Think 3D STORMBEE S20, User Manual

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STORMBEE User Manual – Think 3D BVBA
Version N°1.1, last modified 30/09/2018
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8 Safety
8.1 STORMBEE safety guidelines
Given the longitudinal and lateral symmetry of STORMBEE, the reference line for the longitudinal and
lateral Centre of Gravity (CG) is located on the symmetry axes. This corresponds also with the
horizontal centre of the FARO Focus scanner mount.
WARNING!! Exceeding the centre of gravity limitations reduces the manoeuvrability and stability
of STORMBEE.
Longitudinal Centre of Gravity Limits:
Forward | Aft: +/- 10cm from centre of scanner mount
Lateral Centre of Gravity Limits:
Left | Right: +/- 5cm from centre of scanner mount
Flight and Manoeuvre:
Do not fly indoors, or below structures (obscured sky) in P-GPS mode.
Flight Battery:
Always limit your flight to leave at least 20% (or 21.6V during flight) of battery charge level to have a
good battery life and safe flight. Discharging the battery below this minimum capacity may result in
permanent battery damage. Do not take-off with a (power-off) battery voltage lower than 22.5V.
Maximum flight time depends on many factors such as battery health state, environment temperature,
payload and flight speed. Expected endurance varies between 8 and 15 minutes, depending on these
factors.
Weather:
Fly only during dry (no precipitation) weather conditions.
Max wind speed: 30 km/h.
Do not fly during icing conditions (Atmospheric temperatures below 0°C).
Note that most FARO Focus scanners (currently) shut down below 5°C.
Only daytime operations are allowed.
Airspeed:
Operating Manoeuvring Speed: 10 m/s (

35 km/h) (

20 mph)
Do not make full or abrupt control movements above this speed!
Never Exceed Speed (VNE): 15 m/s (

50 km/h) (

30 mph)
Do not exceed this speed under any circumstances!
Typical Mission Speed: 4
−
5 m/s (

15 km/h) (

10 mph)