Instruction manual

CXLIX
What and where is the target?
Define the target location by at least two forms
of navigational information (e.g., Lat/Long
and VOR radial/DME)
Also ensure that you get a good verbal
description of the target.
Note: If the crew will need to perform a
damage assessment/survey in order to decide
how to image the damage, at least try to define
the general area or boundaries of the suspected
damage.
How should the target and
surrounding features be imaged?
Some questions to ask are:
• Is the target a single feature or facility, such
as a building? If so, do they want as close a
picture as possible (e.g., completely filling
the frame)?
• Does the customer want to see the target and
its environs to allow a larger perspective?
• Does the customer want to see roads and/or
power lines leading to or from the target? If
so, how far out from the target?
• Does the customer want to see the extent of
flooding below a dam or levee, or the entire
trail of debris from a tornado?
• Does the customer want wide photos
followed by close-ups?
• Does the customer want the photos taken
from a certain altitude (AGL) or from a
specific angle to the target? Or is it OK to
change altitudes and/or zoom as necessary to
get the best shot?
Does the customer care about
lighting conditions over the target
area?
The customer may not want photos taken under
a heavy overcast, or in early morning or late
afternoon light.