Indiana Aerial Solutions LLC 

5112 East Range Road 

Shelbyville, IN 46176 

February 10, 2015 

US Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

Pursuant to Section 333 ofthe FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the /(Reform Act") and 14 

C.F.R Part 11, Indiana Aerial Solutions LLC (lAS) seeks an exemption from Federal Aviation Regulations 

(

11FARs") detailed below for the Pacesetter Unmanned Aircraft System manufactured by Precision Drone. 

The requested exemption would support an application for a commercial Certificate of Authorization to 

use the system to support agriculture. The Pacesetter system consists of a lightweight (6.2 lbs.) battery 

operated aircraft, a PC-based ground control station, and associated communications equipment. The 

aircraft carries an onboard gee-referenced still camera that allows it to conduct precision 

photogrammetry and crop scouting at the resolutions necessary for precision agriculture. This high 

resolution imagery can direct variable seeding rates as well as the precise application of fertilizer and 

chemicals reducing their use. This data helps farmers to identify and eliminate potential yield limiters 

while reducing their costs. By approving these exemptions, the FAA will create a benefit to agriculture 

and ultimately the farmers' ability to continue to feed a growing global population. 

The aircraft will be operated in the field with both a Pilot in Command (PIC) and a ground based Visual 

Observer (VO) in accordance with FAA Policy N 8900.227 Section 14 /(Operational Requirements for 

UAS" with the following restrictions: 

• All operations will occur in Glass G airspace at no more than 400' AGL 

• Operations will be operated over private property with the permission of the land owner 

• All required permits will be obtained from state and local government prior to operation 

• The aircraft WILL NOT be operated over urban or populated areas 

• The aircraft WILL NOT be operated at air shows or over and open-air assembly of humans 

• The aircraft WILL NOT be operated over heavily traveled roads 

• The aircraft WILL NOT be operated within 5NM of an airport or heliport 

• Operations will be limited to daytime hours in visual meteorological conditions 

• Aircraft will remain within visual line of sight at no greater than% NM of the PIC 

• While the aircraft is airborne, the VO will be positioned within voice distance ofthe PIC 

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The PIC and VO will meet the requirements outlined in FAA Policy N 8900.227 Section 16 Personnel 

Qualifications. Additionally, I personally will be acting as PIC of this aircraft and have in my possession 

and in good standing a FAA issued Commercial Pilot License (cert # 2787906) and have logged more than 

1100 hours since obtaining my license in 2000. Furthermore, I also have in my possession and in good 

standing a FAA issued Certified Flight Instructor license (cert # 2787906CFI). The PIC and VO will also 

perform maintenance on the system and will complete a course of maintenance/operational instruction 

as part of their initial training. The PIC will also be attending and completing a 10 day SUAS rotorcraft 

safety course sponsored by Unmanned Experts in Denver, CO in February of 2015. 

We submit that the combination of the aircraft's light weight, previously demonstrated flight 

performance, fully qualified flight crew, operations over rural agriculture areas, and strict operation 

under the guidelines established in 8900.227, the FAA can have full confidence that the operation will 

have an equivalent or greater level of safety of manned aircraft performing the same mission. 

The name and contact information of the applicant is: 

Indiana Aerial Solutions LLC 

Attn: Brent Rouse 

Phone: 317-512-1225 

Email: brent@inaerialsolutions.com 

The regulations from which the exemption is requested are as follows: 

• 14 CFR Part 21 

• 14 CFR 91.203 

• 14 CFR 45.23, 45.29 

• 14 CFR 91.9 

• 14 CFR 61.133 

• 14 CFR 91.119 

• 14 CFR 91.121, 91.151 

• 14 CFR Subpart E (91.401- 91.417) 

• FAA Policy 8900.227 Paragraph 16(c)(4) and Paragraph 16(e)(1) 

We are willing and able to modify or amend any part of this request to satisfy the need for an equivalent 

level of safety. I personally look forward to working with your office. Please contact me at any time if 

you require additional information or clarification. 

Brent Rouse 

Owner 

Appendices Begin on Next Page 

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APPENDICES: 

A. Exemption Request and Equivalent Level of Safety 

B. Aircraft Description, Safety Features, & Operation 

C. PIC Qualifications 

D. User Manual and Flight Logs 

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Appendix A 

EXEMPTION REQUESTS AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY 

Indiana Aerial Solutions requests an exemption from the following regulations as well as any additional 

regulations that may technically apply to the operation of the Precision Drone Pacesetter: 

14 CFR Part 21, Subpart H: Airworthiness Certificates 

This part establishes the procedures for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate. While the FAA 

continues to work to develop airworthiness standards for UAS, we request an experimental certificate 

be issued for the Precision Drone Pacesetter under either or both of the following provisions: 

21.191 EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATES 

Experimental certificates are issued for the following purposes: 

(a) Research and Development. Testing new aircraft design concepts, new aircraft equipment, 

new aircraft installations, new aircraft operating techniques, or new uses for aircraft 

(b) Showing compliance with Regulations. Conducting flight tests and other operations to show 

compliance with their airworthiness regulations including flights to show compliance for 

issuance of type and supplemental type certificates, flight to substantiate major design 

changes, and flight to show compliance with the function and reliability requirements of the 

regulations. 

