s require d i f yo u wis h t o replac e you r remot e controlle r o r receiver

, o r ad d a ne w remot e controller.

Refe r t o th e use r manua l fo r mor e informatio n abou t ho w t o lin k th e aircraft.

2

. I f th e remot e controlle r i s powere d o n an d ha s no t bee n use d fo r 5 minutes

, i t wil l soun d a n alert

. Afte r 10

minute s i t wil l automaticall y powe r off

. Mov e th e stick s o r perfor m som e othe r actio n t o cance l th e alert.

3

. A Slav e remot e controlle

r canno t b e linke d wit

h th e aircraf t an d canno t contro l th

e aircraft’ s flight

. Yo u may

chang e i t t o a Maste r remot e controlle r vi a th e DJ I Pilo t app

, an d the n lin k i t t o th e aircraf t t o contro l flight.

4

. Ensur e th e Mobil e Devic e Holde r i s firml y i n plac e an d doe s no t slip.

5

. Fo r th e GP S i n th e remot e controlle r t o functio n properly

, an d th e Dynami c Hom e Poin t t o b e accurate,

ensur e th e DJ I log o i s facin g th e sk y an d kee p th e remot e controlle r awa y fro m an y meta l objects.

6

. Repai r o r replac e th e remot e controlle r i f damaged

. A damage d remot e controlle r antenn a wil l greatly

decreas e performance.

7

. Whe n o n th e go

, yo u ma y charg e th e remot e controlle r fro m th e aircraft’ s Intelligen t Fligh t Battery.



### Camera

1

. Photo s o r video s canno t b e transmitte d o r copie d fro m th e camer a i f th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y i s powere d off.

2

. B e sur e t o powe r of

f th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y correctly

, otherwis e you r camer a parameter

s wil l no t b e saved

an d an y recorde d video s ma y b e damaged.

3

. Tes t th e camer

a b y shootin g a fe w tes

t image s t o chec k tha

t i t i s operatin g correctl y befor e shootin g important

pictures.

4

. Respec

t th e privac

y o f other s whe n usin g th e camera

. Mak e sur e yo u compl y wit h loca l privac y laws

, regulations

an d mora l standards.

5

. Chec k camer a setting s befor e us e t o mak e sur e yo u ca n adjus t the m t

o fi t you r needs.



### Gi mbal

1

. Th e gimba l an d gimba l connecto r ar e ver y delicate

. Handl e wit h car e an d d o no t touc h th e gimbal

connector

, a s an y damag e wil l caus e i t t o functio n abnormally.

2

. A gimba l moto r erro r ma y occu r if : (1 ) Th e aircraf t i s place d o n uneve n groun d o r othe r object s obstruct

th e gimbal’ s ful l rang e o f motion

, o r (2 ) Th e gimba l ha s undergon e a n excessiv e impact

, e.g

. a collision.

Pleas e onl y takeof

f fro m flat

, ope n area s an d protec t th e gimba l afte r powerin g up.

3

. Hol d th e gimba l firml y whe n detachin g o r reattachin g it

, s o i t doe s no t drop.

4

. D o no t ad d an y payload s t o th e gimbal

, a s thi s ma y caus e th e gimba l t o functio n abnormally

, o r even



### 2 © 2014 DJI. All Rights Reserved.lea d t o moto r damage.

5

. Precisio n element s i n th e gimba l ma y b e damage d b y a collisio n o r impact

, whic h wil l caus e th e gimbal

t o functio n abnormally.



### Compass

1. Ensure the compass is calibrated before every flight. Failure to calibrate may lead to a poor flight

performanc e o r eve n failure.

2

. D O NO

T calibrat e you r compas s wher e ther e i s a chanc e o f stron g magneti c interference

. Thi s include s areas

wher e ther e ar e massiv e meta l objects

, parkin g structures

, stee l reinforcement s underground

, o r unde r bridges.

3

. D O NO T carr y ferromagneti c material s wit h yo u durin g calibration

, suc h a s key s o r mobil e phones.

4

. Th e compas s shoul d alway s b e recalibrate d whe n movin g fro m indoo r space s t o outdoo r spaces.

5

. I f th e rea r LE D show s a soli d re d light

, compas s calibratio n ha s failed

. Pleas e recalibrate.

6. After successful calibration, the compass may become abnormal when you put the aircraft on the

ground

. Thi s i s becaus e o f magneti c interferenc e tha t ma y b e underground

. Mov e th e aircraf t t o another

locatio n an d tr y again

. 

## EN

Paramete r Settings

Th e Inspir

e 1 feature s a built

- i n fligh t contro l syste m t o mak e operatio n a s saf e a s possible

. However

, i t is

goo d practic e t o remov e al l propeller s befor e switchin g i t o n fo r calibratio n o r changin g othe r p aramete r

settings.



### Battery

Refe r t o th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guideline s an d batter y sticke r fo r usag e an d maintenanc e information.



### Storag e an d T ransportation

1

. Stor e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y an d remot e controlle r i n a cool

, dr y plac e awa y fro m direc t sunlight,

t o ensur e th e built

- i n LiP o batter y doe s no t overheat

. Recommende d storag e temperature : between

22° C an d 28° C fo r storag e period s o f mor e tha n thre e months

. Neve r stor e i n environment s outsid e the

temperatur e rang e o f

- 20° C t o 45°C.

2

. D o no t allo w th e camer a t o com e int o contac t with

, o r becom e immerse d in

, wate r o r othe r liquids

. I f it

get s wet

, wip e dr

y wit h a soft

, absorben t cloth

. Turnin g o n a n aircraf t tha t ha s falle n int o wate r ma y cause

permanen t componen t damage

. D o no t us e substanc e containin g alcohol

, benzene

, thinner s o r other

flammabl e substance s t o clea n o r maintai n th

e camera

. D o no t stor

e th e camer a i n humi d o r dust y areas.

3

. Alway s kee p al l part s ou t o f th e reac h o f children

, a s th e cables

, strap s o r smal l part s ma y b e dangerous

i f swallowed

. I f swallowed

, g o t o th e hospita l immediately.

4

. Detac h th e gimba l fro m th e Inspir e 1 whe n storin g fo r a lon g perio d o f tim e o r transportin g ove r lon g

distances

. Als o replac e th e Gimba l Cove r whe n storing.



### Maintenanc e an d Upkeep

1

. Chec k ever y par t o f th e aircraf t i f i t i s violentl y impacted

. I f yo u hav e an y problem s o r questions

, please

contac t a DJ I authorize d dealer.

2

. Old

, chipped

, o r broke n propeller s o r motor s shoul d neve r b e used.

3

. Regularl y chec k th e Batter y Leve l Indicator s t o se e th e curren t batter y leve l an d overal l batter y life

. When

th e batter y lif e reache s 0%

, i t ca n n o longe r b e used.

4

. Afte r ever y 5 0 hour s o f fligh t time

, DJ I recommend s yo u perfor m a thoroug h inspectio n o f you r Inspir e 1

an d al l o f it s part s an d component s t o ensur e th e saf e operatio n o f you r aircraft.

© 2014 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

### 3

## Flight Environment Requirements

1

. D o no t us e th e aircraf t i n sever e weathe r conditions

. Thes e includ e win d spee d exceedin g 10m/s

, snow,

rain

, smog

, heav y wind

, hail

, lightning

, tornad o o r hurricane.

2

. D o no t us e th e aircraf t i n dus t o r sandstorms.

3

. Fl y i n ope n areas

, a s tal l building s o r stee l structure s ma y affec t th e accurac y o f th e onboar d compass

an d bloc k th e GP S signal.

4

. Kee p th e aircraf t awa y fro m obstacles

, people

, animals

, hig h voltag e powe r lines

, trees

, an d bodie s of

wate r whe n i n flight.

5

. Avoi d interferenc e betwee n th e remot e controlle r an d othe r wireles s equipment

. Mak e sur e t o tur n of f the

Wi

- F i o n you r mobil e device.

6

. D o no t fl y nea r area s wit h magneti c o r radi o interference

. Thes e includ e bu t ar e no t limite d to : high

voltag e lines

, larg e scal e powe r transmissio n stations

, mobil e bas e station s an d broadcastin g towers.

Failin g t o d o s o ma y compromis e th e transmissio n qualit y o f thi s product

, caus e remot e controlle r an d

vide o transmissio n error s ma y affec t fligh t orientatio n an d locatio n accuracy

. Th e aircraf t ma y behave 

## EN abnormall y o r fal l ou t o f contro l i n area s wit h to o muc h interference.

7

. P mod e i s unavailabl e i n pola r zones

. User s ca n us e ATT I mod e instead.

8

. D o no t fl y th e aircraf

t withi n no

- fl y zone s specifie d b y loca l law s an d regulations.



## Flight W arnings

Failsaf e an d Retur n t o Home

1

. Retur n t o Hom

e wil l no t wor

k i f th e GP S signa l i s insufficien t o r GP S i s no t active.

2

. Pres s th e RT H Butto n o n th e remot e controlle r t o brin g th e aircraf t bac k t o th e Hom e Poin t instea d of

turnin g of f th e remot e controller.

3

. Tal l building s ma y adversel y affec t th e Failsaf e function

. Pleas e adjus t th e aircraf t location

, altitud e and

spee d whil e returnin g hom e t o avoi d obstacles.

4

. Mak e sur e t o alway s fl y th e aircraf t withi n th e transmissio n rang e o f th e remot e controller.

5

. Whe n updatin g th e Hom e Point

, d o no t bloc k th e GP S signa l o f th e remot e controlle r an d ensur e th e new

Hom e Poin t i s correc t o n th e liv e map.

6

. D o no t updat e th e Hom e Poin t nea r tal l buildings

, a s th e GP S ma y b e blocke d an d lea d t o a n incorrect

locatio n bein g stored.

7

. Onl y us e th e Failsaf e an d Retur n t o Hom e function s i n cas e o f emergency

, a s the y ma y b e affecte d by

th e weather

, th e environment

, o r an y nearb y magneti c fields.



### Lo w Battery

1

. Whe n th e Critica l Batter y Leve l Warnin g activate s an d th e aircraf t i s descendin g automatically

, yo u may

pus h th e throttl e upwar d t o hove r th e aircraf t an d navigat e i t t o a mor e appropriat e locatio n fo r landing.

2

. Whe n batter y warning s ar e triggered

, pleas e brin g th e aircraf t bac k t o th e Hom e Poin t o r lan d t o avoid

losin g powe r durin g flight.



### V isio n Positionin g System

1

. Th e Visio n Positionin g Syste m canno t wor k properl y ove r surface s tha t d o no t hav e patter n variations.

Th e effectiv e altitud e fo r Visio n Positionin g Syste m t o functio n correctl y i s les s tha n 2. 5 meters.

2

. Visio n Positionin g Syste m ma y no t functio n properl y whe n th e aircraf t i s flyin g ove r water.

3

. Visio n Positionin g Syste m ma y no t b e abl e t o recogniz e pattern s o n th e groun d i n lo w ligh t condition s (less

tha n 10 0 lux).

4

. Kee p you r pet s awa y fro m th e aircraf t whe n Visio n Positionin g Syste m i s activated

, a s th e sona r sensors

emi t hig h frequenc y soun d tha t i s onl y audibl e t o som e pets.

5

. Not e tha t Visua l Positionin g Syste m ma y no t functio n properl y whe n th e aircraf t i s flyin g to o fas t o r to o low.



### 4 © 2014 DJI. All Rights Reserved.

### T ransformatio n Function

1

. Ensur e th e landin g gea r i s lowere d befor e landing.

2

. Sta y awa y fro m th e aircraf t whe n i t i s transformin g t o preven t injury.

3

. D O NO T attemp t t o catc h th e aircraft

, a s th e landin g gea r wil l lowe r i f th e Visua l Positionin g system

detect s a n objec t an d ma y caus e injury.

4

. Kee p th e aircraf t arm s clean

, otherwis e transformatio n ma y b e affected.

5

. Neve r appl y lubricant s t o aircraf t arms.



### Others

1

. I f yo u ar e usin g a phon e a s you r mobil e displa y device

, b e sur e t o continu e flyin g safel y i f yo u receiv e an

incomin g call.

2

. Lan d a s soo n a s possibl e i f ther e i s a n aler t show n o n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

3

. Upo n landing

, powe r of f th e aircraf

t first

, the n switc h of

f th e remot e controller.



## EN Preflight Checklist

1

. Chec k tha t al l part s ar e i n goo d condition

. D o no t fl y wit h agin g o r damage d parts.

2

. Remot e controller

, Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y an d mobil e devic e ar e al l full y charged.

3

. Propeller s ar e mounte d correctl y an d securely.

4

. Len s i s clear.

5

. Micro

- S D car d ha s bee n inserted

, i f necessary.

6

. Gimba l i s functionin g a s normal.

7

. Gimba l i s correctl y attache d t o th e aircraft.

8

. Motor s ca n star

t an d ar e functionin g a s normal.

9

. Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p ca n connec t t o th e camer a an d al l firmwar e ha s bee n update d t o th e lates t version.

© 2014 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

### 5

# INTELLIGEN T FLIGH T BATTERY

Safety Guidelines

智能飞行电 池

安全使用指 引

V1.0 2014.12English

Battery Use

Never use non

- DJI batteries. Go to www.DJI.

com to purchase new batteries. DJI takes no

responsibilit y fo r an y accident s cause d b y non

DJ I batteries.

Neve r us e o r charg e a swollen

, leak y o r damaged

battery

. I f so

, contac

t DJ I o r it s designate d dealers

fo r furthe r assistance.

Neve r instal l o r remov e th e batter y fro m th e aircraf t

when it is turned on. Do not insert or remove

batterie s i f th e plasti c cove r ha d bee n tor n or

compromise d i n an y way.

Th e batter

y shoul d b e use d i n temperature s from

- 10 °C t o 40°C

. Us e o f th e batter y abov e 50°C

ca n lea d t o a fir e o r explosion

. Us e o f battery

belo w

- 10 °C ca n lea d t o permanen t damage.

Do not use the battery in strong electrostatic

o r electromagneti c environments

. Otherwise,

th e batter y contro l boar d ma y malfunction

an d a seriou s acciden t ma y happe n d urin g

flight.

Neve r disassembl e o r pierc e th e batter y i n any

way

, o r th e batter y ma y catc h fir e o r explode.

Electrolyte s i n th e batter y ar e highl y c orrosive

.

I f an y electrolyte s splas h ont o you r ski n o r eyes,

immediatel y was h th e affecte d are a wit h fresh

runnin g wate r fo r a t leas t 1 5 minute s the n se e a

docto r immediately.

Chec k th e conditio n o f th e batter y i f i t fall s out

o f t he air c raft

. M ak e s u r e th e b atte ry is N OT

damage d o r leakin g befor e puttin g i t bac k t o the

aircraft.

Lan d th e aircraf t immediatel y whe n th e lo w battery

leve l warnin g activate s i n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

D o no t allo w th e batterie s t o com e int o contact

with any kind of liquid. Do not leave batteries

ou t i n th e rai n o r nea r a sourc e o f moisture.

D o no t dro p th e batter

y int o water

. I f th e inside

of the battery comes into contact with water,

chemica l decompositio n ma y occur

, potentially

resultin g th e batter y catchin g o n fire

, an d may

eve n lea d t o a n explosion

. I f th e batter y fall s into

wate r wit h th e aircraf t durin g flight

, tak e i t out

immediatel y an d pu t i t i n a saf e an d ope n area.

Mai ntai n a fa r distanc e fro m th e batter y unti l i t

i s completel y dry

. Neve r us e th e batter y again,

an d dispos e o f th e batter y properl y a s described

i n Batter y Disposa l belo w

.

D o no t hea t batteries

. Pu t ou t an y batter y fire

using sand or a dry powder fire extinguisher.

Neve r us e wate r t o pu t ou t a batter y fire.



