Class 2 Drone (Japan) case studies
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The Class 2 UAS Pilot licence (二等無人航空機操縦士) is the entry-level national qualification under Japan's Civil Aeronautics Act for flying drones and other unmanned aircraft. It certifies that the holder has the basic knowledge and skills to operate a UAS safely within the standard rules, and it is the credential most employers, schools and clients ask for first. The Class 2 Drone (Japan) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,820 words.
1Night chimney inspection in a DID with a missing Remote ID module
A sole proprietor has a 1.8 kg multirotor registered to their business. They accept a last-minute job to inspect a 45 m chimney in a densely inhabited district (DID) at 21:00.
626 words, about 3 min2Bridge survey in airport surrounding airspace with a hidden far pier
A construction company will photograph a 90 m bridge for 12 minutes at 110 m AGL. The launch point is 1.5 km from the boundary of a local airport, inside its surrounding airspace but outside the airport's red zone; the site is not a DID.
574 words, about 3 min3GPS degradation, compass error and a misrecorded home point
A 5.2 kg hexacopter is 14 minutes into a 20-minute mapping flight at 90 m AGL, 280 m from the pilot. Wind is 7 m/s with 10 m/s gusts.
542 words, about 3 min4Coastal pipeline survey with an approaching thunderstorm
At 13:10 a two-person team plans a 25-minute coastal pipeline survey with a 2.5 kg quadcopter. The forecast gives a south wind of 6 m/s gusting 9 m/s, visibility 8 km, temperature 24°C, dew point 21°C, and a 40% chance of thunderstorms after 15:00.
531 words, about 3 min5Lost control link, a 'continue mission' failsafe and greenhouse damage
A 3.8 kg fixed-wing mapping drone is on a 40-minute pipeline inspection at 80 m AGL, 600 m from the pilot, using 2.4 GHz for control and 920 MHz for telemetry. When the aircraft turns behind a low ridge, the control link drops, although telemetry packets continue to arrive.
547 words, about 3 min