4. Landing Gear: inspect the landing gear for damage or loose screws. Ensure the landing gear is not
bent, dented or cracked.
5. Hose Mount: Ensure the hose is properly aligned beneath the drone. The hose should be properly
attached and laid out to ensure an effective operation.
Connecting the Drone
Once the takeoff area has been setup, the drone hardware checked and safety briefing complete, the LCP is
ready for final stages of prep, prior to take off. At this point, you should be ready to conduct the operation.
1. Connect battery plugs to aircraft plugs.
a. Connect both power and balance cables.
2. Turn on the remote controller by depressing the power button once, then press and hold.
3. Unlock the tablet by swiping up on the screen.
4. Open QGroundControl application on the controller.
5. On the top left of the screen find the “Q” icon, and press it.
6. Click application settings
7. Click on “Comm Links”
8. Select the communication channel, click disconnect
a. This will take approximately 10-20 seconds to complete
b. Click the communication channel again
c. Click connect
9. Click on the paper airplane icon on the top left to return to the home screen.
10. Wait for the drone to complete downloading parameters.
11. Ensure the drone has full GPS connection depicting “RTK Fixed”
a. If the drone takes more than 5 minutes to achieve the RTK Fixed, consider moving your takeoff
location for better GPS reception.
Pilots will have to disconnect and reconnect the communication port prior to every flight.
Automatic connections can cause Application display issues and lead to delayed telemetry.
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