### 1 EN D o no t charg e th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y and

remote controller at the same time, otherwise

th e charge r ma y overheat.

D o no t leav e batterie s i n a microwav e ove n o r in

a pressurize d container.

D o no t plac e loos e batter

y cell s o n an y conductive

surface

, suc h a s metal

- topple d table.

D o no t pu t th e loos e cell s i n pocket

, ba g o r

drawe r wher e the y ma y short

- circui t against

othe r item s o r wher e batter y terminal s coul d be

presse d agains t eac h other.

Do not drop or strike batteries. Do not place

heavy objects on batteries or charger. Avoid

droppin g batteries.

Clean battery terminals with a dry and clean

cloth.

Charging the Battery

Do not attach the batteries to the wall or car

charge r socket s directly

, alway s us e a DJI

approve d adapte r

. DJ I take s n o responsibilit y if

th e batter

y i s charge d usin g a non

- DJ I charger.

Neve r leav e th e batter y unattende d during

charging

. D o no t charg e th e batter y near

f l am m a b l e material s o r o n f l a m ma b l e s ur f a ce s

suc h a s carpe t o r wood

. D o no t charg e battery

immediatel y afte r flight

, becaus e th e battery

temperature may be too high. Do not charge

th e batter y unti l i t cool s dow n t o nea r room

temperature. Charging battery outside of the

temperatur e rang e o f 0°C

- 40 °C ma y lea d to

leakage

, overheating

, o r batter y damage. Charg e

an d discharg e th e batter y completely onc e

ever y 2 0 charge/discharg e cycles.

Discharg e th e batter y unti l ther e i s 0 % of

power or until it can no longer be turned on,

the n recharg e i t t o th e maximu m capacity.

Thi s powe r cyclin g procedur e wil l optimiz e the

batter y life.

DJ I intelligen t batter y i s designe d t o stop

chargin g whe n i t i s full

. Howeve r i t i s good

practic e t o monito r chargin g progres s and

disconnec t th e batterie s whe n full y charged.

Disconnec t charge r whe n no t i n use

. Examin e

charge r regularl y fo r damag e t o th e cord,

plug

, enclosur e o r othe r parts

. D o no t clean

th e charge r wit h denature d alcoho l o r other

flammabl e solvents

. Neve r us e a damaged

charger.

Battery Storage

Kee p batterie s ou t o f th e reac h o f childre n and

pets.D o no t leav e th e batter y nea r hea

t source s such

a s a furnac e o r heater

. D o no t leav e th e batteries

insid e o f th e vehicl e o n ho t days

. Th e ideal

storag e temperatur e i s 22°C

- 28°C.

Kee p th e batter

y dry

. Neve r dro p th e batter y into

water.

D o no t drop

, strike

, impale

, o r manuall y short

circui t th e battery.

Kee p th e batter

y awa y fro m meta l object s such

a s necklace s an d hairpins.

Discharg e th e batter y t o 30%

- 50 % o f th e battery

leve l i f i t wil l no t b e use d fo r 7 day s o r more

. This

ca n greatl y exten d th e batter y life.

Batter y discharge s automaticall y t o belo w 65%

whe n i t i s idl e fo r mor e tha n 1 0 day s t o prevent

th e batter

y fro m swelling

. I t take s aroun d 2 days

t o discharg e th e batter y t o 65%

, I t i s normal

tha t yo u ma y fee l moderat e hea t emit s fro m the

batter y durin g th e discharg e process

. Se t the

dischargin g threshold s i n th e DJ I Pilo t app.

Th e batter y wil l ente r hibernatio n mod e if

depleted and stored for a long period. When

i n hibernatio n mode

, i f yo u tr y t o powe r o n the

battery

, th e batter

y powe r LE D wil l sho w a solid

re d ligh t an d th e batter y leve l LED s wil l al l be

off

. Yo u canno t manuall y tur n of f th e battery

powe r LE D i n thi s state

. Leav e th e battery

unattende d fo r 5 minutes

, an d the n i t wil l power

off

. Recharg e th e batter y t o brin g i t ou t of

hibernation.

Remov e batterie s fro m th e aircraf t whe n stored

fo r a n extende d period.

Battery Disposal

Dispose of the battery into specific recycling

boxe s onl y afte r a complet e discharge

. Do

no t plac e th e batter

y int o regula r rubbis h bins.

Strictl y follo w you r loca l disposa l an d recycling

regulation s o f batteries.

I f th e powe r on/of f butto n o f th e Intelligen t Flight

Batter y i s disable d an d th e batter y canno t be

full y discharged

, pleas e contac t a professional

batter y disposal/recyclin g agen t fo r further

assistance.

Notice

Befor e carryin g th e Intelligen t Fligh t Batter y o n a

airlin e flight

, i t mus t firs t b e full y discharged

. This

ca n b e don e b y usin g i t i n you r Inspir e 1 o r by

connectin g you r remot e controlle r t o th e battery

using the Remote Controller Charging Cable.

Onl y discharg e th e batter y i n a fireproo f location. Stor e Intelligen t Fligh t Batterie s i n a ventilated

location.

Shoul d yo u requir e t o carr y th e batter

y ont o the

plane

, i t i s recommen d t o discharg e th e battery

t o th e rang e betwe e n 10 % an d 20 % i n orde r to

ensur e th e safet y o

f th e battery.

中 文

使 用

严禁使用 非 D J I 官方提供的电 池 。如需更 换,

请 到 DJI 官网查 询 。因使用 非 DJI 官方提供的

电池而引发的电池事 故 、飞行故 障, DJI 概不

负责。

在将电池安装或者拔出于飞行器之 前 ,请保持

电池的电源关 闭 。请勿在电池电源打开的状态

下,拔插电池,否则可能损坏电源接口。

电池应在环境温度 为

- 1 0 °C 至 4 0 °C 之间使 用。

温度过 高 ,会引起电池着 火 ,甚至爆 炸 。温度

过低,电池寿命会受到严重损害。

禁止在强静电或者磁场环境中使用电池

。 否则,

电池保护板会失灵

, 导致飞行器发生严重故障。

禁止以任何方式拆解或用尖利物体刺破电 池。

否则,会引起电池着火甚至爆炸。

电池内部液体有强腐蚀性

。 如有泄露

, 请远离。

如有溅射到人体皮肤或者眼睛 里 ,请立即用清

水冲洗至少 15 分钟,并立即就医。

若电池从飞行器中摔 落 ,再次使用 前 ,务必确

保电池外观无 损 ,无破 损 、无漏 液 、无变形 等

问题。

若飞行器进入低电量报警模 式 ,应尽快降落并

停止飞行,更换新电池或者对电池进行充电。

请勿将电池浸入水中或将其弄 湿 。电池内部接

触到水后可能会发生分解反应

, 引发电池自燃,

甚至可能引发爆 炸 。如果电池在飞行器飞行过

程中或其它情况下意外坠入水 中 ,请立即拔出

电池并将其置于安全的开阔区 域 ,这时应远离

电池直至电池完全晾 干

。 晾干的电池不得再次

使用,应该按照本文的废弃方法妥善处理。

若电池发生起火

, 应立即采 用 “ 窒息灭火法 ”

,

如使用沙子或固体或干粉灭火器进行灭 火

。

严禁用水来灭火。

电池若出现膨胀

、 破损等情况

, 请勿继续使用,

否 则 会 有 起 火

、 爆 炸 等 危 险

。 如果 出 现 此 情

况应做废弃处理。

请勿将电池直接连接到墙上插座或车载点烟式

插座上。

禁止将电池投入火中或放在高温环境下。

禁 止 用 导 线 或 其 它 金 属 物 体 致 使 电 池 正 负 极

短路。

如果电池发出异 味 、发 热 、变 形 、变色或出现

其它任何异常现 象 ,不得使 用 ;如果电池正在

使用或充 电 ,应立即从用电器或充电器上取出

并做废弃处理。

如果电池的端子变 脏 ,使用前用干布擦干 净。

否则电池会接触不 良 ,从而引起能量损耗或无

法充电。



### 2 EN CH

# INSPIRE 1

Maintenance Manual

V1.0 2015.2



### T o ensur e tha t you r aircraf t continue s t o offe r optima l performanc e an d t o ensur e fligh t safety,

i t i s recommende d tha t comprehensiv e maintenanc e b e performe d afte r ever y 20 0 flight s o r 50

flight hours

. This manual is intend to help users maintain their aircraft and maximize its c ontinue d

reliability.

I. Checking the Battery

1. Chec k th e batter y fo r damag e an d deformities

. If

ther e ar e an y sign s o f damag e t o th e battery

, stop

usin g i t an d d ischarg e th e batter y t o 10 % o r b elo w

fo r disposal

. D o no t disassembl e th e batter y fo r any

reason.

2. Chec k th e batter y pin s an d ru b the m clea n wit h an

erase r i f an y residu e i s observed

. Thi s wil l hel p to

ensure a more reliable connection.

3. Chec k th e meta l batter y powe r connector s fo r

damage

. I f th e connector s appea r burnt

, tr y t o clear

them

. Thi s ca n b e don e b y insertin g a piec e of

sandpaper (1mm thick) into the connectors to polish

the metal.

4. Check the contact pins in the battery compartment to

ensur e tha t th e pin s ar e clear

. The y shoul d b e able

to establish easy contact with the battery connectors

and should not be bent.

5. Chec k th e electrode s o n th e battery

. I f the y a pp ea r

burnt, polish them with sandpaper. If there is serious

erosion, send the battery in for repairs.

6. Check the plastic components of the battery bracket

t o se e it is i n goo d c o ndit i o n an d tha t a ll scre ws ar e

secure

. Thi s prevent s th e batter y fro m bec oming

loose during flight.

7. Chec k th e powe r cable s betwee n th e arm s an d the

cente r plate

, i f th e cable s ar e worn

, contac t DJ I to

arrange repairs.

8. For long term storage, please refer to the “Intelligent

Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines ” an d chec k the

battery once a month to prevent the battery cell from

being damaged.

9. Run the DJI Pilot App to confirm that all battery cells

are at similar voltage levels and stay at the same level

when the battery is fully charged. If all cells maintain

voltage levels above 3.7V but any cell is 0.2V higher

or lower than the others, contact DJI for analysis. You

can also check the battery cell warning history. If any

warning are reported, contact DJI. II. Checking the T ransformation System

1. Chec k th e servomoto r cable s fo r wear

. Als o confirm

that the connection points are still in good condition.

2. Chec k th e lea d screw s an d contac t DJ I Support

t o arrang e repair s i f an y bendin g o r damag e i s

discovered. Clean the lead screws with WD

- 40 spray

if they show signs of rust.

3. Liste n t o th e servomotor s durin g th e transformation,

i f ther e i s abnorma l noise

, i t ma y indicat e tha t the

servomotors worn.

4. Afte r th e landin g gea r rises

, chec k th e lea d screws

and bearings. If any dirt or dust is found, clean and

grease the bearings.

5. Chec k th e lea d screws

. I f ther e i s an y scratches,

dents

, o r plasti c particle s underneat h them

, contact

DJI Support to arrange repairs.

III. Checking the Aircraft

1. Confir m tha t al l th e screw s ar e stil l adequately

tightened.

2. Check the aircraft for breaks or damage. If there is

any reason to believe that detectable damage might

affect flight safety, consult with DJI Support.

3. Check the carbon tubes of the arms for damage.

4. Check the dampers on the landing gears. If they are

loose, secure them with 502 glue.

5. Ensure that there are no obstacles on or around the

GPS module or around the antennas on the landing

gear

. Remov e an y obstacle s (suc h a s tape s wit h

conductiv e material ) tha t migh t affec t o r bloc k the

signal.

6. Check that the right and left landing gear rest at the

same tilt angle.

© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 1I V

. Checking the Motors

1. Chec k th e rotor s t o confir m tha t the y hav e not

become loose.

2. Detac h th e propeller s an d star t th e motors

. Liste n

carefully

. I f ther e i s an y abnorma l noise

, please

replac e th e motors

. Thi s ma y b e a sig n tha t the

bearings have been worn out.

3. Detach the propellers and start the motors. Carefully

examin e th e edg e o f th e roto r an d confir m tha t the

shaf t i s perfectl y centere d o n th e motor

. Check

fo r an y abnorma l o r excessiv e vibration

. I f any

problems are detected, contact DJI Support to order

replacement motors.

4. Chec k fo r deformitie s b y confirmin g tha t th e gap

betwee n th e moto r an d moto r bas e i s even

. I f not

contact DJI Support to order replacement motors.

5. Ensur e tha t th e screw s use d t o secur e th e motor

bas e ar e tigh t an d th e plasti c component s around

th e motor s ar e i n goo d condition

. I f no t please

tighte n th e screw s an d contac t DJ I t o repai r any

broken plastic components.

V

. Checking the Propellers

1. Chec k th e propellers

. I f ther e i s an y bend i ng

, breakage or cracking on a propeller, do not use it.

2. Attach the propeller to the motor, turn on the aircraft,

and place it on the ground. Stand 1 meter away from

the aircraft and observe the rotating propellers. If you

ca n se e tw o distinc t propelle r outlin e layers

, when

lookin g a t a spinnin g propelle r fro m th e side

, this

propeller is damaged and should not be used.

VI. Checking the IMU

1. Open DJI Pilot app to check the condition of the IMU

an d perfor m a n advance d IM U calibration

. Please

plac e th e aircraf t i n a coo l environmen t an d o n a

flat, stable surface (if the landing gear is damaged,

suppor t th e aircraf t wit h fou r object s o f equal

height). Do not touch the craft during the calibration.

2. Turn on the aircraft and listen for any abnormal noise

o r vibratio n fro m th e fa n locate d o n th e fron t o f the

aircraft

. I f an y irregularit y i s de tected

, replac e th e

fan.

VII. Checkin g th e Contro l an d V ide o T ransmissio n System

1. Check the 4 antennas on the landing gear to ensure

that they are secure. Also check for any bending or

damage.

2. Chec k th e antenna s o f th e remot e controlle r for

damage

3. Check the neck strap for damage or wear, replace

if necessary. VIII. Checking the Gimbal and Camera

1. Th e quick

- moun t connecto r fo r th e camer a i s a

particularl y vulnerabl e component

. I f th e gimbal

fails to initialize when turned on, fails to work after

initialization

, o r fail s t o transmi t vide o t o th e a p p

(whil e OS D dat a i s displayed)

, th e quick

- mount

connecto r ma y b e worn

. I n thi s case

, replac e the

rubber mat, circuit board, and/or connector on the

gimbal quick

- mount.

2. Chec k th e meta l contact s o n th e quic k mount

connecto r board

, i f an y contac t i s bent

, replace

the quick

- mount connector.

3. Ch e c k th e contac t p in s o n th e qu i ck

- mou n t

connecto r board

, i f ther e i s an y dirt

, ru b i t clean

with an eraser. If any contact pins are worn out it

should be replaced.

4. Confirm that the gimbal is able to properly stabilize

itself

. I f it s stabilizin g performanc e deteriorates,

contact DJI to arrange repairs.

5. Liste n fo r an y abnorma l nois e fro m th e fa n when

the gimbal is turned on. This may indicate unusual

vibration and the fan should be replaced.

IX. Checking the V ision Positioning System

1. Check the lens of the camera. If any dirt or residue

is detected, gently clean the lens.

2. Check for and remove objects that mig ht block the

sensors.

3. Ensure that the Vision Positioning System is securely

installed on the aircraft.

4. Detach the propellers and turn on the aircraft. Hold

th e aircraf t 1

- 2 meter s abov e a surfac e wit h rich

patterns

, unde r goo d lightin g conditions

. Change

th e Fligh t Mod e switc h t o P Mod e o n th e controller

and check the DJI Pilot app. If the app displays an

altitud e valu e an d indicate s tha t P

- OPT I mod e is

active, the Vision Positioning System should function

normally.

