Introduction

General

1. Start the DatuFly application. The DatuFly main screen (Figure 3) is displayed.
   
   Figure 3: DatuFly Main Screen
2. Tap the “Settings” icon on the top right. The Settings window (Figure 4) is displayed.
    
   Figure 4: Settings Window
3. In the Measurements section, select the applicable Measurements system and units. We have selected Metric, and Meters and Square Meters for the units for this exercise.
   
4. Tap the Back (<) icon on the top left corner to return to the Main screen.
   
5. Scroll down to the Account section in the Settings screen also and verify that “Manual take off and landing” is set to Off.
   
   Figure 5: Account Section

Planning the Mission

Follow the steps below to plan the mission:

1. In the Main screen, tap the Add Mission (  ) icon to start defining a new mission. The “Mission Requirements” window opens. Scroll down to view all sections.
   
2. In the “Info” section (Figure 6):
   
1. Tap the name field, and key in a name for the mission.
   
2. Close the keyboard display by tapping the keyboard icon at the lower right corner.
   
3. Under “Product”, select Oblique.
   
4. Under “Area”, select Rural.
   
   Figure 6: Info Section of Mission Requirements Window
3. In the “Flight” section set all options as shown in Figure 7.
   
   Figure 7: Flight Section of Mission Requirements Window
4. In the “Equipment” section, select the Phantom 4 option under “Bundle” (Figure 8). This will automatically set the other options. Set the “White balance” according to the present weather conditions.
   
   Figure 8: Info Section of Mission Requirements Window
5. Tap Done in the bottom right corner, which will take you to the map view (Figure 9). The Map View displays your current location as a blue dot, and is based on the tablet’s GPS location.
   
   Figure 9: Map View
6. After a few sections, the map will automatically zoom into the current location. Zoom or pan to the area of interest. To zoom in an out use two fingers to touch and stretch, and to pan use one finger to touch and drag.
   
   Figure 10: Map View of Current Location
7. Once you have selected the area, tap Done Setting Map. This will change the button to Tap Point of Interest.
   
8. Tap the screen on the center of the area that you want to photograph. A blue circle, with two darker blue dots on it, is displayed; one in the center of the circle and the other is on the circumference. Drag the center dot to move the whole circle or drag the outer dot to change the diameter of the circle.
   
   Figure 11: Defining an Area of Interest to be photographed
9. Keep the “Height of the Point of Interest” at zero.
   
10. In Figure 11, the drone will fly at a height of 68m over the indicated circle. The gimbal will point at the center of the circle at 0 meters height as specified.
    
11. Tap Create Flight Plan to save the whole plan under the specified name.
    
    Figure 12: Saving a Flight Plan
12. Tap Exit. The mission can be seen in the Main screen (Figure 13).
    
    Figure 13: Mission Displayed in Main Screen

Executing the Mission

Before you go to the field to execute the plan, please check the following:

1. Make sure all batteries for the drone, the remote control, and the tablet are fully charged.
   
2. Make sure that your drone is calibrated using the DJI Go application. If the drone is not calibrated, DatuFly will display an appropriate message.
   
3. Make sure you have enough free space on the drone’s micro SD card.
   
4. Select a takeoff location that is approximately at the same level as the area to be photographed.
   

Once you go to the area you want to photograph, follow the steps below to execute the planned mission.

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