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Make sure to update the Title following the format “Jan 01, 2020 Flight Test” |
📋 Flight Preparation
Requested by: | |
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Required Sub-teams | - Mech
- Electrical
- EFS
- CV
- Operation
- Sys-Int
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Requested Date | |
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Location and Time | |
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Summary & Goals | |
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Approved? | Yes ✅ / Pending 🟨 / No 🛑 |
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👥 Required Persons During Test
Name | Phone # | Role (Bolded means needed) | Reason |
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| | Flight Test Lead | |
| | Pilot in Command | |
| | Safety | |
| | Data Collector, Data Analyzer, Secondary Pilot …. | |
👥 Other Attendees
📊 Success criteria
Tests | Success Criteria | Requirements | Outcome |
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| | | |
⏲️ Testing Date Time Line
Time | Action |
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| Pre-flight Preparation Feel free to not come at 9 if you don’t have a lot workload During this time get snack if needed |
| Flight brief from flight test lead |
| Loading onto the Car Take your water bottle with you Go washroom before we leave! |
| Drive to the test ground |
| Flight Testing |
| Debrief |
🔧 Week-Before To-Do List
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| title | Week Before Checklist |
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- Drone Registration
- Flight test location booked
- Pilot scheduled
- Test Plan (What we are testing)
- This should also include the flight path where applicable
- Subteam action items (for flight readiness)
- Transportation logistics finalized
- Booking SDC vehicles
- Assigning drivers
- Renting any needed equipment (trailer? generator? etc.)
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🔧 Day-Before To-Do List
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| title | Day Before Checklist |
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|
- Batteries Planned for (DON”T LEAVE CHARGING OVERNIGHT)
- Drone batteries & spares
- Transmitter batteries
- On-site kit together
-
- Battery Storage
- Ground station / Laptop
- Transmitter
- Extra Water
- Power cords / Extension cables
- Wrenches
- Allen keys
- Knives
- Tape
- Rope/string
- Zip/Velcro ties
- Radios
- Safety goggles
- Airfame assembled
- ESCs/flight controller wired
- Radio equipment tested
- Channel mappings
- Flight modes
- Motors tested
- Wiring secured (Harnessing)
- End to end test (neglecting props)
- All components not on the airframe that are required should be in the flight box (e.g. props & prop nuts)
- Airfame payload
- Spare parts
- Props
- Airframe components (landing struts, arms, etc)
- Hardware to assemble these components
- Electronics
- ESCs
- Motors
- Flight controllers
- Receiver
- Flight Code Flashed
- Ground station Software updated
|
↪️ Pre-Departure Checklist
| Expand |
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| title | Pre-Departure Checklist |
|---|
|
- 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)
- 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
|
🚩 Pre-flight Safety Checklist
| Expand |
|---|
| title | Pre-Flight Inspection |
|---|
|
- Air Frame
- Check all antennas, ensuring they are secure and in good condition
- Check the battery emplacement and secure attachment and ensure there are no cracks
- Check that all lights are operating normally
- Check that all sensors are secured and clear of any obstructions
- Check that the GPS is receiving satellites and providing a navigation solution
- For fixed wing aircraft, Check:
- Wings, ensuring they are securely attached to fuselage
- Wing leading edge surfaces
- Top and bottom of wing surfaces
- Wing tip surfaces
- Read of wing and all flight control surfaces for freedom of movement, security and any skin damage
- For rotary aircraft:
- Inspect top and bottom of air frame arms for cracks, loose parts, or signs of damage
- Check fluid levels and ensure no leaks if applicable
- Landing Gear
- Check landing gear is secure
- Inspect skids or wheels, especially attachment points
- Power plant
- Cowling or motor casing
- Security of engine mounts
- Presence of any cracks
- All wiring and connectors, ensure no cracks, loose connectors, or chaffing
- Propellers / Rotors
- Ensure propeller is secured
- Check for nicks, chips or cracks
- Ensure prop direction is correct
- Batteries
- Inspect to ensure there is no signs of swelling, external leaking or other defects
- Battery wiring and connectors from the battery are connected securely
- Batteries (and spares) are adequately charged
- Wires are not pinched
- Control Station / Receivers / Transmitter
- The battery and spare batteries if required are adequately charged
- Control Station device and cables are properly connected and functioning
- All flight interfaces are functioning normally
- Safety
- Good visibility and safe wind speed
- Surrounding is free of obstables
- Crew far from drone
- Ground Recording / drone footage on
|
😎 Post-Flight Checklist
Item | Owner |
|---|
- Use Flight-Post Mortem to Debrief
| ALL MEMBERS PRESENT |
- Discard of damaged batteries
| |
- Discharge used batteries for better longevity
| |
Flight Test Post Mortem
| Tip |
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Make sure to update the Title following the format “Jan 01, 2020 Flight Test” |
📋 Flight Preparation
...
Requested by:
...
Aaron Dyck
...
Required Sub-teams
...
- Mech
- Electrical
- EFS
- CV
- Operation
- Sys-Int
...
Requested Date
...
...
Location and Time
...
