Appendix(A

LandBros(Aerial(Photography,(L.L.C.

Operating(Procedure,(Restricted(Flight(Areas,(

&(Pre>Flight(Checklist

Version(1.2(7.28.15
Procedure(for(UAS(Operations

PURPOSE

The(purpose(of(this(procedure(is(to(describe(responsibilities(and(tasks(required(to(safely(and(successfully(

operate(the DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(Phantom(3(Professional,(and(DJI(S900 unmanned(aircraft(systems to(

complete(a(surveys of(LandBros(client(industrial(and(commercial(facilities.

This(is(a(critical(procedure(that(includes(mandatory(sign(off(of(the(Preflight(Checklist(for(safety(and(full(

compliance.(All(steps(must(be(completed(as(required.

To(properly(use(this(procedure,(all(personnel(must(be(aware(of(related(information(contained(in(this(

document.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. PILOT(IN(COMMAND((PIC):

a. The(Pilot(in(Command(of(the(aircraft(is(directly(responsible(for,(and(is(the(final(authority(

for(the(operation(and(safety(of(the(flight.((

b. In(an(in>flight(emergency(requiring(immediate(action,(the(PIC(may(deviate(from(any(rule(

or(procedure(to(the(extent(required(to(meet(that(emergency(in(order(to(protect(life(and(

property.

c. The(PIC(will(assure(that(all(Preflight(Checks(are(completed(and(documented(and(execute(

full(compliance(with(all(manufacturer’s(operation(and(maintenance(documents.

d. The(PIC(will(carry(out(the(flight(plan(as(agreed(to(and(approved(by(site(leadership.

e. The(PIC(is(responsible(for(maintaining(Visual(Line>of>Sight((VLOS)(with(the(aircraft(during(

operations(by(direct(view(with(human(eyesight.

2. VISUAL(OBSERVER((VO):

a. The(Visual(Observer(is(a(trained(person(who(assists(the(PIC(with(the(duties(associated(

with(collision(avoidance,(including(avoidance(of(traffic,(clouds,(obstructions(and(terrain.((

b. The(VO(will(maintain(Visual(Line>of>Sight((VLOS)(with(the(aircraft(at(all(times(during(

operation.

c. The(VO(will(travel(to(required(locations(on(the(site,(as(specified(in(the(flight(plan,(and(be(

able(to(communicate(verbally(with(the(PIC(at(all(times(during(the(operation
HEALTH,(SAFETY(AND(ENVIRONMENTAL(PRECAUTIONS

1. Personnel(Protective(Equipment:((

a. The(PIC(and(VO(will(at(all(times(abide(by(local(site(safety(rules(regarding(wearing(of(

protective(equipment.((This(typically(consists(of(ANSI(approved(hard(hats(and(safety(

glasses,(but(in(many(locations(may(also(include(fire(resistant(clothing((e.g.(Nomex®)(and(

safety(shoes.(((

2. Hazard(Communication:

a. Toxic(substances(used(in(the(work(area(must(be(disclosed(to(personnel(under(laws(

managed(by(OSHA.((The(UAS(operation(does(not(involve(use(of(any(hazardous(materials.((

The(site(being(surveyed(may(contain(and(process(such(materials.((During(the(preflight(

planning(meeting(the(PIC(and(VO(should(ask(if(there(are(any(precautions(required(of(

them(for(personnel(protection(and(comply(with(these.((Material(Safety(Data(Sheets(

(MSDS)(should(be(available(to(aid(in(any(awareness(needed(for(specific(substances.(((

3. Permits:((

a. In(compliance(with(local(site(safety(procedures(all(required(permits(must(be(obtained(

and(approved.((All(safety(and(environmental(requirements(by(those(permits(and(

referenced(site(procedures(must(be(followed(at(all(times.