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# APPENDIX B

3D Robotics Aero M

– Operations Documents

# AE R O

C ong r atulations on y our pu r chase of an A e r o!

Please r ead the f oll o wing sections of this manual t o g et

sta r t ed with y our n e w au t onomous ai r c r a f t.

1 Meet the A e r o 7 F l y

- b y

- wi r e mode

2 Sa f e t y 8 C ommand modes

3 C ha rg e bat t ery 9 Mi s sions

4 Setup 10 P r eflight s t eps

5 Manual mode 11 T a k eoff & landing

6 Stabili z e mode 12 P os t flight s t eps



# Meet the A e r o

nose

body

le f t wing

mo t or righ t wing

tai l boom

tail

1

## ai r spee d sensor

bat t er y c ompa r tment

elect r onics c ompa r tment

(under wing s )

le f t aile r o n righ t aile r on

rudder

el e v a t or

If the t erms ab ov e a r e un f amiliar t o y ou, visit 3d r

. c om/learn

, and di v e in t o the e x citing w orld of planes with our

Int r oduction t o F lying F i x ed

- W ing Ai r c r a f t

.



## RC t r ansmit t er

Spe k tru m F lyS k y



## If y ou did not o r der an R C t r ansmit t er with y our

A e r o

, visit 3d r

. c om/learn f or instructions.

2100 f t (30 m) 5 miles (8 km) 

# ! 

# Sa f e t y

Be f o r e y ou fl y

, al way s de t ermine the boundaries of y our sa f e flying a r ea. If

the A e r o m ov es outside the designa t ed a r ea or e xhibits instabili t y in flight,

s wi t ch t o fl y

- b y

- wi r e mode and land the plane manuall y

.

T he A e r o will not a v oid obstacles on its o wn, including during mi s sions. As

the ope r a t o r

, it ’ s y our job t o r e c ogni z e and a v oid obstructions while flying.

Al way s be r eady t o r e g ain manual c ont r ol of the plane in the e v ent of an

unsa f e situation.

Spinning p r opelle r s can cause serious injur y

. T he sa f e t y but t on

indica t es the status of the mo t or t o help y ou p r e v ent ha z a r dous

c ontact with the A e r o ’ s high

- speed p r opelle r

. When the A e r o is

p o w e r ed on, the sa f e t y but t on will blink r ed; the mo t or is inacti v e

and the p r opeller is sa f e t o handle. When y ou’ r e r eady t o fl y

, p r e s s

and hold the sa f e t y but t on until it sh ow s solid r ed. T his indica t es

that the mo t or is acti v e and the p r opeller can spin if armed. T o

ma k e the p r opeller sa f e t o handle a g ain, p r e s s and hold the sa f e t y

but t on until it blin k s r ed.

visual l i v n i e sual line

of sigh t of sight 400 f t 400 f t

(120 m ( 1 ) 20 m) 

## Al way s fly bel o w 400 f t (120 m) and within y our

visual line of sight. Don’t let the A e r o g et t oo f ar

a wa y f r om y ou; ma k e su r e y ou can al way s see its

orientation. Don’t fly in l o w light, he a vy wind, r ain,

or other c onditions that might impede visibili t y

.

100 f t ( 3 5 0 m ) les (8 km)

100 f t (30 m) 

## Al way s fly at least fi v e miles (8 km) a wa y f r om

airpo r ts and other a r eas whe r e pilots ope r a t e

manned ai r c r a f t.

Al way s fly at least 100 f eet (30 m) a wa y f r om

people, v ehicles, and buildings. Ma k e the sa f e t y

of people and p r ope r t y y our fi r st priori t y!

If the A e r o looses c ontact with the R C t r ansmit t e r

, it will

r eturn t o the launch point au t omatically and en t er in t o a

ci r cle pat t ern ab ov e the launch point, indica t ed b y a

blinking y ell o w status LE D

.

If the bat t ery r eaches 33% of its r emaining cha rg e, the

A e r o will r eturn au t omatically t o ci r cle ab ov e the launch

point, indica t ed b y a blinking y ell o w status LED and a

quick r epeating t one.

3

# C ha r g e bat t ery

T he A e r o is p o w e r ed b y a r echa rg eable lithium polymer

(Li P o ) bat t er y

. S t o r e the bat t ery at half cha rg e, then cha rg e

fully be f o r e flying. Bat t eries must ship at half cha rg e, so

please cha rg e be f o r e y our fi r st flight. Each full bat t ery

p r o vides app ro xima t ely 40 minu t es of flight time.

bat t ery cha rg er



## C onnect the cha rg er t o the p o w er adap t er cable and a

w all outlet. C onnect the r ed cable t o the + po r t and the

black cable t o the

- po r t.



# +

–

Set the cha rg er t o Li P o and 3A.

Li P o 3A



## 4

## C onnect the whi t e c onnec t or t o the 4S po r t. Join the t w o y ell o w

c onnec t o r s t o g ethe r

. Secu r e the bat t ery inside the gua r d bag while

cha r ging, and cha rg e until the status indica t or displ ay s g r een.

4S



### Chargin g C omple t e

gua r d bag



# ! Bat t ery sa f e t y

P r o t ect the bat t ery f r om e xt r eme heat, e xt r eme c old, puncturing,

and flammable sur f a c es. Al way s t r anspo r t, cha rg e, and s t o r e

the bat t ery in the gua r d bag.

C ha rg e the bat t ery using a designa t ed Li P o balan c e cha rg er onl y

. Al way s moni t or the bat t ery while cha r ging.

F lying with a l o w bat t ery is a sa f e t y risk and can r ender the bat t ery

permanently unusable. Al way s fly with a fully cha rg ed bat t er y

.

Inspec t th e bat t er y f o r dama g e be f o r e ta k eof f an d a f t e r landing.

I f y o u obser v e a n y s w ellin g o f th e pac k a g e o r th e bat t er y c eases

t o function

, loca t e y ou r loca l bat t er y r ec y clin g c en t e r t o dispose

o f th e bat t er y

. I n th e U S an d Canada

, visi t call2 r ec y cle

. or g t o

fin d a location

. D o no t dispos e o f th e bat t er y i n th e t r ash.

5

# Setup

F oll o w these instructions t o ta k e the A e r o f r om

t r a v el c onfigu r ation t o flight c onfigu r ation.



# 1 Slide the hori z ontal stabili z er in t o the v e r tical stabili z er

along the o r an g e g r o ov e. Ma k e su r e not t o st r e s s a n y

of the c omponents on the tail.

hori z ontal stabili z er

v e r tical stabili z er

c omple t e tail a s sembly



## On the t op of the hori z ontal stabili z e r

, open the

blue clasp at the end of the ser v o r od.

6

## Inse r t the pegs on the clasp in t o the open spa c e in

the ser v o horn, and close the clas p

.

ser v o horn



## Slide the blue rubber ring ov er the clasp t o secu r e it in pla c e.

T urn the plane ov er and inse r t the p r o vided tail sc r e w

in t o the hori z ontal and v e r tical stabili z e r s.

tail sc r e w



# 2 L oca t e the wing spar (long r od) and the t w o wings.

Slide a wing on t o the spa r

.

7

## Slide the other wing on t o the spa r

. Do not t wist the wing or the spar so as not t o st r e s s the f oam.

c omple t e wing a s sembly



## L oca t e the t w o cables inside the elect r onics c ompa r tment mar k ed

AILE. C onnect these cables t o the t w o cables on the wings mar k ed

AILE. (Either of the wing cables can c onnect t o either of the plane

cables; the o r der doesn’t mat t e r .)

plane AILE cables wing AILE cables



## Pla c e the wings ov er the body of the A e r o with the f oam squa r es

fit t ed in t o the ma t ching spa c e in the elect r onics c ompa r tment.

Ma k e su r e not t o pinch the AILE cables.

wings pla c ed on t o the body of the A e r o



## 8

## L oca t e the f our la rg e rubber bands. Use the bands t o secu r e

the wings t o the body of the A e r o b y the f our o r an g e knobs

on the body a r ound the wings.

A ttach t w o of the bands t o the t w o knobs on one of the sho r t

sides and opposi t e knobs on the opposing side.

add fi r st band add se c ond band

o r an g e knobs



## R epeat on the other sho r t side with the r emaining t w o rubber

bands, r esulting in t w o pai r s of opposing right triangles.

add thi r d band add f ou r th band

c omple t e band a s sembly



## 9

# 3 L oca t e the rings inside the p r opeller pac k a g e. R em ov e

the ring with the se c ond

- la rg est in t ernal diame t e r

, and

inse r t it in t o the back of the p r opeller hu b

.

R em ov e the nut and the w asher f r om the mo t o r

, add the

p r opeller with the writing on the p r opeller f acing t ow a r ds

the nose of the plane

, add the w asher and the nut ov er the

p r opelle r

, and tigh t en the nut.

10

## T he tail boom arri v es attached t o the A e r o

. F oll o w these

instructions t o r em ov e the tail boom f or t r a v el.

Dis c onnect the R UDD and ELEV cables inside the

elect r onics c ompa r tment.

R em ov e the sc r e w s on the body and the tail indica t ed bel o w

.

body

tail



## P ull out the tail boom t o r em ov e. T o r eattach, r e v e r se these s t eps.

11

# Setting flight modes

O n 3D R t r ansmit t e r s

, us e th e t w o

- positio n s wi t c h an d the

th r ee

- positio n s wi t c h sh o w n bel ow t o selec t a fligh t mode.

Spe k tru m mod e s wi t ches

t w o

- positio n s wi t ch

mar k e d GEAR / MIX

F lyS k y mod e s wi t ches th r ee

- positio n s wi t ch

mar k e d FLA P

/ G Y R O

a v ailabl e position s 0

, 1

, 2

th r ee

- positio n s wi t ch

mar k e d F MODE

a v ailabl e position s N

, 1

, 2

t w o

- positio n s wi t ch

mar k e d AI L D

/R

a v ailabl e position s 0

, 1

T h e t w o

- positio n s wi t c h acti v a t e s on e o f th e t w o g r oup s o f modes

the n th e th r ee

- positio n s wi t c h select s th e specifi c mod e withi n the

g r ou p. T h e th r ee

- positio n s wi t c h ca n b e se t f or w a r d ( a way f r o m y ou),

c en t e r

, an d bac k ( t ow a r d s y ou)

. T h e t w o

- positio n s wi t c h ca n b e set

f or w a r d an d back.

th r ee

- positio n mod e s wi t ch t w o

- positio n mod e s wi t ch

f or w a r d

( a way f r o m y ou) c en t er back

( t ow a r d s y ou) f or w a r d

( a way f r o m y ou) back

( t ow a r d s y ou)



## 12

## T h e A e r o include s si x fligh t modes

. Manua l mode

, t w o a s sis t e d flight

mode s ( stabili z e an d fl y by wi r e)

, au t onomou s mi s sio n mode

, an d t w o

c omman d mode s (loi t e r an d r etur n t o launch)

. T h e f oll o win g sections

o f thi s manua l describ e th e beh a vio r o f eac h mode

. T h e A e r o ’ s six

mode s a r e a s signe d t o y ou r t r ansmit t er ’ s mod e s wi t che s a cc o r din g t o

model.



# F light modes on Spe k trum

W ith GEAR / MIX set t o MIX

,

set FLA P / G Y R O t o: 0 f or A U T ONOMOUS

1 f or F L Y B Y WIRE

2 f or RETURN T O L A UNCH

W ith GEAR / MIX set t o GEAR

,

set FLA P / G Y R O t o: 0 f or MAN U AL

1 f or S T ABILIZE

2 f or L OITER



# F light modes on F lyS k

y

W ith AI L D

/ R set t o 0

,

set F MOD E t o: N f or RETURN T O L A UNCH

1 f or F L Y B Y WIRE

2 f or A U T ONOMOUS

W ith AI L D

/ R set t o 1

,

set F MOD E t o: N f or L OITER

1 f or S T ABILIZE

2 f or MAN U AL

13

# Manual mode

F ly with fine

- tuned manual c ont r ol without au t opilot a s sistan c e.

Manual mode gi v es y ou the most di r ect input t o the c ont r ol

sur f a c es, r esulting in p r ecise in

- flight adjustment. T ry manual

mode if y ou’ r e an e xperien c ed R C plane ope r a t o r

.



# X

GPS 

## no GPS lock r equi r ed

Manual mode R C c ont r ols

th r ottle pi t ch

y a w r oll



## T h r ottle up

Inc r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle d o wn Dec r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle fully d o wn

S t op mo t o r

.

14

## Y a w le f t

T urn le f t.

Y a w right

T urn right.

P i t ch up

P i t ch u p

.

P i t ch d o wn

P i t ch d o wn.

R oll le f t

R oll right R oll le f t.

R oll right.

15

# Stabili z e mode

Stabili z e mode p r o vides manual c ont r ol with an added au t opilot

sa f egua r d: R elease the right stick and the A e r o will au t omatically

r eturn t o a l e v el flying orientation. Use stabili z e mode f or the

f r eedom of manual c ont r ol with r eturn

- t o

- l e v el stabili z ation.



# X

GPS 

## no GPS lock r equi r ed

Stabili z e mode R C c ont r ols

th r ottle pi t ch

y a w r oll



## T h r ottle up

Inc r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle d o wn Dec r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle fully d o wn

S t op mo t o r

.

16

## Y a w le f t

T urn le f t.

Y a w right

T urn right.

P i t ch up

P i t ch u p

.

P i t ch d o wn

P i t ch d o wn.

R oll le f t

R oll right R oll le f t.

R oll right.

R oll and pi t ch c en t er

A u t omatically l e v el.

17

# F l y

- b y

- wi r e mode

L et the au t opilot mana g e the c ont r ol sur f a c es, and n a vi g a t e based

on whe r e y ou w ant the A e r o t o fl y

. F l y

- b y

- wi r e mode* (F B W) is the

easiest wa y t o fly and is the r e c ommended mode f or n e w flie r s.

* A P M:Plane mode F B W

A



# X

GPS 

## no GPS lock r equi r ed

F B W mode R C c ont r ols

th r ottle stabili z ed pi t ch

y a w stabili z ed r oll



## T h r ottle up

Inc r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle d o wn Dec r ease mo t or

speed.

T h r ottle fully d o wn

S t op mo t o r

.

18

## Y a w le f t

T urn le f t.

Y a w right

T urn right.

P i t ch up

P i t ch u p

.

P i t ch d o wn

P i t ch d o wn.

R oll le f t

R oll right F ly t o the le f t.

F ly t o the right.

R oll and pi t ch c en t er

A u t omatically l e v el.

19

# C ommand modes

Use c ommand modes t o en t er in t o an au t omatic flight pat t ern.

On c e set t o a c ommand mode, the A e r o will c ontinue t o f oll o w

the specified pat t ern until otherwise di r ec t ed. C ommand modes

r equi r e GPS lock prior t o ta k eof f

.

L oi t er mode: GPS

- positioned ci r cling

» T he A e r o will en t er in t o a ci r cle pat t ern with a r adius of

60 me t e r s at the cur r ent altitude.

» M ov e the right stick t o adjust the position of the ci r cle.

GPS 

## GPS lock r equi r ed

R eturn

- t o

- launch mode: ci r cling ov er launch point

» T he A e r o will r eturn t o the position whe r e it a c qui r ed GPS lock

and en t er in t o a ci r cle pat t ern at an altitude of 100 me t e r s.

GP S 

## GPS lock r equi r ed

20

# Mi s sions

Use a g r ound station c ompu t er with the p r o vided T elemetry

Radio t o fly a fully au t onomous mi s sion. T o d o wnload so f t w a r e

and learn h o w t o plan a mi s sion, visit 3d r

. c om/learn.

lap t op g r ound station with 3DR T elemetry Radio



## On c e y ou h a v e s a v ed a mi s sion t o the A e r o

, ensu r e that the

au t opilot a c qui r es GPS lock during the p r eflight s t eps, and

ta k e off in manual, stabili z e, or fl y

- b y

- wi r e mode. F ly t o the

app ro xima t e altitude of the fi r st wa ypoint, and s wi t ch in t o

au t onomous mode t o sta r t the mi s sion.

