Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 4 - UAV Precautions; Fly Zones

theA
CCESSORYconnectiontoadashboardorbulkhead,tomakethe
connectionmoreaccessible.AUSB“MicroB”toUSB“A ”cablecanthenbe
usedtoconnecttheprimarycontrollertothedisplay,asshownbelow.
Note:
•TheRCR-SDUSBandRCR-1C
ANNOTbeusedtoconnectyourUAVto
thedisplay.
•TheUAVcanonlybecontrolledbythedisplaythattheprimarycontroller
isconnectedto.
•EnsurethattheUSBconnectiontoyourdisplayissecureandprotected
againstwateringress.
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.5UAVprecautions
OperatingyourUAVoverwaterandlaunchingandretrievingyourUAVona
vesselcanbeasignificantlydifferentexperiencethanwhenonland.
Thefollowingprecautionsshouldbefollowed:
•Y ouwillneedtobeanexperienced,competentpilotaslaunchingand
retrievingtheUAVonavesselismoredifficultduetoconfinedspaceand
vesselmovement/drift.
•OnlylaunchyourUAVincalmwindandtideconditions.Whenattempting
tolaunchorretrieveyourUAVyourvesselshouldbetravellingatless
than1knotandyourcaptainshouldbereadyatthehelmtobackdownor
maneuverthevesseltoavoidaccidentalcollisions
•MaintainawarenessofyourUAV’sbatterystatus,remainingflighttime,
distancefromyourvesselandWindandTideconditions.AUAVflying
againstthewindwillconsumebatterypowermorerapidlythanwhenflying
downwindorincalmconditions.Alwaysbudgetsufficientpowerreserves
toensurethesafereturnandretrievalofyourUAV.
•MaintainapermanentwatchofyourUAVwhileinflight.TheUAVpilot
orcompetentobservermustmaintainawarenessofsurroundingairand
marinetrafficwhiletheUAVisinflight.Thepilotmustremainreadyto
takecontroloftheUAVandmanuallyflyittoavoidinterferingwithother
vesselsoraircraft.
•WhileyourUAV’scontrollerisconnectedtoyourMFDitshouldbe
positionedsothatitmaintainslineofsightwithyourairborneUAV.Ifthe
controllerisnothandheldthenitmustbesecuredtopreventitbecoming
disconnectedfromyourMFDandtopreventunintentionalbuttonpresses.
No-flyzones
ItisillegaltoflyyourUAVinno-flyzones.Noflyzonesinclude:
•Airports
•Airfields
•Countryborders
•Sensitiveinstitutions
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