Since the experimental certificate can be used for commercial purposes such as market surveys, sales 

demonstrations, and customer crew training, we would expect that an experimental certificate would 

permit our commercial purpose of precision agriculture as well. 

The aircraft will not carry persons or property, will not carry fuel, and will only fly under strict 

operational requirements. Combined with the fact that the aircraft weighs only 6.2 pounds we propose 

that the Pacesetter will be at least as safe, if not safer, than a conventionally certified aircraft 

performing the same mission. If an experimental airworthiness certificate is not appropriate for this 

application, then we request an exemption of 14 CFR Part 21, Subpart H, and the requirements for 

airworthiness certificate in general. 

14 CFR 91.203(a) & (b) Civil Aircraft; Certifications Required 

The regulation provides that an airworthiness certificate, with the registration number assigned to the 

aircraft and a registration certificate must be aboard the aircraft. Additionally, subparagraph (b) 

provides that the airworthiness certificate be displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

legible to passengers or crew. At 6.2 pounds the Pacesetter is too small to carry documentation, does 

not have an entrance to cockpit, and is not capable of carrying passengers or crew. 

To obtain an equivalent level of safety and meet the intent of 91.203, we propose that those documents 

deemed appropriate for this aircraft by the FAA be located with the crew at the ground master 

command station and immediately available at all times upon request. In order to identify the aircraft, 

we propose that the information found on airworthiness and registration certificates be permanently 

affixed to the aircraft via a placard or sticker with the following information: 

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Appendix A 

Manufacturer: 

Model: 

Serial Number: 

Tail Number: 

Registered To: 

Registrants Address: 

If Found Please Call: 

We would also be willing to add any additional information to this placard that the FAA might require. 

14 CFR 45.23 Display of Marks; general and 45.29 Size of Marks 

These regulations provide that each aircraft must display 'N' and the aircraft's registration number in 

letters at least 3 inches high. Additionally, the aircraft must display the word 'EXPERIMENTAL' in letters 

at least 2 inches high near the entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pilot station. The 6.2 pound Pacesetter 

is not large enough to meet this size of markings. We propose the word 'EXPERIMENTAL' the 'N' number 

of the aircraft be displayed on both the top and the bottom ofthe aircraft in 1 inch letters. It is our belief 

that this lettering along with the placard discussed in the previous paragraph will provide all of the 

necessary information for the aircraft 

Additionally, ifthe FAA deems necessary, we are willing to display signage at our ground master 

command station designating it as such. This signage will be in bright 6 inch letters or larger. This will 

allow anyone that observes the aircraft and chooses to inquire as to where its point of origin is can do 

so. 

14 CFR 91.9 Civil Aircraft Flight Manual, Marking, and Placard Requirements 

This regulation provides that no person may operate an aircraft unless a current, approved flight manual 

is in the aircraft. We request an exemption to this requirement since the aircraft is not manned and is 

too small to carry documentation. To obtain an equivalent level of safety and meet the intent of 91.9, 

we propose that a current Aircraft Flight Manual (appendix D) be present and available to the crew at 

the ground master command station anytime the aircraft is in, or preparing for, flight. 

14 CFR 61.133 Commercial Pilot Privileges and Limitations 

This regulation provides that the person who holds a commercial pilot certificate may act as pilot in 

command of an aircraft for compensation or hire provided the person is qualified in accordance with the 

applicable parts of this chapter that apply to the operation. Since I personally will be acting as PIC of our 

aircraft and I have in my possession and in good standing a commercial pilot's license (certificate 

number 2787906), we propose that we will meet the requirements of this regulation. 

14 CFR 91.119 Minimum Safe Altitudes: General 

This regulation provides that over sparsely populated areas the aircraft cannot be operated closer than 

500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure. Since we will be operating the aircraft at a 

maximum altitude of 400' AGL, we cannot comply with this requirement. 

To provide an equivalent level of safety we will only operate the aircraft over private property with the 

permission of the land owner. The land owner will be briefed of the expected route of flight and the 

associated risks to persons and property on the ground. We maintain that due to the small size of the 

Pacesetter, the hazard to persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures is not comparable to manned aircraft 

and should be considered in granting the exemption to this regulation. 

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Appendix A 

The aircraft will not be operated over congested areas nor over any open air assembly of persons. The 

aircraft will be operated at an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing can be made 

without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface. 

