# ATTACHMENT 10

# LYNX UAS

Operator and Crewmember Checklist

Last Updated 30 October 2014

# PACKING LIST

 Fuselage (Check bolts)

 Wings (Check correct set)

 Stabilator (Check tail clips)

 Batteries Check voltage)

 Battery Tester

 DX7 Transmitter

 Laptop

 Laptop Power Supply

 Extension Cord (If required)

 3DR Radio

 Micro USB Cable

 Mini USB

 Castle Link

 Gaffer’s Tape

 Wishbones (X4)

 Screwdrivers (Phillips & Flathead)

 Adjustable Wrench

 Anemometer

 Camera Bracket

 Camera

o Charged Battery

o SD Card

o Screw

 Spares

o Props

o Stabilator Arms

o Tail Clips

o Pitot Tube Holder

o Wishbones

 Pencil

 Bind Plug

 Exact

‐ O Knife

# NORMAL PROCEDURE

PUBLICATIONS

1. Checklist

‐ Verify

PGCS POWER UP

1. Laptop

‐ Turn On and Connect Power

2. Telemetry Radio

‐ Attach

3. Mission Planner

‐ Start

AV PREFLIGHT INSPECTIONS

1. Battery

‐ Check Level and Install

2. Battery Connectors

‐ Inspect

3. Fuselage

‐ Inspect

4. Skid Pads

‐ Serviceable

5. Propellers and Motor

‐ Serviceable

6. Stabilator

‐ Inspect and Attach

7. Pitot Tube

‐ Attach and Inspect

8. Rudder

– Inspect

9. Servos

‐ Check Attachment and Linkages

10. Wing Bolts

‐ Present and Spaced

11. Wings

‐ Assemble and Inspect

### PREFLIGHT CHECKS

1. DX7 Transmitter

– On

2. Throttle Safety Key

– Attach

3. AV Battery

– Connect

4. Flight Surface

– Check Movement

5. New Field

– Range Check/Magnetometer Calibration

*Caution: Problem trend with AutoPilot on 1 st 

### mission in new field

FLIGHT DATA SCREEN

6. Mission Planner

– Connect

7. HUD

– Verify Level and Responsive

INITIAL SETUP SCREEN

8. Compass

– Enable, Check Declination and Rotation (ROLL 180), Calibrate if needed

9. Flight Modes

– Set

10. Failsafe

– Disabled

11. Airspeed

– Enable and Use

CONFIG TAB

12. PID’s

– Check Correct

13. Nav Angles

– Check Correct (45, 20,

‐ 15)

14. Throttle Settings

– Check Correct (Min 0, Max 75)

15. Airspeed Settings

– Check Correct (16 m/s)

16. Planner

– Correct Units

FLIGHT PLANNING SCREEN

17. Default Altitude

– Set

18. Loiter & Waypoint Radius

– Set

19. Mission

– Create/Load (if necessary)

20. Waypoints

– Write

21. Waypoints

– Check distance

22. Orange Line

‐ Check direction

23. Flight Plan Waypoints

– Verify

FLIGHT DATA SCREEN

1. Flight Surface Checks

‐ Perform

2. Magnetometer

– Correct and Responsive

3. IMU Test

‐ Perform

4. Auto Check

– Perform

5. Return Home Check

– Perform

6. Mode Auto

7. Full Throttle Check

– Perform

8. Prefight Calibration

– Perform

9. Airspeed Test

– Perform

10. Payload Checks

– Perform

11. GPS Picture with camera ‐ Take

12. Wings

– Attach

### AV LAUNCH

1. Payload

– Ready for Takeoff

2. Data Links

– Verify

3. Wind

– Check

4. Final Walkaround

– Complete (SP)

5. RBFI

– Remove

6. Mode

– Manual (SP)

7. Timer

– Start (SP)

8. Launch Area/Prop

– Clear

9. Reader for Takeoff

– Announce (SP)

10. Ready for Takeoff

– Confirm (Thrower)

11. Full Throttle

– Verify

12. AV

– Launch into the Wind

AV RECOVERY

1. Weather/Winds

– Verify

2. Mode

– Manual (SP)

3. Recovery Site

– Select (SP)

4. Recovery Site Clear

– Verify (Observer)

DEEP STALL RECOVERY

5. AV Altitude

‐ >100 ft. AGL

6. Direction

– into the Wind

7. Throttle

– Off

8. Deep Stall

– Engage (SP)

9. Timer

– Stop (SP)

MANUAL LANDING

5. Manually Land AV

– Into Wind (SP)

6. Timer

– Stop (SP)

Deep Stall Abort

1. Deep Stall

– Disengage (SP)

2. AV

– Climb Gently (SP)

3. Power Apply (SP)

POST FLIGHT

1. AV Battery –Check/Disconnect

2. DX7

– Off

3. AV

– Disassemble/Inspect

4. GCS

– Shutdown

5. Load TLOG

# EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Motor Failure Below 100 Feet AGL

1. Control

– Manual (SP)

