### July 31

, 2015

Exemption No. 12249

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

– 20 15

– 20 2 8

Mr. Jordan Keeney

Consulting Services Inc orporated LLC

858 Contract Street

Lexington, KY 40505

Dear Mr. Keeney :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption,

including the date it ends.

By letter dated May 15, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Consulting Services Inc. LLC ( hereinafter petitioner or operator ) for an exemption

. The petitioner requested to operate an unmanned ai rcraft system (UAS) to conduct aerial

imaging and video graphy

.

See Appendix A for the petition submitted to the FAA des cribing the proposed operations and

the regulations that the petitioner seeks an exemption

.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

i n the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to the petitioner

.

Airworthiness Certification

The UAS proposed by the petitioner are the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, DJI Phantom 3 Vision

, and DJI Inspire 1

.

The petitioner requested relief from 14 CFR part 21, C ertification procedures for products

and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness Certificates

. In accordance with the statutory criteria

provided in Section 333 of P ublic Law 112

− 95 in reference to 49 U

. S

. C

. § 44704, and in

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consideration of the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the

aircraft and its operation, the Secre tary of Transportation has determined that this aircraft

meets the conditions of Section 333. Therefore, the FAA finds that the requested relief from

14 CFR part 21

, C ertification procedures for products and parts, Subpart H

— Airworthiness

Certificates

, and any associated noise certification and testing requirements of part 36, is

not necessary.

The Basis for Our Decision

You have requested to use a UAS for aerial data collection 1



### . The FAA has issued grants of

exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition.

In Grants of Exemption No s

. 11062 to Astraeus Aerial ( see Docket No. FAA−2014−0352),

11109 to Clayco, Inc. ( see Docket No. FAA

− 2014

− 0507), 11112 to VDOS Global, LLC ( see

Docket No. FAA−2014−0382), and 11213 to Aeryon Lab s , Inc. ( see Docket No.

FAA−2014−0642), the FAA found that the enhanced safety achieved using an unmanned

aircraft (UA) with the specifications described by the petitioner and carrying no passengers or

crew, rather t han a manned aircraft of significantly greater proportions, carrying crew in

addition to flammable fuel, gives the FAA good cause to find that the UAS operation enabled

by this exemption is in the public interest.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesti ng an exemption, I find that

—

 They are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in Grant of

Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and 11213 ;

 The reasons stated by the FAA for granting Exemption Nos. 11062, 11109, 11112, and

11213 also apply to the situation you present; and

 A grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

In consideration of the foregoing, I find that a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701,

delegated to me by the Administrator, Consulting Services Inc. LLC is granted an exemption

from 14 CFR §§ 61.23(a) and ( c ), 61.101(e)(4 ) and (5), 61.113(a), 61.315(a) , 91.7(a),

91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) and (2), and 91.417(a)

and (b), to the extent necessary to allow the petitioner to operate a UAS to perform aerial data

collection

. This exemption is subject to the conditions and limitations listed below.

1 Aerial data collection includes any remote sensing and measuring by an instrument(s) aboard the UA.

Examples include imagery (photography, video, infrared, etc.), electronic measurement (precision surveying, RF

analysis, etc.), chemical measurement (pa rticulate measurement, etc.), or any other gathering of data by

instruments aboard the UA.

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Conditions and Limi tations

In this grant of exemption, Consulting Services Inc. LLC is hereafter referred to as

the operator.

Failure to comply with any of the conditions and limitations of this grant of exemption will be

grounds for the immediate suspension or rescission of this exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the DJI Phantom 2

Vision+, DJI Phantom 3 Vision

, and DJI Inspire 1 when weighing less than 55 pounds

including payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will requi re a new petition or a petition to amend this exemption

.

2. Operations for the purpose of closed

- set motion picture and television filming are

not permitted.

3. The UA may not be operated at a speed exceeding 87 knots (100 miles per hour). The

exemption holder may use either groundspeed or calibrated airspeed to determine

compliance with the 87 knot speed restriction. In no case will the UA be operated at

airspeeds greater than the maximum UA operating airspeed recommended by the

aircraft manufacturer.

4. The UA must be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet above ground level

(AGL). Altitude must be reported in feet AGL.

5. The UA must be operated within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC at all times.

This requires the PIC to be able to use human vision unaided by any device other than

corrective lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA

- issued airman medical certificate or

U.S. driver’s license.

6. All operations must utilize a visual observer (VO). The UA must be operated within

the visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC and VO at all times. The VO may be used

to satisfy the VLOS requirement as long as the PIC always maintains VLOS

capability. The VO and PIC must be able to communicate verbally at all times ;

e lectronic messaging or texting is not permitted during flight operations. The PIC

must be designated before the flight and cannot transfer his or her designation for the

duration of the flight. The PIC must ensure that the VO can perform the duties

required of the VO.

7. This exemption and all documents needed to operate the UAS and conduct its

operations in accordance with the conditions and limitations stated in this grant of

exemption, are hereinafter referred to as the operating documents. The operating

documents must be accessible dur ing UAS operations and made available to the

Administrator upon request. If a discrepancy exists between the conditions and

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limitations in this exemption and the procedures outlined in the operating documents,

the conditions and limitations herein take pr ecedence and must be followed.

Otherwise, the operator must follow the procedures as outlined in its operating

documents. The operator may update or revise its operating documents. It is the

operator’s responsibility to track such revisions and present updated and revised

documents to the Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request. The

operator must also present updated and revised documents if it petitions for extension

or amendment to this grant of exemption. If the operator determine s that any update

or revision would affect the basis upon which the FAA granted this exemption, then

the operator must petition for an amendment to its grant of exemption. The FA A’s

UAS Integration Office (AFS− 80) may be contacted if questions arise regar ding

updates or revisions to the operating documents.

8. Any UAS that has undergone maintenance or alterations that affect the UAS operation

or flight characteristics, e.g.

, replacement of a flight critical component, must undergo

a functional test flight pr ior to conducting further operations under this exemption.

Functional test flights may only be conducted by a PIC with a VO and must remain at

least 500 feet from other people. The functional test flight must be conducted in such

a manner so as to not po se an undue hazard to persons and property.

9. The operator is responsible for maintaining and inspecting the UAS to ensure that it is

in a condition for safe operation.

10. Prior to each flight, the PIC must conduct a pre

- flight inspection and determine the

UA S is in a condition for safe flight. The pre

- flight inspection must account for all

potential discrepancies, e.g.

, inoperable components, items, or equipment. If the

inspection reveals a condition that affects the safe operation of the UAS, the aircraft is

prohibited from operating until the necessary maintenance has been performed and the

UAS is found to be in a condition for safe flight.

11. The operator must follow the UAS manufacturer’s maintenance, overhaul,

replacement, inspection, and life limit requi rements for the aircraft and

aircraft components.

12. Each UAS operated under this exemption must comply with all manufacturer

safety bulletins.

13. Under this grant of exemption, a PIC must hold either an airline transport,

commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate. The PIC must also hold a

current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license issued by a

state, the District of Col u mbia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal

government. The PIC must also m eet the flight revi ew requirements specified in

14 CFR § 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PIC is rated on his or her pilot certificate.

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14. The operator may not permit any PIC to operate unless the PIC demonstrates the

ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be

operated under this exemption, including evasive and emergency maneuvers and

maintaining appropriate distances from persons, vessels, vehicles and structures. PIC

qualification flight hours and currency must be l ogged in a manner consistent with

14 CFR § 61.51(b). Flights for the purposes of training the operator’s PICs and VOs

(traini ng, proficiency, and experience

- building) and determining the PIC’s ability to

safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated

under this exemption are permitted under the terms of this exemption. However,

training operations may only be conducted during dedicated training sessions. During

traini ng, proficiency, and experience

- building flights, all p ersons not essential for

flight operations are considered nonparticipants, and the PIC must operate the UA

with appropriate distance from nonparticipants in accordance with 14 CFR § 91.119.

15. UAS operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 1 4 CFR § 1.1. All

operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). Flights

under special visual flight rules (SVFR) are not authorized.

16. The UA may not operate within 5 nautical miles of an airport reference point (ARP) as

denote d in the current FAA Airport/Facility Directory (AFD) or for airports not

denoted with an ARP, the center of the airport symbo l as denoted on the current

FAA

- published aeronautical chart, unless a letter of agreement with that airport’s

management is obtai ned or otherwise permitted by a COA issued to the exemption

holder. The letter of agreement with the airport management must be made available

to the Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request.

17. The UA may not be operated less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000 feet

horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than 3 statute miles from the PIC.

18. If the UAS loses communications or loses its GPS sign al, the UA must return to a

pre

- determined location within the pr ivate or controlle d

- access property.

19. The PIC must abort the flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or emergencies.

20. The PIC is prohibited from beginning a flight unless (considering wind and forecast

weather conditions) there is enough available power for the UA to c onduct the

intended operation and to operate after that for at least five minutes or with the reserve

power recommended by the manufacturer if greater.

21. Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA). All

operations shall be c ond ucted in accordance with an ATO

- issued COA. The

exemption holder may apply for a new or amended COA if it intends to conduct

operations that cannot be conducted under the terms of the attached COA

.

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22. All aircraft operated in accordance with this exempti on must be identified by serial

number, registered in accordance with 14 CFR part 47, and have identification

(N− Number) markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart C. Markings must

be as large as practicable.

23. Documents used by the operator to ensure the safe operation and flight of the UAS and

any documents required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be available to the

PIC at the Ground Control Station of the UAS any time the aircraft is operating.

These documents must be made available to the Administrator or any law enforcement

official upon request.

24. The UA must remain clear and give way to all manned aviation operations and

activities at all times.

25. The UAS may not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or vehicle.

26. All Flight o perations must be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipating

persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons

from the UA and/or debris in the event of an ac cident. The operator must ensure

that nonparticipating persons remain under such protection. If a situation arises

where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are within 500 feet of

the UA, flight operations must cease immediately in a manne r ensuring the safety

of nonparticipating persons ; and

b. The owner/controller of any vessels, vehicles or structures has granted permission

for operating closer to those objects and the PIC has made a safety assessment of

the risk of operating closer to thos e objects and determined that it does not

present an undue hazard.

The PIC, VO, operator trainees or essential persons are not considered

nonparticipating persons under this exemption.

27. All operations shall be conducted over private or control led

- access p roperty with

permission from the property owner/controller or authorized representative.

Permission from property owner/controller or authorized representative will be

obtained for each flight to be conducted.

28. Any incident, accident, or flight operation that transgresses the lateral or vertical

boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable COA must be reported

to the FA A's UAS Integration Office (AFS− 80) within 24 hours. Accidents must be

reported to the National Transportation Safety B oard (NTSB) per instructions

contained on the NTSB Web site: www.ntsb.gov

.

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If this exemption permits operations for the purpose of closed

- set motion picture and

television filming and production, the following additiona l conditions and limitations apply.

29. The operator must have a motion picture and television operations manual (MPTOM)

as documented in this grant of exemption.

