Flight Test Requests
- Shrinjay Mukherjee
- Brielle Chenier
Use: Fill in a row of the table below with your request, including a brief description of what you want the pilot to do, data you wish to gather, equipment you need and a timeline for the flight test. Once complete, send a message in the #test-pilots channel in our discord. Do not fill out anything else. Once reviewed, we will set a date, and assign a test pilot.
Description | Data | Equipment | Timeline | [ADMIN] Approved? | [ADMIN] Pilot | [ADMIN] Date | [ADMIN] Complete? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Range Flight Test - fly as long/far as possible with as little weight as possible- laps similar to how competition would be | Weight Flight time Flight Distance | Drone with 2 batteries | Â | Approved | Â | Â | Complete |
Flight Test with payload weight - laps similar to how competition would be | Flight Time Flight Distance | Drone with extra weight - in total up to 6kg (but if the drone/all systems end up being less than 4 kg than could be less) | Â | Approved | Â | Â | Complete |
Grabber Test | Video of grabber/flight Making sure the drone can still fly well with grabber | Mock device to pick-up | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gimbal Test | Video feed for gimbal | Gimbal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
‘Safety Flight Termination System’ | Hover (not to high, about 2m off the ground) and try the emergency shutoff | Drone | Whenever possible |  |  |  |  |