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# Souder, Miller & Associates

U A V Ins p e c tio n an d C h e c k List

We h a v e c o m p iled t h e f o l l ow i n g c h e cklist b as e d i n f o r m at i o n f o r U A V p h o t o g ra m me t r y . T h is is b y n o

me a n s a c o m p lete c o u rs e

, bu t a r e fr e s h e r a n d d ai l y r e m i nd e r o f w h at yo u n ee d t o d o in o r d e r t o f l y

safel y

.



### F l ig h t L o g :

It is crit i cal t o k ee p a l o g o f fli gh ts a n d c o nd it i o n s r e l a t e d to t h e m . T h is w ill i n s u r e b att e r y a n d airfr a m e

lif e

. Ju st ask u s a n d w e w ill s e n d y o u a c o p y t o p ri n t. T h e l o g i n cl ud e s t h e f o l l ow i n g as we ll as o t h e r

i n f o r m a ti o n :



### 1) P il o t fli gh t t i m e



### 2) A ircraft fli gh t t i m e



### 3) A ircraft m ai n t e n a n c e a n d u pd at e s



### 4) Batte r y u sa g e, d ate pu t i n t o s e r v i c e

, vo l ta g e a n d c a p acity v s ti m e

W e w i l l a l s o p r o v i d e yo u w i th a c h a r t w i th LED d e

f i n i t i o n s

, t h i s wi l l b e u s ed o n a r

e gu l a r ba s i s

,

la m i na te i t a n d r

efer to i t t o l e a r

n wh a t t h e c o p ter i

s te l l i n g y o u

.



### Be n c h S e t u p a n d t e s t in g :

 A ll scr e w s / b o lts a r e ti gh t



###  Bat t e ri e s are s e c u r e

, An t e nn as are s e c u r e

, P r o p s b al a n c e d

, P r o p s ali gn e d

, P r o p s n o t

c h i pp e d



###  C h e ck b la d e s

, a r m s, e tc. f o r crack s / d a m a g e



###  Wiri n g Ti gh t



###  N o e x c e ss i v e flexi n g o f m o t o rs o r b o o m s o B o o m s / m o t o rs w ill n o t t w ist o C e n ter o f

g ra v ity is c o rr e ct



###  War n i n g li gh ts s e t f o r l o w b att e ry if u s e d



###  Batt e r i e s c h ar g e d

. R e p la c e a n y b at t e ry w h ich c y cles b e l o w 8 0 % o f ra te d ca p aci t y



###  L a p t o p Bat t e ry



###  F li gh t Batte r y



###  RC / Tx B a tte r y



###  Vi d eo R x Ba t te r y



###  C h ar g e d i P ad a n d L a p t o p



### I n v e n t o ry C h e c k l i s t :

• Ca me ra w ith Clean S D Car d

, Sp are car d s a n d b att e r i es

. F o r m at car d s in t h e c a me r a f o r b e st

r e s u lts. U s e fast car d s.

• Sp are c o p t e r p ar t s a n d p r op s, t o o ls

• Sp are fli gh t b at t e ri e s

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• F li gh t C o n t r o ller s o f t w are l o a d e d o n i P ad o r P C a n d R C tra n s m itt e r

• Vi d e o m o n it o r, sta nd

, i P ad mo un t b at t e ry a n d a n t e n n as

• D atali n k a n d i P ad



### C o m p as s C a l i bra t i o n;

T h e c om p a ss n e e d s t o b e c ali b rat e d e ach d ay o r w h e n c h a ng i n g l o cat i o n s. E ve n a d ista n ce o f l e ss t h an a

m ile r e qu ir e s a r e cali b r a ti o n to m ai n tain fli gh t acc u ra c y

.

• U np l u g g i m ba l l ead s ; t h is w ill s t o p t h e g i m b al f r o m m ai n tai n i n g att i t ud e du ri n g cali b ra t i o n

.

• Q u ickly s w i t ch t h e c o n tr o l mo d e s w itch f r o m GP S Mo d e t o M

a nu a l M o d e an d b ac k t o G P

S Mo d e f o r 6 to

1 0 ti m es ̧ T h e L ED i nd ica t o r w ill t u rn o n s o lid B L UE.

• R o t a te t h e c o p ter a b o u t t h e h o ri z o n tal ax i s f o r a b o u t 3 6 0 d e g r e es un til t h e L ED g o es to s o lid

GREE N

.

