TCAS Training — Course 11 · Operations
Matrice 4E + D-RTK 3 Field Operations
The field discipline behind good data: base setup, RTK configuration, and the checks that prevent a return trip.
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 repeatable field operations procedure and completed field log for a real mapping mission using the D-RTK 3 base.
Who This Is For
- Operators new to enterprise mapping aircraft and RTK workflows
- Crews who need a consistent, teachable field routine
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- Active FAA Part 107 certificate
- Reference platform: Matrice 4E, RC Plus 2, and D-RTK 3 base (concepts transfer, procedure is platform-specific)
What You Will Learn
- Stable tripod setup and open-sky siting for the base
- Power-on order: base, Matrice 4E, RC Plus 2
- Turning RTK Positioning ON and selecting the D-RTK Base Station service, RTK3
- Why Maintain Positioning Accuracy Mode stays OFF for precision mapping unless there is a mission-specific reason
- Confirming coordinate and satellite data and a stable RTK FIX before launch
- Preserving MRK / NAV / OBS / RTK files with the imagery
- Guardrail: an RTK FIX is not independent proof of absolute or survey accuracy
Hands-On Assignment
Run one full field operation using the TCAS checklist and submit the completed field log including positioning status.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Every checklist item completed and recorded
- RTK service, base selection, and FIX status documented
- Positioning files preserved and data verified complete before departure
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
- Printable field operations checklist
- Field log template
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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.