30. At least 3 days before aerial filming, the operator of the UAS affected by this

exemption must submit a written Plan of Activities to the local Flight Standards

District Office (FSDO) with jurisdiction over the a rea of proposed filming. The 3

- day

notification may be waived with the concurrence of the FSDO. The plan of activities

must include at le ast the following:

a. Dates and times for all flights;

b. Name and phone number of the operator for the UAS aerial filming conducted

under this grant of exemption;

c. Name and phone number of th e person responsible for the on

- scene operation of

the UAS;

d. Make, model , and serial or N− Number of UAS to be used;

e. Name and certificate number of UAS PICs involved in the aerial filming;

f. A statement that the operator has obtained permission from property owners

and/or local officials to conduct the filming production event; t he list of those

who gave permission must be made available to the inspector upon request;

g. Signature of exemption holder or representative; and

h. A description of the flight activity, including maps or diagrams of any area, city,

town, county, and/or state o ver which filming will be conducted and the altitudes

essential to accomplish the operation.

31. Flight operations may be conducted closer than 500 feet from participating persons

consenting to be involved and necessary for the filming production, as specifie d in the

exemption holder’s MPTOM.

Unless otherwise specified in this grant of exemption, the UAS, the UAS PIC, and the UAS

operations must comply with all applicable parts of 14 CFR including, but not limited to,

parts 45, 47, 61, and 91.

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This exemption terminates on July 31, 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosures

## Consulting Services Incorporated

Lexington 859.309.6021 | Cincinnati 513.252.2059 | Louisville 502.532.8269
Geotechnical & Materials Engineering | IBC Special Inspection | Material Testing

May 15, 2015

U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Operations, M-30

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor

Washington, DC 20590-0001



### Re: Petition of Consulting Services Incorporated of Kentucky (CSI) for an Exemption Pursuant to

Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to Operate an Unmanned Aircraft

System

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and 14 C.F.R. Part 11,

Consulting Services Inc. LLC, hereafter referred to as "CSI", would like to apply for an exemption

from the following Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R) to be allowed commercial operation of

lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for aerial imaging and video in the immediate and

surrounding areas of Lexington, Kentucky.

DJI Phantom 3 Vision Professional ("Vision") and DJI Inspire 1, seeks an exemption from the

Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") listed below:

14 CFR 21; 14 CFR 45.23 (b); 14 CFR 61.113 (a) & (b); 14 CFR 407 (a)(1); 14 CFR 409 (a)(2);

14 CFR 417 (a) & (b).; 1 4 CFR 45.23(b); 14 CFR Part 21; 14 CFR 61.113(a)&(b); 14 CFR 91,

91.7 (a) 91.9 (b) (2) 91.103(b); 91.109; 91.119; 91.121; 91.151(a); 91.203(a) & (b); 91.405

(a); 91.407 (a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2); 91.417 (a) & (b).

CSI is consulting engineering firm comprised of professional engineers and staff professionals

that specialize in geotechnical exploration and geotechnical engineering. Our staff professionals

have had experience with flying the DJI Phantom and the DJI Inspire 1 for recreational and

research purposes as well as the use of DJI’s Pilot software without incident.

# TABLE OF CONTENTS

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### .............................................................................. THE%UAS:%DJI%PHANTOM%AND%DJI%INSPIRE%1% 1

............................................................................................................. FLIGHT%APPLICATIONS% 2

............................................................ REGULATIONS%FOR%WHICH%EXEMPTION%IS%REQUESTED% 3

............................................................................................... CONDITIONS%AND%LIMITATIONS% 8

............................................................................................................................. SUMMARY% 12



# APPENDICES

APPENDICES: DJI Phantom 3 Professional Aircraft Manual

DJI Phantom 3 Professional Remote Control Manual

DJI Phantom 3 Professional Flight Test

DJI Inspire 1 Aircraft Diagram

DJI Inspire 1 Remote Control Diagram

DJI Flight Limits and Restricted Areas

DJI Pilot App and Pix4D Flight Path Examples

### The UAS: DJI Phantom and DJI Inspire 1

The requested exemption will permit the operation of small, unmanned

multirotor aircraft, namely the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, DJI Phantom 3

Professional/Advanced, and the DJI Inspire 1. Users all over the world have

proven these UAS’s effective and safe and DJI also continues to develop

software and hardware to increase the safety of flying UAS’s.

These systems are produced completely assembled and ready to fly straight

from DJI. CSI plans to not make any modifications to the UAS except for the

addition of OEM propeller guards for enhanced safety purposes.

The four main characteristics of the Vision series UASs by DJI are:

1. Very Light Weight

The Vision series by DJI are light enough so that the operator can launch them

by hand and land them on most surfaces without requiring a parachute or

landing net. The low potential energy of the UAS also reduces the risk of

hazardous situations in case that a emergency landing is necessary. The rotor

arms of the Vision series UAS are rounded with no sharp edges and we will also

be utilizing DJI’s recommended propeller guard system to increase the safety of

our personnel when launching and landing the UAS.

2. Electric Powered

The Vision series UAS by DJI are electric powered and employ removable smart

batteries. The “Intelligent Flight Battery” developed by DJI is a LiPo 4S battery

that is capable of producing a flight time of up to 23 minutes. This flight time

would allow us to complete our flight plans with ease and without the worry of

our batteries running out of charge.

If our batteries do get low during a flight, the intelligent flight battery will

warn us by a series of beeps and on screen notifications so that we will have

ample time to find a safe area to land the UAS.

3. Semi-Automatic Flight

The artificial intelligence incorporated within the Vision series UASs

continuously analyzes data from the Initial Measurement Unit, the onboard

GPS, and the newly available (Phantom 3 Vision models only) visioning

positioning system. These systems allow for the user to focus more on the data

that they are trying to capture and less on the actual flying of the drone.

The new visioning positioning system uses visual and ultrasonic sensors to scan

the ground beneath the Phantom 3 for patterns, enabling it to identify it’s

position and move accurately while avoiding obstacles automatically.

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### 4. Enhanced Autopilot Functionality

a. Auto-Takeoff

With one tap within the DJI Pilot application, the Phantom 3 will turn on

its motors and rise to a pre-set height. It will then hover perfectly in

place until our personnel directs it where to go.

b. Auto-Return Home

When GPS is available, the Phantom 3 remembers the exact spot that it

took off from. Whenever the aircraft is flying, our personnel can tap a

button within the DJI Pilot application to have it return to the place that

it took off from.

c. Failsafe

If the Intelligent Flight Battery is running low, or if the Phantom 3 loses

the connection with the remote controller for any reason, the aircraft

will automatically return to the takeoff point and land safely.



### Flight Applications

The UAS will be flown in airspace under 400ft above ground level. CSI will only

fly the UAS under controlled conditions on restricted, rural, or private

property. The UAS will be used to monitor geotechnical situations like active

landslides, waste landfills, coal ash landfills, construction-related studies, and

karst topography.

1. Landslides

CSI proposes exemption under Section 333 to operate commercially in public

and private secured-entry landslide investigation sites. These landslides can be

either currently active or have already failed. In either case, traversing the

terrain physically can be dangerous to our staff and engineering personnel. By

utilizing the high definition camera on the DJI Vision UASs the staff at CSI

engineering can gain new perspectives of landslides from safe areas, while still

in the line of site of the UAS.

The benefit of not putting our personnel on the failure surface can greatly

enhance our ability to analyze landslides while at the same time increase the

safety of our employees.

2. Karst Topography

CSI proposes to use UAS’s to capture digital images of karst areas. From these

images CSI will be able to better locate areas that could potentially be sink

holes quickly and safely.

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### Regulations for which Exemption is Requested

14 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 UAS’s, an exemption from Part 21 Subpart H meets

the requirements of an equivalent level of safety under Part 11 and §333 of the

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

Reform Act both authorize 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 populated areas of the

particular UAS. In all cases, an analysis of these criteria demonstrates 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 and without the restrictions and conditions proposed.

The UAS’s to be operated by CSI are less than 5lbs. at maximal payload

capacity that consists of remote sensing instrumentation. The UAS will not

carry any persons, explosives or flammable materials including combustible

fuels, and the UAS will operate exclusively within a secured area. Unlike other

civil aircraft, operations under this exemption will be tightly controlled and

monitored by both the pilot (PIC) and the Spotter. These enhancements to

current safety practices and regulations, which already apply to civil aircraft,

provide a greater degree of safety to the public and property owners than

conventional aircraft operations conducted with airworthiness certificates

issued under 14 C.P.R. Part 21, Subpart H. Lastly, application of these same

criteria demonstrates that there is no intrinsic credible threat to national

security posed by the UAS, due to its size, speed of operation, location of

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

to carry a substantial external load.

14 C.P.R. §45.23 (b). Marking of 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

operator 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 applicable. Even though the 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 word "Experimental" can be

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### placed. Given the size of the UAS, two- inch lettering will be impossible. CSI

understands the need for markings and will mark our UAS in the largest possible

lettering by placing the word “Experimental” or assigned number or name

(based on a request or ruling by the FAA) on its fuselage as required by

§45.29(f) so that anyone assisting the spotter will see the markings. Further

markings include the use of flashing green & red LED illumination on the

underside of the UAS frame, which adds contrast against a blue or white sky.

14 C.P.R. §61.113 (a) & (b): Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Pilot in

Command (PIC)

§61.113 (a) & (b) limit private pilots to non-commercial operations. Because

the UAS will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can

achieve the equivalent level of safety of current operations by requiring a

ground crew member to have a private pilot's license rather than a commercial

pilot's license to operate this UAS. Unlike a conventional aircraft that carries

the pilot and passengers, the UAS is remotely controlled with no persons on

board. The area of operation is controlled and restricted, and all flights are

planned and coordinated in advance. The risks associated with the operation of

the UAS are so diminished from the level of risk associated with commercial

operations contemplated by Part 61 when drafted, that allowing operations as

requested with a private pilot in the ground crew exceeds the present level of

safety achieved by 14 C.P.R. §61.113 (a) & (b). CSI’s staff professionals have

experience flying numerous practice flights in remote areas as a hobbyist

simulating flights to increase the experience and skills needed for flying a UAS.

CSI also owns and practice on a computerized simulated flight software to

increase skill levels and gain knowledge of how to maneuver the UAS safely at

all times.

14 C.P.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 aircraft, 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

checklists prior to each flight, which are provided in the appendix, an

equivalent level of safety will be provided.

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

§91.9 (b) (2) 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 thereof. The UAS, given its size and

configuration has no ability to carry a physical flight manual on the aircraft.

The equivalent level of safety will be maintained by keeping the flight manual

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

access to it. The FAA has issued the following exemptions to this regulation:

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### Exemption Nos. 8607, 8737, 8738, 9299, 9299A, 9565, 9565B, 10167, 10167A,

10602, 32827, and 10700.

14 C.P.R. §91.1 03: Preflight Action

This regulation requires each Pilot in Command (PIC) 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. The

PIC will take all actions including reviewing weather, flight battery

requirements, landing and takeoff distances and aircraft performance data

before initiation of flight. Further, CSI will employ manufacturer (DJI) preflight

recommendations to guarantee that best practices are implemented.