4. Equipment(Safety(Inspection:((

a. Prior(to(each(flight,(the PIC(will(inspect(the(DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(Phantom(3(Professional,(

or(DJI(S900(including(the(ground(control(station,(in(accordance(with(the(Preflight(

Checklist(to(assure(that(the(system(is(airworthy(as(determined(by(the(PIC(on(the(basis(of(

these(checks(and(manufacturer’s(documentation.((If(the(Preflight(Check(indicates(any(

unsafe(conditions(or(a(non>functioning(safety>critical(part,(the(flight(will(not(commence(

until(the(needed(maintenance(is(performed(and(a(satisfactory(Preflight(Check(can(be(

completed.(((

5. Site(Approval:

a. No(operations(will(start(without(review(and(approval(of(site(leadership(and(

communication(of(the(site(plan(and(schedule(with(site(personnel.((

6. Conditions:((

a. All(operations(must(be(in(daylight(hours(and(under(visual(meteorological(conditions(

(VMC).((No(operations(will(be(conducted(less(than(500(feet(below(or(less(than(2,000(feet(

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

7. Safe(Power(Levels:((

a. As(standard(operating(procedure,(the(PIC(will(immediately(return(the(DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(

Phantom(3(Professional,(or(DJI(S900 to(the(Home(Point(for(a(battery(swap(when(the(

battery(level(reaches(50%.

8. Collision(Avoidance:((

a. Altitude(and(distance(limits(will(be(entered(into(the(Flight(Control(System(prior(to(

commencement(of(flight.((This(will(restrict(the(operation(to(the(LandBros(Client(

property.(The(Failsafe(Function(integral(with(the(Flight(Control(System(will(assure(the(

aircraft(stays(within(the(area(deemed(safe(for(operation,(as(well(as(assure(altitudes(do(
not(exceed(200 feet(AGL.(((By(the(Visual(Line>of>Sight((VLOS)(method(the(PIC(with(

assistance(of(the(VO(will(assure(the(aircraft(avoids(any(other(possible(traffic,(with(

clouds,(obstructions(and(terrain.(((

9. Proximity(of(Airports:((

a. Operations will(be(restricted(to(Class(G(airspace.((No(operations(will(occur(within(5(miles(

of(a(non>towered(airport(reference(point(as(denoted(on(a(current(FAA>published(

aeronautical(chart,(unless(a(letter(agreement(with(the(airport’s(management(is(

obtained,(and(the(operation(is(conducted(in(accordance(with(a(Notice(to(Airman(

(NOTAM)(as(required(by(the(Certificate(of(Waiver(or(Operation((COA).(((

10. Emergencies:((

a. Operations(will(be(aborted(immediately(if(the(PIC(encounters(unpredicted(obstacles(or(

emergencies.((Safe(descent(and(landing(procedures(will(be(followed(in(accordance(with(

operating(documents.((

11. Incident(Reporting:((

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

boundaries(of(the(operational(area(as(defined(by(the(applicable(COA(will(be(reported(to(

the(FAA's(UAS(Integration(Office((AFS>80)(within(24(hours.(Accidents(will(be(reported(to(

the(National(Transportation(Safety(Board((NTSB)(per(instructions(contained(on(the(NTSB(

Web(site:(www.ntsb.gov.((Site(leadership(will(be(notified(immediately(as(specified(by(

local(procedures.

12. Qualifications(and(Training:

a. The(PIC(will(have(logged(hours(and(certifications(as(described(in(the(Qualifications(for(

the(PIC(section(of(this(procedure.((The(VO(will(be(trained(by(the(PIC(regarding(duty(

stations(for(the(VLOS(method(as(required(by(the(flight(plan(and(the(procedures(for(

verbal(communication.

PREREQUISITES

1. UAS(Operation(cannot(proceed(without(full(compliance(of

a. Qualifications(of(the(Pilot(in(Command((PIC)

b. Health,(Safety,(and(Environmental(Precautions

c. Preflight(planning(

d. Preflight(Checklist

QUALIFICATIONS(FOR(THE(PILOT(IN(COMMAND((PIC)

1. Logged(Hours:((
• Prior(to(operations(the(PIC(will(have(accumulated(and(logged(a(minimum(of(25(hours(of(

total(time(as(a(UAS(rotorcraft(pilot(including(at(least 10(hours(logged(as(a(UAS(pilot(with(

a(multi>rotor(UAS.((Training,(proficiency,(and(experience>building(flights(in(dedicated(

training(sessions(will(be(included(in(the(accumulated(and(logged(hours.(((

• Prior(to(operations,(the(PIC(will(have(accumulated(and(logged(a(minimum(of(5(hours(as(

UAS(pilot(specifically(operating(the(DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(Phantom(3(Professional,(and(DJI(