T o fly a mi s sion with au t omatic ta k eoff and landing, visit

3d r

. c om/learn f or instructions.

GP S 

## GPS lock r equi r ed



# ! Do not set the A e r o t o au t onomous mode without f oll o wing

the mi s sion planning instructions at 3DR

. c om/learn

.

213 4 

# P r eflight s t eps

Select an open a r ea f or flying, a wa y f r om people and buildings,

and r emember t o bring the flight checklist and a fully cha rg ed

bat t er y

. F oll o w these s t eps e v ery time y ou fl y

.

Fligh t C hecklist

P r eflight

1 Go outside to an open area, C onnect

and inspect aircra f

t.

» Wings and tail attached

» T ail boom secur e

» S erv os and rods secur e

» Airspeed s ens or secur e

» Propeller tight

» T ransm itter on 2

charged batt er y

.

» Hold aircra f t still

while powering on.

» Secure lid.

» Check f or balanc ed

center of gr a vit y

.

Check manual

controls.

» Throttle

» Pitc h u p and down

» Roll le f t and right

» Y aw le f t and right Check autopilot

stabilization.

» Pitc h u p and down

» Roll le f t and right

5 C hec k LED for blinking 6 Press and hold

blue (no GPS) or blinking

green ( GP S lock ed).

X

S safety button until

solid red.

G P S

LED Initializing, please w ait

Autopilot r ead

y

, no GPS

Autopilot r ead y

, GP S lock ed

Armed, r eady to fly

L oss of RC signal, automatic r eturn to launch

Sy stem er r o r

, see t r oubleshooting guide

Safety Butt on

Inactive, safe to handle

Active, p r ess and hold button befo r e handling 

### flight checklist



# 1 Be f o r e flying, ex amine the A e r o t o ensu r e that all

c omponents a r e secu r ed in flight c onfigu r ation.

» C heck that the wings, tail, and tail boom a r e fully

a s sembled and secu r ely attached.

» C heck that the p r opeller is secu r ed tightly t o the

mo t o r

.

» C heck that the ser v o r ods a r e secu r ed t o the ser v o

horns with the blue clasps.

tail ser v os wing ser v os



## 22

## C heck that the ai r speed sensor is secu r ed t o the side of

the A e r o and the tube is f r ee f r om obstructions.

ai r speed sensor



## If a n y of the c omponents or a s semblies in these chec k s a r e

not secu r e, tigh t en the sc r e w s or use CA glue ( super glue)

t o secu r e the c omponents t o the f oam.

P o w er on the R C t r ansmit t e r

, and set the th r ottle fully d o wn.



# 2 Open the bat t ery c ompa r tment b y sliding the knob

on the o r an g e s wi t ch and li f ting out the f oam lid.

23

## Secu r e a cha rg ed bat t ery t o the v elc r o strip within the

mar k ed lines, and attach the y ell o w c onnec t o r s.



# ! Hold the A e r o still and l ev el while it p ow e r s on.

Secu r e with the v elc r o st r a p

. C lose lid b y aligning

the o r an g e no t ches at the nose.



# 3 W ith the bat t ery c onnec t ed and the lid secu r ed, check that the

A e r o is c or r ectly balan c ed f or flight. Hold the A e r o with one fin g er

on each of the clea r

, plastic balancing points sh o wn bel o w

. T hese

points indica t e the A e r o ’ s c en t er of g r a vi t y

.

24

## If the plane balan c es on y our fin g e r s, then the c en t er of

g r a vi t y is c or r ect. If it w on’t balan c e, adjust the position of

the bat t ery until y ou can balan c e the plane on t w o fin g e r s as

sh o wn bel o w

.



# 4 C heck the LED f or the status of the au t opilot. If y ou plan t o

use loi t e r

, r eturn

- t o

- launch, au t onomous, or a n y other GPS

r equi r ed modes during y our flight, w ait t o see the blinking

g r een light, indicating GPS lock, be f o r e p r o c eeding. If y ou plan

t o fly only in manual, stabili z e, or fl y

- b y

- wi r e modes, y ou m a y

p r o c eed when y ou see the blinking blue light.

Initializing, please w ait



## LED A u t opilot r ead y

, no GPS

A u t opilot r ead y

, GPS loc k ed



# 5 T o arm the mo t o r

, p r e s s and hold the sa f e t y

but t on until it displ ay s solid r ed.

sa f e t y but t on Inacti v e

, mo t or disarmed

A cti v e, mo t or armed



## 25

# ! 6 Pla c e the plane on the g r ound, and set the mode s wi t ches

t o select manual mode. M ov e each of the stic k s as sh o wn,

and check f or the c or r esponding m ov ement of the mo t or

or c ont r ol sur f a c es.

Raise the th r ottle slightly until the mo t or spins, then

immedia t ely set the th r ottle back t o fully d o wn position.

Mo t or spins.

Do not r aise the th r ottle mo r e than just enough t o

spin the mo t or while the plane is on the g r ound, and

do not pla c e y our hands in the wa y of the p r opeller

while the mo t or is armed.

P i t ch d o wn

El e v a t or tilts d o wn.

P i t ch up

El e v a t or tilts u p

.

26

## R oll le f t

L e f t aile r on tilts u p

, right aile r on tilts

d o wn.

R oll right

L e f t aile r on tilts

d o wn, right aile r on

tilts u p

.

Y a w le f t

Rudder tilts le f t.

Y a w right

Rudder tilts right.

27

# 7 Set the mode s wi t ches t o stabili z e, and hold the plane in f r ont

of y ou. M ov e the plane as sh o wn, and check f or the stabili z ation

r esponse f r om the c ont r ol sur f a c es.

T est: T ilt the plane le f t.

R esult: L e f t aile r on tilts

d o wn, right aile r on tilts u p

.

T est: T ilt the plane right.

R esult: L e f t aile r on tilts u p

, right aile r on tilts d o wn.

T est: T ilt the plane d o wn.

R esult: El e v a t or tilts u p

.

T est: T ilt the plane u p

.

R esult: El e v a t or tilts d o wn.

28

# T a k eoff & landing

N o w y ou’ r e r eady f or ta k eoff! If y ou’ r e n e w t o planes, w e r e c ommend

h a ving a friend help y ou launch the A e r o

. H a v e y our friend th r o w the

A e r o while y ou c ont r ol the t r ansmit t e r

.

W e r e c ommend setting the A e r o t o fl y

- b y

- wi r e mode f or ta k eof f

.

F ind a launching a r ea with at least 100 f eet of clear spa c e in f r ont of

y ou. F a c e in t o the wind, and hold the A e r o at the c en t er of g r a vi t y

. Raise the th r ottle t o c en t er position t o sta r t the mo t o r

. Be ca r eful not

t o pla c e y our hand in the wa y of the p r opeller!

th r ottle c en t er

Hold the A e r o ab ov e y our head, run, and th r o w the

plane at an u p w a r ds angle.

On c e launched, the A e r o will r equi r e immedia t e adjustment with

the t r ansmit t er t o n a vi g a t e a wa y f r om the g r ound and up t o the

desi r ed altitude. P i t ch up (right stick d o wn) and add a n y other

ne c e s sary c ont r ols based on wind, speed, and t er r ain.

29

# ! When y ou’ r e r eady t o end y our flight, f oll o w these s t eps t o land:

» F ly a ci r cle pat t ern ab ov e y our landing a r ea.

» C ome in on a final app r oach, flying in t o the wind at

an altitude of 20 t o 40 me t e r s.

» When the plane r eaches an altitude of 10 me t e r s, set the

th r ottle fully d o wn t o turn off the mo t or and glide d o wn

on a 15 t o 20 deg r ee d o wn

- pi t ch angle.

» When the plane is one me t er ab ov e the g r ound, pi t ch up

(fla r e) t o land the A e r o on the body of the plane ins t ead

of the nose.

wind di r ection

pi t ch slightly d o wn

th r ottle fully d o wn

20

- 40 m pi t ch up

10 m

1 m

A f t er s t opping the mo t or at an altitude of 10 m, k eep y our

thumb on the th r ottle stick in fully d o wn position t o ensu r e

that the mo t or does not a c cidently spin during landing.

30

# P os t flight s t eps

1 T o disarm the mo t o r

, p r e s s and hold the

sa f e t y but t on until it displ ay s blinking r ed.

sa f e t y but t on Inacti v e

, mo t or disarmed

A cti v e, mo t or armed



# 2 Dis c onnect bat t ery



# 3 T urn off t r ansmit t e r

.

Y our flight is n o w c omple t e. Al way s f oll o wing the p r eflight

and pos t flight s t eps described in this manual when y ou fl y

.

31

# FP V / O SD video

If y ou r e c ei v ed an FP V

/ O SD video sy s t em with y our A e r o

, visit

3DR .c om/learn f or instructions on ope r ating y our video sy s t em.



# L earning mo r e

V isit 3DR .c om/learn f or mo r e instructions on flying, c onfiguring,

and using a g r ound station with the A e r o

.

T o learn mo r e about the A P M:Plane pla t f orm, including

adding n e w flight modes and flying au t onomous mi s sions,

visit plane.a r dupilot

. c om

.



# Suppo r t

F or cus t omer suppo r t, c ontact us at help@3DR .c om

or call our suppo r t line at +1 (858) 2 25

- 1 4 14

Mond a y th r ough F rid a y

, f r om 8 am t o 5 pm, P S T

.

Hap p y flying!

A e r o Use r Manua l v B | DCT0 0 3 5 | ©3 D R obotics

, Inc

. | 3 1 Octobe r 2014



## 32

# Ae r o

- M

Operation Manual

Than k yo u fo r pu r chasin g a n Ae r o

- M ! Thi s manua l contain s importan t informatio n abou t your

aeria l mappin g platform

. Pleas e r ea d thes e instruction s befo r e you r firs t flight.

1 Plan 1

2 Fly 20

3 P r ocess 37

Appendix 41

Onlin e informatio n portal : 3DR.com/Ae r o

- M

3D R support : help@3DR.com

T erm s an d conditions : 3DR.com/terms

Pix4 D instructions : support.Pix4D.com

V .3 2014

©3D Robotics

DCT0010

# 1 Plan

Part s 2

Fligh t Batter y 3

Chargin g 3

Safet y 3

Powerin g th e Ae r o 4

Camer a Setu p 5

3D R EA I 5

Chargin g 5

Startin g a Missio n 5

Mountin g 6

G r oun d Statio n Setu p 7

Downloa d Softwa r e 7

Connec t t o Radi o 7 Missio n Plannin g 8

Operatin g Parameter s 8

Loa d Map s 9

Dra w Polygo n 10

Configu r e Surve y 11

Sav e an d W rit e Missio n 19

1

# P arts

Ae r o

batterie s (2)

camera

win g spar

horizonta l stabilizer

wings

r egistratio n ca r d and

Pix4 D licens e key R C cont r olle r and

accessories

g r oun d statio n radio

mic r o

- US B cable

charge r and

accessories

batter y gua r d bag

win g rubbe r bands

( 4 plu s 2 spa r e)

p r opeller s (1

plu s 1 spa r e)

he x key s (?)

p r opelle r w r ench

spa r e cont r o l ho r ns

(2)

spa r e serv o r od s (2)

FPV/OSD System

If you selected to r eceive a FPV/OSD system, those components

will be included with the Ae r o ’ s accessories. See page 34 for

parts and instructions. spa r e camera

moun t filter s (2)

Pixhaw k mic r o

- SD

ca r d adapter

2

# Flight Battery

The Ae r o is powe r ed by a r echargeable lithium polymer (LiPo) batter y

. Charge the battery befo r e your first flight.



# Charging Safety

1

Connect the charger to the power adapter cable

and a wall outlet. Connect the r ed cable to the +

port and the black cable to the

- port. 2

Set the charger to LiPo and 3A. 

# !

+

–

Charger with power cable and

split

- wire charging cable



### 3 LiP o 3A

Charger settings



### 4 Flying with a low battery is a safety risk and can r ender the

battery permanently unusable. Always fly with a fully charged

batter y

.

Charge the battery using a designated LiPo balance charger

onl y

. Always monitor the battery while charging. P r otect the

battery f r om ext r eme heat, ext r eme cold, puncturing, and

flammable surfaces. Always transport, charge, and sto r e the

battery in the gua r d bag.

Inspec t th e batter y fo r damag e befo r e an d afte r flying

. I f you

observ e an y swellin g o f th e packag e o r th e batter y ceases

t o function

, d o no t us e th e battery ; locat e you r loca l battery

r ecyclin g cente r

, an d dispos e o f th e batter y

. I n th e U S and

Canada

, visi t call2 r ecycle.or g t o fin d a location

. D o not

dispos e o f th e batter y i n th e trash.

Connect the white connector to the 4S port, and

join the two yellow connectors togethe r

. Secu r e the battery inside the gua r d bag,

and charge until the status indicator

displays g r een.

Charging

4S

Complete

Flight battery charging wiring Charging in process



### 3

# Powering the Aero

1

T u r n on the cont r olle r

. T o avoid triggering

the cont r oller ’

s startup alarm, ensu r e that

all switches a r e set back (away f r om you)

and the th r ottle stick is set fully down.

Switches 

### 2

Open the battery compartment by

sliding the knob on the orange switch

forwa r d and lifting out the lid. 

# !

It is important to establish communication befo r e

powering on the Ae r o. Always tu r n on the cont r oller

befo r e connecting the batter y

. When powering o f f

the Ae r o, disconnect the battery befo r e tu r ning o f f

the cont r olle r

.

Th r ottle stick Aero: battery compartment lid

RC controller



### 3

Insert a charged battery into the battery slot,

and attach the yellow connectors. This will

power on the Ae r o.



# !

Hold the Ae r o still and level while it powers on.

Attach the velc r o above the battery slot to the

velc r o on the batter y

. Close and secu r e the lid

onto the battery compartment. battery

connector

battery slot

flight battery

Aero: battery compartment interior



### 4

# Camera Setup

Th e Ae r o include s a Cano n PowerSho t S10 0 runnin g th e 3D R EA I script.



# 3DR EAI (Exposure

- Aperture

- IS O )

3D R EA I run s o n th e Cano n Hacke r Developmen t Ki t (CHDK)

, a powerfu l open

sou r c e too l tha t expand s th e functionalit y o f Cano n point

- and

- shoo t cameras

. 3DR

EA I optimize s imag e exposu r e an d integrate s wit h th e Pixhaw k autopilo t t o enable

distance

- base d imaging.

Thi s softwa r e i s designe d t o loa d o f f th e camera ’ s S D ca r d

, leavin g th e origina l Canon

p r ogrammin g intact

. Th e yello w switc h o n th e sid e o f th e S D ca r d allow s yo u t o lock

o r unloc k th e ca r d

. Loc k th e S D ca r d t o ru n 3D R EAI ; unloc k th e S D ca r d t o save

image s t o you r g r oun d statio n o r t o boo t th e camer a wit h it s origina l p r ogramming.

Fo r mo r e informatio n abou t 3D R EAI

, se e pag e 43. 