NA
...
Summary & Goals
...
Example flight test, you can use this to see what they look like.
...
Approved?
...
Yes ✅
👥 Required Persons During Test
...
Name
...
Phone #
...
Role (Bolded means needed)
...
Reason
...
Aaron
...
xx
...
Flight Test Lead
...
...
Aaron
...
xx
...
Pilot in Command
...
...
Aaron
...
xx
...
Safety
...
...
Data Collector, Data Analyzer, Secondary Pilot ….
👥 Other Attendees
...
Name
...
Role
...
na
📊 Success criteria and Summary
...
Tests
...
Success Criteria
...
Requirements
...
Outcome
...
...
...
...
⏲️ Testing Date Time Line
...
Time
...
Action
...
11:00
...
Pre-flight Preparation
Feel free to not come at 9 if you don’t have a lot workload
During this time get snack if needed
...
11:15
...
Flight brief from flight test lead
...
11:45
...
Loading onto the Car
Take your water bottle with you
Go washroom before we leave!
...
11:50
...
Drive to the test ground
...
12:00-5:00
...
Flight Testing
...
5:00-6:00
...
Debrief
🔧 Week-Before To-Do List
| Expand |
|---|
| title | Week Before Checklist |
|---|
|
- Drone Registration
- Flight test location booked
- Pilot scheduled
- Test Plan (What we are testing)
- This should also include the flight path where applicable
- Subteam action items (for flight readiness)
- Transportation logistics finalized
- Booking SDC vehicles
- Assigning drivers
- Renting any needed equipment (trailer? generator? etc.)
|
🔧 Day-Before To-Do List
| Expand |
|---|
| title | Day Before Checklist |
|---|
|
- Batteries Planned for (DON”T LEAVE CHARGING OVERNIGHT)
- Drone batteries & spares
- Transmitter batteries
- On-site kit together
-
- Battery Storage
- Ground station / Laptop
- Transmitter
- Extra Water
- Power cords / Extension cables
- Wrenches
- Allen keys
- Knives
- Tape
- Rope/string
- Zip/Velcro ties
- Radios
- Safety goggles
- Airfame assembled
- ESCs/flight controller wired
- Radio equipment tested
- Channel mappings
- Flight modes
- Motors tested
- Wiring secured (Harnessing)
- End to end test (neglecting props)
- All components not on the airframe that are required should be in the flight box (e.g. props & prop nuts)
- Airfame payload
- Spare parts
- Props
- Airframe components (landing struts, arms, etc)
- Hardware to assemble these components
- Electronics
- ESCs
- Motors
- Flight controllers
- Receiver
- Flight Code Flashed
- Ground station Software updated
|
↪️ Pre-Departure Checklist
| Expand |
|---|
| title | Pre-Departure Checklist |
|---|
|
- 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)
- 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
|
🚩 Pre-flight Safety Checklist
| Expand |
|---|
| title | Pre-Flight Inspection |
|---|
|
- Air Frame
- Check all antennas, ensuring they are secure and in good condition
- Check the battery emplacement and secure attachment and ensure there are no cracks
- Check that all lights are operating normally
- Check that all sensors are secured and clear of any obstructions
- Check that the GPS is receiving satellites and providing a navigation solution
- For fixed wing aircraft, Check:
- Wings, ensuring they are securely attached to fuselage
- Wing leading edge surfaces
- Top and bottom of wing surfaces
- Wing tip surfaces
- Read of wing and all flight control surfaces for freedom of movement, security and any skin damage
- For rotary aircraft:
- Inspect top and bottom of air frame arms for cracks, loose parts, or signs of damage
- Check fluid levels and ensure no leaks if applicable
- Landing Gear
- Check landing gear is secure
- Inspect skids or wheels, especially attachment points
- Power plant
- Cowling or motor casing
- Security of engine mounts
- Presence of any cracks
- All wiring and connectors, ensure no cracks, loose connectors, or chaffing
- Propellers / Rotors
- Ensure propeller is secured
- Check for nicks, chips or cracks
- Ensure prop direction is correct
- Batteries
- Inspect to ensure there is no signs of swelling, external leaking or other defects
- Battery wiring and connectors from the battery are connected securely
- Batteries (and spares) are adequately charged
- Wires are not pinched
- Control Station / Receivers / Transmitter
- The battery and spare batteries if required are adequately charged
- Control Station device and cables are properly connected and functioning
- All flight interfaces are functioning normally
- Safety
- Good visibility and safe wind speed
- Surrounding is free of obstables
- Crew far from drone
- Ground Recording / drone footage on
|
😎 Post-Flight Checklist
...
Item
...
Owner
...
- Use Flight-Post Mortem to Debrief
...
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
...
- Discard of damaged batteries
...
- Discharge used batteries for better longevity
...
Flight Test Post Mortem
| Warning |
|---|
| What needs to change? Did anyone get hurt? |
RCA for Red Items
Create a RCA and keep it as a child page.
...
| Child pages (Children Display) |
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Action Items
Other Resources
Booking WRESTRC Field
How to Book the Flight Grounds