DJI has implemented Firmware updates that limit flight around airports, along

with distance and elevation limits

14 C.P.R. §91.109: Flight Instruction

§91.103 provides 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 functional 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 aircraft 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. Enhancing this

safety is the technology inherent in the remote controls utilizing digital

communications, which is paired to the UAS making it nearly impossible to

unintentionally or intentionally have the control communications interrupted.

14 C.P.R. §91.119: Minimum Safe Altitudes

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### §91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. §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 closely mimics the behavior of a helicopter, and the exemption requests

authority to operate at altitudes up to 400 feet AGL, an exemption may be

needed to allow such operations. As set forth herein, the UAS will never

operate at higher than 400 feet AGL or beyond unaided visual line of sight,

whichever is closer. It will however be operated in a restricted area with

individuals tasked with ensuring public safety, and where buildings and people

will not be exposed to operations without their pre-obtained consent and

training. The equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size, weight,

speed of the UAS as well as the location where it is operated. No flight

operation will be taken without the permission of the property owner. Because

of the advance notice to the property owner and participants in the remote

sensing activity, all affected individuals will be aware of the planned flight

operations. Compared to flight operations with aircraft or rotor craft weighting

far more than the maximum 5 lbs. of CSI's UAS’s proposed herein and the lack

of flammable fuel, any risk associated with these operations is far less than

those presently presented with conventional aircraft operating at or below 500

AGL. In addition, the low-altitude operations of the UAS will ensure separation

between these small- UAS operations and the operations of conventional

aircraft that must comply with §91.119.

14 C.P.R. §91.121 Altimeter Settings

§91.121 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 achieved by

the operator, confirming the altitude of the launch site shown on the GPS

altitude indicator before flight. The operator (PIC) will also ensure effective

pairing with multiple GPS sources to guarantee accurate detection of height.

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

§91.151 (a) 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) During 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 batteries

powering the UAS’s provide approximately 23 minutes of powered flight in

hover mode without payload. CSI's UAS’s will not be able to meet the 30-minute

reserve requirement in 14 CPR §91.151. Operating the small UAS’s, in a tightly

controlled area where only people and property owners or official

representatives who have signed waivers will be allowed, with less than 30

minutes of reserve power, does not engender the type of risks that Section

91.151(a) was intended to alleviate given the size and speed of the small UAS’s.

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### CSI believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting

flights to 10-15 minutes or 25% of battery power whichever happens first. This

restriction would be more than adequate to return the UAS to its planned

landing zone from anywhere in its limited operating area. Similar exemptions

have been granted to other operations, including Exemptions 2689F, 5745,

10673, and 10808.

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

Registration

The regulation provides in pertinent part: (a) Except as provided 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

UAS’s fully loaded weigh no more than 5lbs. and are operated without an

onboard pilot. As such, there is no ability or place to carry certification and

registration documents or to display them on the UAS’s. An equivalent level of

safety will be achieved by keeping these documents at the ground control point

where the pilot flying the UAS will have immediate access to them, to the

extent they are applicable to the UAS’s. The FAA has issued numerous

exemptions to this regulation. A representative sample of other exceptions

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

10700.

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

Inspections

These regulations require that an aircraft operator 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 section and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness

certificate, these sections will not apply to the applicant. The operator,

pursuant to the flight manual, will provide maintenance. An equivalent level of

safety will be achieved because these small UAS’s are 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 land immediately and

will be operating from no higher than 400 feet AGL. CSI will ensure that the

UAS is in working order prior to initiating flight and keep a log of any

maintenance performed. Moreover, CSI’s trained staff professionals are familiar

with the aircraft and are best suited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy

condition to provide the equivalent level of safety.

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### Conditions and Limitations

CSI has reviewed the conditions and limitations given below from one of the

recent Section 333 exemptions granted and we are willing to abide by the rules

outlined below. New rules that are not listed below will also be followed if

required for an exemption.

1. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are limited to the DJI

Phantom, and DJI Inspire 1 when weighing less than 55 pounds including

payload. Proposed operations of any other aircraft will require a new petition

or a petition to amend this exemption.

2. Operations for the purpose of closed-set motion picture and television

filming are not permitted.

3. The UA may not be operated at a speed exceeding 87 knots (100 miles per

hour). The exemption holder may use either groundspeed or calibrated

airspeed to determine compliance with the 87 knot speed restriction. In no

case will the UA be operated at airspeeds greater than the maximum UA

operating airspeed recommended by the aircraft manufacturer.

4. The UA must be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet above

ground level (AGL). Altitude must be reported in feet AGL.

5. The UA must be operated within visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC at all

times. This requires the PIC to be able to use human vision unaided by any

device other than corrective lenses, as specified on the PIC’s FAA-issued airman

medical certificate or U.S. driver’s license.

6. All operations must utilize a visual observer (VO). The UA must be operated

within the visual line of sight (VLOS) of the PIC and VO at all times. The VO

may be used to satisfy the VLOS requirement as long as the PIC always

maintains VLOS capability. The VO and PIC must be able to communicate

verbally at all times; electronic messaging or texting is not permitted during

flight operations. The PIC must be designated before the flight and cannot

transfer his or her designation for the duration of the flight. The PIC must

ensure that the VO can perform the duties required of the VO.

7. This exemption and all documents needed to operate the UAS and conduct

its operations in accordance with the conditions and limitations stated in this

grant of exemption, are hereinafter referred to as the operating documents.

The operating documents must be accessible during UAS operations and made

available to the Administrator upon request. If a discrepancy exists between

the conditions and limitations in this exemption and the procedures outlined in

the operating documents, 4 the conditions and limitations herein take

precedence and must be followed. Otherwise, the operator must follow the

procedures as outlined in its operating documents. The operator may update or

revise its operating documents. It is the operator’s responsibility to track such

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### revisions and present updated and revised documents to the Administrator or

any law enforcement official upon request. The operator must also present

updated and revised documents if it petitions for extension or amendment to

this grant of exemption. If the operator determines that any update or revision

would affect the basis upon which the FAA granted this exemption, then the

operator must petition for an amendment to its grant of exemption. The FAA’s

UAS Integration Office (AFS

− 80) may be contacted if questions arise regarding

updates or revisions to the operating documents.

8. Any UAS that has undergone maintenance or alterations that affect the UAS

operation or flight characteristics, e.g. replacement of a flight critical

component, must undergo a functional test flight prior to conducting further

operations under this exemption. Functional test flights may only be conducted

by a PIC with a VO and must remain at least 500 feet from other people. The

functional test flight must be conducted in such a manner so as to not pose an

undue hazard to persons and property.

9. The operator is responsible for maintaining and inspecting the UAS to ensure

that it is in a condition for safe operation.

10. Prior to each flight, the PIC must conduct a pre-flight inspection and

determine the UAS is in a condition for safe flight. The pre-flight inspection

must account for all potential discrepancies, e.g. inoperable components,

items, or equipment. If the inspection reveals a condition that affects the safe

operation of the UAS, the aircraft is prohibited from operating until the

necessary maintenance has been performed and the UAS is found to be in a

condition for safe flight.

11. The operator must follow the UAS manufacturer’s maintenance, overhaul,

replacement, inspection, and life limit requirements for the aircraft and

aircraft components.

12. Each UAS operated under this exemption must comply with all

manufacturer safety bulletins.

13. Under this grant of exemption, a PIC must hold either an airline transport,

commercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate. The PIC must also

hold a current FAA airman medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license

issued by a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a

possession, or the Federal government. The PIC must also meet the flight

review requirements specified in

14 CFR § 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PIC is rated on his or her pilot

certificate. 5

14. The operator may not permit any PIC to operate unless the PIC

demonstrates the ability to safely operate the UAS in a manner consistent with

how the UAS will be operated under this exemption, including evasive and

emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distances from persons,

vessels, vehicles and structures. PIC qualification flight hours and currency

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### must be logged in a manner consistent with 14 CFR § 61.51(b). Flights for the

purposes of training the operator’s PICs and VOs (training, proficiency, and

experience-building) and determining the PIC’s ability to safely operate the

UAS in a manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated under this

exemption are permitted under the terms of this exemption. However, training

operations may only be conducted during dedicated training sessions. During

training, proficiency, and experience-building flights, all persons not essential

for flight operations are considered nonparticipants, and the PIC must operate

the UAS with appropriate distance from nonparticipants in accordance with 14

CFR § 91.119.

15. UAS operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 14 CFR §

1.1. All operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditions

(VMC). Flights under special visual flight rules (SVFR) are not authorized.

16. The UA may not operate within 5 nautical miles of an airport reference

point (ARP) as denoted in the current FAA Airport/Facility Directory (AFD) or for

airports not denoted with an ARP, the center of the airport symbol as denoted

on the current FAA-published aeronautical chart, unless a letter of agreement

with that airport’s management is obtained or otherwise permitted by a COA

issued to the exemption holder. The letter of agreement with the airport

management must be made available to the Administrator or any law

enforcement official upon request.

17. The UA may not be operated less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000

feet horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than 3 statute miles

from the PIC.

18. If the UAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UA must return

to a pre-determined location within the private or controlled-access property.

19. The PIC must abort the flight in the event of unpredicted obstacles or

emergencies.

20. The PIC is prohibited from beginning a flight unless (considering wind and

forecast weather conditions) there is enough available power for the UA to

conduct the intended operation and to operate after that for at least five

minutes or with the reserve power recommended by the manufacturer if

greater.

21. Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA).

All operations shall be conducted in accordance with an ATO-issued COA. The

exemption holder may apply for a new or amended COA if it intends to conduct

operations that cannot be conducted under the terms of the attached COA. 6

22. All aircraft operated in accordance with this exemption must be identified

by serial number, registered in accordance with 14 CFR part 47, and have

identification (N

− Number) markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, Subpart

C. Markings must be as large as practicable.

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### 23. Documents used by the operator to ensure the safe operation and flight of

the UAS and any documents required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be

available to the PIC at the Ground Control Station of the UAS any time the

aircraft is operating. These documents must be made available to the

Administrator or any law enforcement official upon request.

24. The UA must remain clear and give way to all manned aviation operations

and activities at all times.

25. The UAS may not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or

vehicle.

26. All Flight operations must be conducted at least 500 feet from all

nonparticipating persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures unless:

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating

persons from the UA and/or debris in the event of an accident. The operator

must ensure that nonparticipating persons remain under such protection. If a

situation arises where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are

within 500 feet of the UA, flight operations must cease immediately in a

manner ensuring the safety of nonparticipating persons; and b. The owner/

controller of any vessels, vehicles or structures has granted permission for

operating closer to those objects and the PIC has made a safety assessment of

the risk of operating closer to those objects and determined that it does not

present an undue hazard.

The PIC, VO, operator trainees or essential persons are not considered

nonparticipating persons under this exemption.

27. All operations shall be conducted over private or controlled-access property

with permission from the property owner/controller or authorized

representative. Permission from property owner/controller or authorized

representative will be obtained for each flight to be conducted.

