SPECIALIST OPERATIONS
Payload Delivery
Lifting loads with a drone? Here’s what you need to think about, and the procedures that help you get it right.
The lay of the land
Lifting is a different job to spraying
DJI was the first major maker to bring out dedicated payload delivery drones: the FlyCart 30 and FlyCart 100, plus a lifting attachment for the Agras T100. XAG also has a lifting attachment, the Revosling, for the P150 Max.
Flying them takes more than switching on and going. Payload weight, flight time, ground risk buffers, dangerous goods and your operating procedures all need working through before the first lift.
FlyCart procedures supplement
Written by our partners at Fenix Flight Training, this supplement covers the procedures FlyCart operations need.
What it covers
- Payload weight and flight-time determination
- Ground risk buffers between the FlyCart and uninvolved people
- Cargo box operation procedures
- Winch system operation procedures
- Carriage of dangerous goods
- Maintenance programme
FlyCart tutorials
Watch the DJI tutorial videos for cargo box and winch operations. For additional videos, visit the DJI FlyCart 30 website.
DJI Agras T100
Agras T100 Procedures
The T100 can lift a 100 kg sling load. Fenix Flight Training has written an operations and maintenance supplement covering the procedures T100 lifting needs.
It follows the workflow DJI shows in its training videos, plus the extra requirements from the CAA and New Zealand law.
What it covers
- Ground risk buffers between the T100 and people
- Sling-load procedures
- Carriage of dangerous goods
- Maintenance programme
Where it fits
Depending on your operation, the T100 procedures can go into your main operations manual, or sit alongside it as a supplement.
Need a hand?
Planning to lift loads with a drone?
Tell us what you’re flying and what you’re carrying, and we’ll point you to the right procedures.
Supplements developed by Fenix Flight Training Ltd.
