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Small RPC with Drone Mapping and Surveying

PART A

Theory Sessions – Day 1 & 2

Sr. No. Subject Duration
1 Stakeholders and their Laws, Drone Rules 2021 1:30 Hours
2 Basic Principles of Flight 1:00 Hours
3 ATC Procedures and Radio Telephony 1:15 Hours
4 Fixed wing Operations and Aerodynamics 1:15 Hours
5 Rotorcraft Operations and Aerodynamic 1:30 Hours
6 Hybrid Operations and Aerodynamics 0:30 Hours
7 Weather and Meteorology 1:15 Hours
8 Drone Equipment and maintenance 1:30 Hours
9 Risk Assessment and Analysis – Safety Management / TEM 1:30 Hours
10 Payload installation and utilization 1:15 Hours
11 Intro to Drone Data and Analysis 1:30 Hours

Simulator Session – Day 3

Sr. No. Subject Duration
Assesment Theory Test - Final 0:40 Hours
Ex. 1, 2, 3 Introduction to flight simulator, simulator familiarization, control check, pre-flight checks, Take off, cruise. 0:30 Hours
Ex. 4, 5, 6 Approach, go-around and landing, post flight checks, Cruise and Turns, Climbing and Climbing Turns, Descend and Descending Turns 0:30 Hours
Ex. 7, 8 Disorientation and Recovery, Circuit Flying – Rectangle/ Square/ Circle / Orbit, Flying – Figure of 8 0:30 Hours
Ex. 9 Gimbal Controls (Pan, tilt and zoom 0:30 Hours
Ex. 10 Night flying 0:30 Hours
Ex. 11 Abnormal/ Emergency procedures 0:15 Hours
Ex. 12 Sim Test 0:15 Hours

Flying Session – Day 4 & 5

Sr. No. Subject Duration
Ex. 1 Intro to Digital Sky platform 0:30 Hours
Ex.2 RPAS familiarization and Safety briefing 0:15 Hours
Ex.3 Introductory flight where the student experiences sensitivity of controls and learning the orientation of the RPA. 0:15 Hours
Ex.4 Takeoff, Climbing, descending and maintaining height. 0:15 Hours
Ex.5 Basic Controls: Pitch, Roll and Yaw 0:15 Hours
Ex.6 Flying in a disorientation scenario and to recovery from the same. 0:15 Hours
Ex.7 Progress Check – Multirotor 0:15 Hours
Ex.8 Level turns in both directions 0:15 Hours
Ex.9 Climbing and descending turns 0:15 Hours
Ex.10 Left and right square circuits patterns 0:15 Hours
Ex.11 Flying in circles 0:15 Hours
Ex.12 Flying in figure of 8 0:15 Hours
Ex.13 Mission Planning and Instrument Flying 0:15 Hours
Ex.14 Auto Mission and Flight 0:15 Hours
Ex.15 Night Flying 0:15 Hours
Ex.16 Abnormal/ Emergency procedures 0:15 Hours
Ex.17 Final Test – Multirotor 00:20 Hours

PART B

Mapping Theory, Simulator & Flying

Theory Sessions – Day 1 to 2.5
Sr. No.SubjectDuration
DGCA Rules and RegulationsRegulatory framework, compliance, permissions20:00 Hours
Fundamentals of Surveying & Drone MappingTypes of surveying, sensors (RGB, multispectral, LiDAR, thermal), GCPs, RTK/PPK
Mission Planning & Field PreparationPix4D, DroneDeploy, QGroundControl, overlaps, altitude, checklists, GCP techniques
Live Drone Mapping FlightData acquisition, GNSS/RTK workflow, troubleshooting, documentation
Data Processing & AnalysisPix4D, DroneDeploy, Metashape workflows, DSM/DTM, contours, volumes, exporting maps
Case Studies & Final ProjectMining, real estate, agriculture, construction, ethics, complete mapping project
Final Theory Test

Simulator Session – Day 3 (Second Half)

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1Introduction to Flight Simulator01:15 Hours
2Sim familiarization, Controls check
3Pre-flight checks, Take off, Cruise
4Approach, Go-around & Landing
5Cruise & Turns, Climbing & Climbing Turns
6Descending & Descending Turns
7Night Flying
8Abnormal/Emergency Procedures
9Final Test

Flying Sessions – Day 4 & 5

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1RPAS familiarization, Pre-flight checks & Safety briefing02:45 Hours
2Introductory flight & control sensitivity
3Manual Take-off & Hovering
4Manual Grid Flying (Without Software)
5Auto-Mapping Mission (Mission Planner / Drone Deploy / Pix4D)
6Corridor Mapping Exercise
7Image Capture Exercise
8Emergency Handling During Mapping
9RTK/PPK-based Mapping (Advanced)
10Post-Processing Orientation (Non-Flying)
11Final Test – Multirotor

Additional Learning

  • Pricing strategies, branding, client acquisition
  • DGCA commercial operation guidelines, SOPs, documentation, insurance & risk analysis
  • Drafting a mini business model


Outcome

  • Understand survey fundamentals and drone applications in mapping
  • Plan and execute drone mapping missions with safety and accuracy
  • Use professional tools to process and analyze drone data
  • Produce orthomosaics, contour maps, and site analytics reports

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  • Copy of 10th Passing Certificate / Marksheet
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