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Medium RPC with Precision Agriculture Using Drones -ME-WITH-PAUD

PART A

Theory Sessions – Day 1 and 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 and 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
1Safety: DGCA Rules and Regulations, Regulatory Overview20:00 Hours
2Details on various fertilizers, insecticides, pests & diseases
3Drone types used in agriculture, payloads, spray booms
4Nozzles, GPS/RTK, Terrain Following
5Types of crops: Kharif, Rabi, Zaid; Crop cycles
6Spray Theory: droplet sizes, swath width, drift control
7Optimal altitude/speed, weather factors
8Mission planning with software (simulations)
9Loading & managing liquid payloads
10Flight execution & emergency handling
11Interfacing with farmers / Agri experts
12Introduction to AI/ML in agriculture
13NDVI, RGB, multispectral imaging basics
14Crop health monitoring using Computer Vision
15Image processing tools: Pix4D, DroneDeploy, Agisoft
16Identifying plant stress, pests, diseases
17Predictive analytics & yield estimation
18IoT integration, AI dashboards, DSS
19Smart spraying: VRA & automated fleet coordination
20Final Theory Test

Simulator & Assembly Sessions – Day 3

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
6Descend & Descending Turns
7Night Flying
8Abnormal/Emergency Procedures
9Final Test02:00 Hours
10Cleaning of Tank
11Nozzle Maintenance
12Pump Maintenance
13Flow Sensor Maintenance
14Terrain Following & Obstacle Avoidance
15Repair, Maintenance & Documentation

Flying Sessions – Day 4 & 5

Sr. No.SubjectDuration
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Additional Learning
  • Pricing strategies, branding, client acquisition.
  • DGCA guidelines for commercial operations, documentation, insurance, risk analysis.
  • Drafting a mini business model.
  • Produce orthomosaics, contour maps & site analytics reports.
Outcome
  • Understand survey fundamentals and drone applications in mapping.
  • Plan & execute mapping missions safely and accurately.
  • Use professional tools to process & analyze drone data.
  • Produce orthomosaics, contour maps & site analytics reports.
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