# U.S.	Department	of	Transportation

Docket	Management	System

1200	New	Jersey	Ave.,	SE

Washington	DC	20590

Re:	Exemption	Request	Under	Section	333	of	the	FAA	Reform	Act	and

Part	11	of	the	Federal	Aviation	Regulations

Dear	Sir	or	Madam:

Pursuant	to	Section 333	of	the	FAA	Modernization	and	Reform	Act	of

2012	(the	“Reform	Act”)	and	14	C.F.R.	Part	11, the Louisiana Department

of Economic	Development (“LED”), seeks	an	ex emption	from	the	Federal

Aviation	Regulations	(“FARs”)	listed	below	and	discussed	in	Appendix	A

for	the DJI	Inspire	1	Unmanned	Aircraft	System	(“UAS”) operated	by

LED’s FastStart program (“FastStart”) .	Details	of	FastStart	and	the	DJI

Inspire	1	UAS	are	de scribed	in	Appendix	B. At	the end	of	this	document

is	a	summary	of	this	request. Following	that	i s	Exhibit	“A”,	the	operation

manual	for	the	DJI	Inspire	1.

The	requested	exemption	would	permit LED’s public operation	of

FastStart’ s	DJI	Ins pire	1	(see	details	in	Appendix	B),	which	weighs	15	lbs.

with	imaging	payload,	to	perform	aerial	surveys,	mapping,	and

videography	of	private	businesses	that	consist	of	still	photographs	and

video. The	DJI	Inspire	1	produces	high	quality	imagery	with	a	ve hicle

that	is	extremely	safe.

LED will	use	the	UAS	to	obtain	land	survey	images	for LED’s certified

sites	program	(inventory	of	available	sites	for	manufacturers	and	other

businesses LED seeks	to	locate	or	expand	in	Louisia na),	and	exterior

images	of	the	facilities	of	companies LED is	assisting	with	employee

recruitment	and	training;	primarily	private	property	and	only	with

permission	of	the	landowner. Use	of	the	Inspire	1	for videography

applications reduces	the need	to	operate	conventional	aircraft,

providing	data	more	quickly,	accurately, economically,	safely and	with

reduced	environmental	impact.

# Operations	under	the	exemption	will	be	subject	to	strict	operating

requirements	and	conditions	to ensure	at	le ast	an	equivalent	level	of

safety	to	currently	authorized	operations	using	manned	aircraft and

under	conditions	as	may	be	modified	by	the	FAA	as	required	by	Section

333

.

As	described	more	fully	below,	the	requested	exemption	would

authorize LED to	perform aerial	inspections	and videography using	the

DJI	Inspire	1, which	at 15 lbs.	is	small	in	size	and	powere d	electrically	by

battery. The	Inspire	1 will	be	operated	under controlled	conditions	at

low	altitude	in	airspace	that is	limited	in	scope,	as	described	more	fully

herein; it	will	have	automated	control	features,	as	described	below.	The

DJI	Inspire	1, is	designed	to	be operated	by	one	person	but	flight

operations	generally	involve	two	people:	an	operator	and	an	observer.

The	operator is	responsible	for	flying	the UAS ,	monitoring	its	status	and

flight	dynamics	while maintaining	visual	line	of	sight,	and	keeping	the

flight	within	the	specified	factory	limits	(in	terms	of wind,	flight	range,

battery	life,	etc)	t o	ensure	safe operation	of	the UAS itself.	The	observer

is responsible	for	monitoring	the	airspace	for	other	aircraft	and	hazards

and	instructing	the	operator before	and	during	flight	as	necessary	to

ensure	safe	separation/ avoiding	conflict with	these	aircraft	and hazar ds.

LED respectfully	submits	that	because	this	small UAS will	be	used	in	lieu

of	comparatively	hazardous	operations	now	conducted	with	fixed	wing

and	rotary	conventional	aircraft,	the	FAA	can	have	c onfidence	that	the

operations	will	achieve	at	least	an	equivalent	level	or	greater	level	of

safety.	Approval	of	this	exemption	would	thereby	enhance	safety	and

fulfill	the	Secretary	of	Transportation’s responsibilities	under	Secti on

333(c)	of	the	Reform	Act	to	“establish	requirements	for	the	safe

operation	of	such	aircraft	systems	in	the	national	airspace	system.”

Therefore LED,	an	agency	of	the	State	of	Louisiana,	requests an

exemption	to	ope rate	its	existin g DJI Inspire	1 UAS in	the	national

airspace system	(“NAS”).

# LED’s	primary	contact	regarding	this	application	is:

David	Fox

Louisiana	Economic	Development

FastStart

445	Nor th	Blvd.	Suite	210

Baton	Rouge,	LA		70802

225.329.5374

David.Fox@LA.Gov

# Basis	for	Petition

Petitioner, the	Louisiana	Department	of	Economic	Development	(“LED”)

, pursuant	to	the	provisi ons	of	the	Federal	Aviation Regulations	(14	C.F.R.

§	11.61)	and	the	FAA	Modernization	and	Reform	Act	of	2012,	Section

333,	Special	Rules	for	Certain	Unmanned	Aircraft	Systems,	hereby

petitions	the	Administrator	for	an	exemption	from	the	requirements	of:

14	C.F.R.	Part	21;

14	C.F.R.	45.23(b);

14	C.F.R.	91.7(a);

14	C.F.R.	91.9(b)(2) ;

14	C.F.R.	91.103;

14	C.F.R.	91.109 ;

14	C.F.R.	91.119;

14	C.F.R.	91.121;

14	C.F.R.	91.151(a);

14	C.F.R.	91.203(a)	&	(b);

14	C.F.R.	91.405(a);

14	C.F.R.	91.407(a)(1);

14	C.F.R.	9 1.409(a)(2);

14	C.F.R.	91.417(a);

14	C.F.R. 21.185.

Appendix	A discusses	each	rule	listed	above	and	explains	why

exemptions	pursuant	to	the	proposal	set	forth	in	this	letter	are

appropriate,	provide	an	equivalent	level	of	safety,	and	are	in	the	public

i nterest.

LED submits	that	grant	of	this	exemption	application	for	use	of	the DJI

Inspire	1 in aerial	inspections	and	videography operations	will	advance

the	Congressional	mandate	in	Section	333 of	the	Reform	Act	to

accelerate	the	introduction	of UASs	into	the	national	airspace	system

(“NAS”)	if	it can	be	accomplished	safely.	This	law	directs	the	Secretary	of

Transportation	to	consider	whether certain UASs	may	operate	safely	in

the	NAS	before	completion	of	the	rulemaking	required	under

Section	333 of	the	Reform	Act.	In	making	this	determination,	the

Secretary	is	required	to	determine which	types	of UASs	do	not	create	a

# hazard	to	users	of	the	NAS	or	the	public	or	pose	a	threat	to national

security	in	light	of	the	following:

● The UAS’s	size,	weight, speed,	and	operational	capability;

● Operation	of	the UAS	in	close	proximity	to	airports	and

populated	areas;	and

● Operation	of	the UAS	within	visual	line	of	sight	of	the	operator.

Reform	Act	§	333(a)(1).	If	the	Secretary	determines	that	such	vehicles

“ may	operate	safely	in	the national	airspace	system,	the	Secretary	shall

establish	requirements	for	the	safe	operation	of	such aircraft	in the

national	airspace	system.”

The	Federal	Aviation	Act	expressly	grants	the	FAA	the	authority	to	issue

exemptions. This	statutory authority,	by	its	terms,	includes	exempting

civil	aircraft,	as	the	term	is	defined	under	§40101	of	the	Act, from	the

requirement	that	all	civil	aircraft	must	have	a	current	airworthiness

certificate	and	those regulations	requiring	commercial pilots	to	operate

aircraft	in	commercial	service:

The	Administrator	may	grant	an	exemption	from	a	requirement	of	a

regulation	prescribed	under subsection	(a)	or	(b)	of	this	section	or	any

of	sections	4470244716 of	this	title	if	the Administrator	fi nds	the

exemption	is	in	the	public	interest.

49	U.S.C.	§44701(f). See	also 49	USC	§ 44711(a);	49	USC	§44704;	14	CFR

§91.203(a)(1).

# Appendix	A

The	Specific	Sections	of	14	C.F.R. f rom	Which LED Seeks	Exemption.

1 .	1 4	C.F.R.	Part	21,	Subpart	H:	Airworthiness	Certificates	14	C.F.R.

§91.203	(a)	( 1)

Subpart	H,	entitled	Airworthiness	Certificates,	establishes	the

procedural	requirements	for	the	issuance	of	airworthiness	certificates

as	required	by	FAR	§91.203	(a)	(1).	Given	the	size	and	limited	operating

area	associated	with	the	aircraft	to	be	util ized	by LED ,	an	exemption

from	Part	21	Subpart	H	meets	the	requirements	of	an	equivalent	level	of

safety	under	Part	11	and Section	333	of	the	Reform	Act.	The	Federal

Aviation	Act	(49	U.S.C.§44701	(f))	and	Section	333 of	the	Reform	Act

both	authori ze	the	FAA	to	exempt	aircraft	from	the	requirement	for	an

airworthiness	certificate,	upon	consideration	of	the	size,	weight,	speed,

operational	capability, and	proximity	to	airports	and	popul ated	areas	of

the	particular	UAS .	In	all	cases,	an	analysis	of th ese	criteria

demon strates	that	the	UAS operated	without	an	airworthiness

certificate,	in	the restricted	environment	and	under	the	conditions

proposed	will	be	at	least	as	safe,	or	safer,	than	a conventional	aircraft

(fixed	wing	or	rotorcraft)	operating	with an	airworthiness	certificate

without	the	restrictions	and	conditions	proposed.

T he UAS (DJI	Inspire	1) to	be operated	hereunder	is less	than	55	lbs.

fully	loaded,	carry	neither	a pilot	nor	passenger,	carry	no	explosive

materials	or	flammable	liquid	fue ls,	and	operate exclusively	within	a

secured	area	as	set	out by LED

. Unlike	other	civil aircraft,	operations

under	this	exemption	will	be	tightly	controlled	and	monitored	by	both

the operator,	pursuant	to the	DJI	Inspire	1’s	m anual	requirements,	a nd

under	the	requirements	and	in	compliance with	local	public	safety

requirements,	to	provide	security	for	the	area	of	operation	as	is	now

done with	conventional	inspections.	Lastly,	application	of	these	same

criteria	demonstrates	that	there	is	no credible threat	to	na tional	security

posed	by	the	UAS ’s,	due	to	their size,	speed	of	operation, location	of

operation,	lack	of	explosive	materials	or	flammable	liquid	fuels,	and

inability	to	carry a	substantial	external	load.

# 2.	14	C.F.R.	§	45.23	(b).	Marking	o f	the	Aircraft

The	regulation	requires:	When	marks	include	only	the	Roman	capital

letter	"N"	and	the registration	number	is	displayed	on	limited,	restricted

or	light

- sport	category	aircraft	or experimental	or	provisionally

certificated	aircraft,	the	opera tor	must	also	display	on	that	aircraft near

each	entrance	to	the	cabin,	cockpit,	or	pilot	station,	in	letters	not	less

than	2	inches	nor	more than	6	inches	high,	the	words	"limited,"

"restricted,"	"light

- sport,"	"experimental,"	or "provisional,"	as	applica ble.

Even	though	th e	UAS will	have	no	airworthiness	certificate,	an

exemption	may	be needed	as	the	UAS will	have	no	entrance	to	the	cabin,

cockpit	or	pilot	station	on	which	the words	"limited,"	"restricted,"	"light

sport,"	"experimental,"	or	"provisional," can	be	placed. Giv en	the	size	of

the	UAS ,	two

- inch	lettering	will	be	impossible.	The	word	"experimental,"

may	be	placed	on	o ne	of	the	rotor	arms	of	each	UAS ,	in	compliance	with

§45.29	(f).	The equivalent	level	of	safety	wi ll	be	provided	by	having	the

UAS s marked	on	their	rotor	arm	as required	by	§45.29	(f)	where	the

pilot,	observer and	others	working	with	the	UAS will	see	the

identification	of	the	UAS as	"experimental,". The	FAA	has	issued	the

following	exemptions	to	this	regulation	to	Exemptions	Nos. 1070 0,

8738,	10167	and	10167A.

3.	14	C.F.R.	§91.7(a):	Civil	aircraft	airworthiness.

The	regulation	requires	that	no	person	may	operate	a	civil	aircraft

unless	it	is	in	airworthy	condition.	As	there	will	be	no	airworthiness

certificate	issued	for	the	aircra ft,	should	this	exemption	be	granted,	no

FAA	regulatory	standard	will	exist	for	determining	airworthiness.	Given

the	size	of	the	aircraft	and	the	requirements	contained	in	the	manual	for

maintenance	and	use	of	safety	check	lists	prior	to	each	flight,	as	se t	forth

in	Sections	J,	L	and	Q,	an	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	provided.

4. 14	C.F.R.	§	91.9(b)(2):	Civil	Aircraft	Flight	Manual	in	the	Aircraft.

The	regulation	provides:

No	person	may	operate	a	U.S.	registered	civil	aircraft	...

(2)	For	which an	Airplane	or	Rotorcraft	Flight	Manual	is	not

# required	by	§21.5	of	this	chapter,	unless	there	is	available	in	the

aircraft	a	current	approved	airplane	or	Rotorcraft Flight	Manual,

approved	manual	material,	markings,	and	placards,	or	any

combination	there of.

Given	the	size	and	configuration	of	the	DJI	Inspire	1,	it	has	no	ability	or

place	to	carry	such	a	flight	manual	on	the	aircraft,	not	only	because	there

is	no	pilot	on	board,	but	because	there	is	no	room	or	capacity	to	carry

such	an	item	on	the	aircraf t.

The	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	achieved	by	keeping	an	automated

system	within	the	remote	control	transmitter	and	associated	Apple	Ipad

at	the	ground	control	point	where	the	pilot	flying	the	UAS	will	have

immediate	access	to	it.

The	FAA	has	iss ued	to	others	the	following	exemptions	to	this

regulation:	Exemption	Nos.	8607,	8737,	8738,	9299,	9299A,	9565,

9565B,	10167,	10167A,	10602,	32827,	and	10700.

5. 14	C.F.R.	§	91.103:	Preflight	action

This	regulation	requires	each	pilot	in	command	to	take certain	actions

before	flight	to	insure	the	safety	of	flight.	As	FAA	approved	rotorcraft

flight	manuals	will	not	be	provided	for	the	aircraft	an	exemption	will	be

needed.	An	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	provided	as	set	forth	in	the

Manual.	The	Pilot In	Charge	(PIC)	will	take	all	actions	including

reviewing	weather,	flight	battery	requirements,	landing	and	takeoff

distances	and	aircraft	performance	data	before	initiation	of	flight.

6. 14	C.F.R.	§91.109:	Flight	instruction:

Section	91.103	provid es	that	no	person	may	operate	a	civil	aircraft

(except	a	manned	free	balloon)	that	is	being	used	for	flight	instruction

unless	that	aircraft	has	fully	functioning	dual	controls.