• N o w h o ld t h e c o p t e r w ith t h e n o s e D OWN a n d r o t a te u p to 3 6 0 d e g r ee s un til t h e L E D t u r n s O FF

.

T h is i nd icat e s a s u c c e ssf u l cali b ra t i o n

.

• T h e L ED i nd ic a t o r w ill s h o w we a t h e r t h e cali b ra t i o n w as s u cc e s sf u l o r n o t ;



###  If t h e L ED is w h i te f o r 3 s e c o nd s t h e n t u r n s o f f

, cali b r a ti o n w as s u c c e ssf u l.



###  If t h e L ED flas h e s RED qu i c kl y

, c ali b ra t i o n h as faile d

. R e p e at t h e p r o c e ss a bo v e s t ar t i n g

w ith t h e c o n tr o l m o d e s w i t c h i ng.

• U np l u g p owe r, c o m p ass ca l i b ra t i o n w ill b e m ai n tai n e d du ri n g r e start

• Cali b ra t e e ve r y d a y a n d w h e n c h a ng i n g l o cat i o n s.



### P r e f l i g h t C he c k l i s t

1

. Po s i ti o n Gr o un d C o n t r o l S t ati o n

, ( GC S ). P ay at t e n ti o n ; s u n a ng l e

, sc r ee n a n d c o p t e r v isi b ili ty

n ee d t o b e m ai n tai n e d

.

2

. I d e n tify an e m e r g e n c y la n d i n g z o n e ( L Z) in a n o t h e r p a r t o f t h e j o b; t h is s h o u ld b e at o r n e ar t h e

far e n d o f t h e m i s si o n

.

3

. V e rify t h e ar e a is s e c u re a n d all p e rs o n al k no w a U A V w ill b e f l y i ng

.

4

. P r o p s i n stalled c o r r e ct l y

- (sil ve r / t o p

– b lac k / b o t t o m )

5

. S w itch o n Tra n s m it t e r, ve r i fy o p e ra t i o n a n d v o lta g e ( n o le s s t h an 4

. 9 v )

6

. C h eck fli gh t b a tte r y l e v el.

7

. A ttach b at t e ry t o c o p t e r, v e rify CG.

8

. C o nn e ct b o th b atte r y l e a d s fr o m fli gh t b a t t e r y . V e ri f y t h e y a r e n o t in t h e w ay o f f li gh t

c o m p o n e n ts. ( m ain

– Y e l l o w X T9 0 ; v i d e o tra n s m i t t e r

– w h i t e b ala n ce ta b )

9

. GCS s e t u p a n d e v e r y t h i n g o n w ith f u ll b at t e ri e s

10

. Ca me ra S e t u p

a. Le n s cap r e m o ve d

b

. Card h as e n o ug h ca p aci t y

c. IR firi n g m e c h a n ism is s e t u p p r o p e rly

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d

. Batte r y h as e n o ug h p o wer

e. Ca me ra is b ala n c e d o n g i mb al

f. T u rn o n s hu t t e r s w itch o n c o n tr o l l e r t o ve ri f y s hu t t e r c y cli n g (f u lly c y c l e s hu t t e r o n

ca m e ra m a nu ally fir s t, t h e n t e st c y c l e t h r o ug h tra n s m itt e r).

g

. V e rify c a m e ra i m a g e v isi b le o n L CD m o n i t o r

11

. P l u g i n g i m ba l w ir e s

– ( p = p itch axi s ; r= r o ll a xis)

12

. V e rify all c a me ra g i m b al h o ld d ow n k n o b s a r e ti gh t, v e rify e a ch fli gh t.

13

. Po s i ti o n U A V at ta k e o ff l o c ati o n a n d p o w e r u p t h e r e t o s e t t h e “ H O M E” p o sit i o n

. (set u p c an b e

d o n e o n t o p o f car r y i n g ca s e t o m ake ac c e ss e asi e r t h e n m o v e d t o t a k e o ff l o cat i o n a n d p ow e r e d

u p a g ain t h ere)

14

. V e rify s a t e lli t e s r e c e i ve d b y o b s e r v i n g L E D ’s o n c o p t e r a n d o n sc r ee n d is p lay (O S D )

– ( m i n

. 7 )

15

. Test g i m b al ( tilt f un ct i o n ) a n d d atali n k t o GCS

16

. U p l o ad M i ssi o n

17

. V e rify a l tit ud e in O S D is z e r o

18

. Le a v e c o p t e r a n d g o t o GC S

.

