2023-09-23 Houston Dry Flight

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Last updated: 2023-10-13 by Anthony Luo
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 Flight Preparation

Requested by:

Required Sub-team integration efforts

Mech
Electrical
EFS
CV
Operation
Sys-Int

Date of Request

Jan 25, 2023

Location and Time

Goal Summary

Approved?

Yes / Pending / No

 Mandatory Attendees

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

 @Hardy Yu

 

Flight Test Lead

  • Creating documentation

  • Booking the test flight

  • Creating a thread in #flight-staging

 @Aidan Bowers (Deactivated)

 

 Pilot in Command

  • Aircraft preparation

  • Filling out documentation

@Daniel Puratich

 

Safety

  • Making sure everyone is safe

  • Bringing Med kit

@Nolan Haines

 

(Subsystems integration, Secondary pilot, etc)

 

 Auxilliary Attendees

Name

Role

Name

Role

 

 

 

 

Drivers & Seat Arrangement

Driver

Vehicle Type

Passenger

Driver

Vehicle Type

Passenger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goals/Objectives

Objective

Priority

Owner(s)

Objective

Priority

Owner(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flight Test Timeline

Date/Time

Action

Date/Time

Action

0X00

Briefing @ WARG Bay

0X00

Arrival at Flight Test Location

0X00

Flight Test Operation #1…… (eg: Capturing data, tuning, etc)

 

Flight Test Operation #2

 

Flight Test Operation #…….N

0X00

Debrief

 

 

 

 

Incident Procedures

Incident

Location

Procedure

Incident

Location

Procedure

Crash

WRESTRC

  • Identify last known location & flight path of the aircraft

  • Divide into teams of 3 and decide on communication protocol

< otherwise >

 

Flyaway

 

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

Fire

WRESTRC

  • Designate 911 contact

  • Describe incident (Drone crashed, contains LiPo batteries)

  • Give location of team (Skid pad at the Waterloo Region Emergency Services Training Center)

  • Give best approximation of the location of the drone

< otherwise >

 

Injury

 

  • Apply first aid as required.

Property Damage

 

 

Week-Before To-Do List

Drone Registration

Drone Registration Number:

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

SDC Vehicle key collected (if required)
Batteries Planned for (DON'T LEAVE CHARGING OVERNIGHT)
On-site kit together
Airfame assembled
ESCs/flight controller wired
Radio equipment tested
Motors tested
Wiring secured (Harnessing)
End-to-end test (neglecting props)
Check the center of gravity
All components not on the airframe that are required should be in the flight box (e.g. props & prop nuts)
Airframe payload
Spare parts
Flight Code Flashed
Ground station Software updated

Pre-Departure Checklist

Pre-flight Safety Checklist

Post-Flight Checklist

Item

Owner

Item

Owner

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT

 

 

Flight Test Debrief

Flight Test Timeline

Analytics (hopefully applicable)

Flight Test Post Mortem // Final Thoughts // Condensed Summary

  • overall it went well

  • auto mode tested

  • Houston can fly

  • Aidan got pilot training

  • propeller direction

    • we fixed it

    • need to pay attention when assembling aircraft

  • arming issues

    • arming failed sometimes

    • lost telemetry link

    • required power cycle to resolve arming issues

    • no feedback to pilot if its ready to arm

  • Power module was not reporting voltage and current correctly

    • one time we plugged in power from battery and pixhawk didnt get power

    • looked fine visually

    • power cycle fixed

  • need to make airframe more stable

    • arms are lose

  • check if landing gear is electrically connected to power rails

    • just a minor concern, not a big deal

  • Controller switch combo was awkward for Aidan

  • Didnt test moving to auto mode from controller

  • rotation felt slugish is loiter, could be due to flight mode

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Action Items

Other Resources

Booking WRESTRC Field

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