2. Safe Heading

– stablish (SP)

3. Deep Stall

– Engage (SP)

4. AV Recover (ALL)

Motor Failure Above 100 Feet AGL

1. Control

‐ Manual (SP)

2. Throttle

‐ Reduce (SP)

3. Safe Heading

– Establish (SP)

4. Recovery Site

– Select (Observer)

5. Land or Deep Stall

– ASAP

AV Fire on Ground

1. FIRE, FIRE, FIRE ON AV

– ANNOUNCE (SP)

2. Control

– Manual (SP)

3. Throttle

– Reduce (SP)

4. Fire

– Extinguish (ALL)

5. Batteries

– Secure

Uncontrolled Flight

1. Control

– Manual (SP)

2. Controllability

– Assess (SP)

AV Uncontrollable

1. Deep Stall

– Engage

2. Batteries

– Secure

AV Controllable

1. Land

– As Soon as Practical

Safety Pilot Low Battery

1. Control

– Manual (SP)

2. Safe Heading

– Establish (SP)

3. Deep Stall

– Engage (SP)

4. AV

– Recover (ALL)

Safety Pilot Uplink Failure

1. RTL

– Verify

2. Control

– Auto (SP)

3. Uplink

– Re

‐ Establish (SP)

4. Autoland

– AS Appropriate (AO)

### GCS Comms Failure

1. 3DR Radio

– Power Cycle

2. Mission Planner

– Restart

3. Laptop

– Restart

4. Control

– Manual (SP)

5. Land –As Soon as Practical (SP)

GPS Failure

1. GPS FAILURE

– Announce (AO)

2. Control

– Manual (SP)

3. Land AV

– As Soon As Practical

GCS Electrical Power Failure

1. Screen Brightness

– Reduce

2. Power Source

– Check

3. Land

– As Required

# Table 1. Speed Conversions

Meter/Second Knots Miles/Hour

1 1.2 2.2

2 3.9 4.5

3 5.8 6.7

4 7.8 8.9

5 9.7 11.2

6 11.7 13.4

7 13.6 15.7

8 15.6 19.9

9 17.5 20

10 19.4 22.4

11 21.4 24.6

12 23.3 26.8

13 25.3 29.1

14 27.2 31.3

15 29.2 33.6

16 31.1 35.8

17 33 38

18 35 40.3

19 36.9 42.5

20 38.9 44.7

21 40.8 47

22 42.8 49.2



# Table 2. Distance Conversions

Feet Meters

50 15

100 31

150 46

200 61

250 76

300 91

350 106

400 122

450 137

500 152

# Table 3. Beaufort Wind Scale

# PERFORMANCE DATA

Wind Limitation.........................................15 Gusting 25 Knots

Altitude.......................................................100

‐ 1000 AGL

Airspeed......................................................30

‐ 35 Knots

Range...........................................................Limited by Visual Line of Site

Endurance............ .......................................90 Minutes (At 5,000 ft. MSL)

Navigation...................................................+/

‐ 45° Roll, +20°,

‐ 15° Pitch

Climb Rates.................................................+1,000, 500 Feet per Minute

Airspeed

Cruise............................................16

‐ 18 m/s

Stall................................................9 m/s

Never Exceed (Vne).....................22 m/s

Low Battery.................................................19.8 volts

Motor Cutoff...............................................18.0 volts

Max Takeoff Weight...................................10.3 lbs

Prohibited Maneuvers:

