Dji S?1000 User Manual

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U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Ten 10 sd-654307 Figure 8 – DJI S1000 Specifications

20 dated August 8, 2014, the requested relief from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(b)(2) and 91.203(a) and (b) is not necessary. Regarding the petitioner’s requested

21 within 500 feet of the operating area. This provision may be reduced to no less than 200 feet if an equivalent level of safety can be achieved an

22 sufficient data and analysis regarding the PICs’ and VOs’ ability to maintain VLOS with the UA and conduct their functions to see and avoid other

23 91.409(a)(2) Granted with conditions and limitations; relief from 91.409(a)(1) also granted with conditions and limitations 91.417(a) and (b) Gra

24 4. 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 unai

25 a. Actuators / Servos; b. Transmission (single rotor); c. Powerplant (motors); d. Propellers; e. Electronic speed controller; f. Batteries;

26 the required flight time and 90 day currency. During training, proficiency, experience-building, and take-off and landing currency flights all pe

27 18. If the UAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the UA must return to a pre-determined location within the security perimeter and la

28 28. At least three days before scheduled filming, the operator of the UAS affected by this exemption must submit a written Plan of Activities to

29 34. The UA may not operate in Class B, C, or D airspace without written approval from the FAA. The UA may not operate within 5 nautical miles of

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Eleven 11 sd-654307 Figure 9 – DJI S1000 B. The DJI A2 Flight Control System The DJI S10

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twelve 12 sd-654307 The A2’s specifications are shown in Figure 10. Figure 10 – A2’s Specifi

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Thirteen 13 sd-654307 C. Consumer Energy Company’s Proposed Operations Demonstrate an Equiv

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Fourteen 14 sd-654307 Manned aircraft are at risk of fuel spillage and fire in the event of

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Fifteen 15 sd-654307 4. Prior to each flight, a zero altitude initiation point will be esta

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Sixteen 16 sd-654307 19. Prior to commencing operations, Consumers Energy Company will obta

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Seventeen 17 sd-654307 0352 at 13-14, 22. If, however, the FAA determines that there are som

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Eighteen 18 sd-654307 14 C.F.R. § 91.9(c) states: No person may operate a U.S.-registered ci

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Nineteen 19 sd-654307 Furthermore, the security screening conducted by the Transportation Se

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Two 2 sd-654307  14 C.F.R § 91.203 (a) & (b);  14 C.F.R § 91.405(a);  14 C.F.R §

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty 20 sd-654307 (b) No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness cer

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-One 21 sd-654307 safety hazard. Given the size and speed of the S1000, an equivalent

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-Two 22 sd-654307 setting. An exemption is required to the extent that the S1000 does

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-Three 23 sd-654307 L. 14 C.F.R. §§ 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(l), 91.409(a)(2); 91.417(a) a

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-Four 24 sd-654307 helicopter inspection usually involves less than 5 seconds of visua

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-Five 25 sd-654307 Energy Company may ultimately determine that it will be able to ins

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Twenty-Six 26 sd-654307 Attachment 5: Consumers Energy Company S1000 Training Manual Att

Attachment 1

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 DJIS1000Operations,Inspection,andMaintenanceManual

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 I. FLIGHTOPERATIONSA. CompanyOrganizationandAuthority1. ConsumersEnergy(CE)willconductflightoperation

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Three 3 sd-654307 III. DESCRIPTION OF CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY AND ITS SERVICES Consumers E

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 C. AircraftRegistration,LogBookandCEManuals1. EachaircraftwillhaveanAircraftLogBooktorecordinspec

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 H. FlightOperation Parameters1. Flightswillbeoperatedwithinvisuallineofsightofthepilotincommand(P

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 I. LostCommunicationsProcedures1. Flightrecoveryfollowinglostcommunicationswillbeperformedaccordingto

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 B. FunctionalTestFlight1. Afteraflightcriticalcomponent,suchasapropellerormotor,hasundergonemainte

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 III. MAINTENANCEA. AircraftLogBook1. Eachaircraftwillhavealogbooktorecordinspections,maintenance,a

Attachment 2 Submitted confidentially under 14 C.F.R § 11.35(b). Exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C § 552 et se

Attachment 3 Submitted confidentially under 14 C.F.R § 11.35(b). Exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C § 552 et seq

Attachment 4

DJI S1000 Pilot Operating Handbook

1ConsumersEnergyPILOTOPERATIONHANDBOOKDJIS1000KEYPARAMETERSMaxTakeoffWeight 24lbsWeightwithZenmuseandallotherequipment–

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Four 4 sd-654307 IV. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED OPERATIONS Consumers Energy Company is request

2DJIS‐1000CHECKLISTSDJIS‐1000BENCHSETUP&TESTSo Allscrews/boltsaretighto Timeralarmforflighttimetonotexceed80%

3DJIS‐1000INVENTORYCHECKLISTo LoadFlightplano Aircrafto CamerawithSDcardo Spareparts/toolso Sparebatterieso TwoRC

4DJIS‐1000PREFLIGHTCHECKLISTo Determineemergencyflightplanandalternatelandingzonesavoidingpowerlinesandobstacleso Check

5o Donotengagemotors.Setthrottletocenterposition.MustachievesingleamberflashinAttitudeModeandsinglepurpleflashinGPS

6TAKEOFFCHECKLISTo EngageGPSmode–Doublepurpleflasho EngageCourseLockmode(doublegreenflash)o Announceloudly:“CLEARPR

7QUICKPREFLIGHTCHECKLISTo Landingzoneclearo Levelcopterwithcorrectheadingo Battery4.1+full,3.8depletedo Cameraon.SD

8ERRORMESSAGESo Whiteflashes IMUmalfunction.Landanddeterminecause.Possibilities: GPS/Compassnotpointingforward IMU

9LANDINGCHECKLISTo Landingareaclearo Lowerlandinggearo Noteobstaclesinflightpatho Announceloudly:“LANDING”o Firstcut

10TABLEOFCONTENTS Section1:General Section2:Limitations Section3:EmergencyProcedures Section4:NormalProcedures

11SECTION1GENERALNOTE:Inanefforttominimizecostsandmaximizesparepartsavailability,manyCOTS(commercialofftheshelf)com

U.S. Department of Transportation December 31, 2014 Page Five 5 sd-654307 inspection. The satellite imagery of each site included below confirms tha

12o MaximumOperatingAltitude:1000meterso MaximumOperationWindConditions:10m/so PropulsionSystem:LiPolybatterieso Takeof

13PROPELLERSo Manufacturer:DJI‐Innovationso Material:Compositeo Numberofpropellers:8o Propellermodelnumber:DJI15x5.2o

14WIRELESSLINKSo Distributor:DJI‐Innovationso Frequencies: 2.4GhzdatalinkwithWiFi 2.4GhzCommand&Control 5.8G

15WARNINGSo Neverpoweravideotransmitterorreceiverwithoutanantennaconnectedoroverloadfailurewilloccur.o Readallinforma

16SECTION2LIMITATIONSAIRSPEEDLIMITATIONSo Vne–VelocitytoNeverExceed:15m/so Va–TypicalManeuveringSpeed–5m/sPOWER

17TEMPERATURELIMITSo OperatingTempRange:‐10°Cto+40°Co Incoldtemperatures KeepIMUatroomtemperatureifpossiblebeforet

18 Impropervoltage AntennablockagefromAVincertainpositions Multipath–reflectionoffbuildingsorgroundwhichcausemulti

19SECTION3EMERGENCYPROCEDURESMOTORFAILUREo Operationispossiblewithonemotor/ESC/propellerfailure Thetwoadjacentmotors/E

20 HoldthetransmitterupintheairandwalkinthegeneraldirectionoftheAV(aerialvehicle). Ensurethattheantennaisvertic

21GCSFAILURE TakeoverbytheexternalpilotshouldhappenASAPusingtheRClink. Mostoftenhappensduetoalowbattery. Keep

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22SECTION4SETUPSUGGESTIONSELECTRONICSBURNINo Werecommendthatyouputweightsontothelandingskidstokeepthecopteronthe

23ZENMUSECOMMANDANDCONTROLo Werecommendtheuseofadualrateswitchforgimbaloperation. Highrate–usedtoinitializethegi

24NORMALPROCEDURESPREFLIGHTCHECKLISTo Confirmallcommunicationradiosareoperational Radioswithothersinthegroupo Setape

25o TurnonPilotTxo Ifusingtherategyro,setitatthecorrectposition.Thisisusuallyasliderswitch.Gainsshouldhavethera