S900.(The(PIC(will(have(accomplished,(during(dedicated(training(sessions,(3(take>offs(and(

landings(in(the(preceding 90(days.((

2. Emergency(and(Evasive(Maneuvers:((

• The(PIC(will(have(demonstrated(the(ability(to(safely(operate(the(DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(

Phantom(3(Professional,(and(DJI(S900 in(a(manner(consistent(with(how(it(will(be(

operated(in(surveying(LandBros Client(properties,(including(evasive(and(emergency(

maneuvers(and(maintaining(appropriate(distances(from(people,(vessels,(vehicles(and(

structures.((The(logged(hours(reference(above(will(document(this.(((

PREFLIGHT(PLANNING

1. Plan:((

• A(meeting(with(site(leadership(will(be(conducted(to establish(the(purpose(and(objectives(

of(the(operation.((Following(that(meeting,(a(path(of(flight(over(the(LandBros Client(

property(to(achieve(the(operation’s(objectives(will(be(displayed(on(a(site(plot(plan(

drawing(showing:

a. Starting(and(ending(points

b. Required(intermediate(waypoints(for(hovering(or(change(of(direction(((

c. Approximate(altitudes(along(the(flight(path((

d. Areas(of(special(interest(to(be(surveyed((

e. Clearly(marked(obstructions(or(areas(to(avoid

f. Station(points(for(the(PIC(and(VO(at(various(stages(of(the(operation(((

g. Camera(on(and(off(points,(angle(of(view,(as(well(as(still(and(video(requirements(

along(the(flight(path.((((

2. Walk(Around:

• The(PIC,(the(VO,(and(site(leadership(will(walk(the(site(in(accordance(with(the(above(plan(

with(the(aim(to(observe(any(additional(details(that(should(be(taken(into(account(in(the(

flight(plan.((The(flight(plan(will(then(be(adjusted(accordingly.

3. Approval:

• This(flight(plan(will(be(thoroughly(reviewed(with(site(leadership(and(signed(off(by(both(

the(PIC(and(site(leadership.

PREFLIGHT(CHECKLIST

1. Preflight(checklist:
• As(a(minimum,(the(following(items(will(be(checked(prior(to(initiating(any(operation.(((A(

form(to(check(off(and(document(completion(of(these(checks(is(included(at(the(end(of(

this(procedure(document.)

a. Operations(must(be(in(daylight(hours(and(under(visual(meteorological(

conditions((VMC).(

b. Area(to(be(surveyed(is(defined(on(a(plot(plan(drawing(with(path(of(flight(

and(altitudes(for(each(leg(of(the(flight(clearly(marked.(

c. Flight(path(is(at(least(500(ft.(from(all(non>participating(persons,(vessels,(

vehicles(and(structures(unless(protective(barriers(or(structures(are(

present,(or(permission(is(granted(or(such(operations(present(no(hazard(

to(the(Pilot(in(Command,(the(Visual(Observer,(trainees,(and(other(

essential(persons.((

d. Flight(plan(and(schedule(has(been(reviewed(with(site(leadership(and(

communicated(to(all(LandBros(Aerial(Photography,(L.L.C.(and(Client(

personnel(in(the(area.(

e. Remote(control,(smart(battery,(range(extender,(and(ground(station(

monitor(are(fully(charged.(

f. Propellers(are(mounted(correctly.(

g. Damping(absorbers(are(in(good(condition,(not(dry>rotted(or(worn.(

h. Anti>drop(kits(have(been(mounted(correctly.(

i. Micro>SD(card(has(been(inserted.(

j. Gimbal(is(functioning(as(normal.(

k. Compass(has(been(calibrated.(

l. The(Visual(Observer((VO)(is(stationed(at(the(required(initial(observation(

point(according(to(the(flight(plan(and(in(view(of(the(Pilot(in(Command(

(PIC)(and(has(means(for(continual(verbal(communication.(((

m. Flight(radius(and(altitude(limits(have(been(set(with(the(DJI(Phantom(2,(

DJI(Phantom(3(Professional,(and(DJI(S900 Assistant(software,(not(to(

exceed(200 ft.(AGL(altitude,(and(radius(limited(to(the(property(

boundaries(of(LandBros(or(LandBros(Client(site.
n. There(are(no(inoperable(components.(

o. All(site(required(safety(permits(are(approved(in(in(possession(of(the(PIC.(

p. Motors(can(start(and(function(as(normal.(

q. Flight(Indicator(Lights(on(the(aircraft(verify(that(the(Home(Point(is(set(to(

current(location.(

r. Record(the(Preflight(Check,(date(and(sign,(and(file(it(in(the(Equipment(

Inspection(and(Maintenance(Record(Book.(((

MANUFACTURER’S(RECOMMENDATIONS

1. All(operations(will(be(conducted(in(accordance(with(the(manufacturer’s(required(procedures(for(

safe(flight.((These(requirements(are(specified(in(the(following(documents(which(will(have(been(

used(to(guide(flight(instruction(for(the(PIC.