14 CFR 91.121 Altimeter Settings 

This regulation provides that aircraft shall maintain cruising altitudes by reference to an altimeter 

setting available within 100 nautical miles ofthe aircraft. Our aircraft will fly below 400' AGL and will not 

need to maintain hemispherical cruising altitudes in order to de-conflict with other aircraft. To provide 

an equivalent level of safety, we will set the altimeter to our aircraft to 0' AGL on the ground prior to 

every flight to ensure we can accurately ensure that the aircraft stays below 400' AGL at all times. Even 

if there were rapid changes in barometric pressure, it would have little effect on our operation since the 

aircraft stays airborne for only 30 minutes or less at a time. 

14 CFR 91.151 Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions 

This regulation provides that no person may begin a flight in an airplane under day VFR conditions 

unless there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly thereafter for at least 

30 minutes. The Pacesetter is a battery operated aircraft and the maximum duration of a flight with 2 

fully charged batteries is 30 minutes. Additionally, since the aircraft will never fly more than 1/2 nm 

from point of launch, we feel that we would have adequate reserve /(power'' to make a safe landing at 

intended landing site. We request an exemption from this regulation. 

14 CFR Subpart E (91.401- 91.417) Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, and Alterations 

This regulation provides that the operator is primarily responsible for maintaining the aircraft in an 

airworthy condition, including compliance with part 39 and 43. Paragraphs 91.407 and 91.409 require 

that the aircraft be 'approved for return to service by a person authorized under 43.7' after 

maintenance and inspection. It is our intention that the PIC perform maintenance and inspection ofthe 

aircraft and be the 'authorized person to approve the aircraft for return to service'. 

In the User Manual (appendix D) the PIC will ensure the aircraft is in airworthy condition by conducting a 

pre and post flight inspection after every single flight. Any maintenance performed by the PIC will be 

limited to repairing small cracks, replacing a propeller, tightening wire connections, and updating 

software and firmware. All other maintenance and repairs will be performed by the manufacturer. The 

PIC will document work performed in accordance with 91.417. We feel that due to the size, weight, and 

simplicity of the aircraft, the PIC can ensure an equivalent level of safety prior to launching the aircraft 

on each flight. 

8900.227 Paragraph 16 (c)(4) PIC Medical & Paragraph 16 (e)(1) Observer Medical 

This policy provides that both the PIC and VO must have a valid FAA issued second class medical 

certificate under part 67 in order act as PIC or VO. We feel requiring both crew members that are 

operating a 6.2 pound aircraft at less than 400' AGL meet the same medical requirements as a 

commercial pilot carrying passengers in a large manned aircraft are unnecessary. 

We propose that the PIC will have and maintain a valid FAA issued second class medical, but that the 

medical requirements for the VO be lessened to having vision corrected to 20/20 and a valid, stateissued driver's license. We feel that if the VO is medically licensed to operate a vehicle on the road they 

then have the medical capability to perform their duties as aVO and assist the PIC with identifying and 

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Appendix A 

avoiding other air traffic. In the very unlikely event that both the PIC and VO become medically 

incapacitated while the aircraft is in flight, the Pacesetter has a failsafe programmed that when battery 

levels reach 30% the aircraft autonomously returns to home point and land without any crew inputs. 

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Appendix B 

AIRCRAFT GENERAL DESCRIPTION, SAFETY FEATURES, & OPERATION 

General Description 

The Precision Drone Pacesetter is a remotely controlled hexacopter that is capable of both manual and 

autonomous flight and weighs only 6.2 pounds. It will only be operated when sufficient GPS signal is 

available. More detailed information is included in the specification sheet in the User Manual (appendix 

D) 

Safety Features 

There are a number of safety features programmed into the aircraft that will be utilized on every flight. 

For example: 

• If GPS signal is lost the aircraft will return to home point and land. 

• If signal from the transmitter is lost the aircraft will return to home point and land. 

• If battery power reaches 30% the aircraft will return to home point and land. 

More detailed safety information is included in the User Manual (appendix D) 

Intended Operations 

This aircraft will be utilized by our company for the purpose of crop scouting and precision agriculture. 

The use ofthis aircraft in this industry is intended to allow grows to maximize yields to continue to feed 

a growing global population. In servicing this industry, the aircraft will only be used in private rural 

agriculture settings once requested by the grower and granted permission by the grower. As mentioned 

previously, operating in areas such as this will allow Indiana Aerial Solutions to eliminate public concern 

for (1) operating over urban or heavily populated areas and (2) personal privacy as we will be simply be 

flying over production agricultural farmland. 

