Aeromedia LLC Checklists 3 Oct 2015

Pre-arrival checklist:

 Permission of land owner / official representative (town, etc) OBTAINED

 Weather data (within one hour of flight) within limits for safe operation as described in operator’s 

manual

o Wind less than 22 MPH VERIFIED

o No chance of heavy rain VERIFIED

 Batteries to be utilized fully charged VERIFIED

 Base station charged to greater than 50% VERIFIED

 Controlling tablet / smart phone charged to greater than 50% VERIFIED

 No restriction on airspace up to and including 500’ VERIFIED

 Check distance to nearest airport and/or controlled airspace using map, smartphone or tablet app.

 Location is outside of:

o a. 5 nautical miles (NM) from an airport having an operational control tower 

VERIFIED

o b. 3 NM from an airport with a published instrument flight procedure, but not an 

operational tower VERIFIED 

o c. 2 NM from an airport without a published instrument flight procedure or an 

operational tower VERIFIED

o d. 2 NM from a heliport with a published instrument flight procedure VERIFIED

Arrival Checklist

 Notify all people in the vicinity of the anticipated flight 

 Remove case, place on level surface
Aeromedia LLC Checklists 3 Oct 2015

Preflight Checklist

 Remove Controller

 Smartphone / Tablet ON

 Verify smartphone battery > 30% life

 DJI Go app ON

 Controller ON

 Verify controller battery > 30% life

 Mode switch set to P

 Remove sUAS from case

 Inspect sUAS for obvious damage, cracks, etc. 

VERIFIED

 Gimbal locks REMOVED

 Micro-SD card INSERTED

 sUAS battery INSERTED / LATCHED

 Propellers TIGHT

 Landing pads under legs PRESENT

 Place sUAS in clear, open area that is safe to 

launch / land

 sUAS battery ON

 sUAS compass CALIBRATED

 Video connection to monitor VERFIED

 Camera control VERIFIED

 Battery of sUAS > 50% VERIFIED

 Satellite connections >= 10 VERIFIED

 Altitude indicator = ZERO VERIFIED

 Maximum altitude limit= 200’ VERIFIED

 Safe altitude for Return-To-Home DETERMINED

 Safe altitude for Return-To-Home ENTERED

 Takeoff 

After Takeoff 

 Hover approximately 5’ AGL

 Altitude indicator properly increases VERIFIED

 All sticks operate correctly VERIFIED

Pre-landing checklist

 Camera FULL - UP

 Video recording STOP

 Landing Zone – CLEAR

Post-Landing Checklist – Returning to flight 

immediately 

 Battery-Remove and Replace

 Inspect sUAS for obvious damage, cracks, etc. 

VERIFIED

 sUAS battery ON

 Verify smartphone battery > 30% life

 DJI Go app ON

 Verify controller battery > 30% life

 Mode switch set to P

 Video connection to monitor VERFIED

 Camera control VERIFIED

 Battery of sUAS > 50% VERIFIED

 Satellite connections >= 10 VERIFIED

 Altitude indicator = ZERO VERIFIED

 Safe altitude for Return-To-Home DETERMINED

 Safe altitude for Return-To-Home ENTERED

 Takeoff 

End of Ops checklist

 Battery – OFF

 Controller – OFF

 Notify Tower / CTAF – End of Ops (if applicable)

 Inspect sUAS for damage

 Record flight log / maintenance actions

 Battery REMOVED

 Pack up all items
Aeromedia LLC Checklists 3 Oct 2015

Incident Checklist

 Ensure safety of bystanders 

 Contact any authorities required

 Photograph any damage caused by sUAS

 Trade information with owner of any 

damaged property

 Recover sUAS

 Perform root-cause analysis to identify 

failure mode

 Inspect sUAS for damage

 Correct identified failures

 Remove / replace damaged components

 Record all actions in maintenance log

 Conduct a minimum of two safety 

verification flights in completely clear area 

verifying all functionality

o All communications and control 

systems operational

o Vertical movement

o Horizontal movement

o Yaw/Pitch movement

o Camera feed

o Data feed

o Waypoint navigation

o Return – To – Home

Loss of Video Feed Checklist

 All controls RELEASED

 All operations PAUSED

 Wait 10 seconds

 If feed not re-established, Return – to –

Home PRESSED

 System returning to home VERIFIED

 Perform Pre-Landing Checklist

 Perform Incident Checklist

Complete Loss of Communication / Control 

Checklist

 All controls RELEASED

 All operations PAUSED

 Wait 10 seconds

 If control not re-established, Return – to –

Home PRESSED

 System returning to home VERIFIED

 Perform Pre-Landing Checklist

 Perform Incident Checklist

Complete Loss of sUAS Aircraft

 Ascertain sUAS location

 Ensure safety of bystanders

 Contact any necessary authorities 

immediately

 Contact land owner / representative to 

obtain permission to recover the sUAS

 Perform incident checklist