28. Any incident, accident, or flight operation that transgresses the lateral or

vertical boundaries of the operational area as defined by the applicable

COA must be reported to the FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS

− 80) within

24 hours. Accidents must be reported to the National Transportation Safety

Board (NTSB) per instructions contained on the NTSB Web site:

www.ntsb.gov

.

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### Summary

Satisfaction of the criteria provided in Section 333 of the Reform Act - size, weight,

speed, operating capabilities, proximity to airports and populated areas, operation

within visual line of sight, and national security considerations - provides more than

adequate justification for the grant of the requested exemptions to permit CSI to

operate DJI Phantom 3 Professional and DJI Inspire 1 for commercial purposes.

Granting the requested exemption will benefit the public interest as a whole in many

ways, including (1) significantly improving safety and reducing risk by alleviating

human exposure to danger; (2) improving the quality of services CSI can provide to its

customers; and (3) decreasing operating costs related to site investigation and

inspection activities.

Jordan Keeney, EIT Bruce L. Hatcher, PE, SI
Staff Professional Chief Engineer



### Consulting Services Incorporated of Kentucky,

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s e n s o r s :

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.

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. T h e a i r c r a f t i s u s i n g o n l y t h e V i s i o n

P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m f o r p o s i t i o n i n g

.

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. T h e a i r c r a f t i s u s i n g o n l y i t s b a r o m e t e r f o r p o s i t i o n i n g

, s o o n l y

a l t i t u d e c a n b e s t a b i l i z e d

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. T h e a i r c r a f t o n l y u s e s i t s

b a r o m e t e r

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r e c o r d e d s u c c e s s f u l l y

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. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t I O C

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t o t h e I O C s e c t i o n i n t h e A p p e n d i x

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, r e f e r t o t h e “ F l i g h t M o d e S w i t c h ” f o r

m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n

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F l i g h t S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r

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. T h e p o s i t i o n s o f t h e s e L E D s a r e s h o w n i n t h e

f i g u r e b e l o w :T h e F r o n t L E D s s h o w t h e o r i e n t a t i o n o f t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e F r o n t L E D s g l o w s o l i d r e d w h e n t h e a i r c r a f t i s t u r n e d o n t o

i n d i c a t e t h e f r o n t ( o r n o s e ) o f t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e A i r c r a f t S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r s c o m m u n i c a t e t h e s y s t e m s t a t u s o f t h e f l i g h t

c o n t r o l l e r

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A i r c r a f t S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r D e s c r i p t i o n

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. T h e r e a r e t h r e e t y p e s o f

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.S m a r t R T H

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- s c r e e n

i n s t r u c t i o n s w h e n G P S i s a v a i l a b l e t o i n i t i a t e S m a r t R T H

. T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l t h e n a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o t h e l a s t r e c o r d e d

H o m e P o i n t

. Y o u m a y u s e t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r ’ s c o n t r o l s t i c k s t o c o n t r o l t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s p o s i t i o n t o a v o i d a c o l l i s i o n

d u r i n g t h e S m a r t R T H p r o c e s s

. P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e S m a r t R T H b u t t o n o n c e t o s t a r t t h e p r o c e s s

, a n d p r e s s t h e S m a r t R T H

b u t t o n a g a i n t o t e r m i n a t e t h e p r o c e d u r e a n d r e g a i n f u l l c o n t r o l o f t h e a i r c r a f t

.

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s a f e r e t u r n o f t h e a i r c r a f t

. U s e r s a r e a d v i s e d t o r e t u r n h o m e o r l a n d t h e a i r c r a f t i m m e d i a t e l y w h e n p r o m p t e d

. T h e D J I P i l o t

a p p w i l l d i s p l a y a n o t i c e w h e n a l o w b a t t e r y w a r n i n g i s t r i g g e r e d

. T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o t h e H o m e P o i n t

i f n o a c t i o n i s t a k e n a f t e r a t e n

- s e c o n d c o u n t d o w n

. T h e u s e r c a n c a n c e l t h e R T H p r o c e d u r e b y p r e s s i n g t h e R T H b u t t o n o n

t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

. T h e t h r e s h o l d s f o r t h e s e w a r n i n g s a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y d e t e r m i n e d b a s e d o n t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s c u r r e n t

a l t i t u d e a n d d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e H o m e P o i n t

.

T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l l a n d a u t o m a t i c a l l y i f t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l c a n o n l y s u p p o r t t h e a i r c r a f t l o n g e n o u g h t o d e s c e n d f r o m

i t s c u r r e n t a l t i t u d e

. T h e u s e r c a n s t i l l u s e t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r t o a l t e r t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s o r i e n t a t i o n d u r i n g t h e l a n d i n g p r o c e s s

.

T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r i s d i s p l a y e d i n t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

, a n d i s d e s c r i b e d b e l o w :T i p s :

W h e n t h e C r i t i c a l b a t t e r y l e v e l w a r n i n g i s t r i g g e r e d a n d t h e a i r c r a f t b e g i n s t o l a n d a u t o m a t i c a l l y

, y o u m a y p u s h t h e

t h r o t t l e u p w a r d t o m a k e t h e a i r c r a f t h o v e r a t i t s c u r r e n t a l t i t u d e

, g i v i n g y o u a n

o p p o r t u n i t y t o n a v i g a t e t o a m o r e a p p r o p r i a t e l a n d i n g l o c a t i o n

.

T h e c o l o r e d z o n e s a n d m a r k e r s o n t h e b a t t e r y l e v e l i n d i c a t o r b a r r e f l e c t t h e e s t i m a t e d r e m a i n i n g f l i g h t t i m e

. T h e y

a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a d j u s t e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s c u r r e n t l o c a t i o n a n d s t a t u s

.

F a i l s a f e R T H

I f t h e H o m e P o i n t w a s s u c c e s s f u l l y r e c o r d e d a n d t h e c o m p a s s i s f u n c t i o n i n g n o r m a l l y

, F a i l s a f e R T H w i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y

a c t i v a t e d i f t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r s i g n a l i s l o s t f o r m o r e t h a n t h r e e s e c o n d s

. T h e R e t u r n t o

- H o m e p r o c e s s m a y b e

i n t e r r u p t e d a n d t h e o p e r a t o r m a y r e g a i n c o n t r o l o f t h e a i r c r a f t i f t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r s i g n a l c o n n e c t i o n i s r e

- e s t a b l i s h e d

.

F a i l s a f e I l l u s t r a t i o nN o t e s :

T h e a i r c r a f t c a n n o t a v o i d o b s t r u c t i o n d u r i n g t h e F a i l s a f e R T H

, t h e r e f o r e

, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o s e t a n s u i t a b l e F a i l s a f e

a l t i t u d e b e f o r e e a c h f l i g h t

. L a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p a n d e n t e r “ C a m e r a ” a n d s e l e c t “ M O D E > A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s >

F a i l s a f e m o d e ” t o s e t t h e F a i l s a f e a l t i t u d e

.

T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l s t o p i t s a s c e n t a n d r e t u r n t o t h e H o m e P o i n t i m m e d i a t e l y i f t h e t h r o t t l e s t i c k i s m o v e d d u r i n g t h e

F a i l s a f e R T H p r o c e d u r e

.

V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m

T h e D J I V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m u s e s u l t r a s o u n d a n d i m a g e d a t a t o h e l p t h e a i r c r a f t m a i n t a i n i t s c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n

. W i t h

t h e h e l p o f V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g

, y o u r P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l c a n h o v e r i n p l a c e m o r e p r e c i s e l y a n d f l y i n d o o r s o r i n o t h e r

e n v i r o n m e n t s w h e r e a G P S s i g n a l i s n o t a v a i l a b l e

. T h e m a i n c o m p o n e n t s o f t h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m a r e l o c a t e d o n

t h e b o t t o m o f y o u r P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l ; t h e y i n c l u d e [ 2 ] t w o u l t r a s o n i c s e n s o r s a n d [ 1 ] o n e m o n o c u l a r c a m e r a

.

U s i n g V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g

V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g i s a c t i v a t e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y w h e n t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l i s t u r n e d o n

. N o f u r t h e r a c t i o n i s r e q u i r e d

. V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g i s t y p i c a l l y u s e d i n i n d o o r e n v i r o n m e n t s

, w h e r e G P S i s u n a v a i l a b l e

. U s i n g t h e s e n s o r s t h a t a r e b u i l t

i n t o t h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g s y s t e m

, t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l c a n h o v e r p r e c i s e l y e v e n w i t h o u t G P S

.F o l l o w t h e s t e p s b e l o w t o u s e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g :

1

. T o g g l e t h e f l i g h t m o d e s w i t c h t o P

- m o d e

.

2

. P l a c e t h e a i r c r a f t o n a f l a t s u r f a c e

. N o t e t h a t t h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g s y s t e m c a n n o t w o r k p r o p e r l y o n s u r f a c e s w i t h o u t

c l e a r p a t t e r n v a r i a t i o n s

.

3

. T u r n o n t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e a i r c r a f t s t a t u s i n d i c a t o r w i l l f l a s h g r e e n t w o t i m e s

, w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g

s y s t e m i s r e a d y

. G e n t l y p u s h t h e t h r o t t l e u p t o l i f t o f f a n d t h e a i r c r a f t w i l l h o v e r i n p l a c e

.

N o t e s :

T h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m i s a f f e c t e d b y t h e s u r f a c e o v e r w h i c h i t i s f l y i n g

. T h e u l t r a s o n i c

s e n s o r s m a y n o t b e a b l e t o a c c u r a t e l y m e a s u r e d i s t a n c e s w h e n o p e r a t i n g a b o v e s o u n d

- a b s o r b i n g m a t e r i a l s

. I n a d d i t i o n

, t h e

c a m e r a m a y n o t f u n c t i o n c o r r e c t l y i n s u b o p t i m a l e n v i r o n m e n t s

. T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l s w i t c h f r o m P

- m o d e t o A

- m o d e

a u t o m a t i c a l l y i f n e i t h e r G P S n o r V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m a r e a v a i l a b l e

. O p e r a t e t h e a i r c r a f t w i t h g r e a t c a u t i o n i n t h e

f o l l o w i n g s i t u a t i o n s :

F l y i n g o v e r m o n o c h r o m e s u r f a c e s ( e

. g

. p u r e b l a c k

, p u r e w h i t e

, p u r e r e d

, p u r e g r e e n )

.

F l y i n g o v e r a h i g h l y r e f l e c t i v e s u r f a c e s

.

F l y i n g a t h i g h s p e e d s ( o v e r 8 m / s a t 2 m e t e r s o r o v e r 4 m / s a t 1 m e t e r )

.

F l y i n g o v e r w a t e r o r t r a n s p a r e n t s u r f a c e s

.

F l y i n g o v e r m o v i n g s u r f a c e s o r o b j e c t s

.

F l y i n g i n a n a r e a w h e r e t h e l i g h t i n g c h a n g e s f r e q u e n t l y o r d r a s t i c a l l y

.

F l y i n g o v e r e x t r e m e l y d a r k ( l u x < 1 0 ) o r b r i g h t ( l u x > 1 0 0

, 0 0 0 ) s u r f a c e s

.

F l y i n g o v e r s u r f a c e s t h a t c a n a b s o r b s o u n d w a v e s ( e

. g

. t h i c k c a r p e t )

.

