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EQUIPMENT

READ THE MANUAL Familiarize yourselfwith all aspects offlying before you even consider going out to fly your new quadcopter. CACHE MAP Requires a Wi-Fi link. DO NOT FORGET Drone, batteries, controllers, USB cable, mobile device, flight log. FULLY CHARGED Remote, batteries, mobile device or tablet. FIRMWARE Make sure the firmware on the drone, battery, and controller is up to-date. SOFTWARE Make sure the DJI Pilot software is the latestversion. 

# LOCATION

IDENTIFYTHEAIRSPACE CHECK FOR RESTRICTED AREAS Military Bases, National Parks, Government Buildings, Washington D.C., Local Laws, etc. NOTWITHIN FIVE MILES OFAIRPORT CHECK FOR TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS AMA sends out NOTAMs. CONSIDER PRIVACY LAWS ABIDE BY FAA REGULATIONS Below 400 feet, maintain visual line of sight, do notfly over people, do notfly at night. Don't fly beyond visual range. It will be tempting but is dangerous. You could lose your copter or even potentially injure a person or property. BE SMARTAND CREATE A PLAN Set a perimeter, avoid power lines, considerweather, locate landmarks, plan for emergency landing, use checklists. Make sure your first flights are in a nice big open field. FIND A GOODTAKE-OFFAREA Flat, free of obstructions, people, and possible radio interference.

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# PRE-FLIGHT
INSPIRE ONLYTake out oftransportation configuration

- Toggle Transformation Switch four times. Power off aircraft. CHECK PROPS Make sure that they are nice and snug. CHECK CAMERA FILTER ND or regular, depending on sunlight (easy to forget). 

### Inspire OnlyAttach camera gimbal. 

### Phantom Only Remove gimbal clamp. TURN ON REMOTE CONTROL Fourwhite lights on lowerface of remote confirm your remote is charged. 

### Inspire OnlySet up Slave Remote Control as appropriate. AIRPLANE MODE FOR PHONE ORTABLET FLIGHT MODE SWITCH Make sure Flight Mode Switch is in the P Position (P-Atti

- GPS Control). POWER UP Add fully charged batteryto the drone and power on the battery. TURN ON THE PILOTAPP Select the Camera Icon. Confirm that the basics are correct on the Aircraft State Screen. Flight Mode -> (P-Atti), RC Mode -> (Mode 2), Aircraft Battery-> Fully Charged, RC Battery-> Charged. SET/VERIFY RETURN TO HOME HEIGHT(RTH} PERFORM ACOMPASS CALIBRATION Do this every time before you fly and when you move to a new location. Do this in an area that is free of metal objects. Sidewalks are not great because they have iron rebar underneath. CALIBRATION Tap the "MODE" in the App and select "Compass Calibration Button" on yourApp. A Yellow Light should come on at the rear of the craft. Hold the drone horizontally in front ofyou and make a slow 

### 360 circle. Wait for a solid green light. Turn the dronevertically in your hands in front ofyou and make another 

### 360 circle. The App will display a picture that will go offafter each move is performed. At this point, you can set the drone back in the take-off area you have designated. CONFIRM GPS SATELLITE CONTROLYou should have white solid bars next to the satellite icon on the top ofthe screen on the App. The number of satellites is visible on the App. The light on the rear ofthe craft should be blinking green. There should be a message at the top ofthe screen that says "Safe To Fly-GPS Control". CONFIRMTHE GIMBAL MODE On the left hand side ofthe screen on the App, choose the gimbal mode. The most popular is the Follow Mode. MAP CHECK Do a quick Map Check on the App monitorto make sure the icon matches the home base you havejust established with calibration. Go back to camera mode afteryou do this. CHECKAND CONFIRM CAMERA SETTINGS Auto iris, white balance, shooting resolution, frame rate. IDENTIFY EMERGENCY LANDING LOCATION 

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# TAKE OFF

MAINTAIN FLIGHT LINE Do a final check to make sure people are clear. If people are standing too close, ask them to stand back. TAKE OFF Hover 8-10 feet or so, initially. Do a quick status check on your monitorto make sure everything is in order (GPS control, battery levels, etc.) Checkthat the blinking light status on the rear ofthe craft is blinking green.

### Inspire Only Raise the Landing Gear, ifyou did not auto take off. GO FLY Get Your Shots. Be safe and have fun. Always maintain visual line of sight. Rememberthatwhen flying "nose-in" all your controls will be reversed. Make sure to practice this before trying itwith obstacles nearby. CONSTANTLY CHECK DRONE BATTERY LEVELS Make sure you have enough battery to return in plenty oftime. 30% warning level should be set on yourApp. 

# LANDING

CHECK LANDING ZONE Prior to landing ensure landing area is clear. 

### Inspire OnlyLower Landing Gear

- Ifyou are not auto landing, lower landing gear manually. Caution: self-adaptive landing takes a moment for the landing gearto lower. TURN OFF VIDEO RECORDING POWER DOWN When you land, turn the drone offfirst. Then turn offthe remote control unit and the App. COMPLETE FLIGHT LOG AND POST-FLIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECKS**~** '" ' ' " 

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