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Appendix C 

PIC QUALIFICATIONS 

PIC Qualifications 

As mentioned in previous pages, I personally will be the PIC of our company's aircraft. My aviation 

qualifications are as follows: 

• Commercial Pilot License with Instrument Rating 

o Single Engine Land & Multi Engine Land 

• Certified Flight Instructor 

• Received Bachelors of Science Degree from Purdue University in 2005 majoring in Professional 

Flight Technology 

• Previously employed as First Officer for Piedmont Airlines in 2005 and 2006 

• Logged approximately 1100 flight hours and still actively fly manned aircraft 

• Third Class Medical 

• RC aircraft enthusiast and hobbyist for past 5 years operating fixed wing, rotorcraft, and multirotor aircraft 

Along with these qualifications, I have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the National 

Airspace System (NAS) and the risks associated with safely incorporating "drones" into that system. I will 

go above and beyond meeting the current safety policies that exist with UAS as well as any and all 

polices that the FAA issues in the future. I will also be proactive in reporting any and all observed 

operations that are not in compliance with the current safety requirements to do my part in assisting 

with the successful transition of safely incorporating UAS into our NAS. 

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Appendix D 

USER MANUAL & FLIGHT LOGS 

(FOLLOWING 21 PAGES) 

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Precision 

Drone 

User's Manual 

Pacesetter Model 

2015 

Serial Number: 06f)lt)Z8, 

Version 1.12 
WARNINGS 

• Obey all federal, state, and local regulations 

• Do not fly in rain or other harsh conditions 

• Do not fly in wind more than 25mph 

• Do not fly faster than 10 m/s (22.5mph) 

+ Operating in temperatures below 50° Fahrenheit (10° Celsius) will result in 

decreased flight times 

• Operating in temperatures below 32° Fahrenheit (0° Celsius) and below the 

mechanical and electrical components run the chance of seizing, resulting in 

drone malfunction and ultimately property damage, injury, and/or death 

• Always use the provided battery chargers 

• The drone will return home when it reaches less than 14.5v 

• The drone will land in place when it reaches less than 14.0v 

• Keep away from spinning motors at ALL TIMES. 

• Do not attempt to modify the drone 

• Do not attempt to repair the drone 

• NEVER allow minors to charge battery packs 

• NEVER drop power supply or batteries 

• NEVER attempt to charge damaged or swollen batteries 

• NEVER let batteries fully discharge unless you are disposing of them 

• NEVER attempt to charge a battery pack containing different types of batteries 

• NEVER charge a battery if the cable has been pinched or shorted 

• NEVER allow batteries to come into contact with moisture at any time 

• NEVER charge batteries in extremely hot or cold places or in direct sunlight 

• ALWAYS disconnect the battery after charging 

• ALWAYS end the charging process if the charger or battery becomes too hot 

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, Drone 
*Failure to exercise caution while using this product and comply with the warnings above 

could result in product malfunction, electrical issues, excessive heat, fire, and ultimately 

injury, property damage, or death. Never allow use of this product by anyone without 

providing them with these instructions. You must read, understand, and follow all instructions 

and warnings for any product(s) to which this product is used in conjunction with or installed. 

The operator is choosing to use this product and does so at his or her own risk. Save these 

instructions with the product for use as a reference in the future 

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Drone 
Precision Drone 

Battery Charger 

list of Case Components 

lx Precision Drone Pacesetter 

6x 7600mAh 25 LiPo Battery 

lx Command Center Laptop 

lx Command Center Charger 

lx Live Feed Monitor 

lx Live Feed Monitor Charger 

lx Precision Vision Camera (NIR) 

lx Precision Vision Camera (RGB) 

2x Camera Charger Access Cable 

lx DX8 Controller 

lx Controller Charger 

lx Controller Strap 

lx Bind Plug 

lx Data Link 

lx Data Link Cable 

2x Battery Charger 

2x Balancing Board 

2x Gator Clips 

2x Charger Wall Plug 

2x Charger Battery Plug 

What's in the case? 

Controller Precision Vision Cameras 

With 16GB Micro SD Cards Pre-installed 

Pre•:isi(m Drone 

Pacesetter 

2x 16GB microSD card (pre-installed in cameras) 

OEM Manuals (Located under first layer of foam) 

Precision 

Drone 

Data link Cable 

~rush Proof, water Proof 

Lifetime case 

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DX8 Controller: 

left Control Stick 

Up 

Rotate© Rotate 

Left Right 

y 

Down 

Power Sw.itch 

Left- Off 

Right- On 

Back Button----

Flight Mode SWitch 

0- GPS Attitude 

1- Attitude Only 

2- Failsafe IE~1ERGEI~CY 

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Drone 

Components 

Gimble Control Knob 

Left- Forward Position 

Right- Downward Position 

Flight Orientation SwitCh 

0- Default 

1- Course Lock 

2- Home Lock 

Right Control Stick 

Forward 

Uft©--hl 

Backward 

Select Scroller 

Left to move up 

Right to move down 

Click to select 

Charger Port 

on Side 

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Battery Charger: 