Launch or recovery with any tailwind

Flight into known icing conditions

Flight into Visible Moisture

Flight beyond Safety Pilot’s visual line of sightLYNXUASPUBLICATIONS1.Checklist‐VerifyPGCSPOWERUP1.Laptop‐TurnOnandConnectPower2.TelemetryRadio‐Attach3.MissionPlanner‐StartAVPREFLIGHTINSPECTIONS1.Battery‐CheckLevelandInstall2.BatteryConnectors‐Inspect3.Fuselage‐Inspect4.SkidPads‐Serviceable5.PropellersandMotor‐Serviceable6.Stabilator‐InspectandAttach7.PitotTube‐AttachandInspect8.Rudder–Inspect9.Servos‐CheckAttachmentandLinkages10.WingBolts‐PresentandSpaced11.Wings‐AssembleandInspectPREFLIGHTCHECKS1.DX7Transmitter–On2.ThrottleSafetyKey–Attach3.AVBattery–Connect4.FlightSurface–CheckMovement5.NewField–RangeCheck/MagnetometerCalibration*Caution:ProblemtrendwithAutoPiloton1stmissioninnewfieldFLIGHTDATASCREEN6.MissionPlanner–Connect7.HUD–VerifyLevelandResponsiveINITIALSETUPSCREEN8.Compass–Enable,CheckDeclinationandRotation(ROLL180),Calibrateifneeded9.FlightModes–Set10.Failsafe–Disabled11.Airspeed–EnableandUseCONFIGTAB12.PID’s–CheckCorrect13.NavAngles–CheckCorrect(45,20,‐15)14.ThrottleSettings–CheckCorrect(Min0,Max75)15.AirspeedSettings–CheckCorrect(16m/s)16.Planner–CorrectUnitsFLIGHTPLANNINGSCREEN17.DefaultAltitude–Set18.Loiter&WaypointRadius–Set19.Mission–Create/Load(ifnecessary)20.Waypoints–Write21.Waypoints–Checkdistance22.OrangeLine‐Checkdirection23.FlightPlanWaypoints–VerifyFLIGHTDATASCREEN1.FlightSurfaceChecks‐Perform2.Magnetometer–CorrectandResponsive3.IMUTest‐Perform4.AutoCheck–Perform5.ReturnHomeCheck–Perform6.ModeAuto7.FullThrottleCheck–Perform8.PrefightCalibration–Perform9.AirspeedTest–Perform10.PayloadChecks–Perform11.GPSPicturewithcamera‐Take12.Wings–AttachAVLAUNCH1.Payload–ReadyforTakeoff2.DataLinks–Verify3.Wind–Check4.FinalWalkaround–Complete(SP)5.RBFI–Remove6.Mode–Manual(SP)7.Timer–Start(SP)8.LaunchArea/Prop–Clear9.ReaderforTakeoff–Announce(SP)10.ReadyforTakeoff–Confirm(Thrower)11.FullThrottle–Verify12.AV–LaunchintotheWindAVRECOVERY1.Weather/Winds–Verify2.Mode–Manual(SP)3.RecoverySite–Select(SP)4.RecoverySiteClear–Verify(Observer)DEEPSTALLRECOVERY5.AVAltitude‐>100ft.AGL6.Direction–intotheWind7.Throttle–Off8.DeepStall–Engage(SP)9.Timer–Stop(SP)MANUALLANDING5.ManuallyLandAV–IntoWind(SP)6.Timer–Stop(SP)DeepStallAbort1.DeepStall–Disengage(SP)2.AV–ClimbGently(SP)3.PowerApply(SP)POSTFLIGHT1.AVBattery–Check/Disconnect2.DX7–Off3.AV–Disassemble/Inspect4.GCS–ShutdownEMERGENCYPROCEDURESMotorFailureBelow100FeetAGL1.Control–Manual(SP)2.SafeHeading–stablish(SP)3.DeepStall–Engage(SP)4.AVRecover(ALL)MotorFailureAbove100FeetAGL1.Control‐Manual(SP)2.Throttle‐Reduce(SP)3.SafeHeading–Establish(SP)4.RecoverySite–Select(Observer)5.LandorDeepStall–ASAPAVFireonGround1.FIRE,FIRE,FIREONAV–ANNOUNCE(SP)2.Control–Manual(SP)3.Throttle–Reduce(SP)4.Fire–Extinguish(ALL)5.Batteries–SecureUncontrolledFlight1.Control–Manual(SP)2.Controllability–Assess(SP)AVUncontrollable1.DeepStall–Engage2.Batteries–SecureAVControllable1.Land–AsSoonasPracticalSafetyPilotLowBattery1.Control–Manual(SP)2.SafeHeading–Establish(SP)3.DeepStall–Engage(SP)4.AV–Recover(ALL)SafetyPilotUplinkFailure1.RTL–Verify2.Control–Auto(SP)3.Uplink–Re‐Establish(SP)4.Autoland–ASAppropriate(AO)GCSCommsFailure1.3DRRadio–PowerCycle2.MissionPlanner–Restart3.Laptop–Restart4.Control–Manual(SP)5.Land–AsSoonasPractical(SP)GPSFailure1.GPSFAILURE–Announce(AO)2.Control–Manual(SP)3.LandAV–AsSoonAsPracticalGCSElectricalPowerFailure1.ScreenBrightness–Reduce2.PowerSource–Check3.Land–AsRequiredPERFORMANCEDATAWindLimitation..15Gusting25KnotsAltitude................100‐1000AGLAirspeed...............30‐35KnotsRange....................LimitedbyVisualLineofSiteEndurance............90Minutes(At5,000ft.MSL)Navigation............+/‐45°Roll,+20°,‐15°PitchAirspeedCruise.........................................16‐18m/sStall.............................................9m/sNeverExceed(Vne)..................22m/sLowBattery..............................................19.8voltsMotorCutoff............................................18.0voltsMaxTakeoffWeight................................10.3lbsProhibitedManeuvers:LaunchorrecoverywithanytailwindFlightintoknownicingconditionsFlightintoVisibleMoistureFlightbeyondSafetyPilot’svisuallineofsight