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Date/Time

Action

(due)

Aircraft Assembly: Alison Thompson

  • Subframe assembly

  • Wing assembly

(due)

Aircraft Assembly: Alison Thompson

  • Control surface design and construction

  • Motor protection design and construction

  • Aircraft frame assembly

(due)

Electrical Repairs: Daniel Puratich

  • Replace/fix damaged PDB

  • Fix/Replace damaged ESC

(due)

Harnessing: Daniel Puratich

  • Finish wiring new aircraft

Pre-flight Preparation: Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) / Hardy Yu

  • Ensure Incident Procedures, driver lists, etc. are completed

  • Ensure all items in Week-Before and Day-Before checklist are complete

Pre-Flight Systems Review:

  • Review all systems, and complete checklists to ensure systems are functioning as expected

9:00am

Pre-Departure Preparation:

  • Complete all pre-departure checklist items

11:15am

Flight brief from flight test lead

  • Outline what is being tested, responsibilities of all participants, incident procedures, and general coordination.

11:30am

Loading onto the Car

Take your water bottle with you. Go washroom before we leave!

11:45pm

Drive to the test ground

12:00-3:00pm

Flight Testing

3:30pm

Debrief

🧯 Aircraft Incident Procedures

Incident

Procedure

Crash

Outline the procedure for who will go to handle the aircraft in the event of a crash, what should be done, were emergency equipment is, etc.

Flyaway

Outline the procedure for flyaways. List relevant contact information for local authorities and plans of action to recover control of the aircraft

Configuration Error

Outline steps to take in the event of a configuration issue with the aircraft

Injury

Property Damage

🔧 Week-Before To-Do List

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titlePre-Departure Checklist
  •  Take WREST RC entrance card
  •  Check battery status
    •  Charge if required, otherwise place into flight box
  •  Systems test
    •  Check flight controller orientation
    •  Check motor spin & rotation direction
    •  Check transmitter mappings
    •  Verify communication links (VTX/RX, Controller, Groundstation)
    •  Verify the mission planner is logging data
  •  Only attach props directly before flight (keep off at all other times)
  •  Get snacks
  •  Mission Briefing
    •  Read the flight plan to the team (that was made a week ago)
    •  Purpose of flight
    •  Plan of action
    •  Success criteria
    •  Delegate and brief on flight line roles
    •  Safety Briefing
    •  Key flight characteristics to observe
    •  Key system characteristics to observe
    •  Measurements to be made

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