Downwind S-800 User manual

APRIL 2014
S-800
Multi Rotor UAV
OPERATOR MANUAL
23/4/2014
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INTRODUCTION vii
1. PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL ..........................................................................vii
2. ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL ..........................................................................vii
3. USE OF THIS MANUAL .........................................................................viii
4. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION ...........................................................................ix
5. WARNING, CAUTIONS AND SPECIAL NOTICES...................................................................x
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS xi
SAFETY SUMMERY 12
1. GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 12
2. ROTOR SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 12
3. LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERIES SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................. 12
4. FIRE ......................................................................... 13

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INTRODUCTION
1. PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL
The purpose of this Operator Manual is to provide a detailed description of the
S-800 MRU System, and to systematically describe, in details, the required operational
activities, for effective and safe use of this system.
This manual is accompanied with Flight Checklist to be used during Flight activities; many of
the activities which are mentioned in the Flight Checklists are specifically described in this
manual.
2. ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL
This manual has two chapters, as follows:
Chapter 1 –System Description
This chapter describes the system and its components.
Chapter 2 –System Operation
This chapter provides detailed instructions regarding how to operate the system.

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3. USE OF THIS MANUAL
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each major paragraph in the manual. A list of illustration provides the figure number, title and
page number for each figure. A list of tables provides the table number and title and page
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