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Drone 

Battery Plugged into 

Charging Lead 

Balance Board 

Port 

Ports 

Page 6 
Live Feed Monitor: 

Charge Port 

Bottom Port 

OnSide --+ 

(DCJN) 

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Power Indicator LED 

Page 7 
Notes on Live Feed Monitor: 

1. All units are in metric as shown in picture above 

2. You do not need to plug the live feed cable on the drone into a camera in order to see 

the telemetry on the live feed screen 

3. Flight Modes: 

• GPS- GPS and Gyroscope correction 

• AlT.., Gyroscope correction only 

• M- Manual. No GPS or Gyroscope correction. Never fly when the screen says this 

• GPS FS- Failsafe mode 

• Ghome- Go home mode. Drone will be flying in autopilot 

• WPT- Waypoint mode. Drone will be flying in autopilot 

• Landing- Drone is automatically landing itself in place 

• Pause- Drone is hovering in place after "Pause" button in Ground Station is hit 

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Precision Vision Camera: 

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Battery Voltage Checker 

Notes on the Battery Checker 

• To check the charge of a single battery, plug the balancing lead 

into the battery checker, using the three pins closest to the top 

as shown above. Make sure the red wire is towards the bottom. 

• Make sure the checker is set for the correct battery type. As 

shown above, to the left of the total voltage, it should read 

"LiPo". If it does not, press the "Type" button until it does. 

• Batteries will never read 100°/o. 99°/o is the highest reading, and 

a battery at 99°/o will have 8.4 total voltage 

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Getting Everything Charged 

DXS Controller: Turn the controller off. Plug one end of the charging cable into the 

charging port (see p. 5), and the other end into a power outlet. The controller 

indicator LED will glow blue indicating it is charging and turn off when fully charged. 

Precision Vision Camera: Turn the camera off. Plug the micro USB cable into the 

MULTI port on the camera (see p. 9), and the other end into a generic USB port on a 

laptop or similar device connected to power. The Indicator LED will glow red when 

charging, and turn off when fully charged. 

Live Feed Monitor: The monitor can remain powered on while charging. Plug one 

end of the charging cable into the bottom DC IN port on the monitor (see p. 7), and 

the other end into a power outlet. The charging indicator LED will glow red. It will turn 

green when finished. 

IMPORTANT: DO NOT leave it in prolonged exposure to sunlight while charging! DO 

NOT plug the adapter into the DC OUT port. This will ruin the battery. 

Command Center Laptop: The laptop can remain powered on while charging. 

Simply plug one end into the charging port on the laptop, and the other end into a 

power outlet. The charging indicator LED will glow red. It will turn green when 

finished. Laptop battery percentage can also be checked in Windows, in the lower 

right hand corner of the desktop. 

Batteries: (see p. 6) Plug the battery charger into a power outlet using the power 

cable. Attach the red and black leads to their respective positions on the charger. 

Attach the balancing board to the balancing port on the charger. Now take the 

red/black leads and connect it to the battery. Connect the white balancing cable to the 

balancing board. Make sure everything is secure and snug. The charger should now be 

switched to "CHARGE" mode (it is already on by default). Now hold down the enter 

button for a few moments, then tap it again to confirm, it will now charge the battery. 

The charger will beep and flash "FULL'' when finished. Hit "STOP". 

IMPORTANT: DO NOT disconnect the red/black terminals from the charger at all. 

Simply unplug the battery from its end. Failure to do so will create an arc in between 

the leads, this will damage the battery! The Pacesetter comes equipped with 7600 

mAh 2s LiPo batteries. It is important that the batteries are charged with these 

settings. Failure to do so could result in machine under performance or damage to 

the battery. 

Note: Refer to the battery charging video for visual instruction. 

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GPS Recalibration 

• If your drone "toilet bowls" when hovering, or "fish tails" when flying straight 

• Once every 2 or 3 weeks depending on performance 

• When moving from one region to another 

1. Make sure your DX8, live feed screen, and one (1) set of batteries are all charged. 

2. Turn on DX8 (see page 5 for locations of switches mentioned from here on) and live 

feed screen (see page 7 for locations mentioned from here on). 

3. Place drone in an open outside area and plug batteries in. 

4. On the DX8, hit the .. select .. button. Click on .. Servo Setup ... Scroll down to 

'Throttle .. and click, then scroll right until you see .. Gear... Click again, and scroll 

down so a 0

/o is highlighted. Put the Flight Mode switch in position 2. At this point, 

the percentage to the left should be highlighted (have a box around it). Click again, 

and bring it from 105% down to 83-85°/o. Check on the live feed screen that there 

is an .. M .. in the lower left hand corner now when that switch is in position 2. This 

step allows you to be able to calibrate the GPS. 

5. Make sure you have AT LEAST 8 satellites before doing the next step. The more 

satellites acquired the better the chances of the calibration succeeding. 