F l y i n g o v e r s u r f a c e s w i t h o u t c l e a r p a t t e r n s o r t e x t u r e

.

F l y i n g o v e r s u r f a c e s w i t h i d e n t i c a l r e p e a t i n g p a t t e r n s o r t e x t u r e s ( e

. g

. t i l e s w i t h t h e s a m e d e s i g n )

.

F l y i n g o v e r i n c l i n e d s u r f a c e s t h a t w i l l d e f l e c t s o u n d w a v e s a w a y f r o m t h e a i r c r a f t

.

T i p s :K e e p t h e s e n s o r s c l e a n a t a l l t i m e s

. D i r t o r o t h e r d e b r i s m a y a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e s e n s o r s

.

V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g i s o n l y e f f e c t i v e w h e n t h e a i r c r a f t i s a t a l t i t u d e s o f 0

. 3 t o 3 m e t e r s

.

T h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m m a y n o t f u n c t i o n p r o p e r l y w h e n t h e a i r c r a f t i s f l y i n g o v e r w a t e r

.

T h e V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m m a y n o t b e a b l e t o r e c o g n i z e p a t t e r n o n t h e g r o u n d i n l o w l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s ( l e s s t h a n

1 0 0 l u x )

.

D o n o t u s e o t h e r u l t r a s o n i c d e v i c e s w i t h f r e q u e n c y o f 4 0 K H z w h e n V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g s y s t e m i s i n o p e r a t i o n

.

V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m m a y n o t b e a b l e t o s t a b i l i z e t h e a i r c r a f t w h e n f l y i n g c l o s e t o t h e g r o u n d ( b e l o w 0

. 5

m e t e r s ) a t f a s t s p e e d s

.

W a r n i n g :

K e e p a n i m a l s a w a y f r o m t h e a i r c r a f t w h e n V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g s y s t e m i s a c t i v a t e d

. T h e s o n a r s e n s o r e m i t s h i g h f r e q u e n c y

s o u n d s t h a t a r e o n l y a u d i b l e t o s o m e a n i m a l s

.

F l i g h t R e c o r d e r

F l i g h t d a t a i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e c o r d e d t o t h e i n t e r n a l s t o r a g e o f t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h i s i n c l u d e s f l i g h t t e l e m e t r y

, a i r c r a f t s t a t u s

i n f o r m a t i o n

, a n d o t h e r p a r a m e t e r s

. T o a c c e s s t h e s e d a t a

, c o n n e c t t h e a i r c r a f t t o t h e P C t h r o u g h t h e M i c r o

- U S B p o r t a n d

l a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

.

A t t a c h i n g a n d D e t a c h i n g t h e P r o p e l l e r s

U s e o n l y D J I a p p r o v e d p r o p e l l e r s w i t h y o u r P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l

. T h e g r e y a n d b l a c k n u t s o n t h e p r o p e l l e r i n d i c a t e

w h e r e t h e y s h o u l d b e a t t a c h e d a n d i n w h i c h d i r e c t i o n w h e y s h o u l d s p i n

. T o a t t a c h t h e p r o p e l l e r s p r o p e r l y

, m a t c h t h e n u t

c o l o r w i t h t h e m o t o r a x i s c o l o r

.

A t t a c h i n g t h e P r o p e l l e r s

1

. B e s u r e t o r e m o v e t h e w a r n i n g s t i c k e r s f r o m t h e m o t o r s b e f o r e a t t a c h i n g t h e p r o p e l l e r s

.

2

. A t t a c h t h e p r o p e l l e r s w i t h s i l v e r d o t s o n t o t h e m o t o r s w i t h s i l v e r a x e s a n d s p i n t h e p r o p e l l e r s c l o c k w i s e t o s e c u r e t h e m

i n p l a c e

. A t t a c h t h e p r o p e l l e r s w i t h b l a c k d o t s o n t o t h e m o t o r s w i t h b l a c k a x e s a n d s p i n t h e p r o p e l l e r s c o u n t e r

- c l o c k w i s e

t o s e c u r e t h e m i n p l a c e

. B e s u r e t o t i g h t e n e a c h p r o p e l l e r b y h a n d b e f o r e f l i g h t

.N o t e s :

E n s u r e p r o p e l l e r s a r e a t t a c h e d t o i t s c o r r e s p o n d i n g m o t o r s

, o t h e r w i s e t h e a i r c r a f t c a n n o t t a k e o f f

.

W e a r g l o v e s w h e n h a n d l i n g p r o p e l l e r s

.

H a n d t i g h t e n e a c h o f t h e p r o p e l l e r s o n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g m o t o r s t o e n s u r e i t i s a t t a c h e d f i r m l y

.

D e t a c h i n g t h e P r o p e l l e r s

H o l d t h e m o t o r i n p l a c e w i t h o n e h a n d

, t h e n s p i n t h e p r o p e l l e r i n t h e i n d i c a t e d u n l o c k d i r e c t i o n

.

N o t e s :

C h e c k t h a t t h e p r o p e l l e r s a n d m o t o r s a r e i n s t a l l e d c o r r e c t l y a n d f i r m l y b e f o r e e v e r y f l i g h t

.

E n s u r e t h a t a l l p r o p e l l e r s a r e i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n b e f o r e e a c h f l i g h t

. D O N O T u s e a g e d

, c h i p p e d

, o r b r o k e n

p r o p e l l e r s

.

T o a v o i d i n j u r y

, S T A N D C L E A R o f a n d D O N O T t o u c h p r o p e l l e r s o r m o t o r s w h e n t h e y a r e s p i n n i n g

.

O N L Y u s e o r i g i n a l D J I p r o p e l l e r s f o r a b e t t e r a n d s a f e r f l i g h t e x p e r i e n c e

.

D J I I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y

T h e D J I I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y h a s a c a p a c i t y o f 4 4 8 0 m A h

, a v o l t a g e o f 1 5

. 2 V

, a n d a s m a r t c h a r g e / d i s c h a r g e

f u n c t i o n a l i t y

. I t s h o u l d o n l y b e c h a r g e d u s i n g a n a p p r o p r i a t e c h a r g e r t h a t h a s b e e n a p p r o v e d b y D J I

. .

N o t e :T h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y m u s t b e f u l l y c h a r g e d b e f o r e u s i n g i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e

. R e f e r t o " C h a r g i n g t h e I n t e l l i g e n t

F l i g h t B a t t e r y " f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n

.

T i p s :

B e a w a r e t h a t t h e o u t p u t p o w e r o f t h e s u p p l i e d P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l c h a r g e r i s 1 0 0 W

.

D J I I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y F u n c t i o n s

1

. B a t t e r y L e v e l D i s p l a y : t h e L E D i n d i c a t o r s d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l

.

2

. B a t t e r y L i f e D i s p l a y : t h e L E D s d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y p o w e r c y c l e

.

3

. A u t o

- D i s c h a r g i n g F u n c t i o n : T o p r e v e n t s w e l l i n g

, t h e b a t t e r y a u t o m a t i c a l l y d i s c h a r g e s t o b e l o w 6 5 % o f t o t a l p o w e r

w h e n i t i s i d l e f o r m o r e t h a n t e n d a y s

. I t t a k e s a r o u n d t w o d a y s t o d i s c h a r g e t h e b a t t e r y t o 6 5 %

. I t i s n o r m a l t o f e e l

m o d e r a t e h e a t b e i n g e m i t t e d f r o m t h e b a t t e r y d u r i n g t h e d i s c h a r g e p r o c e s s

. D i s c h a r g e t h r e s h o l d s c a n b e s e t i n t h e D J I

P i l o t a p p

.

4

. B a l a n c e d C h a r g i n g : A u t o m a t i c a l l y b a l a n c e s t h e v o l t a g e o f e a c h b a t t e r y c e l l w h e n c h a r g i n g

.

5

. O v e r c h a r g e P r o t e c t i o n : C h a r g i n g a u t o m a t i c a l l y s t o p s w h e n t h e b a t t e r y i s f u l l y c h a r g e d

.

6

. T e m p e r a t u r e D e t e c t i o n : T h e b a t t e r y w i l l o n l y c h a r g e w h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i s b e t w e e n 0 ° C ( 3 2 ° F ) a n d 4 0 ° C ( 1 0 4 ° F )

.

7

. O v e r C u r r e n t P r o t e c t i o n : T h e b a t t e r y s t o p s c h a r g i n g w h e n h i g h a m p e r a g e ( m o r e t h a n 8 A ) i s d e t e c t e d

.

8

. O v e r D i s c h a r g e P r o t e c t i o n : T o p r e v e n t o v e r

- d i s c h a r g e d a m a g e

, d i s c h a r g i n g a u t o m a t i c a l l y s t o p s w h e n t h e b a t t e r y

v o l t a g e r e a c h e s 1 2 V

.

9

. S h o r t C i r c u i t P r o t e c t i o n : A u t o m a t i c a l l y c u t s t h e p o w e r s u p p l y w h e n a s h o r t c i r c u i t i s d e t e c t e d

.

1 0

. B a t t e r y C e l l D a m a g e P r o t e c t i o n : T h e D J I P i l o t a p p d i s p l a y s a w a r n i n g m e s s a g e w h e n a d a m a g e d b a t t e r y c e l l i s

d e t e c t e d

.

1 1

. B a t t e r y E r r o r H i s t o r y : B r o w s e t h e b a t t e r y e r r o r h i s t o r y i n t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

.

1 2

. S l e e p m o d e : T o s a v e p o w e r

, t h e b a t t e r y e n t e r s s l e e p m o d e a f t e r 2 0 m i n u t e s o f i n a c t i v i t y

.

1 3

. C o m m u n i c a t i o n : I n f o r m a t i o n p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e b a t t e r y ’ s v o l t a g e

, c a p a c i t y

, c u r r e n t

, e t c

. i s t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s

m a i n c o n t r o l l e r

.

N o t e s :

R e f e r t o P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l / A d v a n c e d I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y S a f e t y G u i d e l i n e s b e f o r e u s e

. U s e r s t a k e f u l l

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a l l o p e r a t i o n s a n d u s a g e

.

U s i n g t h e B a t t e r yT u r n i n g O N / O F F

T u r n i n g O n : P r e s s t h e P o w e r B u t t o n o n c e

, t h e n p r e s s a g a i n a n d h o l d f o r 2 s e c o n d s t o t u r n o n

. T h e P o w e r L E D w i l l t u r n

r e d a n d t h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r s w i l l d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l

.

T u r n i n g O f f : P r e s s t h e P o w e r B u t t o n o n c e

, t h e n p r e s s a g a i n a n d h o l d f o r 2 s e c o n d s t o t u r n o f f

. T h e b a t t e r y p o w e r L E D

w i l l f l a s h w h e n p o w e r i n g o f f t h e P h a n t o m t o a l l o w a u t o m a t i c a l l y s t o p p i n g o f a r e c o r d i n g d u r i n g t h e e v e n t r e c o r d i n g

w a s n ’ t s t o p p e d

.