# Charging

Charg e th e camer a batter y befo r e you r firs t flight

. Once

full y charged

, inser t th e batter y int o th e camera.

statu s indicator

Cano n batter y charger



# Starting a Mission

S D ca r d locked

Loa d 3D R EAI



# » Fl y a mappin g mission S D ca r d unlocked

Loa d defaul t Cano n softwa r e



# » V ie w image s o n camera



# » Sav e image s t o g r oun d station



# » Updat e script T o p r epa r e th e camer a t o fl y a mappin g mission

, ensu r e tha t th e mode

dia l i s se t t o P (program ) mode

. Power on the camera using the silver

button on the top. 3DR EAI will start automaticall y

, and you will see the

script messages on the camera displa y

. Check to see that the last line

of the script r eads waiting on USB signal

. The camera is now r eady to map!

power button

mode dial

Camera running 3DR EAI Camera running Canon software



# ! Power o f f the camera befo r e r emoving the SD ca r d.

Camera ready to map: waiting on USB signal



### 5

# Mounting

Th e camer a mount s t o th e Ae r o insid e th e batter y compartment

an d connect s t o th e autopilo t usin g th e mini

- US B cable

. Whe n the

camer a i s r ead y t o star t th e mission

, inser t th e camer a int o the

moun t insid e th e batter y compartmen t a s show n belo w

, connect

th e mini

- US B cabl e t o th e camera

, an d secu r e th e camer a i n place

usin g th e velc r o strap. Th e camer a moun t include s a len s ca p tha t p r otect s th e filte r during

travel

. Mak e su r e t o r emov e thi s len s ca p befo r e yo u fl y

, an d check

tha t th e filte r contain s n o foa m particles

, dirt

, o r scratche s tha t could

a f fec t imag e qualit y

.

I t i s expecte d tha t th e filte r wil l accumulat e scratche s afte r significant

use

. I f yo u notic e an y damag e t o th e filte r tha t coul d a f fec t image

qualit y

, unsc r e w th e filte r an d r eplac e wit h on e o f th e extr a filters

p r ovide d wit h th e Ae r o.

autopilot integration cable

UV filter

Aer o batter y compartment : camer a mount



### Connect mini

- USB cable inside

battery compartment he r e. Camer a moun t (bottom) : ca p removed

Camer a moun t (bottom) : ca p attached

Camer a (side)



### Th e camer a moun t i s fixe d t o th e insid e o f th e batter y compartment

an d i s no t intende d t o b e r emove d f r o m th e Ae r o.

6

# Ground Station Setup

Mission Planner allows you to tu r n a W indows laptop into a full

- featu r ed

g r ound station for configuring and monitoring autonomous missions. Y ou will

need to take this laptop into the field when you fly the mission. As part of the

mission p r ocedu r e, you will use the Pix4D Rapid Check to verify the quality of

the image set befo r e leaving the field.



# Download Software Connect to Radio

Mission Planner T o connect the Ae r o to Mission Planne r

, connect the g r ound station radio

to the laptop, and power the Ae r o.

Mission Planner is a full

- featu r ed g r ound station application for planning

missions and monitoring the Ae r o in flight. Download Mission Planner

f r om 3DR.com/d o wnload_software

.

If you al r eady have Mission Planner installed, make su r e you’ r e running

the most r ecent version: Select the Help tab and Check for Upd a tes

.

Mission Planner: Help tab 

### 1

Connect the g r ound station radio to your

laptop using the mic r o

- USB cable. Open

Mission Planne r

.

Ground station laptop with radio connected



### 3

Select Flight D a ta to view live data f r om the Ae r o. 2

Select 57600 and AUTO , then select CONNECT

. (When connecting di r ectly to Pixhawk ’ s

mic r o

- USB port, set the rate to 115200.)

Mission Planner Connect tool (top

- right corner))



### Pix4Dmapper L

T 3DR Edition

Y our license key for Pix4Dmapper can be found on the r egistration ca r d

inside the documents package.

V isit m a ppe r

.pix4d.com/license

- redeem to c r eate an account and r edeem

your license key; then visit pix4d.com/d o wnload to download Pix4Dmapper

Discover y

. Pix4D will automatically upgrade f r om the Discovery edition to

the L T 3DR Edition (or P r o Edition if you selected to upgrade) when you

log in to the p r ogram with your Pix4D account information. Mission Planner Flight D a t a tab: connected to aircraft



### 7

# Mission Planning

Operating P arameters

Th e Ae r o i s a complet e solutio n fo r c r eating

high

- r esolutio n visual

- spectru m aeria l maps. 

## Operatin g Parameters

Pixhawk

autopilot

system Canon S100

3DR EAI Pix4Dmapper

L T 3DR Edition 

## Came r a Canon S100

Came r a Orientation P o r t r ait ( side f acing f or w a r d)

Mapping system diagram



### T o c r eat e a map

, th e Ae r o flie s a n autonomou s missio n over

th e surve y site

, usin g th e integratio n betwee n th e Pixhawk

autopilo t an d custom

- p r ogramme d camer a t o captu r e images

a t a consisten t distanc e interval

. Pix4Dmappe r the n stitches

thes e image s togethe r int o a geo r efe r enced

, ortho r ectified

mosaic.

Th e accurac y o f th e ma p depend s o n th e configuratio n o f the

mission

. Plannin g a missio n tha t captu r e s high

- qualit y images

r equi r e s balancin g th e Ae r o ’ s operatin g parameter s wit h the

envi r onmenta l factor s a t th e surve y site. 

## Ope r ating Altitude 80

- 120 m

Standa r d Ope r ating Altitude 100 m

L ow

- W ind C onditions 0

- 6 m / s

High

- W ind C onditions 7

- 10 m / s

Maximum W ind C onditions 10 m / s

Ope r ating Speed 8

- 20 m / s

De f ault Speed 15 m / s

Estima t ed Maximum F light T ime 40 min

Estima t ed G r ound R esolution 5 c m / pi x el

Estima t ed Maximum Sur v e y A r ea 1 km 2



## Minimum Pho t o In t er v al 2 se c onds

8

# Load Maps

Mission Planner allows you to plan the mission away f r om the mapping location;

howeve r

, it is important to assess the envi r onmental conditions on site at the time

of the mission and adjust the flight plan if necessar y

. Alte r nativel y

, you can plan

the enti r e mission at the mapping location. T o c r eate or alter the mission, Mission

Planner r equi r es an Inte r net connection to access the maps. If you’ r e unable to

access the Inte r net on site, follow the instructions below to p r e

- fetch the maps

within Mission Planner while you have Inte r net access.

1

Open Mission Planne r

, select Flight Plan

, and

zoom to your flying location. 2

Right

- click on the map, select M a p T ool and

Prefetch

, and accept the default p r ompts.

Mission Planner will download the maps

for the selected location to your compute r

.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: zoom to mapping location Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: Select Prefetch



### 3

Mission Planner will attempt to load the map data f r om the cur r ent level of zoom down to the

closest level of zoom available. Howeve r

, it can take hours to p r e

- fetch every level of zoom,

and it is unlikely that the closer levels will be useful in planning the mission. T o shortcut this

p r ocess, check the slider on the right side of the map. The levels of zoom a r e r ep r esented by

this slider f r om 0 (bottom) to 25 (top). P r ess the ESC key to skip levels of zoom at a g r eater

detail than you need for mission planning.

9

# Draw Po l ygon

T o begin planning the mapping mission, select the a r ea you want to map using

the P olygon tool. Y

ou’ll be able to adjust the size and shape of the polygon later in

the mission configuration p r ocess.

1

Select Flight Plan

, and zoom to your

mapping location.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: zoom to mapping location 

### 2

Right click on the map. Select Dr a w P olygon and

Add P olygon P oint

. Click and drag to add points

a r ound the a r ea you want to map.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: draw polygon 

### 3

Right click on the polygon. Select Auto WP and

Su r vey (Grid

) to open the Survey T

ool.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: open Su r vey tool



# ! Units

The Survey T

ool uses metric units. If your Mission Planner is

set to imperial units, please change the settings to use metric

to plan the mission. Support for imperial units in Mission

Planner is coming soon; check 3DR.com/Aero

- M for updates.

10

# Configure Survey: Set Defau l t P arameters

The Survey tool allows you to configu r e a mapping mission acco r ding to the

Ae r o ’ s operating parameters and the cur r ent envi r onmental conditions at the

mapping location. First, set the default values for the Ae r o.

Set Camera

Canon S100

- S120

Set Camera Orientation

Uncheck the option for Camera top

facing forward

.

Set Default Speed

15 m/s

Apply Survey Speed

Check the option for Use speed for this mission

. If unchecked, the mission will use the Ae r o ’ s

default speed of 15 m/s r ega r dless of the

speed selected in the Survey T ool.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool



### 11

# ! 

# Configure Survey: Set Angle

Next configu r e the angle of the flight path for the cur r ent wind conditions.

Set Angle

Wind Di r ection

In envi r onments with winds of less than 6 m/s, set the angle so that

the Ae r o flies into the wind. In winds f r om 7

- 10 m/s, configu r e the

flight path to travel perpendicular to the wind so the Ae r o flies c r oss

wind.

wind

Mission Planner Su r vey tool 

### No. of Strips

Adjust the angle so that the Ae r o makes as few tu r ns as possible to

complete its course. The No. of Strips parameter shows how many

passes the plane will make as you adjust the angle.

Review Wind Conditions On

- Site

Always assess the wind conditions at your survey site at the time of

the mission and adjust the mission acco r dingl y

.

Mission Planner Tip: Adjust Polygon

Click and drag the r ed polygon points to adjust the size

and shape of the polygon f r om the Survey T ool. wind Configu r e the flight path parallel with

the wind in low winds (1

- 6 m/s).

wind Configu r e the flight path perpendicular to the

wind in high winds (7

- 10 m/s).

Use caution when flying in winds over 10m/s. Mapping r esults may degrade

as a r esult of inability to make headway or maintain app r opriate

g r oundspeed. 12

# Configure Survey: Set A l titude

The survey altitude determines the duration of the mission and the g r ound

r esolution of the final map. Adjust altitude to balance flight time and power

consumption with the cur r ent envi r onmental conditions.

Set Altitude

Standa r d operating altitude: 100 m

Operating altitude range: 80

- 120 m

Inc r easing altitude dec r eases flight time, allowing you to cover mo r e a r ea

per minute. Dec r easing altitude imp r oves g r ound r esolution. Set the alti

tude to get the best g r ound r esolution while keeping the flight time under

40 min and the altitude under 120 m.



# !

Keep altitude below 120 m, and ensu r e that the altitude is app r opriate for

your flying a r ea and local r egulations.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool



### Check G r ound Resolution

Ground Resolution is the centimeters per pixel that you will have

in the map and cor r esponds to the amount of detail that you

will see.

T o imp r ove g r ound r esolution by dec r easing the number of

centimeters per pixel, dec r ease altitude. Check Flight T ime

Flight T ime estimates the duration of the mission. The total estimated flight

time must be under 40 min for a fully charged Ae r o batter y

. T o dec r ease

flight time, inc r ease altitude or speed.

High winds, humidit y

, high altitude, and ext r eme heat can a f fect power

consumption and r educe flight time. Consider the envi r onmental factors at

your site when configuring flight time.

13

# Configure Survey: Check Photo Interval

W ith the basic parameters in place, verify that the photo interval calculated f r om

the altitude and speed complies with the operating parameters for the camera.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool 

### Check Photo Interval

Photo Eve r y must be longer than 2 seconds for the S100 camera.

Altitude

Inc r easing altitude inc r eases photo interval.



# !

Keep altitude below 120 m, and ensu r e that the altitude is

app r opriate for your flying a r ea and local r egulations.

Speed

Dec r easing speed inc r eases photo interval.



# !

Ensu r e that the Use speed for this mission option is checked.

14

# Configure Survey: Set T a k eoff and Landing

Now select a takeo f f and landing patte r n, either manual or automatic.

T akeo f f and Land WP ’

s

For automatic takeo f f and landing

Check the Add T

akeoff and Land WP ’

s option.

Uncheck the Use R TL option.

This will c r eate a takeo f f waypoint and a placeholder waypoint for the landing pat

te r n. After accepting the surve y

, configu r e the automatic landing patte r n by following

the instructions on page 20.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool 

### For automatic takeo f f and manual landing

Check both the Add T

akeoff and Land WP ’

s option and the Use R TL options.

This will c r eate a takeo f f waypoint so the Ae r o will automatically climb to the survey

altitude befo r e heading to the first waypoint. The Ae r o will r etu r n to ci r cle over the

launch point after completing the mission.

For manual takeo f f and landing

Uncheck the Add T

akeoff and Land WP ’

s option

Check the Use R TL option.

For this option, take o f f manually then initiate the mission in flight. The Ae r o will

r etu r n to ci r cle over the launch point after completing the mission.

15

# Configure Survey: Advanced Options

The Survey tool includes the following advanced configuration options. These options

allow you to customize the mission to comply with best operating practices.

Check Advanced Options

to view the Survey T

ool ’ s advanced configuration options.

Select Grid Options

Set OverShoot

The Ae r o has a minimum tu r ning radius of 90 deg r ees. T o accommodate the

sharp angles of the survey mission, set both OverShoot parameters to 50 to

have the Ae r o overshoot the waypoints on either side of the polygon by 50%

to ensu r e that the complete a r ea of the polygon is cove r ed by the images.



# !

OverShoot will a f fect flight time. Ensu r e that the total estimated flight time is

less than the Ae r o ’

s maximum flight time of 40 minutes.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool: advanced options



### Camera Config

The options under the Camera

Config tab allow you to configu r e

a camera other than the S100

and won ’ t be used for operating

the Ae r o. Adjust StartF r om

During the mission, you will maintain contact with the ai r craft th r ough the RC

cont r oller and g r ound station signals. If your mission is likely to experience a

loss of signal, it is best practice to start f r om the co r ner of the mission farthest

f r om the launch point. In this example, T opLeft is the co r ner of the mission

farthest f r om the launch point.

Mission Planner Su r vey tool: advanced options 

### Adjust Overlap and Sidelap

Overlap and sidelap a r e set to 50% and 60%, r espectivel y

, by default. See

page 42 for an in

- depth discussion of these parameters.

16

# Configure Survey: Accept Survey

Befo r e accepting the surve y

, verify that the mission complies with the

Ae r o ’ s operating parameters.

Operating Parameters

Camera

Canon S100

- S120

Altitude

80

- 120 m

Camera top facing forwa r d

unchecked

Flying speed

9

- 15 m/s

Use speed for this mission

checked (optional if speed set to default speed of 15 m/s)

Photo Every

g r eater than 2 s

Flight time

under 40 min depending on envi r onmental conditions

Mission Planner Su r vey tool



### Accept

Select Accept to c r eate this mission. After accepting, you

will need to r econfigu r e the survey completely to make any

adjustments.

If Mission Planner p r ompts you for a home altitude, enter

the altitude that you specified in the Su r vey tool.

Do not accept the mission if any of the parameters 

# ! exceed the Ae r o ’ s operating limits.

17

# Configuring Automatic T a k eoff and Landing

If you selected automatic landing in the Survey T ool by checking the Add T akeoff and Land WP ’

s option and unchecking

the Use R TL option, you will need to configu r e the landing waypoint patte r n manually at this step in the mission planning

p r ocess.

T o begin, determine the di r ection of the wind and select an unobstructed a r ea 200

- 500 m in length leading to the

launch point, into the wind. On the main Flight Plan sc r een, c r eate a series of waypoints along this path to dec r ease

altitude gradually f r om the survey altitude to 0, ensuring that:

» T u r ns along the flight path a r e g r eater than 90 deg r ees.

» The altitude dec r eases by a maximum of 20 m between waypoints

» The r e is at least 20 m between each waypoint

» The Grad % does not exceed 20%

T o add a waypoint, right click on the map in the location of the waypoint you would like to add, and select Insert WP . For

each waypoint you add to the mission, Mission Planner will p r ompt you for the new waypoint ’ s place in the script: Add

the series of landing waypoints immediately befo r e the LAND waypoint in the script of events. For the first waypoint in

the patte r n, add it to the mission immediately following the DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST waypoint at the end of the mission.

Specify the altitude of each waypoint and check the distance and gradient angle in the waypoints table. Locate the T akeo f f waypoint in the mission script and set the

first option in the r ow to assign the takeo f f angle.