UAS s	and	remotely	piloted	aircraft,	by	their	design	do	not	have	fully

functio nal	dual	controls.	Flight	control	is	accomplished	through	the	use

of	a	control	box	that	communicates	with	the	aircraft	via	radio

communications.	The	FAA	has	approved	exemptions	for	flight	training

without	fully	functional	dual	controls	for	a	number	of	airc raft	and	for

# flight	instruction	in	experimental	aircraft.	See	Exemption	Nos. 5778K	&

9862A.	The	equivalent	level	of	safety	provided	by	the	fact	that	neither	a

pilot	nor	passengers	will	be	carried	in	the	aircraft	and	by	the	size	and

speed	of	the	aircraft.

7. 14	C.F.R.	§91.119:	Minimum	safe	altitudes

Section	91.119	establishes	safe	altitudes	for	operation	of	civil	aircraft.

Section	91.119(d)	allows	helicopters	to	be	operated	at	less	than	the

minimums	prescribed,	provided	the	person	operating	the	helicopter

complies	with	any	route	or	altitudes	prescribed	for	helicopters	by	the

FAA .	As	this	exemption	is	for	a	UAS that	is	a	multi

- rotor	vehicle	and	the

exemption	requests	authority	to	operate	at	altitudes	up	to	400	ft.	AGL,

or	not	more	than	200	ft.	above	an	elev ated	platform	from	which

operations	are	planned,	an	exemption	may	be	needed	to	allow	such

operations.

As	set	forth	herein,	except	for	the	limited	conditions	stated	i n	the

m anual,	the	UAS will	never	operate	at	higher	than	400	ft.	AGL.	It	will

however	be	o perated	in	a	restricted	area	with	security	perimeter,	where

buildings	and	people	will	not	be	exposed	to	operations	without	their

pre

- obtained	consent.	The	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	achieved

given	the size,	weight	and speed	of	the	UAS as	well	as	th e	location	where

they	will	be	operated.	No	flight	will	be	taken	without	the	permission	of

the	property	owner	or	local	officials.	Because	of	the	advance	notice	to

the	property	owner	and	participants	in	the	filming	activity,	all	affected

individuals	will	be aware	of	the	planned	flight	operations	as	set	forth	in

the	Manual.	Compared	to	flight	operations	with	aircraft	or	rotorcraft

weighting	far	more	than	the	maximum	55	lbs.	proposed	herein	and	the

lack	of	flammable	fuel,	any	risk	associated	with	these	operatio ns	is	far

less	than	those	presently	presented	with	conventional	aircraft	operating

at	or	below	400	ft.	AGL	in	the	power	generation	industry.	In	addition,

the	lo w

- altitude	operations	of	the	UAS s	will	ensure	separation	between

these	small	UAS operations	and the	operations	of	conventional	aircraft

that	must	comply	with Section	91.119.

8. 14	C.F.R.	§91.121	Altimeter	Settings

This	regulation	requires	each	person	operating	an	aircraft	to	maintain

cruising	altitude	by reference	to	an	altimeter	that	is	set	“...to the

# elevation	of	the	departure	airport	or	an appropriate altimeter	setting

available	before	departure.”	As	the UAS may	not	have	a	barometric

altimeter, but	instead	a	GPS	altitude	read	out,	an	exemption	may	be

needed.	An	equivalent	level	of	safety will	be	a chieved	by	the	operator,

pursuant	to	the	Manual	and	Safety	Check	list,	confirming	the altitude	of

the	launch	site	shown	on	the	GPS	altitude	indicator	before	flight.

9. 14	C.F.R.	§	91.151(a):	Fuel	Requirements	for	Flight	in	VFR

Conditions

This	regulation prohibits	an	individual	from	beginning	“a	flight	in	an

airplane	under	VFR	conditions	unless	(considering	wind	and	forecast

weather	conditions)	there	is	enough	fuel	to	fly	to	the	first	point	of

intended	landing	and,	assuming	normal	cruising	speed

– (1)	Dur ing	the

day,	to	fly	after	that	for	at	least 30	minutes;	or	(2)	At	night,	to	fly	after

that	for	at	least	45	minutes.”

The	DJI	Inspire	1	batteries	provide	approximately	35	minutes	of

powered	flight.	Without	an	exemption	from	§	14	CFR	91.151,	the	UAS’s

fligh ts	would	be	limited	to	approximately	5	minutes	in	length.	Given	the

limitations	on	its	proposed	operations	and	the	location	of	those

proposed	operations,	a	longer	time	frame	for	flight	in	daylight	VFR

conditions	is	reasonable.

LED believes	that an	exemption	from	14	CFR	§	91.151(a)	is	safe	and

within	the	scope	of	a	prior	exemption.	See	Exemption	10673	(allowing

Lockheed	Martin	Corporation	to	operate	without	compliance	with

91.151(a)).	Operating	the	UAS,	without	30	minutes	of	reserve	fuel	does

not engender	the	type	of	risks	that	Section	91.151(a)	was	meant	to

prevent	given	the	size	and	speed	at	which	the UAS	operates.	The	fact

that	it	carries	no	pilot,	passenger,	or	cargo	also	enhances	its	safety.

Additionally,	limiting	DJI	Inspire	1	flights	to	5	m inutes	would	greatly

reduce	their	utility.	In	the	unlikely	event	that	the	DJI	Inspire	1	should

run	out	of	fuel,	it	would	simply	land.	Given	its	weight	and	construction

material,	the	risks	are	less	than	contemplated	by	the	current	regulation.

LED believes	that	an	equivalent	level	of	safety	can	be	achieved	by

maintaining	10	minutes	of	reserve	fuel,	which,	allowing	35	minutes	of

flight	time,	would	be	more	than	adequate	to	return	the	UAS	to	its

# planned	landing	zone	from	anywhere	in	its	operating	area .	The	FAA	has

granted	similar	exemptions	to	others,	including	Exemptions	2689F,

5745,	10673	and	10808.

10. 14	C.F.R.	§91.203	(a)	and	(b):	Carrying	Civil	Aircraft

Certification	and	Registration

The	regulation	provides	in	pertinent	part:

(a)	Except	as	prov ided	in	§	91.715,	no	person	may	operate	a	civil

aircraft unless	it	has	within	it	the	following:

(1)	An	appropriate	and	current airworthiness	certificate.

(b)	No	person	may	operate	a	civil	aircraft	unless	the

airworthiness	certificate required	by	paragraph (a)	of	this

section	or	a	special	flight	authorization	issued under	§91.715	is

displayed	at	the	cabin	or	cockpit	entrance	so	that	it	is	legible	to

passengers	or	crew.

The	FastStart UAS (DJI	Inspire	1) fully	loaded	weigh s no	more	than	55

lbs

. and is op erated	without an	onboard	pilot.	As	such,	there	is	no	ability

or	place	to	carry	certification	and	registration documen ts	or	to	display

them	on	the	UAS

. An	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	achieved	by

keeping	these	documents	at	the	ground control	poin t	wh ere	the	pilot

flying	the	UAS will	have	immediate	access	to	them,	to	the	extent they	are

applicable	to	the	UAS .	The	FAA	has	issued	numerous	exemptions	to	this

regulation.	A	representative	sample	of	other	exceptions	includes

Exemption	Nos.	9565,	9665,	9789, 9789A, 9797,	9797A,	9816A,	and

10700.

11. 14	C.F.R.	§91.405	(a);	407	(a)	(1);	409	(a)	(2);	417(a)	&	(b):

Maintenance	Inspections

These	regulations	require	that	an	aircraft	o perator	or	owner	“shall	have

that	aircraft inspected	as	prescribed	in	subpart	E of	this	part	and	shall

between	required	inspections,	except	as	provided	in	paragraph	(c)	of

this	section,	have	discrepancies	repaired	as	prescribed	in	part	43	of	this

chapter.. .,”	and	others	shall	inspect	or	maintain	the	aircraft	in

compliance	with	Part	43

. Given	that	these	sections	and	Part	43	apply

only	to	aircraft	with	an	airworthiness	certificate,	these	sections	will	not

apply	to LED

.

# Maintenance	will	be	accomplished	by LED pursuant	to	the	flight	manual

and	operating	handbook	as	ref erenced	in	the	Manual.	An	equivalent

level	of	safety	will	be	a chieved	because	this	small	UAS is	very	limited	in

size	and	will	carry	a	small	payload	and	operate	only	in	restricted	areas

for	limited	periods	of	time.	If mechanical	issues	arise	the	UAS can	lan d

immediately	and	will	be	operating from	no	higher	than	400	feet	AGL.	As

provided	in	the	Manual, LED will	ensure	that	every UAS is	in	working

order	prior	to	initiating	flight,	perform	required	maintenance,	and	keep

a	log	of	any	maintenance	perfo rmed.	Moreover,	the	operator	is	the

person	most	familiar	with	the	aircraft	and	best	suited	to	maintain	the

aircraft	in	an	airworthy	condition	to	provide	the	equivalent	level	of

safety.

The	DJI	Inspire	1 is	nearly	maintenance	free,	it	performs	automatic

p reflight checks	and	the	failure of any	check	will	prevent	takeoff. Checks

which	cannot	be	done	by	the	system

, will	be	performed	by	a qualified

person	prior	to	each	flight	and	at	predefined	intervals	as	part	of	the

Maintenance	Schedule	in the	User	Manual

. Preflight checklist	includes:

1.Visual	inspection	of	the	airframe

2.Visual	inspections	of	rotor	integrity

3.Check	charge	of	all	batteries	(aerial	vehicle,	command	station,

radio	repeater	station)

An	equivalent	level	of	safety	will	be	achieved	because	the UAS	is	small	in

size,	will	carry	no	external	payload,	will	operate	only	in	restricted

predetermined	areas	and	is	not	a	complex	mechanical	devise.	As

provided	in	the	attached	User	Guide	(System	Maintenance	section),	the

operator	of	the	DJI	Inspire	1	will	en sure	that	the	UAS	is	in	working	order

prior	to	initiating	flight,	perform	required	maintenance,	and	keep	a	log

of	any	maintenance	that	is	performed.	Moreover,	the	operator	is	the

person	most	familiar	with	the	aircraft	and	is	best	suited	to	maintain	the

air craft	in	an	airworthy	condition	and	to	ensure	an	equivalent	level	of

safety.

The	Extent o f	Relief LED Seeks a nd t he	Reason LED Seeks	Relief

From	14 C.F.R.	§	21.185.

LED seeks	relief	from	the	airworthiness	certificate	re quirements	of	the

Federal Aviation	Regulations (”FAR”) and	proposes	to	commercially

operate	the	DJI	Inspire	1 UAS ,	without	an	airworthiness	certificate,	for

# the	special	purpose	of	conducting	aerial videography services	for	its

clients ,	pursuant	to	specific operating	limitations	and	a	Safety

Management System (“SMS”). LED seeks	relief	from	the	airworthiness

certificate	requirements	of	14 C.F.R.	§	21.185	to	the	extent	that	the DJI

Inspire	1	UAS ,	which	have	not	yet been	type	certificated	by	the	FAA, may

be	operated	as	if	they	were	a	restricted	category	aircraft for	a	single,

defined,	special	purpose	op eration	(i.e.,	aerial	videography ).

Pursuant	to	the	FAA	Modernization	and	Reform	Act	of	2012,	Section	333

(“Section	“333”), LED seeks	relief from	the	airworthiness	certificate

requirements	of	the	FAR	because	operation	of	the	DJI Inspire	1	UAS will

not	create	a	hazard	to	users	of	the	NAS,	or	the	public,	or	otherwise	pose

a	threat	to	national	security.	Section	333	sets	forth	the	requiremen ts	for

considering	whether	a	UAS will	create	a	hazard	to	users	of	the	NAS	or

the	public	or	pose	a	threat	to	national	security.	Further,	Section	333

provides	the	authority	for	such	a UAS to	operate	without	airworthiness

certification. Specifically,	Section	333	st ates	the	following,	in	part:

(b)	Assessment	of	Unmanned	Aircraft	Systems.

-- In	making	the

determination	under	subsection	(a),	the	Secretary	shall

determine,	at	a	minimum

— (1)	which	types	of	unmanned	aircraft	systems,	if	any,	as	a

result	of	their	size,	weig ht, speed,	operational	capability,

proximity	to	airports	and	populated	areas,	and	operation

within	visual	line	of	sight	do	not	create	a	hazard	to	users

of	the	national	airspace	system or	the	public	or	pose	a

threat	to	national	security;	and

(2)	whether	a certificate	of	waiver,	certificate	of

authorization,	or	airworthiness certification	under	section

44704	of	title	49,	United	States	Code,	is	required	for	the

operation	of	unmanned	aircraft	syste ms	identified	under

paragraph (1).

As	described herein

, numerous	factors,	including	the	proven	safe

operational	history	of	the	DJI Inspire	1	UAS in	the	NAS,	as	well	as	the

specific	parameters	of LED’s intended	operation	pursuant	to	this

exemption,	demons trate	that	the	DJI	Inspire	1	UAS hav e	in	the	past,	and

will	continue	in	the	future,	to	operate safely	in	the	NAS	without	creating

a	hazard	to	other	aircraft	or	people	on	the	ground.

# Accordingly,	the	FAA	may	approve	op eration	of	the	DJI	Inspire	1	UAS

, without	an	airworthiness	certificate,	b y	setting	forth	specific	operating

limitations	to	ensure	a	level	of	safety	equivalent	to	what	would	be

provided	by airworthiness	certification.

Pursuant	to	14	C.F.R.	Part	11,	the	following	summary	is	provided

for	publication	in	the F ederal	Register,	should	it	be	determined

that	publication	is	needed:

The	Louisiana	Department	of	Economic	Development (“LED”) seeks	an

exemption	from	the	following	rules:

14	C.F.R.	Part	21;		14	C.F.R.	45.23(b);		14	C.F.R.	91.7(a);		14	C.F.R.

91. 9(b)(2); 14	C.F.R.	91.103;		14	C.F.R.	91.109;		14	C.F.R.	91.119;		14

C.F.R.	91.121;		14	C.F.R.	91.151(a);		14	C.F.R.	91.203(a)	&	(b);		14	C.F.R.

91.405(a);		14	C.F.R.	91.407(a)(1); 14	C.F.R.	91.409(a)(2);		14	C.F.R.

91.417(a); as	well	as	the	restricted	c ategory airworthiness	certification

standards	specified	in	14	C.F.R.	§	21.185	to	operate commercially

unmanned	vehicle	(55lbs	or	less)	for	aerial videography	and

inspections.

Approval	of	exemptions	allowing	commer cial	operations	of	UAS s	in	the

videography survey	and inspection	industry	will	enhance	safety	by

reducing	risk.	Conventional videography inspections,	using	persons

hanging	out	of	helicopters	can	needlessly	clutter	up	the	NAS. In

contrast,	a LED UAS weighing	fewer	than	55	lbs. and	powere d	by

batteries	eliminates	virtually	all	human	risk	to	serious	falls	given	that

the	PIC	is on	the	ground. The UAS is	carried	to	the	inspec tion	site	and

not	flown.	The	UAS will	carry no	passengers	or	crew	and,	therefore,	will

not	expose	them	to	th e	risks	associated	with	manned aircraft	flights.	The

operation	of a small UAS ,	weigh ing	less	than	55	lbs.,	conducted	in	the

strict conditions	outlined	above,	will	provide	an	improved	level	of	safety

supporting	the	grant	of	the exemptions	requested herein, including

exempting FastStart from	the	requirements	of	Part	21 and	allowing

commercial	operations.	These	lightweight	aircraft	operate	at	slow

speeds,	close	to the	ground,	and	in	a	sterile	environment	and,	as	a	result,

are	far	safer	than	conventional operat ions	conducted	by	humans

dangling	from helicopters

.

