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Small RPC with Drone Mapping and Surveying - SM-WITH-DMS

PART A

Theory Sessions – Day 1 & 2

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1Stakeholders and their Laws, Drone Rules 20211:30 Hours
2Basic Principles of Flight1:00 Hours
3ATC Procedures and Radio Telephony1:15 Hours
4Fixed wing Operations and Aerodynamics1:15 Hours
5Rotorcraft Operations and Aerodynamic1:30 Hours
6Hybrid Operations and Aerodynamics0:30 Hours
7Weather and Meteorology1:15 Hours
8Drone Equipment and maintenance1:30 Hours
9Risk Assessment and Analysis – Safety Management / TEM1:30 Hours
10Payload installation and utilization1:15 Hours
11Intro to Drone Data and Analysis1:30 Hours

Simulator Session – Day 3

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
AssesmentTheory Test - Final0:40 Hours
Ex. 1, 2, 3Introduction to flight simulator, simulator familiarization, control check, pre-flight checks, Take off, cruise.0:30 Hours
Ex. 4, 5, 6Approach, go-around and landing, post flight checks, Cruise and Turns, Climbing and Climbing Turns, Descend and Descending Turns0:30 Hours
Ex. 7, 8Disorientation and Recovery, Circuit Flying – Rectangle/ Square/ Circle / Orbit, Flying – Figure of 80:30 Hours
Ex. 9Gimbal Controls (Pan, tilt and zoom0:30 Hours
Ex. 10Night flying0:30 Hours
Ex. 11Abnormal/ Emergency procedures0:15 Hours
Ex. 12Sim Test0:15 Hours

Flying Session – Day 4 & 5

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
Ex. 1Intro to Digital Sky platform0:30 Hours
Ex.2RPAS familiarization and Safety briefing0:15 Hours
Ex.3Introductory flight where the student experiences sensitivity of controls and learning the orientation of the RPA.0:15 Hours
Ex.4Takeoff, Climbing, descending and maintaining height.0:15 Hours
Ex.5Basic Controls: Pitch, Roll and Yaw0:15 Hours
Ex.6Flying in a disorientation scenario and to recovery from the same.0:15 Hours
Ex.7Progress Check – Multirotor0:15 Hours
Ex.8Level turns in both directions0:15 Hours
Ex.9Climbing and descending turns0:15 Hours
Ex.10Left and right square circuits patterns0:15 Hours
Ex.11Flying in circles0:15 Hours
Ex.12Flying in figure of 80:15 Hours
Ex.13Mission Planning and Instrument Flying0:15 Hours
Ex.14Auto Mission and Flight0:15 Hours
Ex.15Night Flying0:15 Hours
Ex.16Abnormal/ Emergency procedures0:15 Hours
Ex.17Final Test – Multirotor00:20 Hours

PART B

Theory Sessions – Day 1 & 2
Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1DGCA Rules and Regulations20:00 Hrs.
2Fundamentals of Surveying & Drone Mapping
3Mission Planning & Field Preparation
4Mission Planning & Field Preparation
5Live drone mapping flight on field
6Fundamentals of GIS, Drone Survey & Mapping
7Data Processing & Analysis
8Case studies
9Final Test Theory

Day 3 Simulator Session

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1Introduction to Flight Simulator4:00 Hrs.
2Sim familiarization, Controls check
3Pre-flight checks, Take off, Cruise
4Approach. Go-around & Landing, Post-Flight Checks
5Cruise and Turns, Climbing and Climbing Turns
6Descend & Descending Turns
7Night Flying
8Abnormal / Emergency Procedures
9Final Test

Flying Session Day 4 and 5

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
1RPAS familiarization , Pre-Flight Checks & Safety Briefing
2Introductory flight where the student experiences sensitivity of controls and learning the orientation of the RPA
3Manual Take-off & Hovering
4Manual Grid Flying
5Auto-Mapping Mission Using Mission Planner
6Corridor Mapping Exercise
7Image Capture Exercise
8Emergency Handling During Mapping
9RTK/PPK-based Mapping (Advanced)
10Post-Processing Orientation (Non-Flying)
11Site Understanding & Mission Planning
12Demonstration of Survey Flight
13Data Review & Processing Demo(Non-Flying)
14Basic GIS Visualization(Non-Flying)
15Final Test – Multirotor00:20 Minutes

Additional Scope of Work

  • Pricing strategies
  • Branding
  • Client acquisition
  • DGCA guidelines for commercial operations
  • SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
  • Documentation
  • Insurance & risk analysis

Learning Outcomes

  • 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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