Set the takeo f f angle to 20

- 25 deg r ees depending on the

length of your takeo f f a r ea.

T akeo f f angle

Mission Planner Tip: Configu r e W aypoints

Measu r e the distance between waypoints by right

- clicking at one

end and selecting Measure Distance ; then right

- click on the other end

and select Measure Distance again. A dialog box will open with the

distance between the two points.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: Correctly configured automatic landing pattern Set altitude.

Check Grad %

. 

### Double

- click on a field in the waypoint table to edit the parameters

for a waypoint.

Use the Up and Down ar r ow icons to r e

- o r der the waypoints.

Use the Delete option to r emove a waypoint f r om the mission.

T o add a waypoint, right click on the map in the location of the waypoint

you would like to add, and select Insert WP . For each waypoint you add to

the mission, Mission Planner will p r ompt you for the new waypoint ’ s place

in the script: Add the series of landing waypoints immediately befo r e the

LAND waypoint in the script of events. For the first waypoint in the patte r n,

add it to the mission immediately following the DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST

waypoint at the end of the mission. Specify the altitude of each waypoint

and check the distance and gradient angle in the waypoints table.

18

# Save and W rite Mission

For the Ae r o to run the mission, write the waypoint file to the autopilot.

Don ’ t forget to save the waypoint file to your g r ound station for futu r e use.

Select Save WP File

to save the mission file to your compute r

. T o

r epeat this mapping mission, load the saved

WP file f r om your compute r

.

Select W rite WPs

to save the mission to the Ae r o.

Mission Planner Flight Plan tab: Save and write mission



### 19

# 2 F l y

Safet y 21

Ai r craf t Operatio n 22

Component s 22

Assembl y 23

Cont r ol s 26

Mode s 27

Armin g an d Disarmin g 28

LE D Indicator s an d T

one s 28

GP S Loc k 28

P r efligh t Check s 29

Manua l an d Automati c T akeo f f 32

Manua l an d Automati c Landin g 33

FP V Syste m Operatio n 34

Flyin g Mappin g Mission s 35

T akeo f f Checklis t 35

Initiatin g 35

Monitorin g 35

Failsafe s 36

20

# Safety

T o ensu r e safe and successful flying, familiarize yourself with the safety information

on this page. Always fly in acco r dance with your location r egulations and these best

operating practices.

Befo r e you fl y

, determine the boundaries of your safe flying a r ea. If the Ae r o moves

outside the designated a r ea or exhibits instability in flight, switch to fly

- by

- wi r e mode

and land the plane manuall y

. Always be r eady to r egain manual cont r ol of the plane

in the event of an unsafe situation.

The Ae r o will not avoid obstacles on its own, including during missions. As the

operato r

, it ’ s your job to r ecognize and avoid obstructions while flying. When

planning missions, ensu r e that the selected altitude is app r opriate for all

geographical featu r es of the a r ea, including terrain.



# Location Propeller

Spinning p r opellers can cause serious injur y

. The safety

button indicates the status of the motor to help you

p r event haza r dous contact with the Ae r o ’ s high

- speed

p r opelle r

.

• When the Ae r o is powe r ed on, the safety

button will blink r ed, indicating that the motor

is inactive and the p r opeller is safe to handle.

• When you’ r e r eady to fl y

, p r ess and hold the safety

button until it shows solid r ed. This indicates that

the motor is armed and the p r opeller will spin if the

th r ottle stick is raised. T o make the p r opeller safe

to handle again, p r ess and hold the safety

button until it blinks r ed.

vis u v a i l s l u i n a e l line

of s i o g f h s t ight

100 f t 1 0 ( 3 0 0 f t m ( 3 ) 0 m)

5 miles (8 km) 40 0

4 f 0 t 0 f t

(12 0 ( 1 m 2 0 ) m) 

### Always fly below 400 ft (120 m) and within your visual

line of sight. Don ’ t let the Ae r o get too far away f r om

you; make su r e you can always see its orientation.

Don ’ t fly in low light, rain, or other conditions that

might impede visibilit y

.

Always fly at least 5 miles (8 km) away f r om airports

and other a r eas whe r e pilots operate manned

ai r craft. Y ou can find mo r e safety tips th r oughout these instructions 

# ! whe r e you see this yellow box.

100 f t (30 m) 

### Always fly at least 100 feet (30 m) away f r om

people, vehicles, and buildings. Make the safety

of people and p r operty 5



### y o m 

### u il e 

### r s 

### fi ( 8 

### r s k m 

### t ) 

### priority!

21

# Aircraft Operation

Components

nose

body rudder

lef t wing righ t wing elevator

tai l boom motor

Aero tail



### tail

airspee d sensor

batter y compartment

elect r onics compartment

(under wings)

lef t aile r o n righ t aile r on

Aero (top) 

### vide o syste m compartment

(abov e batter y compartment)

g r oun d statio n radio cont r oller

If the terms above a r e unfamiliar to you, visit 3DR.com/Aero

- M

, and dive into the

exciting world of planes with our Int r oduction to Flying Fixed

- W ing Ai r craft.

22

# Assemb l y

T ail

Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the vertical stabilizer along the orange g r oove.

Make su r e not to st r ess any of the components on the tail. T u r n the plane over and insert the p r ovided tail sc r ew into the horizontal

and vertical stabilizers.

Horizontal stabilizer

Vertical stabilizer Complete tail assembly Tail assembly (underside) Tail screw



### On the top of the horizontal stabilize r

, open the blue clasp at the end of the servo r od. Insert the pegs on the clasp into the open

space in the servo ho r n, and close the clasp. Slide the blue rubber ring over the clasp to secu r e it in place.

clasp

servo horn

23

### Wings

Attach a wing onto each side of the spa r

. Do not twist the wing

or the spar so as not to st r ess the foam. Locate the two cables inside the elect r onics compartment marked AILE. Connect these

cables to the two cables on the wings marked AILE. (Either of the wing cables can

connect to either of the plane cables; the o r der doesn ’ t matte r .)

Place the wings over the body of the Ae r o with the foam

squa r es fitted into the matching space in the elect r onics

compartment. Make su r e not to pinch the AILE cables. Locate the four large rubber bands. Use the bands to

secu r e the wings to the body of the Ae r o by the four

orange knobs on the body a r ound the wings.

Attach two of the bands to the two knobs on one of the

short sides and opposite knobs on the opposing side. Repeat on the other short side with the r emain

ing two rubber bands, r esulting in two pairs of

opposing right triangles.

1 2

3 4

24Propeller

Locate the rings inside the propeller package. Remove the ring with

the second

- largest internal diameter, and insert it into the back of the

propeller hub. Remove the nut and the washer from the motor, add the propeller with the writing on the

propeller facing towards the nose of the plane, add the washer and the nut over the propeller,

and tighten the nut.



# ··

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# Controls

Fly the Ae r o manually using the RC cont r olle r

.

th r ottle

yaw pitch

r oll yaw left

yaw right T u r n left.

T u r n right.

r oll left

Th r ottle : Mov e th e lef t stic k forwa r d an d backwa r d t o cont r o l th e moto r

.

Y aw : Mov e th e lef t stic k horizontall y t o tu r n lef t an d righ t usin g th e rudde r

. Roll left.

Pitch : Mov e th e righ t stic k u p t o pitc h dow n an d dow n t o pitc h up.

Roll : Mov e th e righ t stic k lef t an d righ t t o cont r o l th e ban k angle. r oll right

Roll right.

th r ottle up

th r ottle down

th r ottle fully down Inc r ease motor speed.

Dec r ease motor

speed.

Stop moto r

. r oll and pitch center

pitch up

pitch down Automatically level.

Pitch up.

Pitch down.

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# Modes

Auto

- fly a mission

Fly an autonomous mission. This is the mode that the Ae r o will use to c r eate the map.

Fly by Wi r e

- assisted manual control

Let the autopilot manage the cont r ol surfaces, and navigate based on whe r e you want the Ae r o

to fl y

. Fly

- by

- wi r e mode* (FBW) is the easiest way to fly and is the r ecommended mode for new

operators.

*A r duPlane mode FB W A

Retu r n to Launch ( R TL)

- recall to launch point

Command the plane to ci r cle over the launch point. The Ae r o will r etu r n to the position whe r e it

acqui r ed GPS lock and enter into a ci r cle patte r n at an altitude of 100 meters.

Loiter

- circle

Activate GPS

- positioned ci r cling; the Ae r o will enter into a ci r cle patte r n with a radius of 60 meters

at the cur r ent altitude. Move the right stick to adjust the position of the ci r cle.

Stabilize

- st

a bilized manual control

Stabilize mode p r ovides manual cont r ol with an added autopilot safegua r d: Release the right stick

and the Ae r o will automatically r etu r n to a level flying orientation. Use stabilize mode for the f r eedom

of manual cont r ol with r etu r n

- to

- level stabilization.

Manual

- full manual control

Fly with fine

- tuned manual cont r ol without autopilot assistance. Manual mode gives you the most

di r ect input to the cont r ol surfaces, r esulting in p r ecise in

- flight adjustment. T ry manual mode if

you’ r e an experienced RC plane operato r

. T o select a flight mode:

First, set the GEAR/MIX switch to select a set of modes. Then use the

FLAP/GYRO switch to 0, 1, or 2 to select a specific mode.

W ith GEAR/MIX set to GEAR,

set FLAP/GYRO to: 0 for Manual

1 for Stabilize

2 for Loiter

W ith GEAR/MIX set to MIX

,

set FLAP/GYRO to: 0 for A uto

1 for Fly by wi r e

2 for R TL

GEAR/MIX selects the set of modes.

FLAP/GYRO selects the specific mode, either 0, 1,

or 2.

RC controller (top)

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# Arming & Disarming LED Indicators

Arming and disarming a r e important steps that must be completed befo r e

takeo f f and after landing to activate and deactivate the moto r

, r espectivel y

. Initializing, please wait

Befo r e arming, check the status LED. The LED will flash blue while

the Ae r o acqui r es GPS; this can take a few minutes. Once you see

the g r een LED, the autopilot has acqui r ed GPS lock. Acquiring GPS, please wait

Armed, GPS locked

Loss of RC signal, automatic landing

Initializing, please wait.

Acquiring GPS lock, please wait.

Autopilot r ead y

, GPS locked Low batter y

, automatic landing

Loss of GPS signal, switch to fly

- by

- w r e

Syste m er r o r

, se e t r oubleshootin g guide

T o arm the moto r

, p r ess and hold the safety button until it

displays solid r ed.

T o disarm, p r ess and hold the safety button until it displays

blinking r ed.

safety button

Inactive, motor disarmed

Active, motor armed 

# T ones

V isit 3DR.com/Ae r o

- M to listen to Pixhawk ’ s status tones.



# GPS Lock

Auto, R TL, and loiter modes r equi r es GPS lock. When powe r ed, the autopilot will

automatically sea r ch for GPS lock. The position of the Ae r o when the autopilot acqui r es

GPS will be saved as the home position, and used as the coo r dinates for the launch

point during R TL. If you plan to use auto, R TL, or loiter modes during your flight, ensu r e

that the Ae r o is located at a suitable launch point when powe r ed, and the autopilot

acqui r es GPS lock befo r e takeo f f, indicated by a blinking g r een status LED.

The arming and disarming p r ocedu r es ensu r e that you can safety start and 

# ! stop the motor without risk of injur y

.

The Ae r o ’

s motor can spin when armed! Do not place your hands in the

way of the p r opeller while the safety button is active (solid r ed).

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# Preflight Chec k s

Befo r e each flight, perform a physical component check, center of gravity check, and cont r ol checks in both manual and stabilize

modes. If any of the components or assemblies in these checks a r e not secu r e, tighten the sc r ews or use CA glue (super glue) to

secu r e the components to the foam.

1

Examine the Ae r o to ensu r e that all components a r e secu r ed in flight configuration.



# » Check that the wings, tail, and tail boom a r e fully assembled and secu r ely attached.



# » Check that the p r opeller is secu r ed tightly to the moto r

.



# » Check that the servo r ods a r e secu r ed to the servo ho r ns with the blue clasps. 3

W ith the battery connected and the lid secu r ed, check that the Ae r o is cor r ectly

balanced for flight. Hold the Ae r o with one finger on each of the clea r

, plastic balancing

points shown belo w

. These points indicate the Ae r o ’ s center of gravit y

.

If the plane balances on your fingers, then the center of gravity is cor r ect. If

it won ’ t balance, adjust the position of the battery until you can balance the

plane on two fingers as shown belo w

.

tail ser v os wing ser v os

2

Check that the airspeed sensor is secu r ed to the side of the Ae r o and the

tube is f r ee f r om obstructions.

airspeed sensor Flying the plane without the camera will a f fect the center of gravit y

. If you

choose to fly without the camera, make su r e to r e

- balance the center of

gravit y

.

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# Preflight Chec k s: Manual Control Check

Befo r e flying, power and arm the Ae r o on the g r ound and complete these checks to verify that the cont r ol surfaces r espond cor r ectly to the cont r ol inputs. Place

the plane on the g r ound, and set the mode switches to select manual mode. Move each of the sticks as shown, and check for the cor r esponding movement of

the motor or cont r ol surfaces.

1

Raise the th r ottle slightly until the motor spins, then

immediately set the th r ottle back to fully down position. 3

Roll left

Left aile r on tilts up, right

aile r on tilts down.

Motor spins.

Do not raise the th r ottle mo r e than just enough to spin the motor while 

# ! the plane is on the g r ound, and do not place your hands in the way of

the p r opeller while the motor is armed. Roll right

Left aile r on tilts down,

right aile r on tilts up.

2

Pitch down 4

Y aw left

Elevator tilts down. Rudder tilts left.

Pitch up Y aw right

Elevator tilts up. Rudder tilts right.

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# Preflight Chec k s: Stabilize Control Check

Set the mode switches to stabilize, and hold the plane in f r ont of you. Move the plane as shown, and

check for the stabilization r esponse f r om the cont r ol surfaces.

1

T est: T ilt the plane left.

Result: Left aile r on tilts down, right

aile r on tilts up.

T est: T ilt the plane right.

Result: Left aile r on tilts up, right

aile r on tilts down. 2

T est: T ilt the plane down.

Result: Elevator tilts up.

T est: T ilt the plane up.

Result: Elevator tilts down.

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# Automatic T

a k eoff Manual T a k eoff

Auto

- takeo f f works by sensing the movement of the plane and launching it in that

di r ection. Set the Ae r o to autonomous mode when you’ r e r eady to launch.

Find a launching a r ea with at least 100 feet of clear space in f r ont of you. Face into

the wind, and hold the body of the Ae r o in one hand under the center of gravit y

. Be

ca r eful not to place your hand in the way of the p r opeller!

Hold the Ae r o above your head, run, and th r ow the plane at an upwa r ds angle. The

Ae r o will sense the th r o w

, power the moto r , and climb to the altitude specified by

the takeo f f waypoint befo r e starting the survey mission.

DO NOT WIND UP YOUR THRO W ; if the Ae r o senses any backwa r ds

momentum it will attempt to launch in that di r ection. Use only forwa r d 

# ! momentum to th r ow to Ae r o! If you’ r e new to planes, we r ecommend having a friend help you launch the

Ae r o. Have your friend th r ow the Ae r o while you cont r ol the cont r olle r

.

W e r ecommend setting the Ae r o to fly

- by

- wi r e mode for takeo f f. Find a

launching a r ea with at least 100 feet of clear space in f r ont of you. Face

into the wind, and hold the Ae r o at the center of gravit y

. Raise the th r ottle

to center position to start the moto r . Be ca r eful not to place your hand in

the way of the p r opeller!

Hold the Ae r o above your head, run, and th r ow the plane at an upwa r ds

angle.

Once launched, the Ae r o will r equi r e immediate adjustment with the

cont r oller to navigate away f r om the g r ound and up to the desi r ed altitude.

