The following steps show the high level overview of the steps that are taken to complete an unmanned aerial vehicle flight mission, and deliver the media to you, the client.
Initial Contact and Consultation
Contact Us
Phone, email or contact us through social media
Determine Your Needs
We determine your needs by working together
Pre-Planning
Determine the best time to complete the UAV media capture missions
Pre-Deployment Review
Review the Airspace
Use Nav Canada VNC to determine the airspace
Land Interest Review
Use mapping tools and other sources to determine local land interests
Site Specific Safety Plan
Start development of the site specific safety plan to ensure everyone’s safety
Site Survey
Travel to the Work Area and Inspect
Complete a comprehensive inspection of the work area to build our flight mission deployment document
Safety and Privacy
Complete a hazard assessment to gather information for the Site Specific Safety Plan. Consider privacy of adjacent land owners
Develop Mission Parameters
Determine the work area limits and flight mission limits
Notifications and Permissions
Client Permission Letter
Submit letter to you requesting written permission to conduct the flight missions
ATC and FSS Coordination
Contact ATC or FSS to coordinate flights within any control zones (48 to 72 hours in advance). Contact Transport Canada for NOTAM if required
Notifications
Contact adjacent land owners, businesses and agencies as required
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Mobilize Flight Mission Crew
Prepare and travel to the work location
Acquire UAV Photos, Video and other Data
Complete the flight mission. Gather required site specific data
Demobilize Flight Mission Crew
Complete flight mission. Clean-up work area. Return to home base
Media Processing, Documentation and Delivery
Raw or Processed Media
We will provide you with the raw, unedited photos and video, or process the media for you
Document Control and Reporting
We log all of our flight mission activities from safety meetings, to check lists and flight mission notes creating a flight mission report
The Final Product
All media and documentation processed and acquired is provided to you in a final package
Contact us and let us work with you to determine your needs!