What to bring on your flight?

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DRONE FLYING CHECKLIST

When you fly, make sure that:

 The remote’s battery is fully charged.

 Drone batteries are full.

 Your smartphone battery is full.

 The memory card in the drone or the drone’s internal memory has been cleared.

 Propellers are included.

 A cable to connect your smart device is included.

 Get your drone up and running and make sure your devices have updated software and everything is connected.

Before you fly, make sure that:

 The propellers are properly secured.

 Remote antennas placed in parallel.

 GPS signal strong (green bar in app on DJI drones).

 The drone is far enough away from people, animals and property.

 There are no trees above the drone.

 There is no loose sand underneath the drone that can get into the engines. What else to watch:

 Do you need a flight permit?

 Does the weather favour flying?

 Do you need an ND filter (for shooting with the sun, for example)?

Recommendations:

– If in doubt, ask a scientist!

– Don’t land/get off the roof of your car!

– Always calibrate in case of compass error!

– Never endanger manned aircraft!

– On your first flight, take it easy – learn to feel the drone.

– You can find more information on air permits at https://www.ecaa.ee/et