What you will learn?
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. | Subject | Duration |
|---|
| DGCA Rules and Regulations | Regulatory framework, compliance, permissions | 20:00 Hours |
| Fundamentals of Surveying & Drone Mapping | Types of surveying, sensors (RGB, multispectral, LiDAR, thermal), GCPs, RTK/PPK | |
| Mission Planning & Field Preparation | Pix4D, DroneDeploy, QGroundControl, overlaps, altitude, checklists, GCP techniques | |
| Live Drone Mapping Flight | Data acquisition, GNSS/RTK workflow, troubleshooting, documentation | |
| Data Processing & Analysis | Pix4D, DroneDeploy, Metashape workflows, DSM/DTM, contours, volumes, exporting maps | |
| Case Studies & Final Project | Mining, real estate, agriculture, construction, ethics, complete mapping project | |
| Final Theory Test | | |
Simulator Session – Day 3 (Second Half)
| Sr. No. | Subject | Duration |
|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Flight Simulator | 01:15 Hours |
| 2 | Sim familiarization, Controls check | |
| 3 | Pre-flight checks, Take off, Cruise | |
| 4 | Approach, Go-around & Landing | |
| 5 | Cruise & Turns, Climbing & Climbing Turns | |
| 6 | Descending & Descending Turns | |
| 7 | Night Flying | |
| 8 | Abnormal/Emergency Procedures | |
| 9 | Final Test | |
Flying Sessions – Day 4 & 5
| Sr. No. | Subject | Duration |
|---|
| 1 | RPAS familiarization, Pre-flight checks & Safety briefing | 02:45 Hours |
| 2 | Introductory flight & control sensitivity | |
| 3 | Manual Take-off & Hovering | |
| 4 | Manual Grid Flying (Without Software) | |
| 5 | Auto-Mapping Mission (Mission Planner / Drone Deploy / Pix4D) | |
| 6 | Corridor Mapping Exercise | |
| 7 | Image Capture Exercise | |
| 8 | Emergency Handling During Mapping | |
| 9 | RTK/PPK-based Mapping (Advanced) | |
| 10 | Post-Processing Orientation (Non-Flying) | |
| 11 | Final 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