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Pre-Departure Checklist
The last thing you want is to get out to
the eld and realize you’ve forgoen
something important. Use this checklist
to make sure everything is ready and
you have everything you need before
you leave the house.
• Review your ight area on a map for
any potenal obstacles and to plan
your take-o locaon and baery
swap locaons (if applicable).
• Provide advance noce to any
personnel within the intended ight
area that you will be ying.
• If you planned your ight on the
computer, open the DroneDeploy
app on your mobile device to make
sure that your ight plan has synced
to your mobile device.
• Check knowbeforeyouy.org/air-
space-map or the Airmap app on the
day of your ight to make sure there
are no ight restricons or advisories
that apply to your planned ight area.
• Use a weather service to check the
forecast. Avoid ying during
precipitaon. New pilots should not y
in winds >10 mph, experienced pilots
should not y in winds >15 mph.
• DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone and remote
control with latest rmware installed
• At least 4 propellers (two with a
black stripe and two with a silver
stripe).
• Sucient fully charged baeries to
complete your mission (and carrying
a spare is usually a good idea).
• Fully charged mobile device with
latest version of the DroneDeploy
and “DJI Go 4” apps.
• 16 GB Micro SD card with sucient
space to hold mission photos.
• Cable to connect mobile device to
remote control (make sure you have
the right type of cord for your
mobile device).
4 — Time to Fly!
Once you have planned your ight, it’s me to go out and y! Follow
these checklists to make sure you y safely and eciently.