Pitch up (right stick down) and add any other necessary cont r ols based on

wind, speed, and terrain.

Automatic takeo f f r equi r es you to configu r e the takeo f f angle during mission plan

ning. See page 18.

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# Automatic Landing Manual Landing

T o land automatically at the end of the mission, the Ae r o r equi r es the

mission to be configu r ed with a specific patte r n of landing waypoints

that gradually dec r eases the altitude so that the Ae r o can land safel y

. For instructions on configuring automatic landing, see page 18. When you’ r e r eady to end your flight, follow these steps to land:



# » Fly a ci r cle patte r n above your landing a r ea.



# » Come in on a final app r oach, flying into the wind at

an altitude of 20 to 40 meters.



# » When the plane r eaches an altitude of 10 meters, set the th r ottle fully down to tu r n

o f f the motor and glide down

on a 15 to 20 deg r ee down

- pitch angle.

After stopping the motor at an altitude of 10 m, keep your thumb on the th r ottle

stick in fully down position to ensu r e 

# ! that the motor does not accidentally spin during landing.



# » When the plane is one meter above the g r ound, pitch up (fla r e) to land the Ae r o on

the body of the plane instead of the nose.



## wind di r ection

pi t ch slightly d o wn

th r ottle fully d o wn

20

- 40 m pi t ch up

10 m

1 m

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# FPV System Operation

If you selected to r eceive an optional FPV/OSD system, the components a r e p r e

- installed

into the Ae r o to transmit on

- boa r d video.

Parts 2 Wi r e and power r eceiver

1 Charge battery A V r eceiver

Antenna

Receive r cables

Batterie s (2) T ransmitter

Batter y connector Camera Attach an antenna to the r eceive r

. Connect the A

V output cable to either r eceiver A V OUT

port. Connect the RC power cable to the r eceiver DC IN port, and attach a battery to the r ed

connecto r

.

3 P r epa r e on

- boa r d components

Charg e bot h batterie s befo r e you r firs t flight

. Se t th e charge r t o LiP o an d 1A

. Connec t the

whit e batter y connecto r t o th e 3 S port

, an d connec t th e XT60

- JS T charge r adapte r t o the

r e d batter y connecto r an d yellow

charge r connecto r

. Connect a fully charged battery to the transmitter inside the compartment in the nose of the

plane. Remove the lens cap f r om the camera.

Remove lens cap!

LiP o 1A 3 S port

4 V iewing video

When using a 3DR Black Pearl Monitor to view your video, set the mode to DIV (M button

changes modes), the channel to 8 (+ and

- buttons), and the band to E (p r ess the power

button to access the menu).

For mo r e information about configuring the FPV/OSD system, visit 3DR.com/Aero

- M

.

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# F l ying Mapping Missions

T a k eoff Checklist

Befo r e flying the mission, check the following:

» Camera is on with mission script r eady and is secu r ed into the

mount with the mini

- USB cable connected and the cap r emoved.

» Ae r o is powe r ed and connected to the g r ound station with all p r e

- flight

checks passed.

» The survey mission has been adjusted to account for p r esent

envi r onmental conditions and saved to the Ae r o. 

# Initiating

For automatic takeo f f, set the Ae r o to auto mode and launch acco r ding to the

instructions in the Automatic T akeo f f section of these instructions (page 33).

For manual takeo f f, set the Ae r o to auto mode after takeo f f to initiate the mission

in flight.



# Monitoring

Monitor the Ae r o closely during the mission using your line of sight and the

Mission Planner Flight Data sc r een. Actions

Missio n Planne r Fligh t Data : Attitude

1 Headin g di r ection

2 Ban k angle

3 Altitud e (black ) an d rat e o f clim b (blu e bar)

4 G r oun d speed Status

1

2

3

4

1 G r oun d statio n signal

2 GP S time

3 Cur r ently

enable d mode 1

2

3

4

5

6

4 Distanc e t o cur r en t waypoin t >

cur r en t waypoin t number

5 GP S status

6 Batter y status*

Full battery: 16.8 V

Low battery failsafe: 13.8 V 1 Chang e waypoint s o r r estar t a mission

2 Chang e modes

3 Chang e altitude

Fligh t Map

1 Cur r en t heading 1

2

3

1

2

3

4

5

6

4 Actua l fligh t path

*Failsafe behavior enabled 

# ! End your flight at 14 V! 2 Di r ec t pat h t o cur r en t waypoint

3 GPS

- r eporte d di r ectio n o f travel 5 Latitude

, longitude

6 Altitude

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# F ailsafes

The Ae r o is p r ogrammed with a set of failsafe behaviors to p r event a crash in the event of a loss of

one of the data or communication channels r equi r ed for autonomous flight. Although certain failsafe

have assigned LED indicators and tones, it is unlikely that you will be able to see these at a distance.

Monitor the Flight Data sc r een for failsafe indications. If a failsafe is trigge r ed, the assigned behavior

will activate. T

o override the failsafe behavior ( R TL in most cases), use the cont r oller to r egain manual

cont r ol.

Regaining Manual Cont r ol

T o r egain manual cont r ol during the mission, switch to fly

- by

- wi r e mode using the cont r olle r

. If you’ r e

a confident operato r

, switch to stabilize mode. If you observe instability in the Ae r o ’ s flight behavior

or it the ai r craft moves outside your designated safe flying a r ea, switch to R TL. T u r ning o f f the

cont r oller will automatically trigger an R TL and can be used in an emergency situation as a ha r d

r ecall command.

RC Cont r oller Signal Failsafe

Physical obstructions and interfe r ence f r om nearby wi r eless signals can a f fect the Ae r o ’ s connec

tion with the RC cont r olle r

.

If the Ae r o loses contact with the cont r olle r

, it will r etu r n to the launch point automatically and

enter into a ci r cle patte r n above the launch point, indicated by a blinking yellow status LED.

If the cont r oller failsafe is trigge r ed, wait for the Ae r o to r etu r n to the launch point, then r egain

manual cont r ol and either land or r estart the mission. Low Battery Failsafe

Envi r onmental conditions can a f fect power consumption. Use the Mission Planner Flight Data

display to monitor the voltage of the battery during flight.

If the battery r eaches 13.8 V

, the Ae r o will r etu r n automatically to ci r cle above the launch point,

indicated by a blinking yellow status LED and a quick r epeating tone.

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# 3 Process

On

- Sit e Qualit y Chec k 38

Spo t Chec k 38

Downloa d Image s 38

Downloa d Lo g Fil e 39

Pix4 D Rapi d Chec k 40

Ful l P r ocessin g 40

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# On

- Site Quality Check

Befo r e leaving the survey site, check the images using Pix4D to ensu r e sufficient quality for

mapping by downloading the images f r om the SD ca r d, downloading the log file f r om the

Ae r o, and completing Rapid Check Initial P r ocessing in Pix4D.

If you observe poor image quality or the quality r eport r etu r ns er r ors, see the Image Quality

T r oubleshooting section on page 45 and r epeat the mission.



# Spot Check ( Optional)

The quickest way to see the images after a flight is to unlock the SD ca r d and r estart the

camera. The camera will load the default Canon p r ogramming and you can select the

playback button to r eview the images. 

# Download Images

Unlock the SD ca r d and load into your g r ound station. Select the DCIM folder and locate

the folder for your flight. Copy the files into a p r oject folder on the g r ound station and

delete them f r om the SD ca r d.

playback button

SD card file structure: Download images

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# Download Log File

Pix4D uses the GPS data f r om the Ae r o ’ s log file to geo r efe r ence the images. T o download the Ae r o ’

s

dataflash log, power the Ae r o and connect to Mission Planne r

. The download p r ocess will be faster if

you connect the mic r o

- USB cable di r ectly to Pixhawk ’ s mic r o

- USB port instead of connecting using

the g r ound station radio. (When connecting di r ectly to the Ae r o, set the rate to 115200.)

On the Flight Plan sc r een, select the D a taFlash Logs tab under the heads

- up

displa y

, and select D o wnload D a taFlash Log over M a vlink

.

Mission Planner: Flight Data heads

- up display

Mission Planner: Download Logs Program Files: Retrieve log file

The Log window shows the Ae r o ’ s r ecent flights. Select the flight for your

mission, and select D o wnload These Logs

. This will save the log file to your

computer in the location displayed under the list of flights.

T o r etrieve the log file, access your computer ’ s file structu r e under Program F iles/Mission Planner/logs/

PLANE , and select the .log file for the date of your flight.

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# Pi x 4Dmapper Rapid Check: Create Project

1

Open Pix4D Mappe r

, and c r eate a new p r oject. 2

Select Aerial Nadir as the p r oject

type. 3

After adding the images, select F rom F ile to add the geolocation data f r om the Ae r o ’ s log file. In the

pop

- up windo w , select 3D Robotics Flight Log as the file format, and upload the dataflash log file

downloaded f r om Mission Planne r

.



# Pi x 4Dmapper Rapid Check: Initial Processing

After c r eating the p r oject, select the Local P r ocessing sc r een (P r ocess menu). Check the

option for Initial P r ocessing and Rapid Check. Uncheck all other local p r ocessing options, and

select Start.

Pix4D will generate a Quality Report that will indicate if the images a r e of sufficient quality to

c r eate a map.



# F ull Processing

T o complete full p r ocessing for the map, visit support.pix4d.com for instructions.

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# Appendix

Aerial Imaging Concepts 42

3DR EAI 43

Image Quality T r oubleshooting 45

Operational T r oubleshooting 46

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# Aerial Imaging Concepts

Understanding key concepts in aerial images can help you understand the mission planning p r ocess and c r eate better maps.

Distance

- Based Imaging

By default, the camera captu r es only the images r equi r ed to c r eate the map. The Pixhawk monitors the distance traveled by the ai r craft and sends a

command to the camera to captu r e an image at the distance interval specified by the camera trigger distance parameter ( CAM_TRIGG_DIST ). This

parameter is set by the Mission Planner Survey tool during survey configuration by calculating the minimum distance between images based on the

parameters specified for the survey (altitude, overlap, sidelap). This distance

- based imaging allows for mo r e p r ecise data collection, r esulting in less

images and data storage cost. Once configu r ed, the Survey tool c r eates an event at the start of the mission script (after takeo f f) to set the camera

trigger distance to the specified interval and an event at the end of the mission (befo r e landing) to r eset the camera trigger distance to 0.

Time

- Based Imaging

The camera is also equipped to captu r e images at a consistent time interval instead of using distance. This function can be useful if you want to

captu r e images over an a r ea without planning a mission. This time

- based imaging r esults in mo r e images per a r ea, and the r efo r e mo r e p r ocessing

time and storage cost. See the T rigger T ype options on page xx to enable time

- based imaging.

Overlap and Sidelap

T o captu r e images for the map, the ai r craft flies a lawnmowe r

- like patte r n in strips ac r oss the survey site. The f r ont

- to

- back overlap between

sequential images is called overlap; the side overlaps of adjacent pictu r es in di f fe r ent strips is called sidelap. The overlap and sidelap parameters

in the Survey tool (see Advanced Options page xx) determine the distance between images and the number of images to be captu r ed based on

the p r ojected g r ound a r ea that each image will cove r

, called a footprint. Inc r easing overlap and sidelap imp r oves the accuracy of the map while

inc r easing flight time and p r ocessing time.

In the Survey tool, Distance between Im a ges shows the specified

camera trigger distance that will be assigned to the mission.

Y ou can also see the p r ojected image footprint size and the

total number of images to be captu r ed. Default overlap: 50%

Default sidelap: 60%

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# 3DR EAI

3DR EAI is based on KAP U A V Exposu r e Cont r ol Script v3.1: a g r eat open

- sou r ce p r oject for kite and

U A V aerial photograph y

.

Start and Stop Script

Ensu r e the camera is set to P (p r ogram) mode befo r e powering the camera. Upon startup, 3DR EAI

starts automatically and listens for commands f r om the autopilot, indicated by waiting for USB signal

. T o stop (and r e

- start) the script, p r ess the shutter button. The script will display INTERRUPTED when

stopped. Script Menu

The script menu allows you to change the parameters associated with the script itself, including

changing the trigger mode and adjusting exposu r e. T o open the script menu, stop the script and

select the FUNC. SET button. These parameters a r e configu r ed for the S100 and do not r equi r e

adjustment as part of standa r d operation.

Script start: waiting on USB signal Script menu



### T rigger T ype

This parameter allows you to cont r ol how the camera captu r es images. T rigger type defaults to USB

for distance

- based imaging during mapping missions. For time

- based imaging, select Inte r val and

specify the length in the Shot Inte r val paramete r

.

T rigger T ype default: USB (mapping)

V ariable intervalometer: Inte r val (default to 2 seconds, specified by Shot Inte r val )

Script stopped: INTERRUPTED FINISHED



### CHDK Menu

The CHDK menu contains all the standa r d options p r ovided with CHDK. T o access the CHDK menu,

stop the script and select the MENU button.

Script menu: Trigger Type



### Memory Reset

If the battery is left out of the camera for too long, the camera will r eset its memor y

. T o r e

- configu r e

the camera in this case, visit 3DR.com/Aero

- M for instructions.

CHDK menu 

### Online Resou r ces and Information

V isit 3DR.com/Aero

- M for links to updates, mo r e information about KAP U A V

, and full CHDK

instructions.

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# Image Quality T

roubleshooting

If you observe poor image quality during the spot check or if you r eceive er r or

messages during p r ocessing, use the settings below to t r oubleshoot the image qualit y

.

Blurry Images

T o cor r ect motion blu r

, adjust the shutter speed using the T arget Tv parameter in the script menu.

T arget Tv (shutter speed) default: 1/1250

T o cor r ect moderate motion blur: Set to 1/1600.

T o cor r ect seve r e motion blur: Set to 1/2000.

Ove r exposu r e

If the images a r e ove r exposed but do not show any motion blu r

, it can be due to flying in ext r emely

bright conditions. T

o cor r ect this, set the All o w use of ND filter parameter to YES in the script menu.

All o w use of ND filter default: No

T o cor r ect ove r exposu r e: Set to Y es. Example image: motion blur Script menu: Target Tv

Example image: overexposure Script menu: ND Filter



### P r ocessing Er r ors

If you r eceive er r ors f r om Pix4Dmapper r ega r ding the images, dataset, or matching points, inc r ease

the overlap and sidelap during survey configuration to imp r ove the quality of the image set.

Overlap default: 50%

Sidelap default: 60%

T o imp r ove p r ocessing: Set overlap to 60% and sidelap to 70%.

Mission Planner Survey tool Advanced Grid Options: Overlap and Sidelap



### 44

# Operational T

roubleshooting

No Images Captu r ed

1 If the camera did not captu r e any images during the mission, first perform a

physical inspection on the Ae r o.

Is the mini

- USB cable connected to the camera ’ s USB port? 2 T ake a distance

- trigge r ed test image on the g r ound by manually setting

the camera trigger distance parameter to 1 m.

Power the ai r craft and connect to Mission Planne r

. Select Config/

T uning and

Full P arameter List

. Change the CAM_TRIGG_DIST parameter to 1, and select

Write P arams

. Now carry the Ae r o for a few meters to see if the autopilot

triggers the camera.

Camera (side)



## A r e the AUX OUT 6 pins connected on Pixhawk?

AUX OUT 6: black (

- ), r ed (+), white (s)

Pixhawk (side)



## Is the camera battery charged? Unlock the SD ca r d to view the Canon ’ s

battery level indicato r

.

Mission Planner Full Parameter List: Set CAM_TRIGG_DIST to 1.

