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MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

Aircraft Maintenance

Pre

- flight maintenance inspections of the UAS are detailed in Section 2.2 of both the eBee Ag Extended User Manual (Appendix E ) and the eBee Ag Quick Start Guide

, which is referenced prior to each flight. The procedures detailed in the manual include a visual inspection as well as a series of automated status checks performed by the UAS’s internal firmware as well as the operator’s flight control software.

Prior to each flight the PIC must inspect the UAS to ensure it is in a condition for safe flight. If the inspection reveals a condition that affects the safe operation of the UAS, the aircraft is prohibit ed from operating until the necessary maintenance has been performed and the UAS is found to be in a condition for safe flight. The Ground Control Station must be included in the preflight inspection. All maintenance and alterations must be properly docume nted in the aircraft records.

Post

- flight maintenance inspections include a visual inspection as well as a comparison of flight data tracked onboard the UAS with the data tracked on the Ground Control Station to verify the integrity of the telemetry data relayed to the operator in flight.

The eBee Ag Extended User Manual contains inspection and maintenance actions that are to be performed in between flights. These procedures effectively evaluate the airframe , motor, servos and sensors. The PIC will make an entry in the aircraft record of the corrective action taken against discrepancies discovered between inspections.

Any UAS maintenance or alterations that affect the UAS operation or flight characteristic s, e.g. replacement of a flight critical component, must undergo a functional test flight. The PIC who conducts the functional test flight must make an entry in the aircraft records.

Each UAS op erated under this exemption will comply with all manufacture r System and Safety Bulletins.

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- IQ will carry out its maintenance, inspections, and record keeping requirements, in accordance with the operating documents. Maintenance, inspection, and alterations will be noted in the aircraft records, including total flight hours, total flight hours of critical aircraft components such as batteries and propellers

, description of work accomplished, and the signature of the PIC returning the UAS to service. The aircraft records will be kept with the UAS and up to date data will be tracked and electronically maintained by UAV

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Software Maintenance

Occasionally, the UAS manufacturer may release software upgrades for the eBee to provide additional features to or to add ress potential issu es. The Ground Control Software check s forUAV

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new versions during start

- up and will display a message with update instructions if a new version is available. Every updated version of the Ground Control Station software is packaged with an accompanying firmware revision which must be installed on the drone before it can be used. Any potentially mis matched software between the Ground Control Station and the firmware on the UAS is automatically identified by the Ground Control Station’s softw are and must be remedied before the aircraft can be advance d into a ready for flight condition.

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- IQ requests the FAA treat the eBee Ag User Manual as proprietary under 14 C.F.R. 11.35(b) and does not include the s e document s in the public docket

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