# Appendix	B

The	Inspire	1	UAS is	comprised	of	a	VTOL	unmanned	aircraft	and	a

transportable g round	station.	The	Inspire	1	UAS has	a	maximum	gross

weight	of	approximately	eleven	(11)	pounds	and	t he	following	technical

and	operational	specifications:

• Aircraft	Model	T600

• Weight	(Battery	Included)	2935	g

• Hovering	Accuracy	(GPS	mode)	Vertical:	0.5	m

• Horizontal:	2.5	m

• Max	Angular	Velocity	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

• Operatin g	Temperature	Range

- 10°	to	40°	C

• Diagonal	Distance	559	to	581	mm

• Dimensions	438	x	451	x	301	mm

# FIGURE	1:	LED ’s	DJI	Inspire	1	including	video/camera	system

Proven	Operation al	History	of:	DJI	Inspire	1	UAS in	the	NAS

The	DJI	Insp ire	1 UAV is	currently	operating	safely	within	the	NAS.

# Reasons	Why	Granting LED ’s Request	Would	Be	In	The	Public

Interest

Granting	the	present	Petition	will	further	the	public	interest	by	allowing

LED to	safely, efficiently,	and	economically obtain	land	survey	images	for

LED 's certified	sites	program	(inventory	of	available	sites	for

manufacturers	and	other	businesses LED seeks	to	locate	or	expand	in

Louisiana),	and	exterior	images	of	the	fa cilities	of	companies LED,

through	its	FastStart	program, is	assisting	with	employee	recruitment

and	training;	primarily	private	property	and	only	with	permission	of	the

landowner. Additionally,	use	of	the UAS will	increase safety	by

eliminating	the	need	for	a	videographer	to	utilize	a	full	sized	aircraft	for

these	operations. Notably,	the	benefits	of	the	proposed operation	of	the

FastStart UAS will	be	realized	without	implicating	any	privacy	issues.

Privacy:

All	flights	will	occur over	private	or	controlled	access	property	with	the

property owner’s prior	consent	and	knowledge. Video	operations will	be

of undeveloped	parcels	of	land	in	remote	or	uninhabited	areas,	or

buildings	and	facilities	on	privately	held	land.

Flight	Operatio ns:

Flight	Operations	pursuant	to	the	exemption	sought	would	be	limited	to

areas	that	are	not in	the	proximity	of	airports	or	over	populated	areas.

LED proposes	to	only	conduct	aerial videography	and inspection	flight

operations	over	private	lan d,	in	rural	areas	of	the	United	States	that	are

not	near populated	areas,	airports,	helipads,	or	state	roads. Specifically,

LED ’s proposed	areas	of	aerial	inspections	include	rural	areas	that	are:

1.	Not	populated	areas	as	depicted	on	VFR	Sect ional	Aeronautical

Charts;

2.	Not	within	five	(5)	miles	of	any	airport	or	helipad;

3.	Not	within	one	hundred	(100)	meters	of	state	roads	having

more	than	two	lanes;	and

4.	Not	within	fifty	(50)	meters	of	state	roads	having	two	lanes	or

less.

LED has	been	operating	its	UAS by	regulations	such	as	the	ICAO

# (International	Civil Aviation	Organization)	and	the	FAA’s own	national

airspace	regulations.	In	order	to	increase flight	safety	and	prevent

accidental	flights	in	restricted	areas, LED’S UAS will	be operated	utilizing

Category “ A ” No	Fly	Zone	restrictions

. A	buffer	or	exclusion	zone	for

flight	operations	will	also	be	implemented	around	state roads.	Since	the

roads	are	represented	geometrically	as	lines,	the	buffers	result	as	a	one

hundred (100m)	corridor	around	state	roads	with	more	than	two	lanes,

and	fifty	(50)	meters	around	state roads	with	two	lanes	or	less.

In	summary, LED seeks	to	operate	its UAS ’s	only	over	rural areas,	while

maintaining	safe	distances	from	any	p opulated	areas,	airports,	helipads,

or roadways.

Operation	Of LED ’s UA S Will	Be	Conducted	Pursuant	To “VSI

- 005

UAS	Operations Manual	(For	UAS’s	under	55 lbs). ”

LED’S DJI	Inspire	1	operation	manual will	control	operation of	the UA S

and	will	significantly contribute	to	maintaining	the	level	of	safety

contemplated	by	the	airworthiness	certificate requirements	from	which

LED now	seeks	relief.	Pursuant	to	the	Operations	Manual	and	14 C.F.R.	§

43.13,	entitled	Performance	Rul es	(general),	each	person	performing

maintenance, alteration,	or	preventive	maintenance	on any	of LED ’s

UAS ,	motors,	propellers,	hardware, guidance	systems	or	appliances	shall

use	the	methods,	techniques,	and	practices	prescribed	in	the current

manufacturer's	maintenance	manual	or	Instructions	for	Continued

Airworthiness prepared	by	its	manufacturer,	or	other	methods,

techniques,	and	practices	acceptable	to	the Administrator.	Each	person

shall	use	the	tools,	equipment,	and	test	apparatus	necessa ry	to	assure

completion	of	the	work	in	accordance	with	accepted	industry	practices.

A	copy	of	the	Operations	Manual, which	is	proprietary	information	to

LED

, is	attached hereto	as	Exhibit	A ,	and	is	to	be	held	in	a	separate	file

pursuant	to	14	C.F .R.	§	11.35(b).3

CONCLUSION:

Satisfaction	of	the	criteria	provided	in	Section	333	of	the	Reform	Act	of

2012

-- size, weight,	speed,	operating	capabilities,	proximity	to	airports

and	populated	areas	and	operation within	visual	line	of	sight	and

national security

– provide	more	than	adequate	justification	for	the

# grant	of	the	requested	exemptions	allowing	commercial	operation	of

applicant’s	UAS	in	the aerial	videography/	survey	/	inspection	industry

pursuant	to	the	Manual	appended	hereto.

In	summary,	applicant	seeks	an	exemption	from	the	FARs	set	forth

above	and	in	Appendix	A	to	allow aerial	videography/	survey	/

inspection operations	of	a	small	unmanned	vehicle	for	these	kinds	of

operations.

Approval	of	the	exemption	all owing	commercial	operations	of	the	DJI

Inspire	1	for videography/	survey	/	inspection operations	will	enhance

safety	by	reducing	risk.	Conventional	aerial	survey,	videography	and

inspection	operations	using	manned	aircraft	involve	very	heavy	aerial

vehicle s	carrying	significant	quantities	of	combustible	fuels,	and	a	multi

person	crew	in	piloting	and	observation	roles.	These operations	require

transit	to	and	from	the	location	of	the	activity,	and	often	take	place	in

congested	environments	including	proximit y	to	physical	obstacles

and/or	presence	of	the	general	public.	By	contrast,	the	DJI	Inspire	1

weighs15	lbs	including	payloads	and	uses	a	battery	for	power,	is	carried

to/from	the	area	of	activity,	removes	the	need	for	airborne

pilots/observers,	and	poses	l ess	risk	to	people	and	infrastructure	on	the

ground.

Additionally,	no	national	security	issue	is	raised	by	the	grant	of	the

requested	exemptions.	Given	the	size,	load	carrying	capacity,	speed	at

which	it	operates,	and	the	fact	that	it	carries	no	explosive s	or	other

dangerous	materials,	the	DJI	Inspire	1	poses	no	threat	to	national

security.	The	operation	of a DJI	Inspire	1	for	market	research,	surveying,

mapping	and	inspection	operations	in	accordance	with	the	strict

conditions	outlined	above,	will	provide an	equivalent	level	of	safety

supporting	the	grant	of	the	exemptions	requested	herein,	including

exempting LED from	the	requirements	of	Part	21.

# The	DJI	Inspire	1’s	satisfaction	of	the	criteria	set	forth	in	Section	333	of

the	Reform	Act

— size,	weight,	speed,	operating	capabilities,	lack	of

proximity	to	airports	and	populated	areas,	operation	within	visual	line

of	sight,	and	national	security,	provide	more	than	adequate	justification

for	the	grant	of	the	requested	exemptions	allowing LED	public operation

of	the	DJI	Inspire	1	in	aerial	videography	operations.

Sincerely,

D avid	Fox

# Exhibit A

# Inspi re 1



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6. M a lfu nctions caused by re fit or rep l ace m e n t with non

- D J I accessor ie s and parts.

7. Dam age (s), inju r i es or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by u sin g th ir d party products or fake DJ I product s.

8. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by im proper opera ti on or sub je c tiv e misju dg m en t.

9. Dam age (s), i nju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by m ec h a nic a l f a ilu res due to product ag in g

.

10. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by co ntinu ed flyin g after l o w vol tage protection a l ar m i s

tr ig gered

.

11. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s caused by kn o win g ly flyin g the a ir craft in abnor m a l co n d iti o n s

(su ch as wh en w ater

, o il, so il, sand or other un kn o wn m ater ial are insid e the a i rcra ft, in co m p l ete asse m b ly, the© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 5 | main co m po n e n ts have ob vio us f au l ts, ob vi ous defect or mi ss in g acces sor ies).

12. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by flyin g in the fo ll o wi ng situations such as the a ir craft

in m agnetic in terfere n ce areas (su ch as h ig h vol tage lin e s, power stat io ns

, broadcast in g to we rs and m ob il e base

sta ti on s), rad io i n terfere n ce area s, go v er nm e n t regu l ated no

- fly z ones

, if the p il ot l oses sig ht of the a ir craft

,

suffer fr o m poor eye si ght or are other wise n ot suitab l e f or a ir craft opera ti on

.

13. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed by use in bad weather

, such as a ra in, hea vy win d

, sno w,

ha il, li ghtn in g

, tor n adoes and hu rr ic a n e s.

14. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s ca u sed wh en the a ir craft is in the fo ll o win g situa ti on s: co llisio n

,

fir e

, e x p l os io n

, fl ood s, tsuna mis, sub si de n ce

, ic e trapped

, a val a n c h e

, debr is fl o w, l a n d sli de

, earthq u ake

, etc.

15. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respons ibilitie s ca u sed by infrin ge m e n t such as an y data

, aud io or vi deo m ater ial

recorded by the u se o f a ir cra ft.

16. Dam age (s), inju r ie s or an y l ega l respons ibilitie s ca u sed by the misu se of the batter y, protection c ir cu it, R C m ode l

and batter y c h arger s.

17. Consequentia l da m ages

, inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon si b ilitie s ca u sed by an y m a lfu nction of an eq uipm e n t or

accessor y, in c l ud in g m e m or y card s, that resu l t in the f a il ure of an im age or vid eo to be recorded or to be

recorded in a way that m ach in e readab l e

.

18. A n y consequen ti a l da m ages

, inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon sibilitie s caused b y opera ti ons that do not f o ll o w a ll

in structions l a i d out in the qu ick start gu id e and deta il ed user g u id e or in for m ation in c l uded on the pac ka ge or

www. d ji. co m.

19. Operators d i sobe y l oca l l a ws or regu l ation s.

20. A n y l ega l respon sibilitie s

, persona l or property da m age or e nvir o nm e n ta l da m ages caused by operator

nonco m p lia n ce with l oca l l a ws a n d regu l ations

.

21. Dam ages

, inju r ie s or an y l ega l respon si b ilitie s caused by r isky operator beha vi or with out su fficie nt tra inin g

.

22. Dam ages

, inju r ie s or an y l ega l respons i b ilitie s ca u sed by flyin g in the areas proh ib ited by l a ws, reg ul atio n s, or

re l ated entit ie s

23. Dam ages

, inju r ie s or an y l ega l respons ibilitie s ca u sed by operat i ng with out f o ll o win g in structions or w ar nin gs

found on www. d ji. co m, product in struct io ns

, product qu ick start g ui de lin e

, or DJ I d iscl a im er

.

24. Other l osses that n ot covered by the scope of DJ I I nno vati ons lia b ility



## Warn i ng

This eq ui p m e n t co m p lie s wi th F CC RF rad i ation e x posure limit s set f orth for an un co n tro ll ed e nvir o nm e nt.

This product co m p lie s with Part 15 of t h e FCC ru l e s. Op eration is sub je ct to t h e fo ll o win g t wo cond iti on s: (1) th is

de vic e m a y not cause h ar mful in terfere n ce

, and (2) th is de vic e m ust accept an y in terfere n ce rece ive d

, in c l ud in g

in

terfere n ce that m a y cause un de sir ed opera ti on ;© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 6 | NO TE: Th e m a nufa cturer is n ot res pon sibl e for an y rad i o or TV in terfere n ce caused by unauthor iz ed m od ific a ti ons or

c h a n ges to th i s produc t. Su c h m od ific ations or ch anges co ul d void the u ser’s author ity to operate the prod u ct

NO TE: This equ i p m ent has been tested and f ound to comp ly with t he li mits f or a C l ass B d i gita l de vic e

, pursuant to

Part 1 5 o f the FCC R u l e s. Th ese li mits are de si gned to pro v ide reasonab l e protection aga in st har m fu l

in

terference in a re si dentia l in sta ll ation

. This equ i p m ent generates uses and can rad i at e rad io frequenc y energ y and

,

if not in sta ll ed and used in accordance with the in struction s, ma y cause har m fu l in terference to rad i o commun i cations

.

H owever

, there is no guarantee that in terference will not occur in a particu l ar i nsta ll ation

. If th is equ i p m ent does cause

harmfu l in terference to rad io or te l e visio n reception

, wh ic h can be determ in ed by turn in g the equipment off and on

,

the user is encouraged to tr y to correct the in terference by one or more of the fo ll o win g measure s:

n R eor ien t or re l ocate the rece ivin g antenna

.

n Inc re a se the sep a r ation be twe e n the eq uipm e n t an d r e c e iver.

n Co nn ect the equ ipm ent in to an ou tl et on a c ir cu it d iffe rent fr o m that to whic h t h e rece ive r is co nn ected

.

n Consu l t the dea l er or an e x per ien ced rad i o /TV techn icia n f

or h e l p

1. Wh en u sin g th i s produc t, e n sure that t h e a n te nn a o f the de vic e is at l east 20 c m fr o m an y perso n. Du e to the

used enc l osed m ater ial, th is product sha ll on ly be co nn ected to a USB in ter fa ce of ver sio n 2.0 or hi g h er

. Th e

connection to so ca ll ed “ power USB” is proh i bited

.

C AUSTI O N: RISK OF EXL POS I ON IF BATTERY IS RE P LA C ED BY A N I NNCONN E C T TY P E. DIS POS E OF

USED BATTERIES A CC R OD I NG T O THE I NS TR C UTI O N.

DJ I h ereb y dec l ares that th is product is in co m p li a n ce with the essentia l req uir e m e n ts and other re l e van t

pro v isio n of Dir ec tiv e 19 95/5/EC

.

2. P l ease note that th i s product i s in te n ded f or persona l use and shou l d n ever be used in a m anner that infrin ges

upon or co n trave n es in terna ti ona l or do m estic l a w and regu l a ti on s.