6. Starting in position 0 on the Flight Mode switch, cycle from 0, to 2, and back to 0. 

Repeat this "cycle" 11 times. The LED indicator on arm 4 of the drone will 

immediately turn a solid blue. 

7. Grab the drone by arm 5, lift it straight up from the ground and hold above the 

waist 

8. Rotate the drone 360 degrees clockwise around the drone's axis. (Imagine there is 

a pole running through the middle of the dome) When it is complete the LED will 

turn solid green. 

9. Now turn the drone so the cameras point down, perpendicular to the ground. 

10. Rotate the drone another 360 degrees clockwise, maintain its downward posture. 

Once a full rotation is complete the LED will turn solid purple. If it turns red instead 

of purple, set the drone down and repeat steps 6-10 

(cont.) 

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11. Take drone up to roughly 20 feet. Take it through typical movements (forward, 

backward, left, right). If it "toilet bowls", or moves in a constant circular pattern 

land the drone and repeat steps 6-10. If it locks onto a position and does not 

wander, land the drone and continue. The GPS calibration was a success. 

12. With the drone on the ground, go back to "Servo Setup" on the controller. Put the 

Flight Mode switch back into position 2, and set the left-hand % under "Gear" back 

to 105°/o. Double check what flight mode position 2 is set to by switching to it and 

looking on the bottom left-hand corner of the live feed monitor. If it says "GPS FS", 

you set your fail-safe correctly and can continue with flying. If it still says "M", 

repeat step 12. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO RESET THE 

LEFT GEAR VALUE TO 105% MEANS THERE WILL BE NO FAIL-SAFE IF THE DRONE 

LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTROLLER! 

13. DO NOT FORGET STEP 12 

GPS Declination 

When first set, the drones are programmed for true north in relation to Indiana. If the 

drone does not fly straight where you are, you will need to adjust the declination. 

NOTE: It is advised by the manufacturer that you have your authorized dealer 

perform this calibration. Once declination is set, it will not have to be set again if the 

drone stays in the same geographic location. 

1) Figure out which way it is rotated in relation to forward. Example: Is it pointing 

forward more with arm 1 or arm 2? 

2) Land the drone, remove the dome and batteries. 

3) Rotate the GPS puck away from the arm it is "favoring". 

Example: If it is flying and points forward more with arm 1, rotate the puck more 

towards arm 2. The foam under the puck can be rotated roughly 20 degrees 

without needing to be removed 

4) Test the drone and repeat this process until proper flight orientation is achieved 

5) The map on the following page will give you a rough idea on how far you will 

need to rotate it. Each line is 2 degrees, with negative being counter-clockwise 

(left towards arm 2), and positive being clockwise (right towards arm 1). 

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Pre-Flight Checklist 

• Drone 

• Controller 

• Live Feed Monitor 

• Batteries 

1) Check the drone for any signs of damage or loose cables/straps 

2) Make sure all components are fully charged. 

3) Check that the propeller direction of rotation is correct. (See page47) 

4) Check that the propellers are tight and won't slip. 

5) Make sure motor leads are fastened securely into the ESCs. 

6) Make sure all switches on the controller are forward. Flight Mode Switch and 

Flight Orientation Switch should both be in position 0 (see page 5). Make sure 

the throttle is all the way down. 

7) Turn on the controller. a 'I - tt (J, () 0 <""' 

8) Make sure batteries are strapped in and tight. A9) Power on your live feed monitor and check that voltage is normal, it should be 

16.8/16.9v. If voltage is higher, take the drone to your authorized dealer. If 

voltage is lower, check batteries with the provided battery checker. 

10) Make sure the drone and its propellers are free of any and all obstructions 

before arming. 

11) Start the motors and check that individual rotation is correct. To arm them, 

take both sticks and move them down and towards the center. Refer to the 

motor rotation diagram on page 47. 

IMPORTANT: Never take off with less than 8 satellites. 

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Flight 

Manual: 

IMPORTANT: If the drone has difficulty standing still while in hover, it will need a GPS 

recalibration, refer to pages 11-12 for the instructions 

1) Follow all of the steps under the Pre-Flight section first 

2) Refer to the FAA guidelines for safe and proper drone operation 

• To take off, bring the throttle stick up past 50% 

• To hover in place, leave the throttle at 50°/o 

• To descend, bring the throttle a little under 50% 

• To rotate the camera, turn the Aux 3 knob on the controller 

GPS Mode 

• Position 0 (GPS): GPS is ON, Gyro active 

• Position 1 (Att.): GPS is OFF, Gyro active 

• Position 2 (FS): Failsafe (For emergency use onlyl) 

o NOTE: If you had to recalibrate the GPS as described on pages 11-12, make 

sure you followed step 12 

Flight Mode Orientation 

• Position 0: The default Flight Mode will make the drone move in relation to its 

own heading. Basically, its left will always be its left, forward is forward, back is 

back, etc. 