a. DJI(Phantom(2(and DJI(Phantom(3(Professional(Quick(Start(Guide

b. DJI(Phantom(2,(DJI(Phantom(3(Professional,(and(DJI(S900 User(Manual

c. Phantom(Pilot(Training(Guide

EQUIPMENT(MAINTENANCE(AND(INSPECTION

1. Preflight(Inspection:

a. In(accordance(with(the(Preflight(Check(procedure(above,(the(PIC(will(complete(a(visual(

inspection(and(assessment(of(the(aircraft(and(determine(airworthiness.((The(Preflight(

Checklist(Form(will(record(each(item(listed(to(verify(that(it(has(been(checked.(((

2. Record(Keeping:

a. Preflight(Checklists(will(be(signed(and(dated(by(the(PIC(and(filed(in(an(Equipment(

Inspection(and(Maintenance(Record(Book.

3. Acceptance:

a. If(the(Preflight(Check(indicates(any(unsafe(conditions(or(a(non>functioning(safety>critical(

part,(the(flight(will(not(commence(until(the(needed(maintenance(is(performed(and(a(

satisfactory(Preflight(Check(can(be(completed(and(the(aircraft(is(accepted(as(airworthy(

by(the(PIC.

4. Repairs(and(Alterations:

a. All(maintenance,(repairs,(and(alterations(performed(will(be(documented(in(detail(with(

description(of(work,(parts,(names(of(repair(persons,(date,(and(will(be(filed(in(the(

Equipment(Inspection(and(Maintenance(Record(Book.

b. All(repairs(and(alterations(will(be(done(in(accordance(with(the(manufacturer’s(published(

recommendations.(((
SOURCES:

1. DJI(Phantom(2(Specifications

2. DJI(Phantom(3(Professional(Specifications

3. DJI(S900 Specifications

4. DJI(Phantom(2 Quick(Start(Guide

5. DJI(Phantom(3(Professional(Quick(Start(Guide

6. DJI(Phantom(2 User(Manual

7. DJI(Phantom(3(Professional(User(Manual(

8. DJI(S900 User(Manual

9. Phantom(Pilot(Training(Guide
Appendix A:

Restricted Flight Areas

State of Louisiana

Five Mile Radius

(Source: htps://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fy/)
 

Flight Checklist

FLIGHT INFORMATION

CLIENT NAME:

CLIENT CONTACT:

CLIENT PHONE:

PROJECT DATE:

PROJECT TIME: START: END:

WEATHER CONDITIONS:

CHECKLIST

VERIFY ENVIRONMENT

VMC CONDITIONS PRESENT WIND IS LESS THAN 10 MPH

APPLICABLE SAFETY PERMITS 

OBTAINED

IDENTIFY HAZARDS-MAINTAIN 20 FT DISTANCE

VERIFY UAV STATUS

BATTERY, REMOTE CONTROL, AND 

SCREEN ARE FULLY CHARGED

BATTERY IS INSERTED AND LOCKED

EACH PROPELLER TIGHTENED 

PROPERLY

GPS IS CONNECTED

COMPASS IS CALIBRATED GPS HOMEPOINT IS SET

VERYIFY DATA LINK/RC QUALITY LATEST FIRMWARE IS INSTALLED

VERIFY SD CARD/RECORD SETTINGS GIMBAL IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (MOVE SIDE TO 

SIDE)

PRE FLIGHT TEST

DETERMINE FLIGHT TIME TURN ON PROPELLORS-VERIFY STABILITY & 

CALIBRATION

DETERMINE LAUNCH ZONE/FLIGHT 

PLAN

VERIFY ALL CONTROLS WORKING

BEGIN PLANNED FLIGHT PLAN

POST FLIGHT NOTES DID ANYTHING CHANGE?

PILOT (PRINTED): PILOT SIGNATURE: