Mapping and surveying
Survey planning, GSD, overlap and flight lines.
15 modules, then one final test with one attempt.
Set the conditions.
The wind grows through the modules, and the later surveys are flown in it.
Available
- Wind
- Up to 5 m/s in the precision survey, pushing the drone off its lines.
- Set it yourself
- The pilot can change the wind for any survey.
Weather and temperature.
Every session starts from the exercise’s default. The pilot then changes it.
Available
- Weather
- Sunny, cloudy, or light, moderate or heavy rain.
- Temperature
- From −20 to 50 °C. Hot air gives less lift and a shorter battery; cold makes the battery weaker.
- Wind
- Speed, direction and gusts in every area.
- The drone’s limits
- Each drone has its maker’s wind, rain and temperature limits. Past them, the pilot is warned.
BVLOS operation.
Fly this area out of sight. The drone camera is the only view: you find your way by the numbered markers and the line in the picture.
Available
- M1Corridor survey out of sight
- M2Link lost during the automatic mission
- M3Battery reserve for the way back
- M4Survey out of sight: final test
- Camera only
- No view from the ground or from behind. Distance home, height, battery and link on screen.
- Its own exercises
- Out-of-sight exercises only, with their own final test.
- Its own record
- Kept apart from the area’s normal training.
The modules.
- M01First survey images
- M02Survey area definition
- M03Ground sampling distance
- M04Forward and side overlap
- M05Manual mapping flight
- M06Automated mission planning
- M07Automated mission execution
- M08Terrain awareness and survey quality
- M09Image dataset review
- M10Orthomosaic and 3D model evaluation
- M11Ground control points and accuracy
- M12Mapping mission assessment
- M13Corridor mapping
- M14Precision survey in wind
- M15Terrain survey with exclusions