TCAS Training — Course 12 · Operations
FlightHub 2 Commercial Mapping Mission Planning
Plan Area Routes in FlightHub 2 that come back with complete, processable data the first time.
Included in the Matrice 4E Field Operations System — $349 ($426 individually), and in the Complete Mastery System ($799 introductory).
Prelaunch: online checkout is not open yet. The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized — join the launch list and we will email enrollment details, pricing confirmation, and availability the moment it opens.
What You Will Produce
A saved, reusable FlightHub 2 Area Route for a real site, with documented parameters and a coverage rationale.
Who This Is For
- Operators planning mapping missions ad hoc in the field
- Teams that need shared, repeatable mission plans
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- FlightHub 2 access with an M4E (the verified reference platform)
What You Will Learn
- Creating an Area Route for the M4E with the Visible payload and Ortho Collection
- Setting a target GSD — the TCAS reference plan used 2.0 cm/pixel, which calculated to 74.5 m AGL for that plan only
- Why every altitude figure is job-dependent and never a universal number
- Smart Oblique OFF for a straight ortho collection
- Reference overlaps: side 80%, forward 85%
- Speeds used on that reference plan: global 10 m/s, takeoff 15 m/s
- Elevation Optimization ON, RTH configuration, and margin 0 m when the polygon already includes needed edge coverage
- Timed Interval Shot, and saving/versioning the plan for repeat visits
Hands-On Assignment
Build and save a complete Area Route for a real site and write a short rationale for every parameter you set.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Plan covers the full boundary with a justified margin
- Parameters justified against the intended deliverable rather than copied
- Plan saved and reusable for a repeat visit
Planned Course Materials
The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized. Online delivery, downloads, and checkout are being set up now — course files are not downloadable today. Join the launch list and we will email you when enrollment opens.
- Structured workflow training manual (Rev. 3 curriculum — written and finalized, delivered at launch)
- Exact verified reference settings, clearly separated from job-dependent decisions
- Printable field or processing checklist (delivered at launch)
- Project-folder template with the TCAS naming convention (delivered at launch)
- QA pass/fail release criteria for the final deliverable
- Troubleshooting notes from real failures on completed TCAS workflows
- Mission parameter planning sheet
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Paid courses can include a TCAS Certificate of Completion. It is a course-completion credential documenting the workflow you finished and the deliverable you produced — it is not an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or any regulatory or professional certification.
An RTK FIX status alone is not proof of validated absolute accuracy. Projects that require survey-grade or control-based accuracy need appropriate ground control, independent validation, and licensed professionals where legally required. Students are taught to distinguish visualization and photogrammetry products from products that require validated survey control or licensed professional sign-off.
TCAS training is independent professional-development training and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA, DJI, QGIS, Blender, Cesium, Apple, or other manufacturers, software providers, or professional licensing boards unless expressly stated. Completion does not grant an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or other professional license.