a. O S D is r e c e i v i n g c a me r a i m a g e . Ca m e ra m a y n ee d t o b e c y cled b y taki n g a p ict u r e

.

b

. O S D is r ece i v i n g c o p ter d a t a. Verify b a tte r y vo l ta g e, z e ro e l e v a ti o n a n d n u m b er o f

sat e llit e s.

c. GC S

, e it h e r P C o r i P ad h as c o m m un icat i o n w ith c o p t e r.

d

. GCS is sit u a t e d t o t ake a dv a n ta g e o f fli gh t path a n d s u n a ng le



### D u ri n g M i ss i on

1

. Batte r y vo l ta g e is t h e si ng l e m o s t crit i cal c o m p o n e n t to m iss i o n s u c c ess. Watch caref u ll y

.

2

. F o ll o w m issi o n o n GCS w i t h ve rific a ti o n b y v is u al c o n t act w i th c o p t e r

3

. M issi o n t i m i n g can b e aff e c t e d b y w i n d a n d d e n si t y al t it ud e

, b e r ea d y to a b o rt at a n y t i m e w h en

b attery v o lta g e d ict a tes.

4

. If b atte r y r un s d o wn b e f o r e m i ssi o n c o m p l e ti o n

, a l te r n ate L Z m ay b e n ee d ed t o s afely c o m p le t e

m iss i o n

. L a n d sa f e ly a n d a d j u st n e xt m i ssi o n to ac c om mo d a te we a t h e r c o nd it i o n s.

5

. W h e n r e gu lar m iss i o n is c o m p le t e d

, la n d sa f e ly a n d al l o w m o t o rs to s hu t o ff b y f u lly t h r o ttli n g

d ow n

.

6

. “ RT H ”

– R e t u r n

- t o

- H o m e f un cti o n if n e e d e d

, is d o n e b y h o l d i n g t h e (r e d ) S W9 f o r 1 0 s e c. a n d

r e leasi ng . T h e c o p t e r w ill b e g in t h e “ r e t u rn to ho m e ” f un cti o n a n d can b e i n t e rr u p t ed at

a n y ti m e f o r n o r m al fli gh t b y t o gg li n g t h e “ g r ee n ” fli g h t m o d e s w i t ch S W 6 / 7 a m i n i m u m o f 3

c y cles a n d r e s e tti n g t h e fli g h t m o d e s w itch b ack to “ G P S ” m o d e (f u ll f o r w ar d ). Y o u can r e s u m e

n o r m al fli gh t.

7

. F o r n a v i g a ti o n li gh ts, t o gg le ( w h i t e ) S W2 s w i t c h

.



### L a n d i n g C h e c k l i s t

1

. V e rify L Z is clear

2

. L a n d c o p t e r

3

. Bri n g c o n t r o ller w ith yo u t o t h e c o p t e r

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. U np l u g m ain po we r fi r st t h e n b ala n c e d p owe r p l u g fr o m b a t t e ry

5

. T u rn o ff c o n t r o ller

6

. C h e ck m o t o r t em p s, v e ry w arm t o t h e t o u ch is O K

, t e m p s s h o u ld b e c o n sis t e n t f o r all 8 m o t o rs



### F ly ing A ga i n?

1

. R e p lace o r ve ri f

y ca p a city o f car d . It is b e st to r e p la c e c ar d s b e t w ee n fli gh ts.

2

. R e p lace b a tt e r y

, ve ri f y CG a n d b att e ry v o lta g e

3

. I n s p e ct c o p t e r f u lly f o r l o o s e a n d b r o k e n i t e m s.

4

. V e rify i n t e g rity o f p r o p s, w i ri ng

, b o lts a n d o t h e r c o nn e c ti o n s

5

. F o ll o w n o r m al p r e fli gh t p r o c e du r e s o u tli n e d a b o v e



### D o n e f o r t h e d ay

1

. I n s p ect c o p ter fr a m e f o r d a m a g e o r s tress

2

. I n s p e ct p r o p s f o r d i ng s o r s tr e ss cracks

3

. V e rify m o t o rs t u rn f r ee l y

4

. R e mo v e p r o p s a n d t u rn d o w n ar m s.

5

. C h e ck fli gh t c o n t r o l c o nn ec t o rs a n d w iring

6

. R e mo v e g i m b al lea d s

7

. S af e ly p a c k c o p t e r a n d p r op s