RCSRC Aerial Productions

Flight Operations Manual

Personal Protocols and Controls

1. Prior to any commercial flight, the PIC shall insure that all notifications required by the approved exemption have been completed. This shall include notification to the controlling FAA FISDO office, the appropriate airport manager, as necessary; and that all property owner/agent’s operation approval have been received.

2. Prior to any commercial flight, the PIC must insure the Aircraft Maintenance manual and Manufacturer’s User Manual is present for the operation that is intended.

3 . Prior to any flight for commercial purposes, the PIC shall complete a thorough preflight inspection of the vehicle in accordance with the Manufacturer’s User’s Manual for that specific model. This shall include as a minimum, but not be restricted to: a) A thorough examination of the craft for any broken or missing mechanical items; broken, cracked or loose propellers, or landing gear. b) A mechanical test of all motors to insure they turn fr eely and have no binding or abnormal motor bearing noises. c) All exposed wiring and connections are in place, securely attached to the framework, and that no chaffing exists. d) Prior to initial motor startup, the power battery is fully charged, either by its i ntegrated LED power monitoring system, or by the use of an external voltage indication system that can be plugged into the power battery. e) Once the transmitter is powered on, and the craft is powered on, that it is monitored for the correct initialization cycle as specified in the specific Manufacturer’s User Manual. f) If the craft is to be operated through the use of GPS facilities, the craft had acquired and locked on to the minimum required GPS satellites.

4. Prior to takeoff on any commercial flight, the PIC must insure that the flight can be conducted safely. This includes having an appropriately trained safety observer, and a coordinated plan for the flight. The observer will not have any other duties except to look for any potential obstruction hazar ds, any persons not involved with the commercial flight, and any full sized aircraft that might be in the vicinity. The observer shall be in direct communication with the PIC, and shall immediately communicate to the PIC any infringement or obstacle that could create a safety hazard. Upon such notification by the SO, the PIC shall terminate the flight operation or maneuver the craft to resolve the conflict as expeditiously as possible, to include an immediate landing, if so necessary.5. The flight sha ll be conducted so as to be able to return to its home starting point with at least 25

percent of its power battery remaining. If the flight control system telemetry has a caution/warning function built into it, the PIC will abide by that function. If th e flight control system does not have an on board telemetry system, the craft will have been previously test flown and had its power battery remaining voltage tested vs flight time, and the PIC will not fly the craft any longer that that measured endurance capability.

6. At the end of each operational session, the PIC will enter into the Aircraft Log, the number of flights, and the duration of each flight and that a post session inspection of the craft was completed. If necessary, any discrepancies will be entered into the craft maintenance manual.