Y ou sha ll not use th is product to:

a) D e fam e

, abus e

, h aras s, sta lk, threaten or other wise vi o l ate the l ega l r i g h ts (su c h as r ig ht of pr iv ac y and

pub licity) of other s;

b) Photograph peop l e on pr iv ate proper ty with out the ir co n se n t or p h otograp h in areas wh ere

photograph y is proh i bited with out pr io r author iz at io n

.

c) Use th is product f or an y ill ega l or in appropr i ate purpose other than ge n era l persona l use ( suc h as sp y,

mil itar y opera ti on

, unauthor iz ed in vest ig a ti on and unauthor iz ed detec ti on );

d) Viol ate or d isr egard app lic ab l e l oca l l a ws, ad min istra ti ve r ul es a n d soc i a l hab its.

P l ease be ad vise d that in certa in area s, the cop yin g of im ages a n d vi deos fr o m eve n ts

, per fo r m a

n ces

, e x h i b iti on s,

or co mm erc i a l properties b y m eans o f a ca m era m a y co n trave n e cop yrig ht or ot h er l ega l r ig hts even if the im age

or v id eo w as shot for persona l use

. In add iti on

, re m ote co n tro l a ir craft are ba nn ed fr o m co n d u c tin g co mm erc ial

ac tivitie s in certa in co un tr ie s and reg io n s.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 7 | If y ou have an y prob l em y ou cannot so l ve dur in g in sta ll ation

, p l ease contact D J I author iz ed dea l er s.

N am e of the products

, brand

, etc

. appear in g in th is m anua l are trade m ar ks or registered trade m ar ks of the ir

respec tiv e o wn er co m pa

nie s . Thi s prod u ct and m anua l are cop yrig hted by DJ I with a ll r i g h ts reserved

. N o part of th is

product or m anua l sha ll be repro d u ced in an y for m with out the pr io r wr itten consent or author iz ation of DJ I. N o

patent li ab ility is assu m ed wi th respect to the use of products or inf or

m ation conta in ed here in.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 8 | 

## Table of Contents

DISCLAIMER & WARNING

................................ ................................ ................................ . 3

INSTRUCTIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 3

CAUTIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 3

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

................................ ................................ ............................... 4

WARNING

................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 5

USING THIS MANUAL

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 11

L EGENDS



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 11

D ECLARATION



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 11

B EFORE 

## F LIGHT



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 11

W ATCH THE VIDEO TUTORIALS



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 11

D OWNLOAD 

## DJI I NSPIRE 

## 1 A PP



## ................................ ................................ ................................ . 11

1 P RODUCT PROFILE

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 12

1.2 A IRCRAFT 

## D IAGRAM



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 13

1.3 R EMOTE 

## C ONTROLLER 

## D IAGRAM



## ................................ ................................ ....................... 14

Remote	Controller Front View

................................ ................................ ........................ 14

Remote	Controller Top View

................................ ................................ ........................... 15

Remote	Controller	Rear View

................................ ................................ ......................... 17

2 AIRCRAFT

................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 17

2.1 F LIGHT 

## C ONTROLLER



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 17

2.2 F LIGHT 

## M ODE



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 18

2.3 F LIGHT 

## L IMITS



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 18

Max Height &	Radius Limits

................................ ................................ ......................... 19

Flight	Restriction of Restricted	Areas

................................ ................................ ............. 19

2.4 I NTELLIGENT 

## O RIENTATION 

## C ONTROL 

## (IOC)

................................ ................................ ........ 21

2.5 F AILSAFE AND 

## R ETURN 

## H OME



## ................................ ................................ ........................... 21

2.6 L OW 

## B ATTERY 

## F AIL 

## S AFE



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 22

2.7 D YNAMIC 

## H OME 

## P OINT



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 23

2.8 F LIGHT 

## R ECORDER



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 24

2.9 O PTICAL 

## F LOW



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 24

Using	Optical	Flow

................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 24© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 9 | 

## 2.10 U PGRADING 

## F IRMWARE OF 

## A IRCRAFT



## ................................ ................................ ................ 26

2.11 A TTACHING AND 

## D ETACHING THE 

## P ROPELLERS



## ................................ ................................ ..... 26

Propellers

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 26

Attaching the Propellers

................................ ................................ ................................ . 26

Detaching the Propellers

................................ ................................ ................................ 26

2.10 DJI S MART 

## B ATTERY



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 27

U SING 

## B ATTERY



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 28

Powering On/Off

................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 28

Checking the Battery Level

................................ ................................ ............................. 28

Battery Life

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 29

C HARGING THE 

## S MART 

## B ATTERY



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 29

Charing	Protection LED Display

................................ ................................ ...................... 30

B ATTERY 

## I NSTALLATION



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 31

3 REMOTE CONTROL

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 32

3.1 R EMOTE 

## C ONTROLLER 

## P ROFILE



## ................................ ................................ ......................... 32

3.2 R EMOTE 

## C ONTROLLER 

## O PERATIONS



## ................................ ................................ .................... 32

Powering on	and off the Remote Controller

................................ ................................ .. 32

Controlling	Camera

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 33

Controlling	Aircraft

................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 34

Aircraft Operation

................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 36

C ONNECTING 

## M OBILE 

## D EVICE



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 38

Remote	Controller	Antennas Orien tation

................................ ................................ ....... 38

Multi Remote Controllers Connection

................................ ................................ .......... 38

Remote	Controller	Status LED

................................ ................................ ...................... 41

Linking the Remote Controller

................................ ................................ ........................ 41

R EMOTE 

## C ONTROLLER 

## C OMPLIANCE 

## V ERSION



## ................................ ................................ .............. 42

U PGRADING 

## R EMOTE 

## C ONTROLLER



## ................................ ................................ ............................. 42

4 CAMERA AND GIMBAL

................................ ................................ ............................. 42

4.1 C AMERA 

## P ROFILE



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 42

4.1.2 Camera Micro

- SD Card Slot

................................ ................................ ............... 42

4.1.3 Camera	Data Port

................................ ................................ ................................ . 43

4.2

............................................................................................................................. ......43

4.2.1 3

- Axis Gim bal

................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 43© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 10 | 

## 4.2.2 Gimbal Operation	Modes

................................ ................................ .................. 44

4.2.3 Gimbal Error Warnings

................................ ................................ ....................... 45

4.2.4 Gimbal Installation

................................ ................................ .............................. 45

5 DJI INSPIRE 1 APP

................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 48

DJI I NSPIRE 

## 1 A PP 

## GUI

................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 48

Camera

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 48

6 FLIGHT

................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 54

6.1 F LIGHT 

## E NVIRONMENT 

## R EQUIREMENTS



## ................................ ................................ .............. 54

6.2 P REFLIGHT 

## C HECKLIST



## ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 54

6.3 C ALIBRATING THE 

## C OMPASS



## ................................ ................................ ................................ . 54

6.3.1 Calibration	Procedures

................................ ................................ ........................ 55

6.3.2 When to Recalibrate

................................ ................................ ........................... 55

S TARTING 

## /S TOPPING THE 

## M OTORS



## ................................ ................................ ............................... 56

Starting	Motors

................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 56

Stopping Motors

................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 56

6.4 F LIGHT 

## T EST



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 56

Take off/Landing Procedures

................................ ................................ .......................... 56

Video	Suggestions and Tips

................................ ................................ ............................ 57

7 TRO UBLESHOOTING (FAQ)

................................ ................................ ........................... 57

APPENDIX

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 57

SPECIFICATIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 57

FCC C OMPLIANCE



## ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 59

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

................................ ................................ .......................... 59

7.2 C ONNECTING THE 

## DJI I NSPIRE 

## 1 A P P



## ..................................................... 错误 ! 未定义书签。© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 11 | 

## Usi ng th i s m anua l

L egends

W arn in g

Im

portant

Hin ts and Ti ps

R efere n ce



### Declaration

U n l ess stated e x p licitly, a ll descr i ptions in th is m anua l are f or GPS m ode

.



### Before F li ght

Th e fo ll o w in g tutor i a l s and m anua l s have been prod u ced to e n sure you to m ake full use o f y our I nsp ir e 1.

(1) 

### Dis c lai me r

(2) 

### In sp ir e 1 Qu ic k S tar t Gui de

(3) 

### I nsp ir e 1 U se r M a nu al

W atch in g a ll the tutor i a l vid eos and read in g the Dis c l a im er be f ore fli ght is reco mm e n ded

. A fter wa

rd s, prepare y our

fir st fli ght u sin g the I nsp ir e 1 Qu ick S tart Gu id e

. R efer to th i s m anua l f or m ore co m pre h e nsive inf or

m atio n.

Ex

per ien ced users

, particu l ar ly those with DJ I products cou l d ski p to the I nsp ir e 1 Qu ick S tart Gu id e to beg in

prepar in g f or flig ht

.



### Watch the vi deo tutor i a ls

P l ease watch the tutor i a l vi deo be l o w to l earn ho w to use I nsp ir e 1 correctl y and safe ly:

http : //x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



### D own lo ad DJ I In sp i re 1 App

D own l oad and in sta ll the DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app be f ore use

. S can the QR code be l o w to down l oad DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 12 | 

## 1 Product Pr ofi le

Th e I nsp ir e 1 i s bra n d n e w quadcopter capab l e o f captur in g 4K vid eo and trans m itt in g in an HD vid eo si gna l to m u l tip l e

de vic es stra ig ht out of the bo x. E qu i p ped with retractab l e l and in g gear

, an unobstructed 360 degree view fr o m the

ca m era is m ade pos sibl e by sim p ly m o vin g the l and in g gear out of si gh t. Th e bu il t

- in ca m era h as been in tegrated wit h

a g im ba l to minimiz e space and m a ximiz e we ig ht e fficie nc y. Opti ca l Fl o w e nh a n ces the h over in g prec isi on wh en n o

GPS is a v a il ab l e

. Th e features of In sp ir e 1 in c l ude s:

Ca m era a n d G im ba l: Su pport 4K record in g with reso l ution o f 12 00 M p ix e l. R eserves m oun tin g p l ace for ND fil ter to

red

u ce the overe x posure

. Ne w qu ick re l ease m oun tin g l oc k de sig n f or the ca m era a ll o w u ser to rep l ace the ca m era

with ease

.

HD Vi deo D o wnlink: I ntegrated with e nh a n ced ver si on of Li ghtbr id ge HD do wnlink that pro vid es l o w l atenc y HD

vid eo outpu t.

Tr ansfor m ab l e L and in g gear : R etract t h e l and i n g gear in mi da ir to create an unobstructed panora mic view fr o m the

ca m era

.

DJ I Sm art B atter y: I nc l uded sta n dard 4500 mA h and op ti ona l 5400 mA h ( co min g soon ) DJ I Sm art B atter y that

e m

p l o ys ATL batter y ce ll and TI batter y m a n age m e n t sys te m.

Flig ht Contr o ll er : Ba sed on the A 2 fli ght co n tro ll er

, a n e w ge n era ti o n of Nc ore flig ht contro ll er sys te m pro vid e a m ore

re lia b l e flig ht e x per ien ce

. Ne w flig ht recorder feature stores the fli ght data for each flig ht s. Th e Optica l fl o w feature

e nh a n ce the hover in g prec i si on wh en no GPS is a v a il ab l e

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 13 | 

### 1.2 Aircraft Di agra m

Fr o n t

Rea r

B otto m [2]

[3]

[5]

[ 6 ]

[7]

[8]

[ 9 ]

[10]

[12]

[13]] 

### GPS

Front LED

Aircraft Mi cro

- USB Port

R ear LED

Camera Micro

- SD Card

Camera Micro

- USB Port

Optical Flow Sensor

Aircraft Status In d i cator© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 14 | 

### 1.3 Remote Controller Di agra m

R e m ote Co n t r o ll er Fr o n t Vi ew

Figure 21

1. A ntenna 5. Tr ansfo rmation Sw itch

2. M ob il e De vic e H o l der 6. Ba tter y L eve l LE Ds

3. Contro l S tic k 7. S tatus LED

4. R etur n H o m e (RTH ) button 8. Power Bu tton

1. A ntenna

R e l a ys a ir craft co n tro l and vi deo si gna l.

2. M ob il e De vic e H o l der

M oun tin g p l ace f or the m ob il e de vic e

.

3. Contro l Stick,

Air craft or ie ntat io n co n tro l.

4. R eturn H o m e (RTH) Bu tton

Press and h o l d the button to initi ate R etur n to H o m e (RTH).

5. Tr ansformation S witch© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 15 | To gg l e the s witc h u p or do wn to ra i se or l ower the l and in g gear

.

6. Ba tter y L eve l LE Ds

Dis p l a y s the c u rre n t batter y l eve l.

7. S tatus LED

Dis p l a y s the power statu s.

8. Power Bu tton

U sed to power on or power o ff the re m ote co n tro ll er

.

9. R TH L ED

C ir cu l ar LED aro un d the RTH button to d is p l a y RTH statu s.

R e m ote Co n t r o ll er T op View

Fig ure 22

10. Ca m era S ett in gs Di a l 15. G i mba l Di a l

11. P l a y bac k Bu tton 16. HDMI Port

12. S hutter Bu tton 17. Mic ro

- USB Port

13. Fl ight M ode Sw itch 18. C A N Port© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 16 | 10. Ca m era S ett in gs Dial

Tu

rn the dial to ad ju st ca m era sett in gs

. On ly fun ctio n s wh en the re m ot e co n tro ll er is co nn ected to a m ob il e

de vic e r unnin g the DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app

.

11. P l a y bac k Bu tton

P l a y bac k the im age or the vi deo s.

12. S hutter Bu tton

Press to take a photo

. If in burst m ode

, the set num ber of p h otos will be taken with one press

.

13. Fl ight M ode S wi tch

U sed to s witc h between GP S, A and F m ode

.

14. Vid eo R ecord in g Bu tton

Press to start record in g vi deo

. Press aga in to stop record in g

.

15. G im ba l Di a l

Use th i s dial to co n tro l the til t of the g im ba l.

16. Mic ro

- USB Port

Connect re m ote co n tro l wi th y our co m p u

ter

.

17. HDMI Port

Co nn ect an HD co m pa ti b l e m on it or to th is port to get a live HD vid eo pre view of wh at the ca m era sees

.

18. C AN port

R eserved for fu ture use

.

19. USB Port

Co nn ect to m ob il e de vic e to access a ll of the DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app co n tro l s and features

. 19. USB Port© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 17 | R e m o te Co n t r o ll er R ea r V ie w

Fig ure 23

20

. H and l e B ar 22

. Power S o u rce Port

21. Ba c k L eft Bu tton 23

. Ba c k R ight Bu tton

20. H and l e Bar

U sed to carr y the re m ote contro ll er or attach accessor ies.

21. Ba c k L eft Bu tton

R eserv ed

.

22. Power Port

C onn e c t t o a p owe r sourc e for t o cha rge the re mo te con tr oll e r ’ s in ter nal b a tter y

.

23. Ba c k Ri ght Bu tton

R eserved

.



## 2 Ai rcraft

2.1 F li ght Controller

Th e Nc ore flig ht contro ll er i s based on DJ I A 2 flig ht contro ll er with severa l e nh a n ce m e n ts. Th ree fli ght m odes are

a vail ab l e to a ll o w user to switc h betwee n GPS and non

- GP S fli gh t. F a il safe

, R etur n Home and Dyn a mic H o m e Po in t

features e n sures the safe retur n of yo ur a ir craft wh en sig na l is l ost. Th e n e w added flig ht recorder fu nction stores the© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 18 | cruc ial f l ight data f or each fl ight s.