L o w T e m p e r a t u r e N o t i c e :

1

. B a t t e r y c a p a c i t y i s s i g n i f i c a n t l y r e d u c e d w h e n f l y i n g i n l o w t e m p e r a t u r e ( < 0 ° C ) e n v i r o n m e n t s

.

2

. I t i s n o t r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e b a t t e r y b e u s e d i n e x t r e m e l y l o w t e m p e r a t u r e ( <

- 1 0 ° C ) e n v i r o n m e n t s

. B a t t e r y v o l t a g e

s h o u l d r e a c h t h e a p p r o p r i a t e l e v e l w h e n o p e r a t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h t e m p e r a t u r e s b e t w e e n

- 1 0 ° C a n d 5 ° C

.

3

. E n d t h e f l i g h t a s s o o n a s t h e D J I P i l o t a p p d i s p l a y s t h e “ L o w B a t t e r y L e v e l W a r n i n g ” i n l o w t e m p e r a t u r e e n v i r o n m e n t s

.

4

. K e e p t h e b a t t e r y i n d o o r s t o w a r m i t b e f o r e f l y i n g i n l o w t e m p e r a t u r e e n v i r o n m e n t s

.

5

. T o e n s u r e o p t i m a l p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e b a t t e r y

, k e e p t h e b a t t e r y t e m p e r a t u r e a b o v e 2 0 ° C

.

6

. T h e c h a r g e r w i l l s t o p c h a r g i n g t h e b a t t e r y i f t h e b a t t e r y c e l l ’ s t e m p e r a t u r e i s n o t w i t h i n t h e o p e r a t i n g r a n g e ( 0 ° C

~

4 0 ° C )

.

N o t e s :

I n c o l d e n v i r o n m e n t s

, i n s e r t t h e b a t t e r y i n t o t h e b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t a n d a l l o w t h e a i r c r a f t f

o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1

- 2 m i n u t e s

t o w a r m u p b e f o r e t a k i n g o f f

.

C h e c k i n g t h e B a t t e r y L e v e l

T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r s d i s p l a y h o w m u c h p o w e r r e m a i n s

. W h e n t h e b a t t e r y i s t u r n e d o f f

, p r e s s t h e P o w e r B u t t o n

o n c e

. T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r s w i l l l i g h t u p t o d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l

. S e e b e l o w f o r d e t a i l s

.

R e f f e r e n c e :

T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r s w i l l a l s o s h o w t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l d u r i n g c h a r g i n g a n d d i s c h a r g i n g

. T h e i n d i c a t o r s a r e

d e f i n e d b e l o w

.B a t t e r y l i f e

B a t t e r y l i f e r e f e r s t o h o w m a n y m o r e t i m e s t h e b a t t e r y c a n b e d i s c h a r g e d a n d r e c h a r g e d b e f o r e i t m u s t b e r e p l a c e d

. W h e n

t h e b a t t e r y i s t u r n e d o f f

, p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e P o w e r B u t t o n f o r 5 s e c o n d s t o c h e c k t h e b a t t e r y l i f e

. T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l

I n d i c a t o r s w i l l l i g h t u p a n d / o r b l i n k f o r t w o s e c o n d s

, a s s h o w n b e l o w :

N o t e s :

W h e n b a t t e r y l i f e r e a c h e s 0 %

, i t c a n n o l o n g e r b e u s e d

.

R e f f e r e n c e :

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e b a t t e r y

, l a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p a n d c h e c k t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s l i s t e d u n d e r t h e b a t t e r y

t a b

.

C h a r g i n g t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y1

. C o n n e c t t h e B a t t e r y C h a r g e r t o a p o w e r s o u r c e ( 1 0 0

- 2 4 0 V 5 0 / 6 0 H z )

.

2

. O p e n t h e P r o t e c t i o n C a p a n d c o n n e c t t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y t o t h e B a t t e r y C h a r g e r

. I f t h e b a t t e r y l e v e l i s a b o v e

9 5 %

, t u r n o n t h e b a t t e r y b e f o r e c h a r g i n g

.

3

. T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r w i l l d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l a s i t i s c h a r g i n g

.

4

. T h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y i s f u l l y c h a r g e d w h e n t h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r s a r e a l l o f f

.

5

. A i r

- c o o l t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y a f t e r e a c h f l i g h t

. A l l o w i t s t e m p e r a t u r e t o d r o p t o r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e b e f o r e

s t o r i n g i t f o r a n e x t e n d e d p e r i o d

.

N o t e s :

W e d o n o t r e c o m m e n d c h a r g i n g t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y a n d r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r w i t h t h e s t a n d a r d c h a r g e r a t t h e

s a m e t i m e

, o t h e r w i s e t h e c h a r g e r m a y o v e r h e a t

.

A l w a y s t u r n o f f t h e b a t t e r y b e f o r e i n s e r t i n g i t o r r e m o v i n g i t f r o m t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l

. N e v e r i n s e r t o r

r e m o v e a b a t t e r y w h e n i t i s t u r n e d o n

.

B a t t e r y P r o t e c t i o n L E D D i s p l a y

T h e t a b l e b e l o w s h o w s b a t t e r y p r o t e c t i o n m e c h a n i s m s a n d c o r r e s p o n d i n g L E D p a t t e r n s

.A f t e r t h e s e i s s u e s a r e r e s o l v e d

, p r e s s t h e P o w e r B u t t o n t o t u r n o f f t h e B a t t e r y L e v e l I n d i c a t o r

. U n p l u g t h e I n t e l l i g e n t

F l i g h t B a t t e r y f r o m t h e c h a r g e r a n d p l u g i t b a c k i n t o r e s u m e c h a r g i n g

. N o t e t h a t y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u n p l u g a n d p l u g i n

t h e c h a r g e r i n t h e e v e n t o f a r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e e r r o r ; t h e c h a r g e r w i l l r e s u m e c h a r g i n g w h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i s w i t h i n t h e

a l l o w a b l e r a n g e

.

N o t e s :

D J I d o e s n o t t a k e a n y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r d a m a g e c a u s e d b y t h i r d

- p a r t y c h a r g e r s

.

T i p s :

H o w t o d i s c h a r g e y o u r I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y :

S l o w : P l a c e t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y i n t o t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l ’ s B a t t e r y C o m p a r t m e n t a n d t u r n i t o n

. L e a v e i t

o n u n t i l t h e r e i s l e s s t h a n 8 % o f p o w e r l e f t

, o r u n t i l t h e b a t t e r y c a n n o l o n g e r b e t u r n e d o n

. L a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p t o

c h e c k b a t t e r y l e v e l s

.

R a p i d : F l y t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l o u t d o o r s u n t i l t h e r e i s l e s s t h a n 8 % o f p o w e r l e f t

, o r u n t i l t h e b a t t e r y c a n n o

l o n g e r b e t u r n e d o n

.

R e t r i e v e d f r o m " h t t p : / / w i k i

. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = P h a n t o m

_ 3

_ P r o f e s s i o n a l

- A i r c r a f t & o l d i d = 2 3 0 2 5 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 1 5 M a y 2 0 1 5

, a t 0 3 : 2 2

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 1 1 t i m e s

.

# P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l

- R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

F r o m D J I W i k i



# R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r P r o f i l e

T h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s a m u l t i

- f u n c t i o n w i r e l e s s c o m m u n i c a t i o n d e v i c e t h a t i n t e g r a t e s t h e

v i d e o d o w n l i n k s y s t e m a n d a i r c r a f t r e m o t e c o n t r o l s y s t e m

. T h e v i d e o d o w n l i n k a n d a i r c r a f t r e m o t e c o n t r o l s y s t e m

o p e r a t e a t 2

. 4 G H z

. T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r f e a t u r e s a n u m b e r o f c a m e r a c o n t r o l f u n c t i o n s

, s u c h a s t a k i n g a n d p r e v i e w i n g

p h o t o s a n d v i d e o s

, a s w e l l a s c o n t r o l l i n g g i m b a l m o t i o n

. T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s p o w e r e d b y a 2 S r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r y

. T h e b a t t e r y l e v e l i s d i s p l a y e d v i a L E D i n d i c a t o r s o n t h e f r o n t p a n e l o f t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

.

R e f f e r e n c e s :

C o m p l i a n c e V e r s i o n : T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s c o m p l i a n t w i t h b o t h C E a n d F C C r e g u l a t i o n s

.

O p e r a t i n g M o d e : C o n t r o l c a n b e s e t t o M o d e 1 o r M o d e 2

, o r t o a c u s t o m m o d e

.

M o d e 1 : T h e r i g h t s t i c k s e r v e s a s t h e t h r o t t l e

.

M o d e 2 : T h e l e f t s t i c k s e r v e s a s t h e t h r o t t l e

.

N o t e : T o p r e v e n t t r a n s m i s s i o n i n t e r f e r e n c e

, d o n o t o p e r a t e m o r e t h a n t h r e e a i r c r a f t s

.

U s i n g t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

T u r n i n g t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r O n a n d O f f

T h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s p o w e r e d b y a 2 S r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r y t h a t h a s a c a p a c i t y o f 6 0 0 0 m A h

. T h e b a t t e r y l e v e l i s i n d i c a t e d v i a t h e B a t t e r y L e v e l L E D s o n t h e f r o n t p a n e l

. F o l l o w t h e s t e p s b e l o w t o t u r n o n y o u r

r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r :

1

. W h e n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s t u r n e d o f f

, p r e s s t h e P o w e r B u t t o n o n c e

. T h e B a t t e r y L e v e l L E D s w i l l d i s p l a y t h e

c u r r e n t b a t t e r y l e v e l

.

2

. P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e P o w e r B u t t o n t o t u r n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

.

3

. T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r w i l l b e e p w h e n i t i s t u r n e d o n

. T h e S t a t u s L E D w i l l r a p i d l y b l i n k g r e e n

, i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e

r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s l i n k i n g t o t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e S t a t u s L E D s w i l l g l o w s o l i d g r e e n w h e n l i n k i n g i s c o m p l e t e

.

4

. R e p e a t S t e p 2 t o t u r n o f f t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

.C h a r g i n g t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

C h a r g e t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r u s i n g t h e i n c l u d e d c h a r g e r

. R e f e r t o t h e f i g u r e o n n e x t p a g e b e l o w f o r m o r e d e t a i l s

.

C o n t r o l l i n g t h e C a m e r a

S h o o t v i d e o s / p i c t u r e s

, v i e w r e c o r d e d i m a g e s

, a n d a d j u s t c a m e r a s e t t i n g s v i a t h e S h u t t e r B u t t o n

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

, P l a y b a c k B u t t o n

, a n d V i d e o R e c o r d i n g B u t t o n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

.[ 1 ] C a m e r a S e t t i n g s D i a l

T u r n t h e d i a l t o a d j u s t c a m e r a s e t t i n g s s u c h a s I S O

, s h u t t e r s p e e d

, a n d a p e r t u r e w i t h o u t l e t t i n g g o o f t h e r e m o t e

c o n t r o l l e r

. M o v e t h e d i a l t o l e f t o r r i g h t t o s c r o l l t h r o u g h p i c t u r e s a n d v i d e o s i n p l a y b a c k m o d e

. P r e s s d o w n o n t h e d i a l t o

t o g g l e b e t w e e n t h e s e s e t t i n g s

.

