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👥 Required Persons During Test

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

 Dhruv Dhruv Upadhyay

Flight Test Lead

  • Creating documentation

  • Booking the test flight

  • Creating a thread in #flight-staging

Anthony Luo

 Pilot in Command

  • Aircraft preparation

  • Filling out documentation

Megan Spee

Secondary Pilot

  • Aircraft preparation

  • documentation

Ayoun EunHardy Yu maybe

Safety

  • Making sure everyone is safe

  • Bringing Med kit

  • Site survey during aircraft setup

Aidan Bowers

  • Emergency Procedure Executor

Megan Spee Anthony Luo

Pilot Monitoring

  • Assist pilot with communication, telemetry, readbacks, etc.

  • Provide pilot advice, act as visual observer as required

  • The other pilot will assist on the current pilot on monitoring

Hamza Ali

Media

  • Take photos / videos for marketing or analysis

Megan Spee

Aircraft Technician

  • Aircraft Setup

  • Systems Monitoring

👥 Other Attendees

Name

Role

Alison Thompson

Mech Rep

Nolan Haines

EE Technician

Daniel Puratich

EE Rep & Emergency Procedure Excutor

Hardy Yu

Flight Test Coordinator

Andrew Wright

Doing Capacity Assignments

🚗 Drivers & Seat Distribution

Driver

Car Type

Passengers

Anthony Luo

Personal Car

With Cornflakes

@Conflakes

Daniel Puratich

Megan Spee

Personal Car

Alison Thompson Nolan Haines Andrew Wright

Personal Car

Dhruv Rawat Hamza Ali Hardy Yu

📊 Success criteria

Tests

Success Criteria

Requirements

Outcome

Fixed Wing Flight

Aircraft is able to fly in a fixed-wing configuration without issue

Cornflakes should be ready to fly, as outlined by all pre-flight checks

Quad-to-Fixed transition

Aircraft is able to successfully perform the transition from quad to fixed wing flight, and back.

Cornflakes should be ready to fly, as outlined by all pre-flight checks

Battery Life

Information on battery voltage/capacity is collected throughout the flight

Proper battery capacity recording and monitoring

Quad Yaw Authority

Aircraft is responsive to yaw input in quad mode

Minimum yaw rate of 90deg per second

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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

Test #1

Quad mode takeoff/landing w/ flat mounts?

  • assert that system is stable & both pilots are comfortable with the controls.

Test #2

Quad mode YAW control w/flat mounts

  • Test to see how much yaw control we have.

Test #3

Quad mode takeoff/landing w/angled mounts

Test #4

Quad mode yaw control w/angled mounts

Test #5

Battery V Flight time measurement. Recharge batteries if needed

Test #6

Transition & Fixed Wing Flight (brief, 1 circle)

Test #7

Transition & Fixed Wing Flight second pilot

Test #8

Fixed wing “waypoint” navigation?

Test #9

Fixed wing to RTL

Test #10

Quad mode to RTL. Start close and then move further away.

3:30pm

Debrief

🧯 Aircraft Incident Procedures

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titleICARUS Emergency Procedures

Emergency Procedures:

  • Imminent Emergency: 911

  • Privacy offence: Local police

  • Fly away or loss of control - Local Aviation Authority (Refer

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  • to CFS)

    • This applies to both vertical and horizontal fly aways

Warning

Control Station Failure

In the event of a control station failure, the following steps should be taken:

  • Attempt to restart the transmitter

  • Use spare transmitter to communicate to drone

  • If unable to establish communication with the drone, follow lost link procedures

Warning

Equipment Failure

  • Battery

    • Do not fly if the battery appears dead or a problem is suspected. Puffy batteries should be ignored

  • Transmitter should be verified before flight

  • Props

    • Ensure in flight worthy condition (ex: no dings, etc)

  • Control Surfaces

    • Smooth, verify servo control, pushrod integrity

Warning

RPA Failure

In the event of an RPA failure, the drone should be disarmed - this will stop all motors. The following steps should be followed:

  • Secure the area where the RPA will land

    • Do NOT fly the drone over an area where the RPA can unexpectedly land for this reason. Thus, flying over people is NOT permitted in this drone

  • Secure the drone and disconnect the battery

  • Do NOT fly the drone until inspected

Warning

Lost Link

In the event of loss of transmitter link, the pixhawk will activate return to home mode. If the RTH mode does not engage, initiate fly away procedures

Warning

Fly Away

In the event a fly-away occurs (both vertical and horizontal), the following procedures should be taken:

  • Attempt to regain communication by following lost link procedures

  • If unsuccessful, record last heading, speed, and altitude

    • Additionally, know the last battery level to estimate flight time

  • Alert local aviation authorities about new flight path and potential conflicts

Warning

Flight Termination

The flight may be terminated by disarming the drone - this will stop all motors. This should be used with caution as the aircraft will be rendered inoperable and unable to glide under control.

🔧 Week-Before To-Do List

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