### 2.2 F li ght Mode

Th

ree flig ht m odes are a v a il ab l e . Th e deta il s of eac h flig ht m ode i s l isted in the tab l e be l o w:

Fl ight

M ode GPS A va il ab ility R emar k

GPS GPS enab l ed GPS m ode w or ks best wh en GP S m od ul es is e n ab l ed a n d m ore than 6 GPS

sate ll ites are a v a il ab l e

. Un der GP S m ode

, there are three d iffe rent

statuse s:

P

- GP S: Both GP S and Optica l Fl o w s ig na l are opt im a l, u sin g both GPS a n d

Optica l fl o w to im p l e m ent h over in g

.

P

- OP TI: Optica l Fl o w sensor si gna l is op tim a l but GP S si gna l is not op tim a l,

u sin g on ly Optica l fl o w to im p l e m ent h over in g

.

P

- ATTI: Neither GPS or Optica l Fl o w S ensor si gna l is optima l, using on ly

barometer to stab iliz e a ir craft’s attitude

.

Th e a ir craft auto m atica lly sw itch betwee n the status depend in g on si g na l

of the GP S a n d Optica l Fl o w sensor

.

ATTI GPS d i sab l ed ATTI m ode w or ks wh en GP S i s d is ab l ed and u ses on ly baro m eter to

stab iliz e the a ir craft

. N oted that H o m e Po in t is not recorded in th i s m ode

and a ir craft automatica lly return home when signa l is l ost

.

F GPS enab l ed F m ode w or ks wh en m ore than GP S sate ll ite are a vail ab l e

. I nte llig ent

Or ie ntation Contro l (I OC ) is ac tiv ated in th is m ode

. U ser may use I OC to

l oc k the or ie nta ti on of the a ir cra ft. F or m ore inf or

m ation about the I OC

,

refer to “I OC ”.



### 2.3 Flig ht Limi ts

Flig ht lim its such as he ig ht and d ist a n ce is im posed on the Nc ore flig ht co n tro ll er s. Th e deta il s of these fli ght lim ites

are descr i bed in the f o ll o win g sec ti on

.

All unm a nn ed aer ial veh icl e (UAV) operators shou l d ab i de b y a ll regu l a ti ons fr o m suc h organ iz a ti ons as the I C A O

(In ternationa l C ivil Aviati on Organ iz a ti on ) and the ir o wn nationa l a ir space reg ul a ti o ns. F or safety reason s, the fli ght

lim its fu nction i s e n ab l ed by de fa u l t to h e l p users use th is product safe ly and l ega lly. Th e flig ht lim its f u nction in c lu des

he ig h t, d ist a n ce limit s and N o Fly Z one s.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 19 | When operating in GPS mode

, height, distance lim its and No Fly Z ones w or k together to manage fl ight. In ATTI mode

on ly height lim its w or k and fl ights cannot go higher than 12 0m

.

M ax Heig h t & R adi us Lim its

M a x H e i g h t & R ad iu s lim its flyin g h e igh t and distance

, user m a y c h a n ge these sett in gs in the DJ I P il ot A pp

. Once

co m p l ete

, y our I nsp ir e 1 will fly in a restr ic ted c ylin der that is deter min ed by t h ese sett in gs

. Th e tab l es be l o w sho w

the deta il s on these lim its

.

GP S Di sab l ed

F li ght Limi ts D J I P il ot A pp Ai rcra f t S tatus I nd i cator

M a x H e i ght Fli g h t h e i g h t re s tr i c ted to 1 20 m a n d un der

. W ar nin g : H e i g h t limi t reac h ed

. N one

.

M a x R ad i

us N o limi ts

Fl ig h t R est r iction of R est ri c ted Ar eas

R estr ic ted areas in c l ude a ir ports w or l d wi de

. All restr ic ted areas are li sted on the DJ I o fficial website at

http : //ww w. d ji. co m /fl y

- safe/categor y

- m c

. R estr ic ted areas are d ivi ded in to cat egor y A and categor y B. Categor y A

areas cover m a j or in terna ti ona l a ir port such as LAX a n d H eathro w, whil e categor y B areas in c l udes s m a ll er a ir ports

.

Categor y A S afety Z one

(1) Th e categor y A “ safety z one ” is co m prised of a s m a ll “ no

- fly z one ” and a range of “ restr ic ted

- a l titude z one s”. Flig ht

is prevented in the “ no

- fly z one ” but can con tin ue with he i ght restr ic tions in the restr ic ted

- a l titude z one

.

(2) 1. 5 m il es ( 2

. 4 k m ) around a de si gnated safety z one i s a no

- fly z one

, in side w h ic h takeo ff is prevented

.

(3) 1. 5 mil es (2. 4 km) to 5 mil es ( 8 km) aro un d restr ic ted areas are a l titude restr ic ted

, with m a xim u m a l titude go in g GP S E nab l ed

F li ght Limi ts D J I P il ot A pp Ai rcra f t S tatus I nd i cator

M a

x H e i ght Warn i ng : H e i ght limi t

N one

.

M a

x R

ad i

us

the m a x rad i us

. Warn i ng : Di stance limi t R ap i d red fl ash i ng when

c l ose to the m a x rad i us limi t

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 20 | fr o m 35 feet (1 0

. 5 m) at 1. 5 mil es (2. 4 km) to 400 feet (1 20 m) at 5 mil es ( 8 km).

(4) A “wa rn in g z one ” has been set aro u nd the safety z one

. Wh en y ou fly within 320 feet (1 00 m) of the safety z one

, a

wa

rn in g m essage will appear on the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

Categor y B S afety Z one

(1) Categor y B “ safety z one ” is co m pr is ed o f a “ no

- fly z one ” and a “ warn in g z one ”.

(2) 0

. 6 m il es (1 km) around the safety z one is a de signated “ no

- fly z one ”.

(3) A “w arn in g z one ” has been set around the safety z one

. When y ou fly with in 0

. 6 m il es (1K m ) of th i s z one

, a w arn in g

will appear on the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

GP S E nab l ed

Z o n e R estr

i ct

i o n D J I P il ot A pp Pro m pt Ai rcra f t S tat u s I

n d i c ator

No

- fly Z one M otors will n ot start

. Warn i ng : Y ou are i n a N o

- fly z one

. T a k e o ff

pro hi b i ted

.

R ed fl ash i ng If the a i rcra f t enters the restr i cted area i n

ATTI m ode but GP S m ode act i v ates the

a i rcra f t will auto m at i ca

lly descend to l and

t h e n stop i ts m otors a f ter l a n d in g

. Warn i ng : Y ou are i n a N o

- fly z one

, auto m at i c

l and i ng has begun

. (If y ou are wi th i n 1

. 5 mil e rad i us )

R

estr

i cted

- a l t i t u de

fli g h t z o n e If t h e a i rcra f t e n

ters t h e restr i cted area in

ATTI m ode b u t G

P S m od e act iv ates

, i t will

desce n d to a sa f e a

l t i t u de a

n d h o v er 1 5 f eet

be l o w t h e sa f e a l

t i t

u de

. W ar nin g : Y o u are in a restr i cted z o n e

. D esce n d i n g

to sa f e a l

t i t

u de

. (If y o u are bet w ee n t h e ra n ge o f 1

. 5

mil e a n d 5 mil e rad iu s )

Warn i ng : Y ou are i n a restr i cted z o ne

. M a x fl i ght

he i ght restr i cted to bet w een 1 0

. 5 m and 1 20 m. F ly

Caut i ous ly.

W ar nin g z o n e N o f li g

h t restr i ct

i o n app li es

, b u t t h ere will be

w ar

nin g m essage

. W ar nin g : Y o u are approac h i n g a restr i cted z o n e

, Fly

Caut i ous ly.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 21 | F ree z o n e

N o restr i ct

i o n s

. N one

. N one

.

S em i

- automat ic des c ent : All st ick c ommands a r e a v a il ab l e e xc ept the th r ott l e st ick c ommand du ri ng the des c ent and

l and i ng p r o c ess

. M oto r s will stop automat ic a lly a f te r l and i ng

.

W

hen flyi ng i n the sa f et

y z one

, a ircr a f

t status i nd ic ato r will b li n k r ed qu ickly and c ont i nue f o r 3 se c onds

, then s wi t c h

to i nd ic ate c u rr ent flyi ng status and c ont i nue f o r 5 se c onds at w h ic h po i nt i t will s wi t c h ba ck to r ed b li n ki

ng

.

F o r sa f et

y r easons

, p l ease do not fly cl ose to a ir po r

ts

, h i gh w a

y s

, r a ilw a y stat i ons

, r a ilw a y li nes

, ci t y c ente r s and othe r

spe ci a l a r eas

. Try to ensu r e the a ircr a f t i s vi s i b l e

.



### 2.4 Intelli gent Or i entation Contr ol (IO C )

I OC a ll o ws u ser to have l oc k the or ie ntation of a ir craft in d iffe rent fa sh i ons

. Th ere are three wo r kin g m odes f or I OC

and y ou m a y se l ect the de sir ed I OC m odes fr o m the DJ I P il ot A pp

. I OC on ly wo r ks under F m ode

, u ser m ust togg l e

the flig ht m ode switc h to po siti on 1 to ac tiv ate I OC . R efer to the tab l e be l o w

Course L oc k ( C L) Its f or

w ard d ir ecti on is po intin g to the nose d ir ection wh en record in g

, whic h

is fix ed un til y ou re

- record it or exit fr o m C L.

H ome L oc k (HL) R ecord a H o m e Po in t (H P ), push Pitch stic k to co n tro l the a ir craft f ar fr o m

or n e a r t o the HP.

Po in t of I nterest ( PO I) Po in t of I nterest

. R ecord a point of in terest ( P OI), the a ir craft ca n c ir c l e

around the P OI, and the nose a lway s po in ts to the PO I.



### 2.5 F a ilsafe and R eturn Home

Fa il safe and R eturn H ome functions br i ng a ir craft bac k to the H ome Po in t wh en transm is sion si gna l is l ost. U se these

two functions to prevent a ir craft from flyin g awa y. Air craft will automatica lly return to the recorded home po in t dur in g

Fa il safe and R eturn H ome procedure

, user ma y event contro l the orientat io n of the a ir craft dur in g R eturn H ome

procedure

.

R e m ote

Contro l GPS D escr ipti ons© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 22 | signa l

H ome

Po in t

GPS ≥

6 H o m e po in t will be recorded wh en a ir craft status b link s purp l e

.

Custo miz e the fail safe to de fin e wh at h appe n s if re m ote contro l sig na l is l ost

. Choose

fr o m e ith er auto h over in g or retur nin g to the ho m e po int. Fa ilS afe

R eturn H

me (R TH) Press and h o l d the RTH button on the re m ote co n tro l to initi ate RTH. Press t h e RTH

switc h aga in to rega in co n tro l. RTH procedure is simil ar to the F a il safe with the

e x ception that user may user co n tro l the a ir craft’s orienta ti on dur in g RTH.



### 2.6 L ow Ba tter y Fa ilSa fe

L o w batte ry l e v e l f a il sa f e i t t ri gge r ed w hen the DJ I sma r t batte ry i s dep l eted to a po i nt that ma y a ff e c t the sa f e r etu r n o f the

a ircr a f t

, U se r s a r e ad vi sed to l and the a ircr a f

t i

mmed i ate ly w hen the y obse rv e these w a r n i ngs

. T he th r esho l ds f o r these w a r n i ngs

a r e automat ic a lly dete r m i

ned based on the c u rr ent a ircr a f

t a l t i tude and i ts d i stan c e fr om the H ome po i nt

. T he batte ry l e v e l

i nd ic ato r i s d i sp l a y ed i n DJI Pil ot A pp

, the des cri pt i on o f the batte ry l e v e l i nd ic ato r i s sho w n be l o w :

B a

tter

y L e v e l

Warn i ng R e m ar k A i rcra f t S tatus

I nd i cator D J I P il ot A pp F li ght I nstruct i ons

Suffi c i e n t batter y

l e v e l Suffi c i e n t batter y

l e v e l Green LED b li n k s

s l o wly N o m essage pro m pts Operat in g n or m a ll y

, n o

spec ifi c act i o n n eeded© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 23 | L o w batter y

l e v e l w arn i ng T he batter y

po w er i s l o w.

P l ease l and the

a i rcra f t

. A i rcra f t stat u s

i nd i cator b li n k s

R E D s l o wly. T ap “ Go

- ho me” to ha v e the

a i rcra f t return to the H o m e

point and l and auto m at i ca lly,

or “ Cance l”± to r esu m e

nor

m a l fli ght

. If no act i on i s

ta

k en

, the a i rcra f t will

auto m at i ca lly go ho m e and

l and a f ter 1 0 seconds

. R e m ote

contro ll er will sound an a l ar m. Fly t h e a i r c ra f

t bac k a n d

l a

n d i t as soo n as poss i b l e

,

t h e n stop t h e m otors a n d

rep l ace t h e batt er y

.

Cr i t i ca l L o w

batter y l e v e l

w arn i ng T he a i rcra f t m

ust

l and i mm ed i ate ly. A i rcra f t stat u s

i nd i cator b li n k s

R E D qu i c kly. Th e D J I P il ot A pp scree n will

fl as h red a n d a i r c ra f

t starts to

desce n d

. R e m ote co n tro ll er

will sound an a l ar m. T he a i rcra f t will beg i n to

descend and l and

auto m at i ca lly.

E st im ated

re m a i n i

ng fli ght

t im e E st im ated

re m a i n i

ng fli ght

based o n cu rre n t

batter y l e v e l. N / A N / A N / A

C o l o r z ones on the batte ry l e v e l i nd ic ato r r e fl e c t est i ma ted

r ema i n i ng fli ght t i me and a r e ad j usted automat ic a lly, a cc o r d i

ng to the a ircr a f t ’ s c u rr ent status

.

W

hen the cri t ic a l batte ry l e v e l w a r n i ng a c t iv ates and the a ircr a f

t i s des c end i ng to l and automat ic a lly

, y ou ma y

pu s h the th r ott l e up w a r d to ho v e r the a i r cr

a f

t and na vi gate i t to a m o r e app r op r

i ate l o c at i on f o r l and i ng

.

W

hen the s e w a r n i ng s a r e t

ri gge r ed

, p l ea s e b ri ng the a i rcr

a f

t ba ck to the H o m e po i nt o r l and to a v o i d l o s i ng

po w e r du ri ng fli ght

.



### 2.7 Dynamic Home P oi nt

Dyn a mic ho m e po in t is use ful in s itu a ti o n s wh en y ou are in m o ti on and requ ir e a H o m e po in t that is d iffe rent fr o m the

takeo ff po in t

. Dyn a mic ho m e po in t i s o nly a v a il ab l e to the GP S

- enab l ed m ob il e de vic e

. Tu rn on GPS a n d data ser vic e

to obta in hi g h er accurac y of the m ob il e de vic e po siti on

. Th e H o m e po in t will be reset to po siti on of the m ob il e de vic e© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 24 | at spec ific time in terva ls. S e l ect Dyn am ic H ome Po in t from the “ Ca m era ” page in DJ I P il ot A pp

.



### 2.8 Fli ght Recorder

Fl ight data from the fl ight contro ll er is automat ic a lly recorded to the SD car d that in serted in to the ca m era each time

when a ir craft is powered on and stops record in g when a ir craft i s power o ff. T hese fl ight data i s usefu l to ana lysi s a ll

pre vio us fl ights

.