• Position 1: The Course Lock mode will save the current heading as the forward 

orientation whenever. So no matter how you rotate the drone in flight 

forward/back/left/right always remain the same. A new course can be set with a 

flick of the switch during flight. 

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• Position 2: The Home Lock mode will lock the homepoint in so that the drone 

will always move relative to the homepoint. Moving backwards will always be 

towards the homepoint, forwards would be away from it, etc. 

Autopilot: 

IMPORTANT: The drone will move straight to point 0 at the start of its route. Make 

sure there are no obstructions in between it and point 0, if needed, ascend the drone 

to a safe height first, then start the route from that altitude. 

1) Take the Data Link and plug it into the laptop with the data link cable, and 

attach to the hook-and-loop adhesive on the lid of the laptop. 

2) Open Ground Station and click "Editor" at the top. 

3) In the Editor window, click "Open" and load the desired route. 

4) At this point you should perform the Pre-Flight checklist and make sure 

everything is okay with the drone. 

4a) Make sure the drone has acquired at least 8 satellites. 

5) With the drone powered on now and ready to go, click "Connect" in Ground 

Station. A red "H" should now appear on the map right where the drone is 

located. The drone is connected. 

6) Move point "0" to directly above the drone. Be aware of 3D view in Google 

Earth, and locate the pin for point "0" using the red line under it. 

7) Under the Editor window, click "Upload". A box will come up displaying the route 

information, double check each waypoint altitude/speed. Click OK. 

8) To start the autopilot, simply click the red "GO" button in the Editor window. 

• If at any time you would like the drone to come home, you can click the Go 

Home button in Ground Station, then click "Click to Go Home" at the bottom 

left corner of the screen. 

o IMPORTANT: DO NOT use position 2 on the Flight Mode switch as a 

regular landing method! 

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• If at any time you need to take control of the drone, for example to avoid an 

imminent collision, flip the Flight Mode switch down to position 1 then back 

up to position 0. 

In the event that your Pacesetter hits failsafe in the middle of route, the route can be 

continued once the drone returns home and the batteries have been replaced. To do 

so, follow the steps below: 

1) Remember the last waypoint that had been completed. 

2) Clear the route that it had been on, and reload the same field. 

3) In the Editor Window, select "Editing Mission". Set the last waypoint completed 

as the starting waypoint. 

4) Go to the last waypoint completed and set its turning mode to "Stop and Turn" 

5) Upload the route to the Pacesetter and launch it. 

Sa) Make sure to take off manually and get it to altitude when doing this. The 

drone will make a straight line to the continuation point and will hit any 

obstructions in its way. 

REMINDER: The drone will hit its Failsafe Return to Home voltage when it reaches 

< 14.5v. It will/and in place once < 14. Ov has been reached. If you are flying manually 

when this happens, the drone will take control from you. To take back control, flip the · 

Flight Mode Switch to position 1, then back to position 0. When failsafe is hit, the 

drone will ascend to 40 meters if it is flying lower then this altitude. 

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Post-Flight 

• Cameras 

• Laptop 

1) Remove the batteries from the drone. 

2) Remove the cameras from the drone. 

3) Using provided micro-USB cables, connect the cameras to the laptop using the 

MULTI port on the camera (see page 9), and hit the Record button to turn them 

on. They should say "USB" to indicate a connection. 

4) They will come in as "Removable Disk(#:)" under This PC. The photos are 

located under in the DCIM folder. 

5) Now create a place on the laptop to put your photos. Open the "Precision 

Vision" folder on your desktop, and create a new folder by right-clicking, 

highlighting "New" and click "Folder". Name it something you will remember. 

6) Within that folder, create two more folders named "IR" and "RGB". This is so 

everything stays organized. 

6a) Remove the photos where the drone is taking off and landing as they 

come off the camera. 

7) Now simply navigate to the photos that are still each camera (Removable 

Disk(#:)), and drag and drop or copy those photos to the respective folder, so 

IR photos from the IR camera will go in the "IR" folder and the RGB photos 

from the RGB camera will go in the "RGB" folder you just created. 

8) Once the transfer is complete it is safe to disconnect the cameras from the 

laptop and you can now create a map using Agisoft Photoscan Pro. 

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2014 MY Precision Drone Pacesetter 

LED Guide 

LED Description 

F tight States 

Manual Mode Atti. Mode GPSMode IOC 

GPS satellites < 5 ••• oeee !• ~H!H!~ ~J&eee 

GPS satellites= 5 •• 0 •• i• •• <® •• 

GPS satellites =6 • 0 • '• • ~ • 

Attitude & GPS good :0 • :<3ll 

Attitude status fair 00 0 00 • 00 :<® 00 

Attitude status bad 000 ~0 0 0 0 ;. 0 0 0 iii!) 00 0 

IMU data Lost •••• i@®•o :•@) ®lit ! liB! @ QID I@ 

Aircraft off home point ·o•••••• •• •••••• 'I$ •••••• 

less than 8m 

Tx Signal Lost 

, .... 

