2024-03-10 NO-GO Pegasus VTX Flight Test

Owned by Megan Spee
Last updated: 2024-03-10
3 min read

flight test cancelled - high wind

Sections for requesting team to fill out:

  • Admin preparation

  • Test Cards / Test Plan

  • Mandatory Attendees

Sections for flight test coordinator to fill out:

  • Flightline team

  • Location

  • Status

  • Drone

Sections for flightline team to fill out:

  • EFS to fill out flight test cards

Admin Preparation

Requested By

@Megan Spee

Sub-Team Review

(To be checked once reviewed by sub-team representative)

Mechanical
Electrical
EFS
Autonomy
Operations

Date of Request

2024-03-05

Goal Summary

  • Pegasus Video transmission with different antenna placements, using 5.8GHz

  • OSD configured and MUX functional for front and downwards cameras

  • OFS configured correctly

Status?

Waiting for Sub-Team Review

Desired Airframe

Pegasus

Location + Time

WrestRC

Testplan - to be filled out by requesting team

Note: This should include the tracking antenna if possible!

Should also ideally include video muxing with at least 2 cameras.

Test #1: Pegasus VTX, LOS low speed & hover performance

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Takeoff manually in Loiter, verify that video is stable during takeoff.

  • Ensure that video signal is maintained during close-range takeoffs.

  • Ensure hover doesn’t negatively impact video switching

  • Ensure OSD elements are correct

Loss of Video Transmission

  • Stop drone movement, attempt to re-establish video link.

Loss of Control

  • Land the drone as soon as possible

Loss of Orientation

  • RTL

Battery

  • Land, RTL if possible.

  1. Attempt switching video sources

  1. IF CONFIGURED: attempt switching OSD screens.

  1. Fly slow passes at varying altitudes / distances (pilot discretion) from the ground station

  • Ensure that video signal is maintained during different maneuvers

  • Ensure that different video sources are functional during different passes

  1. Land normally

 

 

Necessary Preparation

Mechanical

Pegasus cleared to fly (mechanically)
sensor mount ready
Motors + frame rigid
Houston cleared to fly (mechanically)
sensor mount attached
arms + plates rigid

Electrical

Pegasus cleared to fly (electrically)
harnessing secure
Houston cleared to fly
Video System harnessed & Checked

Embedded Flight Software

Autonomy

Attendees

Name

Phone # (opt)

Sub-team

Driving

Role

 

Name

Phone # (opt)

Sub-team

Driving

Role

 

@Megan Spee

 

Director

toyota prius

 

 

@Yuchen Lin

 

 

 

 

 

@Jerry Tian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flightline Team

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Flight Preparation

Checklists

  • Motors Tested (directions)

  • Propellers Checked

  • VTX System E2E Checked on Pegasus

    • VTX system works

    • Camera switching works

    • Ground station relay works

    • All monitors & Goggles Work

  • OSD config’d

  • OFS config’d

Incident Procedures

Weather

windy

Flight Test Timeline

Date/Time

Action

Notes

Date/Time

Action

Notes

1000

Start charging batteries

4x 6s 5000mah (pegasus)

 

1320

Final flight inspections

 

1330

Briefing @ WARG Bay

 

1345

Begin loading vehicles

 

1400

Arrival at Flight Test Location

 

DEBRIEF

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