Overview

This (hopefully short) document outlines all of the resources that you’ll want to reference and understand in order to prepare you for your beginner GSO evaluation. Please pay attention to the , , , labels, as they all describe important parts of your progression (not just for beginner, but for all future progressions!)

We’ve broken this document down into 4 sections;

1. A description of your evaluation procedure

2. All the WARG equipment and resources that you need to understand

3. All the external resources that you’ll want to know

4. Submitting your documents and links to evaluations

Evaluation Procedure

When you apply for your beginner evaluation, we will require you to complete the following tasks:

1. Timed online quiz

   1. general quiz covering general competencies

   2. air-frame specific quiz covering airframe specific competencies

2. If applicable, submit proof of RPAS - Basic license

3. In-person demonstration

WARG Resources

Airframe References

• HOUSTON Class Quadcopters - SysInt - WARG (atlassian.net)

• The Twin - SysInt - WARG (atlassian.net)

You will need to know everything in the quick start guide, the hardware configuration, software configuration, and basic operation sub-pages.

Command and Control setup

• Houston workshop https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aZYjTqNEe21wlcTg3HHlN3s0QXIqd9sFLToTExayLVs/edit

  • Understand the parts of the drone presented

• ELRS workshop https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ktFvN8JRG8-yWZjLSe8Cli1stZJVF11/view?usp=drive_link ExpressLRS Workshop.pptx - Google Slides

  • What is ELRS

  • How to bind ELRS (RC Link + Airport)

• Setting up RFD900’s

• Setting up & connecting to mission planner

• Offloading logs over USB (TX16 + Drone side)

Battery Handling

• LiPo Battery Safety and Procedure - Flight Tests - WARG (atlassian.net)

You will need to know how to calculate the safe voltage limits of a battery, how to determine whether or not a battery is safe to use, as well as how to transport, store, and dispose of a battery.

External Resources

Transport-Canada

Getting a drone pilot certificate (canada.ca)

RPAS - Basic licensing - Administration - WARG (atlassian.net)

Acquire a small basic pilot certificate and submit your pilot license.

Specific Guides

• Mission Planner Overview — Mission Planner documentation (ardupilot.org)

  • Connect Mission Planner to AutoPilot — Mission Planner documentation (ardupilot.org)

  • Planning a Mission with Waypoints and Events — Mission Planner documentation (ardupilot.org)

  • Flight Data Screen Overview — Mission Planner documentation (ardupilot.org)

• Using LiPo Batteries for FPV Drones: A Beginner's Guide with Top Product Recommendations - Oscar Liang

• https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-compass-setup-advanced.html

  • particularly what happens with a bad setup (or failure)

• https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-measuring-vibration.html

• https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/ac_tipsfornewpilots.html

Everything-Gurus

• RCVideo Reviews on Youtube

• Oscar Liang on the gooble

• Joshua Bardwell on Youtube

Progression Steps

1. Create a thread in #flightline-progression-program with your name as the title!

2. Complete WARG’s internal quiz

   1. Microsoft Forms

   2. Let us know in the thread when you are complete, and we can tell you your score.

3. Participate in flight-tests and flight-test activities!

4. When ready, ping us in the thread for your evaluation!