, . •• :. • 

'e 

'• 00 

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,~~Dee@) 

• •••••• 

Flashing indications otO, •, • are: Single flash,. all the transmitter sticks are at center position, multi rotor 

hovering; Double flash, transmitter stick(s) not at center position, speed command is not zero. 

Compass Calibration and Abnormal Data Indicator 

Begin horizontal calibration 

Begin vertical calibration 

Calibration finished 

Calibration Failure or others error 

Abnormal Compass Data 

Low Voltage Warning 

First level protection 

Second level protection 

Recording 

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••••••••••••••••••••••• 

oeo•o•o•o•o•o•o•o•o•oeo 

00000000000000000000000 

••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Record a home-point successfully 8 •••• 8 8. 8 ••••••••••• 8 

Record a forward direction successfully 8~8®<8180>Ge@\800~1HIHI!Ht~OGIJ~(I) 

Record a Point Of Interest success fully lili>~~~~~®tlillHi~~~~~H{ll)(!!~l!l!l)~@@<@@llilitiD<D 

WM Assistant Connection Indicator 

lwM Assistant is_::_:mnected to th~ au_topilot system _____ ._0~~0_. ___ 0_~_?_._0_!0_~08_0 ___ j 

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Wireless ReceiVing 

AV P:ort 

Power Supply 

l>imensinns 

Technical Specifications 

I!C1~t~rY, Charger 

0peraling Voltage Range DC11.0"'180. Volt 

Citcuit; Power 

ACto DC adaptor (DC11.0"'18.0V/SA) 

Max. charge power SOW 

!--~------------ -- -~----~--------------- ___________________________ ......._.:. _____ ] Max. discharge power lOW 

i Ghar~U~;¢Urfier!t range: . . I ,--------~----~--~--~~~----~~-----. -~~_;__------~------i 0.1"'6.0A 

·~t·--c-·-~-~~li:A'f!!~ t;i~f~~!!! 0.1"'2.0A .. ~~:!!~~-------"----~ cu~r.ot dlra:i:lil:ftrrbalan6ing Li-po: i 

~i?~~~j 300mAh/cell 

Diagonal 

Resolution 

Contrast 

Luminance 

Working Frequency 

Sensitivity 

Channel 

Antenna Port 

Diversity Receiving 

TV System 

Video output level 

Audio output level 

RX1 AV OUT 

RX2 AV OUT 

DIV AV OUT 

AV IN 

HDMI IN( A Type) 

Built-in Microphone 

DCIN 

DC OUT 

Battery 

Consumption 

Main Body 

Battery 

Main Body 

1"'15cell 

1"'6 series 

2V"'20V 

tllmensiorts: ...... j 

490g(Net Weight) 

135x112x60.9mm 

Live Feed Monitor 

7 inch 

1024x600 

700:01:00 

300 cd/m 

Band CH 1 

A 5865M 

B 57 33M 

E 5705M 

F 5740M 

-90dbm+-1dBm 

32 Channel ( 4 Band x 8 Channel) 

2 x SMA, 50 ohm 

Antenna diversity 

NTSC/PAL 

1.0Vp-p Typ, 75 ohm 

1.0Vp-p Typ, 10Kohm 

Video, Audio output 

Video, Audio output 

CH 2 

584SM 

5752M 

5685M 

5760M 

Diversity receiving, Video, Audio output 

Video, Stereo Audio input 

CH 3 

5825M 

5771M 

5665M 

5780M 

Supports HDMI 1.3 Digital Input, Supports HDMI Audio in 

8 Ohm/1W x 2 

7 ~ 28V/2A 

Output Voltage : DC IN or battery voltage 

Output Current : lA 

11.1 V /1 OOOmaH(3 series LiPo cells) 

12V input:7.8W 

183x126x19.5mm(not including sun shadow) 

105x87.5x6. 7mm(not including prominent part) 

350 g 

ISM S.8 GHz 

CH 4 

5805M 

5790M 

564SM 

SBOOM 

CH 5 

5785M 

5809M 

5885M 

5820M 

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S765M 5745M 5725M 

5828M 5847M 5866M 

590SM 5925M 594SM 

5840M 5860M 5880M 

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Date: Action: Flight/Service (Circle one) Duration: ___ _ 

Name of Pilot/Technician: 

Starting Voltage: __ Ending Voltage: __ 

Lowest Satellite Count: Highest Satellite Count:---'--

Total Flight Time: ___ _ 

Weather Conditions: 

If flown within 5 miles of an airport: 

Airport: 

Date and Time of Notification: 

Notes: 

Signature: 

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