26 6quickchirpsshouldbeheardconfirming6SLiPolybatteriesarerecognizedbytheESCs. Hearinglessthan6chirpsindicatesfew

27o CalibrateGPS/Compassbeforethefirstflighteachdayorifreceivingcontinuousredblinksorcontinuouswhiteblinks. Flipthe

28NORMALTAKEOFFo EngageGPSmode–Doublepurpleflashwhenthethrottleisdown.o SwitchtoCourseLockflightmodeifrequired.Pur

29 Redindicatorlightbatterywarningrequiresimmediatelandingo Manualpilottorequestcopterflightbatteryvoltagereadoutfrom

30AIRCRAFTMAINTENANCELOGBOOKo Keepalogofsignificantinspections,tests,repairs,alterations,equipmentchanges. Datemainten

31SECTION5PERFORMANCEFLIGHTTIMESo TheAVisdesignedtohoverathighefficiency.Hoveringismuchlessefficientthanflyingona

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32SECTION6WEIGHTANDBALANCEEQUIPMENTLISTCGo CGiscriticaltotheefficientoperationofanyAVo Whencomponentsareshifted,t

33SECTION7AIRVEHICLEANDSYSTEMSDESCRIPTIONFUEL/BATTERYREQUIREDo Manufacturers:VariousCOTSsuppliers.o Refertomanufacturer

34SECTION8HANDLING,SERVICEANDMAINTENANCEPROPELLERCAREo Propellersmustbecheckedeachflightfornicksorcrackso Propellers

35o Batterycapacitydecreasesathigherdischargerates.Usingmorebatteriesdecreasesthedischargerateofeachbatterytherebyexten

36SECTION9SUPPLEMENTSCOTScomponentshavebeenutilizedintheconstructionofthisAV.Allinstructionmanuals,operatinghandbooks,

Attachment 5

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 DJIS1000TrainingManual

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 I. CONSUMERSENERGYPICTRAININGREQUIRMENTSA. ThePICwillhavethefollowingqualifications.1. PrivatePilot

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 Integrationwithotheraircraftinthenationalairspace Readingasectionalmapforaircraft PreflightCheckl

Revision 1 December 16, 2014 b) FlightTrainingDay2–FixedWingAircraft Preflightbriefingonfixedwingoperation LOS(LineofSight)

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Attachment 6

AFS-14-320-E Exemption No. 11062 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, DC 20

2 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 i

3 (2) For civil aircraft other than those specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, other reliable information appropriate to the aircraft, rel

4 Section 91.151(a) prescribes that no person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather c

5 (iii) The signature, and certificate number of the person approving the aircraft for return to service. (2) Records containing the following in

6 The petitioner supports its request with the following information: The petitioner has provided the following information – contained in its pet

7 The petitioner states that the maintenance requirements in the pertinent sections of 14 CFR part 91 are only applicable to aircraft with an airwor

8 and speed of the UAS, as well as the location where it is operated. The petitioner states that the UAS will be operated within a safe operating pe

9 environmental impacts, and including reduced emissions associated with allowing UAS for movie and television operations, granting the requested ex

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10 strata as other aircraft in the NAS, with only geographic separation to mitigate the risk of collision. However, in subsequent materials posted t

11 USHPA states that it is a nonprofit member organization with the specific and primary purpose to engage exclusively for scientific and educationa

12 The FAA also received comments not related to the UA and its operation as proposed by the petitioner, but rather addressing more general UAS issu

13 operations conducted with aircraft that have been issued an airworthiness certificate under 14 CFR part 21, Subpart H. Commercial motion picture

14 the PIC has the ability to terminate the flight operation or initiate the automated return to home procedure outlined within the FOPM. The FAA al

15 technician qualification criteria. They also require the petitioner’s FOPM to include preflight inspection procedures that account for any discre

16 Commercial Knowledge Private Knowledge **Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL) used for comparison** § 61.125 Aeronautical knowledge. (a) General.

17 use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; and (ii) How to plan for alternatives if the pl

18 pilot airmanship skills are furthered through manned flights in the NAS. Commercially certificated pilots build additional experience through the

19 UA operations. One example of this is the minimum pilot qualifications – the pertinent section of Order 8900.1 provides no way to relieve Astraeu