### 2.9 Optica l Flow

DJ I Optica l Fl o w is a po siti on in g sys te m that u ses u l trason ic and im age data to h e l p the a ir craft i den tify it s c u rre n t

po siti on

. With the h e l p of hover as sis tan t, yo ur I nsp ir e 1 can hover in p l ace m ore precise ly and fly in doors or in other

en vir on m ents wh ere there is n o GPS si gna l a vail ab l e

. Th e m a in co m po n e n ts of D J I H over assistant are l ocated on the

botto m of yo ur I nsp ir e 1, in c l ud in g (1) t wo sonar sensors a n d ( 2 ) one m o n oc ul ar ca m era

.

U s in g Optica l Fl o w

H over A ssistant is activated automatica lly when the I nsp ir e 1 i s powered on

. No manua l other action is requ ir ed

. H over

A ssistant is typ ic a lly used in the in door en vir onment wh ere GP S is not ava il ab l e

. By us in g the sensors on the Optica l

Fl o w system

, I nsp ir e 1 can performs prec isi on hover in g even when no GPS is ava il ab l e

. Fo ll o w the steps be l o w to use

Optica l Fl o w.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 25 | P l ace the I nsp ir e 1 on a fl at fl oor

. N o tic e that the Optica l Fl o w sys te m ca nn ot wo r k proper ly on the fl oor sur fa ce that

do not have pattern va r i ation s.

Power on the I nsp ir e 1 and wait un til the se lf

- initi a liz ation is co m p l eted

. Th e rear LED will disp l a y a qu ickly fl ash in g

purp l e l ight

, wh ic h in d ic ates the Opt ic a l Fl o w system i s read y. Gentl y push the thrott l e up to l ifto ff, and the I nsp ir e 1

will hover in p l ace

.

When Opt ic a l Fl o w system is in operation

, y ou ma y chec k its status in DJ I I nsp ir e 1 A pp

. A h i gh l ighted ic on

in d ic ates that Optica l Fl o w sys te m i s ac tiv e

, whil e a gra y ic on in d ic ates that Optica l Fl o w sys te m is not

ac tiv ated

.

l

l

l

l© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 26 | 

### 2.10 U pgrad i ng F i rmware of Ai rcraft

U pgrade the firmw are of the a ir craft thought the ca m era ’s SD card

.



### 2.11 A ttaching and D etach i ng the Propellers

Use on ly DJ I

- m ade prope ll ers with y our I nsp ir e 1. Th e gra y or b l ac k nut on the prope ll er in d ic ates the rota ti on d ir ection

of the prope ll er and wh ere it shou l d be attached

. T o attach the prope ll er proper ly, m atch the nu t with the dots on the

m otors of y our I nsp ir e 1:

Pr opel l ers

Prope ll ers Gre y cap ( 1 345 ) Bl ac k cap ( 13 45 R )

Fig ure

A ttach On M otors with out a b l ac k dot M otors with a b l ac k dot

L egends L oc k : Tu rn the prope ll ers in the in d ic ated d ir ection to m ount a n d ti ghten

U n l oc k : Tu rn the prope ll ers in the in d i cated d ir ection to l oosen and remove

A tta chin g the Pr o p el l e r s

Figure 18 Figure 19

D eta chin g the Pr o p el l e r s

Use in c l uded wr e n c h to h o l d the m otor still. Th en sp in the prope ll er in the unl oc k d ir ection in d ic ated on the prope ll er

itse lf.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 27 | 

### 2.10 DJ I Sm art Ba tter y

Th e DJ I Sm art B atter y h as a capac ity o f 4500 mAh, vol tage of 22

. 2 V, and s m art charge

- d i scharge fun c ti o n a lity. It

can on ly be c h arged with an appropr ia te DJ I

- approved c h arger

.

DJ I Sm art Ba tter y Fu nctions

(1) Ba tter y L eve l Dis p l a y LED s d is p l a y the c u rre n t batter y l eve l.

(2) Ba tter y Li fe Di sp l a y LED s d is p l a y the c u rre n t batter y po we r c ycl e

.

(3) A uto

- d i scharg in g function

. Ba tter y d isc harges auto m atica lly to be l o w 65 % wh en it i s idl e for m ore

than 10 da y s to preve n t the batter y fr o m swe llin g

. It takes around 2 da ys

to d isc harge the batter y to 65 %, It i s nor m a l that you m a y fee l m oderate

heat e m its fr o m the batter y dur in g the d isc harge proces s. Set the

d isc harg in g thres ho l ds in the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

(4) Bal anced Charg in g A utomatica lly ba l ances the vo l tage of each batter y ce ll when charg in g

.

(5) Ove r cha rge P r o te ction Charg in g auto m atica lly stops wh en the batter y is fully c h arged

.

(6) T e m perature D etection Th e batter y wi ll on ly charge wh en the te m perature is between 0 °C

(3 2° F) and 40 °C (1 04° F).

(7) Ove r C urr e n t P r o te ction Ba tter y stops c h arg in g wh en h ig h a m perage (m ore than 10A) is detected

.

(8) Over Di scharge Protec ti on Dis charg in g auto m atica lly stops wh en the batter y v o l tage reac h es 18V to

preve n t over

- d i scharge da m age

(9) Sh ort C ir cu it Protec ti on A utomatica lly cuts the power supp ly w hen a short c ir cuit is detected

.

(10) Ba tter y Ce ll Dam ages

Protection DJ I P il ot A pp sho w s warn in g m essage when damaged batt er y ce ll is

dete c ted

.

(11) Ba tter y E rror H istor y Br owse the batter y error h is tor y fr o m t h e DJ I P il ot A pp

.

(12) Sl eep M ode Sl eep m ode is e n tered after 10 min utes of in ac tivity to save power

.

(13) Co mm un ic a ti on B atter y v o l tage

, capac ity, c u rre nt, a n d other re l e van t inf or

m ation is To a v o i d inju r y, STAND C LEAR of and D O NOT touch prope ll ers or motors when the y are sp in n in g

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 28 | : LED i s on

. : LED i s fl ash in g

.

: LED i s o ff. 

### Using Ba tter y

Figure 6

Po w er in g O n/ O ff

Power in g on : Press the Power Bu tton o n ce

, then press aga in and h o l d for 2 seconds to power on

. Th e Power LED will

turn red and the B atter y L eve l I nd ic ator s will d is p l a y the c u rre n t batter y l eve l.

Checkin g th e Ba tte ry L eve l

Th e Ba tter y L eve l I nd ic ators d is p l a y h o w m uch re m a inin g power the batter y ha s. Wh en the batter y is po we red o ff,

press the Power Bu tton once

. Th e B atter y L eve l I nd ic ators will lig ht u p to d is p l a y the c u rre n t batter y l eve l. S ee be l o w

for deta il s

.

B a tter y L eve l

B atter y L eve l

87

. 5 %~10 0 %

75 %~ 87

. 5 %

62

. 5 %~ 75 %

50 %~ 62

. 5 %© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 29 | B atte r y L ife

Th e batter y life in d ic ates h o w m an y m ore tim es the batter y can be d isch arged and rec h arged be f ore it m ust be

rep l aced

. Wh en the batter y is po we red off, press a n d h o l d the C ir cu l ar Po w er Bu tton f or 5 seconds to c h ec k the

batter y life. Th e Ba tter y L eve l In d ic ators will li g h t up and/or b link as descr ib ed be l o w for 2 second s:



### Charg i ng the Sm art Ba tter y 37

. 5 %~ 50 %

25 %~ 37

. 5 %

12. 5 %~ 25 %

0 %~12. 5 %

<0%

B atter y L ife

Ba tter y L ife

90 %~10 0 %

20 %~ 30 %

For more in format io n about the batter y, l aunch DJ I I nsp ir e 1 App and chec k the inf ormation under the

batter y tab

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### 30 | Figure 7

Cha rin g Pr otection LED Di sp l ay

Th e ta b l e be l o w sho w s the batter y protectio n s and its correspo n d in g batter y LED d is p l a yin g pattern

. Ba tter y L eve l

0 %~ 25 %

25 %~ 50 %

50 %~ 75 %

75 %~10 0 %

LED 2 b lin ks twice per

LED 2 b lin ks th ir d times

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### 31 | A fter an y of the above m e nti o n ed protection iss ue i s reso l ved

, press Bu tton to stop B atter y L eve l I nd ic ator fr o m

b linkin g

. U np l ug the Sm art B atter y fr o m t he c h arger and p l ug it bac k it to resu m e c h arg in g

. Note that y ou do not

n eed to unp l ug and p l ug the c h arger in the eve n t o f te m perature protec ti on occ u r

, the c h arger will resu m e c h arg in g

wh en the te m perature f a ll s within the n or m a l ra n ge

.



### Battery I nsta lla tion

P l ug Sm art B atter y in to the B atter y Co m partme n t as sho wn in the fi gure sho w n be l o w:

Figure 8 LE D4 b lin ks th ir d times

l Sl o w

1

l

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### 32 | 

## 3 R e m ote Contr ol

3.1 Remote Controller Pr ofile

Th e I nsp ir e 1 remote contro l i s a mu l ti

- function wir e l ess commun ic ation de vi ce that in tegrates the v ide o down link

ground system and a ir craft remote contro l system

. Th e vid eo down link and a ir craft remote contro l system operate at

2.4 G Hz Th e re m ote co n tro l features a nu m ber of ca m era fu nc ti ons

, such as ta kin g and pre viewin g photos and vid eo

and co n tro llin g g im ba l m otions

. Th e re m ote contro l is po we red by 2S rec h argeab l e batter y. T he c u rre n t batter y l eve l

is d is p l ayed by LEDs on the fr ont pane l of the re m ote co n tro l.



### 3. 2 Remote Controller Operations

Po w er in g o n an d off the R e m ote Co n tro ll er

Th e I nsp ir e 1 re m ote co n tro ll er is po w ered by a 2S rec h argeab l e batter y wit h a capac ity of 6000 mHA. Th e batter y

l eve l is in d ic ated by the B atter y L eve l LED s on the fr ont pa n e l. Fo ll o w the steps be l o w to power on y our re m ote

co n tro ll er :

1. Wh en po we red off, press the Power B utton once and the B atter y L eve l LED s will d is p l a y the c u rre n t batter y

l eve l.

2. Th e n, press a n d h o l d the Power Bu tton to power on the re m ote co n tro ll er

.

3. Th e remote contro l will beep when it powers on

. Th e S tatus LED will b link green rap i d ly, in d ic at in g th at the

remote contro ll er and rece ive r are linkin g

. Th e S tatus LED will sho w a so l id green l ight when linki ng is

comp l eted

.

4. R epeat step 2 to power off the re m ote contro ll er after finish us in g it. 1 ,

M ode 1 : Th e right stic k serves as the thrott l e

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### 33 | Co n tro llin g Ca m e r a

S hoot vi deos or im ages and ad ju st ca m era sett in gs vi a the Shu tter Bu tton

, Ca m era S ett in gs Dial, P l a yb ac k Bu tton a n d

Vid eo R ecord in g Bu tton the re m ote co n tro l.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 34 | [1] Camera S ett in gs Di a l

Tu

rn the dial to qu ickly ad ju st ca m era sett in gs such as IS O, shutter speed, and aperture with out l ett i n g go of the

re m ote co n tro l. M ove the d i a l button to l eft or r i g h t to se l ect y our preferred sett in gs

.

[ 2 ] P l a y bac k Bu tton

P re ss t o view the ima ge s or vi de os th a t have al re a d y bee n ca ptu r ed

[ 3 ] Shu tter Bu tton

Press to take a photo

. If burst m ode is a c tiv ated

, m u lti p l e photos will be taken with a sin g l e press

.

[4] R ecod in g button

Press once to start record in g vid eo

, then press aga in to stop record in g

.

Co n tro llin g Air craft

This sec ti on e x p l a in s h o w to use the v ar iou s features of the re m ote co n tro ll er

.

Th e R e m ote Co n tro l i s set to M ode 2 b y de f a u l t

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### 35 | R e m ote Co n tro l

(Mo de 2) Ai rcra f t

( in d ic ates nose d ir ection ) R emarks

M o v i n g t h e l e f t st i c k u p a

n d do wn c h a n ges t h e

a i

rcra f t ’ s e l e v at i o n

.

Push t h e s t i ck u p t o asc e n d an d d own t o de sc e n d

.

Push t h e t hro tt l e s t i ck u p t o t ak e off

.

When both st i c k s are centered

, the I nsp i re 1 will

h o v er in p l ace

.

Th e m ore t h e st i c k i s p u s h ed a w a

y f

ro m t h e

ce n ter pos i t i o n

, t h e f aster t h e I n sp i re 1 will

c h a n ge e l e v at i o n

. A l w a

y s p u s h t h e st i c k ge n t l y to

pre v e n t s u dde n a n d un e x pected e l e v at i o n

c h a n ges

.

M o vi ng the l e f t s t ick to the l e f t o r ri ght c ont r o ls the

r udde r and r otat i on o f the a ircr a f t

.

P ush the s ick l e f t to r otate the a ircr a f

t c ounte r cl o ck

wi se

, and push the st ick ri ght to r otat e the a ircr a f t

cl o ckwi se

. If the st ick i s c ente r ed

, the I nsp ir e 1 will

sta

y f

a ci

ng i ts c u rr ent d ir e c t i on

.

T he m o r e the s t ick is pu s hed a w a

y fr o m the c ente r

pos i t i on

, the f aste r the I nsp ir e 1 will r otate

.

M o vi ng the ri ght st ick up and do w n c hang es the

a ircr a f t ’ s f o rw a r d and ba ckw a r d p i t c h

.

P ush the st ick up to fly f o rw a r d and do w n to fly

ba ckw a r d

. T he I nsp ir e 1 will ho v e r i n p l a c e if the

st ick i s c ente r ed

.

P ush the st ick f u r the r a w a

y fr om the c ente r pos i t i on

f o r a l a r ge r p i t c h ang l e ( ma

xi

mum 35  ̊) and f aste r

fli ght

. M o v e the S t i c k: T he contro l st i c k i s pushed a w a

y f

ro m the centra l pos i t i on

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### 36 | Air craft Ope ra tio n

A d

ju st a ir craft fli ght m ode s, contro l the l and in g gear

, and initia te Fa il safe m ode u sin g the fo ll o win g features of the

re m ote co n tro ll er

.

Fl ight M ode S witch

To gg l e the swit ch to se l ect the de sir ed fli ght m ode

. Y ou m a y choose betwee n; GPS m ode

, OP TI m ode a n d ATTI

m ode

.

For the deta il s inf ormation regard in g the difference between each fl ight m ode

, refer to “ 2

. 2 Fl ight M ode ” on page 19.

Tr ansfor m a ti on Switc h / RTH Bu tton

T he T ransfor m at i o n Switc h / RTH Bu tton co m b in a ti on serves tw o fu nction s. T ogg l e the switc h up or do wn to retract

or l ower the l and in g gear

. Or

, press the button to act iva te the R etur n to H o m e (RTH) proced u re

.

Tr ansformation S witch F lig h t M o d e

ATTI mode© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 37 | This s witc h h as t wo pos itio ns

. Th e eff ect of togg lin g the switc h to an y of these four po siti ons i s de fin ed be l o w:

1) R a i se

, 2) L ower

.