[ 2 ] P l a y b a c k B u t t o n

P r e s s t o v i e w i m a g e s a n d v i d e o s t h a t h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n c a p t u r e d

.

[ 3 ] S h u t t e r B u t t o n P r e s s t o t a k e a p h o t o

. I f b u r s t m o d e i s a c t i v a t e d

, m u l t i p l e p h o t o s w i l l b e t a k e n w i t h a s i n g l e p r e s s

.

[ 4 ] V i d e o R e c o d i n g B u t t o n

P r e s s o n c e t o s t a r t r e c o r d i n g v i d e o

, t h e n p r e s s a g a i n t o s t o p r e c o r d i n g

.

[ 5 ] G i m b a l D i a l

U s e t h i s d i a l t o c o n t r o l t h e t i l t o f t h e g i m b a l

.

C o n t r o l l i n g A i r c r a f t

T h i s s e c t i o n e x p l a i n s h o w t o c o n t r o l t h e o r i e n t a t i o n o f t h e a i r c r a f t t h r o u g h t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

. T h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l i s

s e t t o M o d e 2 b y d e f a u l t

.

R e f f e r e n c e :

S t i c k N e u t r a l / M i d

- P o i n t : C o n t r o l s t i c k s a r e i n t h e c e n t e r p o s i t i o n

. M o v i n g t h e C o n t r o l S t i c k : T h e c o n t r o l s t i c k i s p u s h e d

a w a y f r o m t h e c e n t e r p o s i t i o n

.F l i g h t M o d e S w i t c h

T o g g l e t h e s w i t c h t o s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d f l i g h t m o d e

. Y o u m a y c h o o s e b e t w e e n ; P

- m o d e

, F

- m o d e a n d A m o d e

.P

- m o d e ( P o s i t i o n i n g ) : P

- m o d e w o r k s b e s t w h e n t h e G P S s i g n a l i s s t r o n g

. T h e r e a r e t h r e e d i f f e r e n t v e r s i o n s o f P

- m o d e

,

w h i c h w i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e l e c t e d b y t h e P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l d e p e n d i n g o n G P S s i g n a l s t r e n g t h a n d t h e V i s i o n

P o s i t i o n i n g s e n s o r s :

P

- G P S : G P S a n d V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g b o t h a r e a v a i l a b l e ; t h e a i r c r a f t i s u s i n g G P S f o r p o s i t i o n i n g

.

P

- O P T I : V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g i s a v a i l a b l e b u t a s u f f i c i e n t G P S s i g n a l i s n o t a v a i l a b l e

. A i r c r a f t i s u s i n g o n l y V i s i o n

P o s i t i o n i n g f o r p o s i t i o n h o l d i n g

.

P

- A T T I : N e i t h e r G P S n o r V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g i s a v a i l a b l e

, t h e a i r c r a f t i s u s i n g o n l y i t s b a r o m e t e r f o r p o s i t i o n i n g

, s o o n l y

a l t i t u d e i s m a i n t a i n e d

.

A

- m o d e ( A t t i t u d e ) : G P S a n d V i s i o n P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m a r e n o t u s e d f o r s t a b i l i z a t i o n

. T h e a i r c r a f t u s e s o n l y i t s

b a r o m e t e r t o s t a b i l i z e

. T h e a i r c r a f t c a n a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o t h e H o m e P o i n t i f r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r s i g n a l i s l o s t a n d t h e

H o m e P o i n t w a s r e c o r d e d s u c c e s s f u l l y

.

F

- m o d e ( F u n c t i o n ) : I n t e l l i g e n t O r i e n t a t i o n C o n t r o l ( I O C ) i s a c t i v a t e d i n t h i s m o d e

. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t I O C

,

r e f e r t o t h e I O C s e c t i o n i n t h e A p p e n d i x

.

B y d e f a u l t

, t h e F l i g h t M o d e S w i t c h i s l o c k e d t o P

- m o d e

. T o u n l o c k o t h e r f l i g h t m o d e s

, l a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

, e n t e r

t h e “ C a m e r a ” p a g e

, a n d t a p “ M o d e ”

, t h e n a c t i v a t e “ M u l t i p l e F l i g h t M o d e ”

.

R T H B u t t o n

P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e R T H b u t t o n t o s t a r t t h e R e t u r n

- t o

- H o m e ( R T H ) p r o c e d u r e

. T h e L E D r i n g a r o u n d t h e R T H B u t t o n w i l l

b l i n k w h i t e t o i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e a i r c r a f t i s e n t e r i n g R T H m o d e

. T h e a i r c r a f t w i l l t h e n r e t u r n t o t h e l a s t r e c o r d e d H o m e

P o i n t

. P r e s s t h i s b u t t o n a g a i n t o c a n c e l t h e R T H p r o c e d u r e a n d r e g a i n c o n t r o l o f t h e a i r c r a f t

.C o n n e c t i n g Y o u r M o b i l e D e v i c e

T i l t t h e m o b i l e d e v i c e h o l d e r t o t h e d e s i r e d p o s i t i o n

. P r e s s t h e b u t t o n o n t h e s i d e o f t h e m o b i l e d e v i c e h o l d e r t o r e l e a s e

t h e c l a m p

, a n d t h e n p l a c e y o u r m o b i l e d e v i c e i n t o t h e c r a d l e

. A d j u s t t h e c l a m p d o w n t o s e c u r e t h e m o b i l e d e v i c e

. T o

c o n n e c t y o u r m o b i l e d e v i c e t o t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r u s i n g a U S B c a b l e

, p l u g o n e e n d o f t h e c a b l e i n t o y o u r m o b i l e

d e v i c e a n d t h e o t h e r e n d i n t o t h e U S B p o r t o n t h e b a c k o f t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r

.

O p t i m a l T r a n s m i s s i o n R a n g e

T h e t r a n s m i s s i o n s i g n a l b e t w e e n t h e a i r c r a f t a n d t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s m o s t r e l i a b l e w i t h i n t h e a r e a t h a t i s d e p i c t e d i n

t h e i m a g e b e l o w :E n s u r e t h a t t h e a i r c r a f t i s f l y i n g w i t h i n t h e o p t i m a l t r a n s m i s s i o n z o n e

. T o a c h i e v e t h e b e s t t r a n s m i s s i o n p e r f o r m a n c e

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m a i n t a i n t h e a p p r o p r i a t e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e o p e r a t o r a n d t h e a i r c r a f t

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R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r S t a t u s L E D

T h e S t a t u s L E D r e f l e c t s t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r a n d t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e R T H L E D

i n d i c a t e s t h e R e t u r n

- t o

- H o m e s t a t u s o f t h e a i r c r a f t

. T h e t a b l e b e l o w c o n t a i n s m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e s e i n d i c a t o r s

.L i n k i n g t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s l i n k e d t o y o u r a i r c r a f t b e f o r e d e l i v e r y

. L i n k i n g i s o n l y r e q u i r e d w h e n u s i n g a n e w r e m o t e

c o n t r o l l e r f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e

. F o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s t o l i n k a n e w r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r : 1

. T u r n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r a n d

c o n n e c t t o t h e m o b i l e d e v i c e

. L a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

.

2

. T u r n o n t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y

.

3

. E n t e r “ C a m e r a ” a n d t a p o n a n d t h e n t a p “ L i n k i n g R C ” b u t t o n a s s h o w n b e l o w

.4

. T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s r e a d y t o l i n k

. T h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r b l i n k s b l u e a n d a b e e p i s e m i t t e d

.

5

. L o c a t e t h e l i n k i n g b u t t o n o n t h e s i d e o f t h e a i r c r a f t

, a s s h o w n i n t h e f i g u r e b e l o w

. P r e s s t h e l i n k b u t t o n t o s t a r t l i n k i n g

. T h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r L E D w i l l d i s p l a y a s o l i d g r e e n o n c e t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s s u c c e s s f u l l y l i n k e d

t o t h e a i r c r a f t

.N o t e :

T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r w i l l u n

- l i n k i t s e l f f r o m a n a i r c r a f t i f a n e w r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s l i n k e d t o t h e s a m e a i r c r a f t

.

R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r C o m p l i a n c e V e r s i o n

T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r i s c o m p l i a n t w i t h b o t h C E a n d F C C r e q u i r e m e n t s

.

R e t r i e v e d f r o m " h t t p : / / w i k i

. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = P h a n t o m

_ 3

_ P r o f e s s i o n a l

- R e m o t e

_ C o n t r o l l e r & o l d i d = 2 3 0 2 7 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 1 5 M a y 2 0 1 5

, a t 0 3 : 2 5

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 9 t i m e s

.

# P h a n t o m 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l

- F l i g h t T e s t

F r o m D J I W i k i



# F l i g h t T e s t

T a k e o f f / L a n d i n g P r o c e d u r e s

1

. P l a c e t h e a i r c r a f t i n a n o p e n

, f l a t a r e a w i t h t h e b a t t e r y l e v e l i n d i c a t o r s f a c i n g t o w a r d s y o u

.

2

. T u r n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l l e r a n d y o u r m o b i l e d e v i c e

, t h e n t u r n o n t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y

.

3

. L a u n c h t h e D J I P i l o t a p p a n d e n t e r t h e C a m e r a p a g e

.

4

. W a i t u n t i l t h e A i r c r a f t I n d i c a t o r s b l i n k g r e e n

. T h i s m e a n s t h e H o m e P o i n t i s r e c o r d e d a n d i t i s n o w s a f e t o

f

l y

. I f t h e y f l a s h y e l l o w

, t h e H o m e P o i n t h a s n o t b e e n r e c o r d e d

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5

. P u s h t h e t h r o t t l e u p s l o w l y t o t a k e o f f o r u s e A u t o T a k e o f f

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6

. S h o o t p h o t o s a n d v i d e o s u s i n g t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

.

7

. T o l a n d

, h o v e r o v e r a l e v e l s u r f a c e a n d g e n t l y p u l l d o w n o n t h e t h r o t t l e t o d e s c e n d

.

8

. A f t e r l a n d i n g

, e x e c u t e t h e C S C c o m m a n d o r h o l d t h e t h r o t t l e a t i t s l o w e s t p o s i t i o n u n t i l t h e m o t o r s s t o p

.

9

. T u r n o f f t h e I n t e l l i g e n t F l i g h t B a t t e r y f i r s t

, t h e n t h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r

.

N o t e s :

W h e n t h e A i r c r a f t S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r s b l i n k y e l l o w r a p i d l y d u r i n g f l i g h t

, t h e a i r c r a f t h a s e n t e r e d F a i l s a f e

m o d e

.

A l o w b a t t e r y l e v e l w a r n i n g i s i n d i c a t e d b y t h e A i r c r a f t S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r s b l i n k i n g r e d s l o w l y o r

r a p i d l y d u r i n g f l i g h t

.

W a t c h o u r v i d e o t u t o r i a l s f o r m o r e f l i g h t i n f o r m a t i o n

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V i d e o S u g g e s t i o n s a n d T i p s

1

. G o t h r o u g h t h e f u l l p r e

- f l i g h t c h e c k l i s t b e f o r e e a c h f l i g h t

.