Camera with SD card unlocked, running Canon software



### 45

# 3DR Ae r o

- M Specifications

v3



### Autopilot: 3DR Pixhawk V2.4.5

Firmwa r e: A r duPlane 3.1.1

GPS: 3DR u

- blox GPS with Compass (LEA

- 6H module, 5 Hz update)

T elemetry radio: 3DR Radio v2 (915 mHz or 433 mHz)

Motors: T iger Motor A T2820

- 7 830 kV

Frame: Fixed wing

P r opellers: Gemfan 11x7

Battery: 4S 6000 mAh 35C lithium polymer

Ai r craft weight (with battery): 6.8 lbs (3 kg)

Ai r craft dimensions: 74 in (188 cm) wingspan, 51 in (129 cm) length

Case dimensions: 60.75 in x 14.5 in x 15.5 in (154 cm x 37 cm x 39 cm)

Payload capacity: 1.1 lbs (500 g)

Radio range: .6 miles* (1 km)

Flight time: 40 min*

Maximum operational wind speed: 25 mph (11 m/s)

Landing accuracy: 6.5 ft latitude x 131 ft longitude (2 m x 40 m)

Recommended flight speed: 33 mph (15 m/s)

Camera: Canon SX260 12.1 megapixel

Camera softwa r e: 3DR EAI 1.0

A r ea coverage (single flight): 250 ac r es* (1 km 2 

### )

Orthomosaic accuracy: 3

- 16 ft (1

- 5 m)

G r ound sampling distance: 2 inches per pixel* (5 cm per pixel)

Image p r ocessing softwa r e: Pix4Dmapper L T 3DR Edition ( W indows only)

*Figu r es r eflect estimated values at ideal operating conditions. Envi r onmental conditions

can affect flight time, range, a r ea coverage, and g r ound sampling distance.

# 1

3 4

2

5 6

A e r o F li g h t C hecklis t

P r efligh t

G o ou t s i d e t o a n ope n a r ea

,

an d inspec t ai r c r a f t.

» W ing s an d tai l attache d

» T ai l boo m secu r e d

» Ser v o s an d r od s secu r ed

» Ai r spee d senso r secu r ed

» P r opelle r tigh t

» T r ansmit t e r o n C onnec t

char g e d bat t er y

.

» Hol d ai r c r a f t stil l

whil e p o w erin g on.

» Secu r e lid.

» C hec k f o r balan c e d

c en t e r o f g r a v i t y

.

Chec k LE D f o r blinkin g

blu e (n o G P S ) o r blinkin g

g r ee n ( G P S l o c k e d )

.

G 

# X PS 

### P r e s s an d hol d

s a f e t y but t o n un t i l

soli d r ed.

GPS



### Chec k manua l

c on t r o l s

.

» T h r ottl e

» P i t c h u p an d d o w n

» R ol l le f t an d righ t

» Y a w le f t an d righ t Chec k au t opilo t

stabili z ation.

» P i t c h u p an d d o w n

» R ol l le f t an d righ t



# LED

Initializing, please w ait

A u t opilot r ead y

, no GPS

A u t opilot r ead y

, GPS loc k ed

Armed, r eady t o fly

L o s s of R C signal, au t omatic r eturn t o launch

Sy s t e m er r o r

, se e t r oubleshootin g guid e



# Sa f e t y But t on

Inacti v e

A cti v e, p r e s s and hold but t on t o deacti v a t e

# 1 F l i g h t C ont r o l

R C mod e 2 onl y



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mo t or off

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r oll right



# F l i g h t Mode s

Spe k trum F lyS k y

W ith GEAR / MIX set t o MIX

, set FLA P / G Y R O t o:

0 f or A U T ONOMOUS

1 f or F L Y B Y WIRE

2 f or RETURN T O L A UNCH

W ith GEAR / MIX set t o GEAR

, set FLA P / G Y R O t o:

0 f or MAN U AL

1 f or S T ABILIZE

2 f or L OITER W ith AIL D /R set t o 0

, set F MODE t o:

N f or RETURN T O L A UNCH

1 f or F L Y B Y WIRE

2 f or A U T ONOMOUS

W ith AIL D

/R set t o 1

, set F MODE t o:

N f or L OITER

1 f or S T ABILIZE

2 f or MAN U AL



# P os t fligh t

P r e s s an d hol d s a f e t y but t o n

unti l blinkin g r ed.



# 2 Dis c onnec t bat t er y

.



# 3 P ow e r of f t r a n s m i t t e r

.

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# Safety

Dron e safet y informatio n fo r plane s and

copters

Drone s ca n b e hazardou s i f ope r ate d incor r ectly

. I f yo u ar e ne w t o drones

, we

recommen d learnin g o n a m i ni

- dron e t o l e ar n th e rope s first

. M a k e safet y you r first

priority

, an d alway s f ollo w thes e bes t pra c tices.



# Handling

Spin n i n g p ropeller s c a n caus e s e riou s injury

. Beco m e fa m ilia r wit h you r dr o ne’s

ar m i n g procedure

, an d alway s disar m bef o r e handlin g th e prop e llers

. O n 3 D R R T F

(ready

- to

- f ly ) an d othe r Pixhawk

- powere d vehicles

, th e safet y butto n provid e s an

additiona l safet y m easur e b y blockin g po w e r t o th e motor s w h il e th e b u tt o n is

disable d (blinkin g red)

, allo w i n g yo u t o handl e th e dron e safely.

Whe n flying

, alway s mak e sur e t o kee p a saf e distanc e betwee n yoursel f an d the

drone

. Don’ t tak e of

f wit h th e d r on e facin g toward s yo u o r fl y di r ectl y ove r you r head.

I t i s you r jo b t o e nsu r e th e safet y o f th e p e opl e aroun d you ; m ak e sur e th a t spectators

maintai n a saf

e distanc e fr o m you r dron e a t al l ti m es.



# Visual Line of Sight

# Maintainin g visu a l contac t wit h you r aircr a f t i s th e bes t assuranc e o f a saf e flight.

Don’ t l e t th e dron e ge t to o fa r a wa y fro m you ; kee p i t wher e yo u ca n easil y se e its

orientatio n fro m th e ground

. Thi s i s c a lle d you r visua l lin e o f sigh t an d prevent s a

situ a tio n w her e yo u c anno t recove r th e dron e safely.

Flyin g w i thi n visua l lin e o f sigh t i s a l s o a goo d wa y t o ensur e th a t you r radi o sign a l s

(fr o m th e R C an d tele m etr y radi o syste m s ) aren’ t blocke d b y building s o r other

obstru c tions

. I f yo u can’ t se e t h roug h it

, it’ s likel y th a t you r radi o signa l can’ t either.



# Under 400 Feet

Kee p you r dron e flyin g belo w 40 0 fee t (12 0 meters ) altitud e t o avoi d con f li c t with

full

- scal e

, manne d aircraf t an d maintai n visua l lin e o f sight

. T o giv e yo u a n ide a of

ho w hig h tha t is

, th e Statu e o f Li bert y i s 30 0 fee t (9 3 meters ) tall.



# 100 Feet from People, Vehicles, and Property

Alway s m a intai n a t l e as t 10 0 fee t (3 0 m eters ) betwee n you r dron e an d people,

vehicles

, a n d buildings

. Thi s rul e i s i m portan t fo r f l yin g nea r crowds

, buildings

, and

road s du e t o potenti a l hazard s fro m unplanne d landings.



# 5 Miles from Airports

# T o preven t confli c t b e twee n you r dron e an d m a nne d aircraft

, alw a y s fl y a t leas t five

m ile s (eigh t kilo m eters ) awa y fr o m al l airport s an d othe r location s wher e m a nned

aircraf t ar e i n use

. Researc h you r are a t o fin d al l area s o f restricte d airspac e nea r you.



# Failsafes

A failsaf e i s a pre

- programme d behavio r d e sign e d t o preven t a cras h i n th e even t o f an

unsaf e situation

. Al l ArduCopt e r vehicle s i n clud e a G P S failsaf e activate d b y default.

3D R R T F copter s ar e als o pr e se t wit h rad i o contro l (RC ) an d lo w batter y f a ilsafe

behaviors.



# Loss of GPS signal

I f th e dron e loose s GP S sign a l i n a fligh t mod e tha t r equire s GP S (loiter

, auto

, r e turn

to

- launch

, guided)

, i t wil l lan d a uto m atica l ly

, indicat e d b y a blinkin g blu e a n d yellow

statu s LE D an d a high

- high

- high

- lo w tone

. Alway s fl y outsid e i n a n ope n a r e a to

i m prov e GP S sign a l strength.



# Loss of RC signal

I f th e dro n e loose s c o ntac t wit h th e R C tra n s m itter

, i t wil l lan d a uto m atically,

indicate d b y a blinkin g yello w statu s LED

. I f i t loos e s R C signa l durin g a m i ssion

, it

wil l retur n t o th e lau n c h poin t b e for e landing.

# Low batte r y

I f th e batter y reache s 25 % charge

, th e dron e wil l lan d auto m atically

, indicate d b y a

blinkin g y e llo w statu s LE D an d a quic k rep ea tin g tone

. I f th e batt e r y run s lo w during

a m i ssion

, th e dron e wil l retur n t o th e launc h poin t b e for e landing.



# Common sense

You r commo n sens e i s th e bes t failsafe

. Al way s b e r e ad y t o reg a i n m anua l contro l of

th e dron e i n th e even t o f a n unsaf e situ a tion

. Befor e yo u fly

, dete r m in e th e boundaries

o f you r sa f e flyin g a r ea

. I f th e dron e m ove s outsid e th e design a te d are a o r exhibits

insta b ilit y i n flig h t

, s witc h t o st abiliz e m od e an d lan d th e dron e manually

. Reme m ber

that

, despit e specifi c regulat i ons

, flyin g re c klessl y o r creatin g a n unsaf e situatio n for

th e publi c i s alway s illegal

. A s th e operat o r

, yo u tak e r e sponsibilit y fo r th e behavior

o f you r dron e a t al l times.

Visi t Kno w Befor e yo u Fl y fo r mor e informatio n abou t dron e s a fety

. Pleas e fl y with

adul t supe r visio n i f yo u ar e unde r 1 8 year s o f age

. I n Canada

, visi t Transport

Canad a fo r you r loca l regulations.

# APPENDIX C

Sample Flight Log

## Mountain A v iation, Inc.

– UAS Flight L o g

DATE UAS BATTERY FLIGHT AREA FLIGHT TIME NOTES (Client, Purpo s e of fli g ht, e t c.)

# APPENDIX D

Sample Battery Log

## Mountain A v iation, Inc.

– UAS Battery Log

DATE BATTERY FLIGHT TIME NOTES (Charge Ti m e , etc.)

# APPENDIX E

Sample Maintenan c e Log

## Mountain A v iation, Inc.

– UAS Maintenance Log

DATE UAS ITEM (Motor s , E S C, e t c.) NOTES (mai n te n a n ce p erf o r m e d

, e t c.)

# APPENDIX F

OpenPilot Preflight Checklist

## ENV I RONMENTA L ::

□ C heck for people, animals, proper t y in the flight vicinity.

□ Notify any bystanders or nearby prope r ty owner of y o ur intentions.

□ If flying F P V, discuss flight plan with y o ur ch e ck‐pilot.

□ If flying in controlled airspace, noti f y air s pace au t hority of y o ur int e nt i ons.

□ First Aid / Safety Kit o n ha nd, stocked, r eadily accessible, and visible t o anyone in th e area

HARDWARE / E Q U I PMENT::

== VIS U ALLY I NSP E CT THE A I RF RA ME ==

□ Cr a cks (especially in hi g h stress areas like joints)

□ Loose or d a maged s crews / fast e ners / b ands / straps / ties

□ Loose or d a maged wiring

□ Loose or d a maged c o nn ec tions (solde r

, pl u g s

, e t c)

□ In s pect pr o p mounts & screws & apply s light co u nter pressure on ar m s to c h ec k for l oosened cons t ruction

□ For F P V, in s pect/cle a n FPV and/or Gopro camera lens and en s ure that cameras are secured

□ Battery/batteries fully c h ar g ed, pr o perly s eated & secu r ed

□ Remove pr o ps and test fail‐safe be h avior (if applicable)

□ Props are s mooth a nd fr e e of damag e /defect ( c he c k b l ade, s urfac e , & h u b)

□ Tighten pr o p adapters (ca r eful not to over tight e n wh i ch may dama g e prop)

□ Ensure voltage alarm is co n nect e d

□ Ensure armin g /idle timeout is proper l y co nfigur e d (6

‐ 15 seconds is generally accep ta ble)

□ C heck whether the right m odel is selected in t he t r an s mitter (if applicable)

□ C heck y o ur RC tr a nsmitter shows the right range and centering for all sticks

□ If desired, perform range test

PR E ‐F L IGHT::

== POWER UP ==

□ B a tteries charged & secured

□ Position qu a d in a level, saf e location for t akeoff

□ For F P V, p o wer up gro u nd station, video receiver, goggles, etc

□ If using onboard video r e corder (i.e., Gopro), tu r n on camera

□ All transmitter co n trols move freely in all directions

□ All transmitter trims in its neutral position

□ All transmitter switches in correct position (typ i cally a w ay)

□ Transmitter throttle to ze r o

□ Radio t r an s mitter on

□ C o nn e c t /p o wer on batte r y to airframe

□ Ensure led i ndic a tors & au dible t o nes are all correct

□ Timer on (if applicable)

□ For F P V, ch e ck video in go g g les

□ S c a n for ne a rby people or animals

□ Stand clear

‐ aud i bly, loud l y announce the word "C L EAR!"

□ Arm flight controller

== PRE TAKEOFF ==

□ Increase t h r ottle slightly listening for a ny abnormalities

□ S h or t 20

‐ 30 second hover at 3

‐ 5 feet

(listen for a ny weird vibrations or a ny t hing that s o u n ds loose)

Version 1

. 1

# APPENDIX G

Flight Safety Procedures

# Mountai n Aviation

, Inc. UAS

Fligh t Safety Procedures

Pre‐ Fligh t Safety

□ Pr e ‐Flight Safety Br i e fing  Make sure all participating cre w members understand their assignments

and cre w stations  cordon off Flight Perimeter and clear o f all non‐participating persons

□ Designate Take off / Landing Area  Area c l ear o f all non‐participating persons and clea r o f all hazards

 Area m a rked off

□ Complete U A S Preflight Check l ists  OpenPilot Checklist

□ Confirm all Approvals are in place BEFO RE flight begins



# Flig h t Safety

□ PIC maintain constant visual contact with the UAS and monitor flight systems

□ V O maintain constant vi s ual contact with UAS and monitor surrounding airspace a n d operations

perimeter fo r other air traffic and ground hazards

□ PIC and V O maintain constant verbal communication



# Post Flight Procedures

□ Turn off powe r to UAS

□ Turn off powe r to ground station

□ Disconnect UAS battery to prevent accidental activation

□ Inspect UAS for any damage / unusual wear‐and

‐ tear  log in Maintenance Log if necessary

□ Secure the UAS

□ Complete Battery and Flight Logs

□ Remove all warning signs/markers from operations perimeter

□ Make all necessary i mp r ovements/repairs

□ Flight Debriefing  any changes necessary to process / documents / safety proced u res / etc.?



# Emergency or Suspected Hazard

Immediately land UAS at safest and closet ground location in the event of:

□ ANY Hardw a re o r System Failure

□ ANY System Warnings

□ Low‐flying manned aircraft Seen o r Heard in the vicinity o f UA S operation

□ Public gathering within establish safety perimeter

□ To o many distractions affecting the PIC o r VO

□ Sudden weather change (wind bursts, rain, fog, etc.)

□ Sudden increase o f vehicular traffic i n vicinity o f UAS operation

□ Birds flying into flight p e rimeter

□ Any other unsafe event / condition t h a t has the potential to cause collision, distraction, o r interruption

o f safe flight operations

THE PIC A L WAYS HAS THE DUTY TO CANCEL ANY FLIGHT I N THE EVE N T OF ANY SAFETY RELATED ISSUE