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AgEagle RX60 MODEL AGERGBL915 - 8/24/16 RED 10/04/16
Follow this checklist for each and every flight

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Check Pitot tube for any obstructions (look down Pitot tube to see obstructions)
Check the pitot tube for security and tubing is free from holes or pinched areas
Pull servo control rods to ensure good connection to servo and elevon
Ensure that the servos are securely attached
Install camera, winglets, propeller and fully charged batteries
Place aircraft on level surface on ground
Turn on AgEagle with power plug (Do not move drone for 60 seconds)
Turn on Camera and the Wi-Fi on the camera
Listen for 6 beeps from the camera before the next step
Turn on Taranis flight controller, place in manual mode with throttle down
Press the pre-arm button on plane until the light glow continuously
Arm the aircraft once you hear the 3 tone (happy tone) by holding the left stick on
the Taranis to the bottom right side until a long tone is heard
Press the pre-arm button to disarm until the light blinks
Open the Botlink App and connect to the correct aircraft
Clear the memory on the camera and the XRD from the app
Set up mission plan in Botlink App
Set the landing location clear of obstacles and the loiter area is downwind on the
Botlink App
Run the airspeed calibration on the Botlink app while cupping your hand over the
Pitot tube. While doing so check again for holes in tubing or pinches.(Do not
press your finger over the end of the Pitot tube!)
Write the mission plan from Botlink App to the drone
Place aircraft on launcher facing into the wind (Use caution not to drop or make
sudden moves as the motor will engage if bumped)
Press the pre-arm button to fully arm the plane (button turns solid red)
Test elevons for correct movement with Taranis in manual mode and test the
motor / propeller
Swiftly move the mode switch on the Taranis to the AUTO MIDE = bottom position
Check that elevons are BOTH UP. DO NOT LAUNCH IF BOTH ARE NOT UP!
Hold the right stick of the Taranis to the bottom if winds are light
Launch the aircraft
Release the right stick when the drone launches

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Follow these steps following each flight

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Disarm the drone by holding down on the “pre-arm” button until it begins blinking
Leave drone on to allow the images to be transferred from the camera to the
computer (Do not travel with the AgEagle on in the car)
Turn off the Taranis radio and charge if necessary
Monitor the progress of the image transfer from the app, once transferred:
o Turn off the drone (unplug the power plug)
o Turn off the camera and the camera WiFi
Remove micro SD card from the XRD computer
Upload the image sets to your flybotlink.com web portal for processing

Preparing for next flights

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Charge drone batteries
Charge camera
Charge Taranis
Charge tablet device
Prefetch background maps for next flight areas
Have extra micro SD cards handy for next flights

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