1) R aise : R aise the l and in g gear to its upper most po siti on

. L and in g gear is raised automatica lly when user se l ects

A uto T akeo ff opt io n in the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

2) L ower : Th e l and in g gear will l ower to its l owest po siti on f or l and in g

. L and in g gear automat ic a lly i s l owered when

user se l ects A uto L and in g in the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

RTH button

Press and h o l d th is button to start the R etur n to H o m e (RTH) procedu re . Th e LED aro un d the RTH B utton will b link

wh ite to in d ic ate the a ir craft is e n ter in g RTH m ode

. Th e a ir craft will then ret u r n to the l ast recorded H o m e Po in t

.

Press th i s button aga in to ca n ce l the RTH proced u re and rega in the contro l o f the a ir craft

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### 38 | 

### Co nnecting Mobile D e vi ce

Til t the M ob il e De vic e H o l der to the de sir ed po siti on

. Press the button on the side of the M ob il e De vic e H o l der to

re l ease the c l a m p , a n d then p l ace y our m ob il e de vic e in to the c l a m p

. A d ju st the c l a m p to secure yo ur m ob il e de vic e

.

Th en co nn ect yo ur m ob il e de vic e to the re m ote co n tro ll er with a USB cab l e

. P l ug one e n d of the cab l e in to yo ur

m ob il e de vic e

, and the other e n d in to t h e USB port on the bac k of the re m ote co n tro ll er

.

R e m ote Co n t r o ll er An ten n as O ri entatio n

E nsure the an tenna’s pos itio n is perpend icul ar to the bod y of the re m ote contro ll er for op tim a l trans mi ss i on qua lity.

Mul ti R emote Co n tro ll ers Co nn ectio n

M ore than one re m ote co n tro ll er can co nn ect to the sa m e a ir craft in M aster

- and

- Sl ave m ode

. U nder M aster

- and

- Sl a v e

m ode

, the “H o st” re m ote contro ll er operator can contro l the orienta ti on of the a ir cra ft, whil e the “Sl ave ” re m ote

contro ll er can contro l the pitch a n d pan m ove m ent of the g im ba l and a l so co n tro l the ca m era opera ti o n.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 39 | S ett i ng U p M aster

- and

- Sl ave M ode

M aster

- and

- Sl ave m ode i s d is ab l ed by de fa u lt. U ser m ust e n ab l e th is feature on the “H o st” re m ote contro ll er by

l a

un c hin g the DJ I P il ot A pp and go to t h e re m ote co n tro ll er sett in g page to enab l e and set u p the co nn ectio n

pass w ord for the “H o st” re m ot e contro ll er

. Th e “Sl ave ” re m ote contro ll er m ust use th is connection pas sw ord to

estab li sh the connection to the “H os t” re m ote contro ll er

. F o ll o w the steps be l o w to set u p :

For “H o st” R e m ote Contro ll er :

1. Co nn ect to the m ob il e de vic e and l aunch the DJ I P i l ot A pp

.

2. Go to Ca m era page

, tap to e n ter re m ote contro ll er sett in gs win do w.

3. Tap “A c tiv ate M aster/S l ave M ode ” to enab l e M aster

- and

- Sl ave m ode

.

4. E nter the connection pass wo rd f or other “Sl ave ” re m ote contro ll er s.

For “Sl ave ” R e m ote Contro ll er :

1. Co nn ect to the m ob il e de vic e and l aunch the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

2. Go to Ca m era page

, tap to e n ter re m ote contro ll er sett in gs win do w.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 40 | 3. S e l ect “Sl ave ” in the “S et R C S tate ” section

.

4. Tap “S earch in g ” to searc h the a v a il ab l e “H o st” re m ote contro ll er

.

5. S e l ect the “H o st ” re m ote co n tro ll er that you wi sh to co nn ect and then e n ter the connection pas sw ord for the

“H o st” re m ote contro ll er

.

“Sl ave ” remote contro ll er S tatus LED will b link so li d ye ll o w when it is connected to the a ir craft.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 41 | R e m ote Co n t r o ll er Status LED

Th e S tatus LED re fl ects connection status between re m ote co n tro l and a ir cra ft. Th e RTH LED sho ws the retur n to

ho m e status of the a ir craft

. Th e tab l e be l o w conta in s deta il s on these in d ic ators

.

Linkin g the R emote Co n t r o ll er

Th e re m ote co n tro ll er is lin ked to y our a ir craft before de live r y. Linkin g is o nly req uir ed wh en u s in g a n e w re m ote

contro ll er for the fir st tim e . F o ll o w these steps to link a n e w re m ote co n tro ll er :

1. E nsure both the re m ote co n tro ll er a n d a ir craft are po we red o ff.

2. Power on the a ir craft. L ocate the Linki ng Bu tton on the front of the a ir craft, as shown in the f igure be l o w. Th e

ad

j acent LED will b link red when linkin g i s requ ir ed

. Th e R emote Contro ll er Power LED s will b link red

, sound an a l ert, and then automatica lly power o ff

after 3 seconds when the batter y l eve l is critica lly l o w. If th is occurs dur in g fl ight

, your I nsp ir e 1 will S tatus LED Al arm

S o l i d R ed Th e remote contro ll er is function in g norma lly but is not connected w ith the

a ir craft

.

R ed

S o l id Y e ll o w

Blinkin g White

S o l id White BBB

-- BB Air craft is return in g ho m e

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### 42 | 3. Press and h o l d the Linkin g Bu tton wit h a pin or other s m a ll ob je ct to start t h e linking process

. Th e ad ja cent

LED will b link red to in d ic ate the a ir craft is read y to link to a n e w re m ote co n tro ll er

.

4. Power on the n e w re m ote co n tro ll er

. P l ace the re m ote co n tro ll er ne x t to the a ir cra ft. Th e S tatus LED on the

re m ote co n tro ll er and the LED o n the a ir craft will both turn so li d gree n to in d ic ate that the link i s estab lish ed

.



### Remote C ontroller C ompli ance Version

Th e re m ote co n tro ll er is co m p li a n ce wi th both CE a n d F CC ver si on

.



### U pgrad i ng R emote Controller

Co nn ect the re m ote contro ll er to the co m puter via the Mic ro

- USB port and l a un c h the R C A ss i stant to upgrade the

firmw are of the re m o te co n tro ll er

.



## 4 Ca m era and Gim ba l

4.1 Camera Pr ofile

Th e on

- board ca m era supports 4K vi deo capture u p to 4096 x 2 160 P24. Y ou may e x port the vi deo in e ith er MOV or

MP4 f or

m at f or post ed itin g

. Avail ab l e p ic ture shoo tin g m odes in c l ude burst, co ntinu o u s

, a n d tim er m ode

. A live

pre view of wh at the ca m era is see in g before y ou shoot vid eos and p ic tures i s supported thro u g h the DJ I I nsp ir e 1

A pp

. S ee the tab l e be l o w f or the techn ic a l spec ific a ti on of the in c l uded ca m era :

4.1.2 C am er a Micr o

- SD Ca r d Sl ot

To store y our photos and v ideo s, plug i n the m ic ro

- SD card in to the sl ot sho w n be l o w be f ore power in g on I nsp ir e 1

. C M OS size 1/2

. 33 ”

V ideo R eso l ution

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### 43 | Figure 16

Th e I nsp ir e 1 co m es with a 4G B mic ro

- SD card a n d supports up to a 2 TB mic ro

- SD card

. A UHS

- 1 type mic ro

- SD card

is reco mm e n ded

, because the fa st read and wr ite capab ility o f these cards e n ab l es y ou to store h ig h

- reso l ution vid eo

data

.

4.1.3 C am er a Da t a Po r t

Power on the I nsp ir e 1 and then connect a USB cab l e to the Ca m era D ata Port to do wnl oad p h otos or vi deos fr o m

the ca m era to y our co m puter

.

Figure 17



### 4 .2

4.2.1 3

- Ax is Gim ba l

Th e 3

- a xis G im ba l pro vid es a stead y p l atfor m for the attac h ed ca m era

, a ll o win g y ou to capture stab iliz ed im ages and

vid eo fr o m the a ir. Th e G im ba l ca n til t t h e ca m era up to 90 degrees a n d rotate it up to 330 degrees

. Bo th pitch a n d

yaw m ove m e n t can be co n tro ll ed via the in c l uded re m ote co n tro ll er (r efer to t h e R e m ote Contro ll er section for m ore Do not remove m ic ro

- SD card from the I nsp ir e 1 when it i s powered on

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### 44 | deta il).

Figure 14 Figure 15

4.2.2 Gim ba l Operatio n M odes

Four G im ba l opera ti on m odes are a vail ab l e

. Switc h between the d iffe rent operation m odes on the Ca m era page of

the DJ I P il ot A pp

. N ote that yo ur m ob il e de vic e m ust be connected to the re m ote co n tro ll er f or c h a n ges to take

effec t. R efer to the tab l e be l o w for deta ils: Sl ave m ode

.

Fo ll o w M ode

-

FPV M ode

-

Person

- V ie w flyin g e x perience

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### 45 | G im ba l motor error ma y occur in these situation s: (1) G i mba l is p l aced on uneven ground

. (2) G i mba l

has rece ive d an e x cessive e x terna l f orce

, e

. g

. a co lli sion

. P l ease take off from fl at, open ground and

protect the g i mba l after power in g up

. 4.2.3 G i mba l Err o r Wa r nings

B e f

ore t h e a i r c ra f

t ta

k es o ff, if a g im ba l m otor error i s detected or t h e g im ba l c l a m

p i s n ot re m o v ed

, t h ere will be a w ar nin g pro m pt o n t h e

ca

m era page o f t h e D J I P il ot A pp

. Thi s will d i s appear a f ter t

h e prob l e m i s reso lv ed

.

4.2.4 Gim ba l In sta ll ati o n



### R e mov e the Gi mba l C ov er

. Re

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### 46 | 1 E nsure the wh ite m ar k on the g im ba l is a lig ned with the wh ite m ar k on the l eft of the G im ba l L oc k. 2 I nsert the

g im ba l in to the G i mba l L oc k. 3 With the g i mba l in p l ace

, turn the G im ba l L oc k to the l eft (wh en y ou are f ac in g the

nose of the I nsp ir e 1) un til it l oc ks in to po siti on

Figure 3



### R e mov e the Gi mba l C lamp from the ca m era after it is mou nted.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 47 | 1

Al so rep l ace the G im ba l C l a m p and G i mba l cover

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### 48 | 

## 5 DJ I I nsp i re 1 A pp

Th e DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app is a n e w m ob il e app des ig ned spec ific a lly f or y our In sp ir e 1. Use th is app to contro l the g im ba l,

ca m era a n d other features of yo ur fli g h t sys te m. Th e app a l so co m es with Air craft A s sis tant and a U ser Ce n ter

, for

con fig ur in g yo ur a ir craft and shar in g y our co n te n

t with frie nds

.



### DJ I In sp i re 1 A pp GUI

Th e G UI of I nsp ir e 1 app G UI consists of four pages and a chec kl ist button

. I n addition

, l oca l weather inf or

m ation i s

a l so d is p l ayed on the main G UI.

Ca m era

Ca m era e n ab l es user to pre view live HD vi deo feed fr o m the I nsp ir e 1. In add i tion

, it a l so a ll o w s in stant p l a y bac k of

the im age fr o m the ca m era

. U ser can a l so co nfi g u re va r i ous ca m era para m eters fr o m the ca m era page

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### 49 | 1. Fli ght M ode

: This ic on sho w s the current fl ight m ode

.

Tap to e n ter M C (m aster co n tro ll er ) sett in g s. M od ify flig ht limit a ti on v a lu e

, perfor m co m pass

ca lib ra ti on and set the ga in v a lu es in th is sec ti on

.

2. GPS Si g n a l S trength

: This ic on sho w s the c u rre n t strength of GPS si gna l s

. G ree n bars in d ic ates there are

adequate GPS strength to support sa f e flig h t.

3. I OC S ett in gs

: This ic on sho w s whic h I OC sett in g that the a ir craft h as e n tered

.

Tap to e n ter I OC sett in g m enu a n d se l ect Course L oc k, H o m e L oc k or Po in t of I nterest L oc k.

4. S yste m S tatus

signa l hea l th

.

5. Ba tter y L eve l I nd ic ator : This ic on sho w s the c u rre n t a ir craft sy ste m statu s, such as GP S

: Th e batter y l eve l in d ic ator dyn am ic a lly d i sp l ays the batter y l eve l. Th e© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 50 | co l or z o n es on the batter y l eve l in d ic ator represe n ts d iffe rent batter y status

.

6. R e m ote Contro l Sig na l

: This ic on sho w s the strength of re m ote contro l sig na l.

Tap th is ic on to e n ter R C sett in g page as sho wn be l o w:

U ser may chose thrott l e contro llin g mode from “ Channe ls” section in th i s page

. U ser ma y a l so

set up H ost and Sl ave mode in th is page

. Fo ll o w the steps to set up host and s l ave m ode :

For H ost R C :

a) S et up H ost Pass w ord : T ap and in put t h e pass w ord fo r Sl ave R C in the in put bo x sho wn

be l o w:

Sl ave R C operator m ust u se th is pas sw ord to app ly f or the access to the a ir cra ft.

For Sl ave R C :

a) S e l ect M ode : S e l ect “Sl ave ” in the “S et R C S tate ” section to con firm the R C is wor kin g in

“Sl ave ” mode

.

b) S earch H ost: Tap “S earch in g ” button in the “A pp ly T o Contro l section ” to search the

ava il ab l e H ost R C around the sl ave R C

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### 51 | c) E nter H ost Pass wo rd : E nter the H ost pass w ord to estab li sh connection to the H ost R C

.

d) Do ne : Wh en co nn ectio n is m ade to the H ost

. Th e sl ave R C will be ab l e to co n tro l the

g im ba l on the a ir craft that lin ked to the H ost R C

.

7. HD V ideo Link Si gna l S trength

contro l. : This ic on sho w s the HD vi deo do wnlink si gna l between the a ir craft and the re m ote

8. Ba tter y L eve l

: This ic on shows the current smart fli ght batter y l eve l.

9. Genera l S ett in gs

: T ap th is ic on to e n ter ge n era l sett in g page

. U ser ca n se l ect para m eter un it, reset ca m era

,

enab l e qu ick view feature

, tr immin g g im ba l ro llin g v a l ue and e n ab lin g fli ght ro u te s d is p l a y in th i s

p a ge

.

10. Ca m era Opera ti on Bar

S hutter

sett in gs

.

R ecord : T ap th is button to take a sin g l e shoo t. L ong press th i s button to e n ter ca m era

: T ap once to start record in g

, tap aga in to stop record in g

. No tice the mic rophone ic on

ad

j acent to the recod in g button shows that DJ I I nsp ir e 1 app i s a l so record in g sounds from the© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 52 | mic rophone of the m ob il e de vic e

. N o ti ce that y ou ca n press the record in g button on the re m ote

contro l to ach ie ve the sa m e resu lt.

P l a y bac k

: T ap to e n ter p l a y bac k page . U ser can p l a y bac k the photos or vi deo s.

Ca m era S ett in gs

: T ap to e n ter ca m era sett in gs page

.

11. M ap

: Th e win do w sho ws the c u rre n t flig ht route that started fr o m the ho m e

po in t

. Th e r ep r ese n ts the hom e p oin t an d de no te s the locatio n of the p ho t os or the

vid e os a re ta ken.

12. Optica l Fl o w

: This ic on sho w s wh ether the Optica l Fl o w is in operation

.

