## DJI Inspire 1 Safety / Startup Checklist

1) Safety

- Understand your environment. Stay clear of power lines, trees, etc. Stay five miles away

from airports.

2) Inspection & Preparation :

i) Latest firmware installed on copter and remote controller?

ii) P rops on tight?

Black

- Back: Counter Clockwise.

Silver

- Clockwise.

iii) Prop Lock s on?

iv) Battery in good condition? Not hot or swollen? If so, to prevent possible fire or explosion

bury in a sand filled metal container immediately.

v) Battery fully Charged? ( Press power button briefly for batt ery level )

. vi) Motors spin freely?

vii) All parts on strait and tight?

viii) Gimbals in locked position?

3) Set all nearby mobi le phones to "Airplane Mode".

4) In stall Micro SD Card into camera (m ust be Class 10 or U1, up to 64GB , formatted FAT32 )

. 5) Power Up Sequence:

i) Remote Controller

ii) Tablet

iii) Copter

6) Tap on battery icon and check battery condition. All cells should be equal.

7) Check gimbals operation.

8) Check lights.

9) Ensure the Flight Mode S witch is set to GPS mode.

10) Calibrate the compass

- before each flight at a new location. Establishes "Home Point".

i) Tap the center status indicator "Ready to fly", select "Calibrate Compass".

ii) Pick up the Inspire 1 and rotate it 360 degrees counter clockwise until the LED turns green.

iii) Point the Inspire 1 nose down and rotate it 360 degrees counter clockwise until LED flashes

green slowly.

11) Slow green flashing LED indicates home has been established and it is safe to fly the DJI Inspire 1

.

Also, "SAFE TO FLY" is indicated on the app.

12) Test start the motors (stay away from the props!) :

i) Use CSC (Combination Stick Command)

- pull both sticks down and inward, towards each

other. The motors will start.

ii) Check the motors by slightly revving them three times.

iii) Ensure all the props appear to spin at the same speed.13) Take Off:

i) Slowly p ush the left stick forward (see manual).

ii) Inspire 1 must be at least 5' off the ground in order to raise the landing gear.

iii) Use the "Transformation Switch" on the front lower right of the controller to raise the

landing gear.

14) Landing :

i) Ensure nothing is below the copter.

ii) Use the "Transformation Switch" to lower the landing gear.

iii) Slowly pull the left stick back until touchdown.

iv) To stop the motors, u se CSC (Combination Stick Command)

- pull both sticks down and

inward, towards each other. The motors will stop immediately.

v) Or pull the throttle stick down and hold for three seconds to stop the motors

. 15) Power Down Seq uence:

i) Copter

ii) Tablet

iii) Remote Controller

16) To Calibrate the IMU (do this after firmware updates, storage, travel, shipment, repairs, etc.):

i) Power the copter off and wait 10

- 15 minutes after compass calibration (may or may not be

necessary).

ii) Power the copter on.

iii) Go to "Camera".

iv) Select the "Mode" button.

v) S elect "Advanced Settings", then left arrow, and or scroll down to select "Sensors".

vi) S croll down to s tart the calibration.

17) Note for single remote use: To c onfigure the C2 button on the back of the remote controller to

toggle the "Gibal Dial" button between Tilt and Pan function s (Pitch and Yaw):

i) Camera

ii) Access RC Settings

iii) RC Control Settings

iv) C2: Change to "Gimbal Pitch / Yaw"

v) Set the Tilt and Pan Speeds to 30

- 40.