Introduction

• Pilots: Evan Janakievski Daniel Puratich

• Summary: Document is the

  flight survey we did before the exam. Using RPAS WILCO as advised to generate the flight plan. One for each of us. Generation must be done on mobile using their

• Evan also registered his drone ofc.

• Tried to do it on navdrone, just doing rpas wilco

• content we created for our advanced of our exam intended to be used in the future. Intended for using a DJI drone.

Flight Plan and Site Survey

Requirements of Site Survey

• the boundaries of the area of operation;

• the type of airspace and the applicable regulatory requirements;

• the altitudes and routes to be used on the approach to and departure from the area of operation;

• the proximity of manned aircraft operations;

• the proximity of aerodromes, airports and heliports;

• the location and height of obstacles, including wires, masts, buildings, cell phone towers and wind turbines;

• the predominant weather and environmental conditions for the area of operation;

• the horizontal distances from persons not involved in the operation.

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Weather - Clouds

• Cumulus - puffy clouds with flat base

• Stratus - smooth sheet grey, precipitation, blocks sun

• Stratocumulus - grey or white patches of round

• Cumulonimbus - thunderstorm, tall clouds with dark flat base

  • Never attempt to fly through a thunderstorm. Stay 5 miles clear of thunderstorms

Checklists

Test Specific Week Before Checklist

•  Schedule date and time of test and receive required deliverables
•  Register Drone
•  Complete site survey using RPAS WILCO
•  Download NavDrone to be able to request controlled airspace

Day Before

•  Register the drone
•  Put the registration # somewhere clearly visible
•  acquire PDFs of the following documents
•  Permissions from local authorities
•  RPAS advanced certificate
•  Drone insurance
•  Drone operating manual
•  Drone registration
•  IDs
•  Any procedures, checklists, prepared for the flight
•  obtain Phone numbers of relevant authorities
•  Fire extinguisher
•  2way radio or phone

Pre-Takeoff

•  Battery charged and in drone
•  Propellers secured, correct directions, no visible defects
•  Controller, phone: charged, connected, and physically secured
•  Compass, IMU calibrated, GPS receiving signal
•  Gimbal calibrated and covers/clips removed
•  Involved persons briefed on flight plan and with access to appropriate checklists and manuals including instructions and plans, locations of any emergency equipment, all important documentation/manuals should be accessible
•  Ensure fuel/energy is sufficient
•  Ensure takeoff location does not have a likelihood of collisions with another aircraft/person/obstacle
•  assess weather state

Takeoff Procedure

•  Disable sport mode
•  controller sticks down and inwards to activate motors and arm drone
•  lift off approx. 6 meters.
•  keep an eye on surroundings and on remote controller for any errors

Landing Checklist

•  perform a visual scan of the area surrounding your landing pad
•  perform a visual scan of the route you will take to return to the landing pad
•  asking your visual observer to either perform visual scans
•  note any hazards or obstacles in your way from these exams
•  approach at a reasonable speed until close enough to the pad
•  then fly the rest of the way slowly.
•  descend to about 6-10 meters when near the landing pad
•  land

Emergency Procedures

Control Malfunction

When the drone is still flying, but not following instructions:

•  Try to regain control of the aircraft: This involves adjusting the antenna on the controller, moving farther into sight-lines of the craft.
•  Report the following to the visual observer: climb rate, speed, compass heading, cardinal directions, and flight time remaining.
•  Instruct visual observer to call the authorities of controlled airspace in the flight path of the drone.
•  If the drone is hovering, wait for a reasonable amount of time while trying to reestablish control link. Try to activate DJI’s RTH function.

Control Loss

when the connection fails and failsafes kick in:

•  DJI drones will RTH after 3 seconds of communication dropout. If this doesn’t occur, proceed to Control Malfunction.
•  Assuming flight is terminated, the drone will either RTH, become a fly-away, or crash. In the case of crashing, keep track of where the drone lands and note: any obstacles, including trees, power lines, fences, rivers, swamps, rocks, hills, and people or animals nearby
•  Retrieve the drone if possible.

Mechanical Failure

when a part of the drone becomes damaged or broken

•  Assess the state of the drone via:
•  error messages on the controller
•  irregularities in flight pattern
•  visual faults on the drone
•  If this is severe, the drone has likely crashed already. If not: try to control its descent, keeping away from bystanders, animals, environmental hazards, buildings, and controlled airspace.
•  If the damage is moderate, but the flight pattern is still being affected: navigate to a relatively safe + close landing site and land ASAP.
•  If the damage is minor, and the flight pattern is not affected, bring the drone back to its landing site in a safe manner. Do not attempt any risky manoeuvres before assessing the damage close-up.
•  Before retrieving or touching the drone:
•  visually inspect for damage, paying attention to motors and battery
•  if safe, turn the battery off and remove it
•  bring it to control station if not already there
•  assess damage
•  s environment

Animal interference

when an animal is chasing the drone

•  hover in place
•  higher altitude and farther away
•  get nearby involved members and or bystanders to restrain the animals
•  if landing is necessary, land quickly and make sure props are stopped and drone is retrieved ASAP