13. Flig ht Para m eters

14. H o m e Po in t S ett in gs

: Ta p th i s button to reset the c u rre n t ho m e po int. Y ou m a y set the a ir craft ta k e off

l oc a ti on as the ho m e po in t or set the re m ote contro ll er’s coord in ate as c u rrent l oca ti on

.

15. R eturn H ome (RTH)© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 53 | : I n itia te RTH ho m e proced u re

. Air cra f t retur n s to the l atest ho m e po in t

.

16. G im ba l Wor kin g M ode

.

F o ll o w M ode

- : T h e ang l e bet we en G im ba l ’s o rienta ti on and a ir craft’s nose

re m a in s constant at a ll tim e s. One u ser a l o n e ca n co n tro l the pitch m o ti on o f the G im ba l, but a

second u ser is req uir ed to co n tro l the ro ll m o ti on us in g a second re m ote co n tro ll er

.

FPV M ode

- : T he G i mba l will l oc k to the m ovements of the a ir craft to pro v ide a

Fir st

- Person

- V ie w flyin g e x perience

.

F ree M ode

- : Th e G im ba l ’s m o ti on i s in dependent of the a ir craft’s orientation

.

One user a l o n e can co n tro l the pitch m otion o f the G im ba l, but a second user i s req uir ed to contro l

th e ro ll m o ti on u sin g a second re m ote co n tro ll er

.

Re

- a l ignment : T ap to f orce the G im ba l or ie nta ti on to re

- a lig n with a ir craft’s

orienta ti on by pann in g fr o m g im ba l ’s c u rrent orientation

. Pitch ang l e will re m a in u nchanged

dur in g the re

- a li gn m en t.

17. A uto T a keo ff /Land in g

: T ap to in it ia te auto takeo ff or l and in g

.

18. Ba c k to H ome

.

Tap to retur n to the m a in G UI.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 54 | 

## 6 Fli ght

O n ce pre

- fli g h t preparat i o n i s c o m p l ete

, i t i s re c o mm e n ded to carr y o u t t

h e tas k s in t h e P il ot T ra i

n i n g Gui de to prepare f or m ore co m p l e x fl i g h t

m a

n e uv ers a n d l ear n to fly s a f e l

y

. En s u re t

h at a ll fli g h ts are carr i ed o u t in a s ui tab l e l o c at i o n

.



### 6.1 F li ght E n vi ron m ent R equ i re m ents

(1) D o not use the a i rcra f t i n se v ere w eather cond i t i ons

. T hese i nc l

ude wi nd speed e x ceed i ng categor y 4

, sno w, ra i n and s m og

.

(2) Fly in ope n fi e l ds as hi g h b uil d in gs or stee l str u ct

u res m a y a ff ect t h e acc u rac y o f t h e o n board co m pass

.

(3) K eep t h e Ph a n to m a w a

y f

ro m obstac l es

, cro w ds

, hi g h v o l tage po w er lin es

, trees or bod i es o f w ater wh e n in fli g h t

.

(4) R ed u ce t h e ch a nc e o f e l e c tro m a g n et

i c i

n ter f

ere nc e b y n ot flyin g in areas wi t h hi g h l e v e l s o f e l e c tro m ag n et

i sm

, i nc l

u d i n g base stat i o n s or

rad i o tra n s mi ss i o n to w ers

.

(5) Th e Ph a n to m ca nn ot operate w i t h i n t

h e po l ar areas

.

(6) D o not fly the a i rcra f t wi th i n no

- fly z ones spec i f i ed b y l oca l l a w s a nd regu l at i ons

.



### 6.2 Pre fli ght Che ckli st

(1) R e m ote Co n tro l, s m art batter y

, R a n ge Ex te n der a n d sm artp h o n e are fully c h arged

.

(2) Prope ll ers are m o un ted correct ly.

(3) Gim ba l c l a m

p h as bee n re m o v ed

.

(4) Ca m era l e n s cap h as bee n re m o v ed

.

(5) Mi cro

- SD card has been i nserted i f necessar y.

(6) G im ba l i s f unct i on i ng as nor m a l.

(7) M otors ca n start a n d are fun ct i o nin g as n or m a l.

(8) D J I P il ot A pp ca n co nn ect to t h e ca m era

.



### 6.3 Ca li bra tin g the Compass

IM PO RTANT : M a k e s u re to ca li brate t h e c o m pa ss in e v er y n e w fli g h t l ocat i o n. Th e co m pass i s v e r y se n s i t iv e to e l e c tro m ag n et

i c i

n ter f

ere nc e

,

whi c h ca n ca u se ab n or m a l co m pass data l ead in g to poor fli g h t per f or

m a

n ce or e v e n fli g h t f

a ilu

re

. R eg ul ar ca li brat i o n i s req ui red f or opt imum

per f or

m a

nc e

.

D O N O T carr y f

erro m agnet i c m ater i a l s wi th y ou dur i ng ca l i brat i on such as k e y s or ce ll u l ar phones

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reser ved 

### 55 | 6.3.1 Ca libr ation P r oced ur es

Choose an open space t o carr y out the f o ll o w i ng procedures

. N O TE: E nsure the co m pass i s ca l i brated

. If y ou d i d not ca li brate the co m pass i n

the Chec kl i st

, or if y ou ha v e changed y our pos i t i on s i nce l ast ca l i brat

i ng i t

, tap STATUS i n the app and se l ect “ Co m pass Ca li brat i on ” to c a li brate

the co m pass

. T hen f o ll o w the on

- screen i nstruct i ons

.

1. H o l d and rotate the a ir craft h or iz o n ta lly for 360 degree

, the Air craft S tatus I nd ic ator sho ws so lid gree n.

2. H o l d the a ir craft vertica lly with nose po intin g do wnwa rd

, rotate 360 degree aro un d the ce n ter a xis un til the

Air craft S tatus I nd ic ator sho w s so li d p u rp l e

.

6.3.2 Wh en to R ec alibra te

(1) When co m pass data i s abnorma l, the Air craft S tatus I nd ic ator will b link red and ye ll o w.

(2) Flyin g in different l ocat io n to l ast fli ght.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 56 | (3) M echan ic a l structure o f the Phanto m has changed

, i. e

. changed mounting po siti on of the co m pass

.

(4) S evere dr iftin g occ u rs in fli gh t, i. e

. Phanto m does not fly in stra i ght lin e s.



### Star tin g/Stopp i ng the Motors

Sta r ting M oto r s

A Co m b in ation S tic k Co mm a n d ( C S C ) is u sed to start t he m otors in stead of sim p ly push in g the stic k u p

. Push both

stic ks to the ir botto m cor n ers to start t h e m otors

. Once the m otors have spun up

, re l ease both stic ks

sim u l taneou sly.

Stopp in g M oto r s

Th e r e a re two m eth o d s t o st o p the mo tor s.

M ethod 1: When the Phanto m has l anded

, push the thrott l e down

, then conduct C S C

. M otors will stop i mmed ia te ly.

R e l ease both sticks once motors stop

.

M ethod 2: Wh en the a ir craft has l anded

, push the thrott l e do wn a n d ho l d

. M otors will stop after 3 seco n ds

.

D o n ot e x ec u te C S C d u r in g n or m a l fli g h t

. Thi s will stop t h e m otors a n d ca u se t h e a i r c ra f

t to drop wi t h o u

t co n tro l.

Co n d u ct t h e C S C as n eat ly as y o u ca n. R e l ease t h e st i c k s o n ce m otors start/stop

.

Pu ll do w n the thrott l e st i c k to descend

. T he st i c k will l oc k i nto p l ace and the a i rcra f t will descend stead ily. Push the thrott l e

st i c k up w ard to re l ease thrott l e l oc k.



### 6.4 Fli ght T est

T ake off/ L a n d in g P r oced ur es

(1) P l ace the a ir craft on open fl at gro un d with batter y in d ic ators f ac in g to wa rds yo u

.

(2) Power on the re m ote co n tro ll er a n d m ob il e de vic e

, then the Sm art Flig ht Ba tter y.

(3) L aunch the DJ I P il ot A pp a n d start link it with y our m ob il e de vic e then e n ter the Ca m era page

.

(4) W a it un til the Air craft I nd ic ator b li n ks purp l e

. This m eans the H o m e Po in t is recorded and it is safe to fly no w. If

it fl ashes ye ll o w, i t m eans no H o m e Po i nt is recorded

, user shou l d n ot take off the a ir craft

.

(5) Push the thr o tt l e u p slowly to take off.

(6) Sh oot photos and vi deos u sin g the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

(7) To l and

, h over over a l eve l sur fa ce and gen tly pu ll do wn on the throt tl e ge ntly to desce n d

.

(8) A fter lan d in g

, e x e cu te the C S C comman d or hol d the thr o tt l e at its lowes t p osition for 3 se con d s or mo re until

the mo tor s st o p

.

(9) Tu rn off the Sm art Ba tter y f

o ll o w b y the R e m ote Contro ll er

.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 57 | Vi deo Suggestio n s a n d Ti ps

(1) W or k thro u g h the c h ec k l ist be f ore each flig h t.

(2) S e l ect desired g i mba l wor kin g mode in the DJ I P il ot A pp

.

(3) Aim to shoot when flyin g in GP S mode on ly

(4) Alw ays fly in good weather

, such as sunn y or win d l ess da ys.

(5) Change ca m era sett in gs to su it y o u

. Th ese in c l ude FOV, photo for m at a n d e x posure co m pe n satio n.

(6) Take flig ht tests to estab lish flig ht routes and scene s.

(7) Push the stic k s gen tly to m ake a ir craft m ove m ents stab l e and s m ooth

.



## 7 Tr oubleshoot i ng (FA Q)

A ppendi x

S pe cifi cat i ons When the A i rcra f t S tatus I nd i cator b li n k s y e ll o w rap i d ly dur i ng fl i ght

, the a i rcra f t has entered Fa il sa f e m ode

.

A l o w batter y l e v e l w arn i

ng i s i nd

i cated b y the A i rcra f t S tatus I nd i cator b l i n k i ng red s l o wly or rap i d ly dur i ng fl i ght

.

Vi e w tutor i a

l s about fli ght f or m ore fli ght i n f or

m at i on

.



## Ai rcraft

H over in g A c curac y ( GP S mode )

v ertica l 0

. 5m

, hor iz onta l 2

. 5m

M a

x A ngu l ar V e l oc ity pitch : 300 ° /s ; y aw 160 ° /s

M a

x Til t A ng l e 30 ° /s

Dia gona l Di stance 559mm (l and in g gear l owered ); 58 1m m (l and in g gear r aised )



## G im ba l

Pitch :

- 90 ° to +45 °

,© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 58 | Pan : 

## ± 330 °

M a x Contro ll ab l e S peed Pitch : 12 0 ° /s

Pan : 1 80 ° /s



## Ba tter y

M ode l (S tandard ) TB47

V o l tage 22.2 V

E nerg y 99

. 9 Wh

Net We ig ht 57 0 g

Charger (S tandard )

Output Powe r 100W

Charg in g Ti me 85 min for 4500 mA h



## Ca m era

Oper atin g Tem pe ra tu

r e 0 °C t o 40 °C

R e so l ution 12 40 M

FOV ( Fie l d o f V ie w ) 94 °

C M OS 1/2

. 3 ”

L ens F/2

. 8 ( 2 1m m equ ival ent )

A nti

- distortion fil ter

S hoo tin g M ode Sin g l e shoot

B urst s h oot ( BURST : 3 / 5/7 fr a m es per seco n d

, AEB : 3/5 fr a m es per

second

, 0

. 7 EV Bi as )

Time l apsed

HD R ecord in g M ode UHD : 4 096 x2160 p 2 4/25

, 3840 x216 0p 2 4/25/30

FHD : 1 9 2 0 x10 80p 2 4/ 2 5/30/48/50/60

HD : 128 0 x72 0 p2 4/2 5 / 3 0/4 8 / 5 0/60

S upported Fil e F or m at FAT 32/e xFAT

Photo f or

m at : JP EG

, DNG

V ideo format : M P4/MOV ( M P E G

- 4 AV C/ H. 264 )

S upport SD Card Ty pes SD /S DH C/S DX C Mic ro SD



## R e m ote Contr ol le r

Opera tin g Fr eq u e n c y 5

. 728 G Hz~ 5

. 08 G Hz (R e m ote Contro ll er to R e m ote Co n tro ll er )

2

. 420G Hz~ 2

. 483G Hz (R e m ote Co n tro ll er to Air cra ft)

T ran sm itt in g Dis tance ( outdoor and

unobstructed ) 2km or above

R eceiver ( 1% P ER )

- 93d B m

EIR P 10 d Bm@ 900 M

, 8d Bm @5

. 8G

, 20d Bm @2

. 4G© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 59 | Wo r kin g C urr e n t / Vol tage 1.2A@ 7

. 4V

Ba tter y capac ity 6000 mAH



### Optical Flow

S ensor Fr eq u e n c y

V e l oc ity R ange

Al titude R ange 50 HZ

< 8 m /s ( 2m above ground )

5c m

- 500c m

Opera ti n g E n vir on m ent Ric h pattern surface wi th adequate l ighting (L u x > 1 5 )

Opera tin g R ange 0

- 2

. 5 m



### FCC C ompli ance

This de vic e co m p l ies w ith part 1 5 of the FCC R u l es

. Operation is subject to the fo ll o win g two cond iti on s:

(1) This de vic e m a y n ot cause h ar mful in terfere n ce

, and

(2) This de vic e m ust accept an y in terfere n ce rece ive d

, in c l ud in g in terfere n ce that may cause unde sir ed opera ti o n.

Changes or m od ific ations not e x press ly approved by the party respon sibl e for co m p lia nce co ul d voi d the user's

author ity to operat e the eq uipm e nt.



## Comp li ance In for m at i on



## FCC Warning Message

Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with part 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.



## FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with

minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your body



# . This transmitter must

not be co

- l ocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 60 | 

## Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide rea sonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, t he user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

— Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circu it different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.



# IC RSS warning

This device complies with Industry Canada licence

- exempt RSS standard

(s). Operation is subject to the followin g two	conditions: (1) this device

may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference,including interference that may cause undesired operation of

the device.

Le présent	appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables

aux appareils radio exempts de licence.

L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes:

(1) l'appareil ne	doit pas produire de	brouillage, et

(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique

subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le

fonctionnement.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 61 | 

# IC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC RF radiation exposure limits set	forth for

an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co

- located	or

operating in conjunction w ith any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment	should be	installed and	operated with	minimum distance

20cm between the radiator& your body.

Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the use r’s	authority to operate the equipment.



## KCC Warning Message



# “

.”

“ ”

NCC Warning 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。



# Administrative Regulations on Low Power Radio Waves Radiated Devices

warning:

Article 12

Without permission granted by the NCC, any company, enterprise, or user

is not allowed to change frequency, enhance tra nsmitting power or alter© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 62 | 

# original characteristic as well as performance to an approved low power

radio

- frequency devices.

Article 14

The low power radio

- frequency devices shall not influence aircraft

security and interfere legal communications; If found, the user shall cease

operating immediately until no interference is achieved.

The said legal communications means radio communications is

operated in compliance with the Telecommunications Act.

The low power radio

- frequency devices must be susceptible wit h the

interference from legal communications or ISM radio wave radiated

devices.© 20 1 4 DJI All Rights Reserved 

### 63 |