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Quad Preflight Checklist
Quad Preflight Checklist
- Charge two (2) 6s batteries (green) and one (1) 2s battery
- Verify integrity of Quad
- Ensure all motors are mounted securely
- Ensure rotor for each motor has no vertical movement
- Ensure quad arms are rigid
- Ensure FPV cameras are pointed in correct direction, and rigidly attached to the airframe. Point external FPV camera horizontal, internal FPV camera directly down.
- Install electronics
- Attach cc3d to the quad using velcro
- Attach channels 1-4 to esc pwms, starting with the front left motor and moving clockwise
- Attach orange rx to the quad using velcro
- Attach channel 5 of the orange rx to pin 8 of the cc3d
- Attach rssi pin of orange rx to power connector of the cc3d. This port has 3 pins, with ground facing outside of board.
- Attach camera switch to quad using velcro
- Connect FPV cameras to switch
- Attach FPV camera to channel 6 on cc3d
- Attach dji lightbridge air unit to quad using velcro
- Connect cable from switch to lightbridge transmitter
- Attach cc3d to the quad using velcro
- Plug in batteries
- Place quad upside down
- Connect power squid xt30s to escs
- Verify yellow tie downs are routed under aluminum extrusions attached to battery mounts
- Insert both 6s green batteries inside bucket simultaneously and rotate to place in battery hooks
- Twist yellow tie downs to secure batteries
- Verify security of green batteries
- Connect 2s battery to pwm cable for iris mech
- Attach 2s battery to unlabelled acrylic plate using velcro
- Mount electronics plates
- Insert unlabelled acrylic plate into underside of bucket, with screws pointed towards electronics
- Align bucket holes with angle bracket holes
- Insert quick release pins to secure acrylic plate
- Mount top plate
- Flip quad over, with motors facing up
- Place WARG labelled acrylic plate on top of bucket, routing antennas through holes in plate
- Insert quick release pins in top of bucket to secure plate
- Attach props
- Tighten props using wrench until tight
- Pull prop up. Ensure collet/prop does not move
- Hold motor and attempt to rotate prop. Ensure prop does no spin.