2

. S e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d g i m b a l o p e r a t i o n m o d e i n t h e D J I P i l o t a p p

.

3

. O n l y s h o o t v i d e o w h e n f l y i n g i n P

- m o d e

.

4

. A l w a y s f l y i n g o o d w e a t h e r a n d a v o i d f l y i n g i n r a i n o r h e a v y w i n d

.

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. C h o o s e t h e c a m e r a s e t t i n g s t h a t s u i t y o u r n e e d s

. S e t t i n g s i n c l u d e p h o t o f o r m a t a n d e x p o s u r e

c o m p e n s a t i o n

.

6

. P e r f o r m f l i g h t t e s t s t o e s t a b l i s h f l i g h t r o u t e s a n d p r e v i e w s c e n e s

.

7

. P u s h t h e c o n t r o l s t i c k s g e n t l y t o k e e p t h e a i r c r a f t ’ s m o v e m e n t s m o o t h a n d s t a b l e

.

R e t r i e v e d f r o m " h t t p : / / w i k i

. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = P h a n t o m

_ 3

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-

_ F l i g h t

_ T e s t & o l d i d = 2 3 0 3 4 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 1 5 M a y 2 0 1 5

, a t 0 3 : 5 7

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 9 t i m e s

.

# I n s p i r e 1

- A i r c r a f t D i a g r a m

F r o m D J I W i k i



## A i r c r a f t D i a g r a m

R e t r i e v e d f r o m " h t t p : / / w i k i

. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = I n s p i r e

_ 1

- A i r c r a f t

_ D i a g r a m & o l d i d = 2 2 4 1 7 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 2 2 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5

, a t 2 3 : 0 7

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 7 8 8 t i m e s

.

# I n s p i r e 1

- R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r D i a g r a m

F r o m D J I W i k i



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. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = I n s p i r e

_ 1

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_ C o n t r o l l e r

_ D i a g r a m & o l d i d = 2 2 4 2 1 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 2 2 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5

, a t 2 3 : 1 7

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 6 9 7 t i m e s

.

# I n s p i r e 1

- F l i g h t L i m i t s a n d F l i g h t R e s t r i c t i o n A r e a

F r o m D J I W i k i



## F l i g h t L i m i t s a n d F l i g h t R e s t r i c t i o n A r e a

F l i g h t l i m i t s o n h e i g h t a n d d i s t a n c e c a n b e s e t

. T h e d e t a i l s o f t h e s e f l i g h t l i m i t s a r e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n

. A l l u n m a n n e d a e r i a l

v e h i c l e ( U A V ) o p e r a t o r s s h o u l d a b i d e b y a l l r e g u l a t i o n s f r o m s u c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s a s t h e I C A O ( I n t e r n a t i o n a l C i v i l A v i a t i o n O r g a n i z a t i o n )

, F A A a n d t h e i r o w n n a t i o n a l a i r s p a c e r e g u l a t i o n s

. F o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s

, t h e f l i g h t l i m i t s f u n c t i o n i s e n a b l e d b y d e f a u l t t o h e l p u s e r s u s e t h i s

p r o d u c t s a f e l y a n d l e g a l l y

. T h e f l i g h t l i m i t s f u n c t i o n i n c l u d e s h e i g h t l i m i t s

, d i s t a n c e l i m i t s a n d N o F l y Z o n e s

. W h e n o p e r a t i n g i n P M o d e

, h e i g h t

, d i s t a n c e l i m i t s a n d N o F l y Z o n e s w o r k t o g e t h e r t o m a n a g e f l i g h t

. I n A m o d e o n l y h e i g h t l i m i t s w o r k a n d f l i g h t s c a n n o t g o h i g h e r

t h a n 1 2 0 m e t e r s

.

M a x H e i g h t & R a d i u s L i m i t s

M a x H e i g h t & R a d i u s l i m i t f l y i n g h e i g h t a n d d i s t a n c e

, a n d t h e u s e r m a y c h a n g e t h e s e s e t t i n g s i n t h e D J I P i l o t A p p

. O n c e c o m p l e t e

, y o u r

I n s p i r e 1 w i l l f l y i n a r e s t r i c t e d c y l i n d e r t h a t i s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e s e s e t t i n g s

. T h e t a b l e s b e l o w s h o w t h e d e t a i l s o f t h e s e l i m i t s

.N o t e :

I f y o u f l y o u t o f t h e l i m i t

, y o u c a n s t i l l c o n t r o l t h e I n s p i r e 1

, b u t c a n n o t f l y i t f u r t h e r

.

I f t h e I n s p i r e 1 f l i e s o u t o f t h e m a x r a d i u s i n R e a d y t o F l y ( n o n

- G P S ) m o d e

, i t w i l l f l y b a c k w i t h i n r a n g e a u t o m a t i c a l l y

.

F l i g h t R e s t r i c t i o n o f R e s t r i c t e d A r e a s

R e s t r i c t e d a r e a s i n c l u d e a i r p o r t s w o r l d w i d e

. A l l r e s t r i c t e d a r e a s a r e l i s t e d o n t h e D J I o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e a t h t t p : / / w w w

. d j i

. c o m / f l y

s a f e / c a t e g o r y

- m c

. R e s t r i c t e d a r e a s a r e d i v i d e d i n t o c a t e g o r y A a n d c a t e g o r y B

. C a t e g o r y A a r e a s c o v e r m a j o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a i r p o r t s u c h a s

L A X a n d H e a t h r o w

, w h i l e c a t e g o r y B a r e a s i n c l u d e s s m a l l e r a i r p o r t s

.

C a t e g o r y A S a f e t y Z o n e

( 1 ) T h e c a t e g o r y A “ s a f e t y z o n e ” i s c o m p r i s e d o f a s m a l l “ n o

- f l y z o n e ” a n d a r a n g e o f “ r e s t r i c t e d

- a l t i t u d e z o n e s ”

. F l i g h t i s p r e v e n t e d i n t h e

“ n o

- f l y z o n e ” b u t c a n c o n t i n u e w i t h h e i g h t r e s t r i c t i o n s i n t h e r e s t r i c t e d

- a l t i t u d e z o n e

. ( 2 ) 1

. 5 m i l e s ( 2

. 4 k m ) a r o u n d a d e s i g n a t e d s a f e t y

z o n e i s a n o

- f l y z o n e

, i n s i d e w h i c h t a k e o f f i s p r e v e n t e d

.

( 3 ) 1

. 5 m i l e s ( 2

. 4 k m ) t o 5 m i l e s ( 8 k m ) a r o u n d r e s t r i c t e d a r e a s a r e a l t i t u d e r e s t r i c t e d

, w i t h m a x i m u m a l t i t u d e g o i n g f r o m 3 5 f e e t ( 1 0

. 5 m )

a t 1

. 5 m i l e s ( 2

. 4 k m ) t o 4 0 0 f e e t ( 1 2 0 m ) a t 5 m i l e s ( 8 k m )

.

( 4 ) A “ w a r n i n g z o n e ” h a s b e e n s e t a r o u n d t h e s a f e t y z o n e

. W h e n y o u f l y w i t h i n 3 2 0 f e e t ( 1 0 0 m ) o f t h e s a f e t y z o n e

, a w a r n i n g m e s s a g e

w i l l a p p e a r o n t h e D J I P i l o t A p p

.C a t e g o r y B S a f e t y Z o n e

( 1 ) C a t e g o r y B “ s a f e t y z o n e ” i s c o m p r i s e d o f a “ n o

- f l y z o n e ” a n d a “ w a r n i n g z o n e ”

.

( 2 ) 0

. 6 m i l e s ( 1 k m ) a r o u n d t h e s a f e t y z o n e i s a d e s i g n a t e d “ n o

- f l y z o n e ”

.

( 3 ) A “ w a r n i n g z o n e ” h a s b e e n s e t a r o u n d t h e s a f e t y z o n e

. W h e n y o u f l y w i t h i n 0

. 6 m i l e s ( 1 K m ) o f t h i s z o n e

, a w a r n i n g w i l l a p p e a r o n t h e

D J I P i l o t A p p

.R e f e r e n c e :

S e m i

- a u t o m a t i c d e s c e n t : A l l s t i c k c o m m a n d s a r e a v a i l a b l e e x c e p t t h e t h r o t t l e s t i c k c o m m a n d d u r i n g t h e d e s c e n t a n d l a n d i n g p r o c e s s

. M o t o r s w i l l s t o p a u t o m a t i c a l l y a f t e r l a n d i n g

.

N o t e :

W h e n f l y i n g i n t h e s a f e t y z o n e

, a i r c r a f t s t a t u s i n d i c a t o r w i l l b l i n k r e d q u i c k l y a n d c o n t i n u e f o r 3 s e c o n d s

, t h e n s w i t c h t o i n d i c a t e

c u r r e n t f l y i n g s t a t u s a n d c o n t i n u e f o r 5 s e c o n d s a t w h i c h p o i n t i t w i l l s w i t c h b a c k t o r e d b l i n k i n g

.

F o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s

, p l e a s e d o n o t f l y c l o s e t o a i r p o r t s

, h i g h w a y s

, r a i l w a y s t a t i o n s

, r a i l w a y l i n e s

, c i t y c e n t e r s a n d o t h e r s p e c i a l a r e a s

. T r y t o e n s u r e t h e a i r c r a f t i s v i s i b l e

.

R e t r i e v e d f r o m " h t t p : / / w i k i

. d j i

. c o m / e n / i n d e x

. p h p ? t i t l e = I n s p i r e

_ 1

- F l i g h t

_ L i m i t s

_ a n d

_ F l i g h t

_ R e s t r i c t i o n

_ A r e a & o l d i d = 2 2 5 6 3 "

T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t m o d i f i e d o n 2 6 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5

, a t 0 5 : 0 5

. T h i s p a g e h a s b e e n a c c e s s e d 3

, 3 3 4 t i m e s

.

# I n s p i r e 1

- F l i g h t L i m i t s a n d F l i g h t R e s t r i c t i o n A r e a

F r o m D J I W i k i



## F l i g h t L i m i t s a n d F l i g h t R e s t r i c t i o n A r e a

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. T h e d e t a i l s o f t h e s e f l i g h t l i m i t s a r e d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n

. A l l u n m a n n e d a e r i a l

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, F A A a n d t h e i r o w n n a t i o n a l a i r s p a c e r e g u l a t i o n s

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p r o d u c t s a f e l y a n d l e g a l l y

. T h e f l i g h t l i m i t s f u n c t i o n i n c l u d e s h e i g h t l i m i t s

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. W h e n o p e r a t i n g i n P M o d e

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. T h e t a b l e s b e l o w s h o w t h e d e t a i l s o f t h e s e l i m i t s

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, h i g h w a y s

, r a i l w a y s t a t i o n s

, r a i l w a y l i n e s

, c i t y c e n t e r s a n d o t h e r s p e c i a l a r e a s

. T r y t o e n s u r e t h e a i r c r a f t i s v i s i b l e

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, a t 0 5 : 0 5

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