THE YARD / STEP 1 OF 5
What do you need the drone to accomplish?
Choose the closest job. The Yard will translate it into site, sensor, and aircraft requirements you can change.
LOCATION
Where will the operation happen?
Enter coordinates manually
MISSION INTENT
What result do you need?
ADD A MISSION NAME AND LOCATION
THE YARD / STEP 2 OF 5
Select the ground that matters.
Draw the required area first. Add exclusions, hotspots, or a launch point only when they matter.
CLICK 3+ POINTS, THEN FINISH SHAPEMAP © OPENSTREETMAP
Mission geometry
0 coverage · 0 exclusionsCoverage
Exclusions
Geometry defaults
Automatic site checks
ADVISORYR
Roads and crossingsWILL LOAD WITH ANALYSIS
T
Terrain basisWILL LOAD WITH ANALYSIS
A
Preliminary airspaceWILL LOAD WITH ANALYSIS
These checks support planning; they are not authorization.
Ground-conflict settings
DRAW A COVERAGE AREA
THE YARD / STEP 3 OF 5
ESTIMATE MODELPut your fleet against the job.
The Yard starts with your default Dock aircraft, then shows alternatives when another drone fits the task better.
Coverage demand appears after analysis.
YARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Your default, value, and performance alternatives.
Your Dock aircraft remains the starting point when it meets the sensor requirement. Alternatives use dated package references—not purchase quotes—and conservative planning estimates.
GENERATE THE FIRST ROUTE TO COMPARE AIRCRAFT
SEARCH FOR MORE
Try any aircraft in the UASyard catalog
This changes the aircraft for the current job only. Add permanent fleet aircraft in the Dock.
Add an aircraft that is not in the catalog
ENTER DOCUMENTED OR MEASURED INPUTS
How the Yard estimated this aircraft
Changing a value does not make it measured. Add the supporting test or log before changing its evidence state.
Change wind assumptions
SELECT AN AIRCRAFT TO BUILD THE FINAL PLAN
THE YARD / STEP 4 OF 5
INCOMPLETEReview the aircraft-specific plan.
These results are estimates until the aircraft profile is calibrated against flight data.
GEOGRAPHIC FLIGHT PLAN00 POINTS
BUILD A PLAN TO SEE THE ROUTE
CoverageExclusionRouteCamera aimLaunch
AWAITING AIRCRAFT
DECISION SUMMARY
Technical calculation details
Maximum distance from launch—
Camera altitude—
Minimum turn radius—
Camera footprint / GSD—
Terrain basis—
Wind basis + margin—
Daily patrol windows—
Patrols per charge—
Recharge after patrol—
Route conflicts—
Model evidence—
THE YARD / STEP 5 OF 5
DRAFTPrepare the FAA review package.
The Yard derives likely waiver sections from operational answers and lists every unresolved item.
UASYARD DOES NOT SUBMIT OR APPROVE THIS APPLICATION
Review every answer. A submitted application is not authority to fly.
1 / OPERATOR
Applicant information
2 / PROPOSED OPERATION
Aircraft and dates
3 / OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS
Which standard rules can this operation not meet?
Answer based on the actual proposed operation. The Yard uses these answers to derive likely waiver sections.