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2025-3-2 Pegasus 2 Validation Flight and Task 1 Simulation

2025-3-2 Pegasus 2 Validation Flight and Task 1 Simulation

Admin Preparation

Requested By

@Evan Janakievski @Manasva Katyal

Goal Summary

Validate Peggy 2’s flight for the term and complete Task 1 Simulation Flight

Status?

DRAFT / SUBMITTED / WAITING FOR SUB-TEAM REVIEW / APPROVED

Desired Airframe

Peggy 2

Date(s)

March 2nd, 2025

Flight Test Sign Up

  • @Evan Janakievski

  • @Tochi Okoro

Test plan

Flight Card 1

Peggy 2 Validation Flight

Pilot:

GSO:

Airframe: Peggy 2

What is being tested?

  • Handling of airframe and ensuring all systems work

Hardware to be installed, items to bring, batteries, etc (change status to success when installed or plan for installing at flight test is done)

  • IR camera (picamera) with IR bandpass filter

  • 4x 6s batteries

FLIGHT CARD 1 PROCEDURE

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup

Prove Peggy 2 continues to fly stable

Unstable flight, not responding to inputs, or other errors

  1. Take off and check directions of flight and all camera systems.

Prove the VTX continues to work

 

 

 

 

Flight Card 2

FLIGHT CARD 2 PROCEDURE

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Necessary Preparation

Necessary items:

  • Peggy 2

  • 8x 6s batteries

  • IR camera (picamera) with IR bandpass filter

  • All IR Beacons and 3s batteries for each

  • 2 3s batteries for VTX

  • Measuring Tape

Mandatory Attendees

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

@Evan Janakievski

206-247-2823

Mechanical

Pilot/GSO

 

 

 

 


Flightline Team

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

@Evan Janakievski

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Flight Checklists

  • Software configuration correct

  • UAV ground testing

  • ground acceptance review system under test

  • Book WRESTRC

  • Mission plan clear

  • flightline roles assigned

  • Communication hierarchy established

  • Incident procedures & roles in-place & briefed to all flightline team members

  • Timeline for day-of clear

  • Battery charging plan, equipment management plan clear.

  • Transportation clear

  • Batteries in safety bag

  • Equipment

    • Zip tie

    • duck tape

    • label maker

    • Type c cable

    • ELRS Gemini

    • charged WARG laptop

    • controller box

      • two controller

      • battery tester

 


  • Debrief

  • clean / store equipment if necessary

Flight Test Timeline

Date/Time

Action

Notes

Date/Time

Action

Notes

10:00 am

Briefing

 

11:00 am

Planned Departure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


DEBRIEF

Flight test debrief report

 

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