Drone pre-flight checklist
Valerio Capello –
www.geody.com
– 28 March 2017
Before leaving Home
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Remote Control
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Drone
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Props (at least 4: 2 x clockwise, 2 x anticlockwise)
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Battery of the Remote Control
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Batteries of the Drone
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microSD for the Remote Control
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microSD for the Camera
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Motor holder tool
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Allen Key (Hex Key) No. 2
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Cloth to clean the Drone
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Cloth to clean the lens of the Camera
Flight Zone
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Not into a No-Fly Zone (at least 4 miles – 6.5 Km – from airports, etc.)
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Wind max 19 Km/h (12 mph, 10.5 knots)
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Temperature min 0°C (32°F) max 40°C (104°F)
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K-index (disturbance of Earth's Magnetic field) max 3
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Check sunrise and sunset time to make sure you are flight in desired lighting conditions
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Check for clouds, if you want a blue sky
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Take off area: flat surface with about 5 meters (about 15 feet) of free space around the drone
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Check for possible obstacles in the nearby (buildings, poles, cables, trees, ...), and for people,
animals, cars, in the underlying area.
Drone
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Lack of visible damages (cracks, chipped props, damaged O-rings, …)
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Screws of the airframe and landing gears tightened, using the allen key (hex key) no. 2.
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Props tightened above the motor (mounted over the rubber O-rings), using the motor holder tool
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Spin every prop over 360° (more than a complete turn) with your finger to make sure motors can
spin freely
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The lens of the camera is clean
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microSD inserted into the remote control (to record telemetry data)
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microSD card inserted into the camera (to record photos and videos)
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Battery inserted into the remote control
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Battery inserted into the drone
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Gimbal/Cam's cover lock removed
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Verify that the joysticks of the remove control can move freely in all directions
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Turn on the remote control
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Turn on the drone
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Remote control's battery is fully charged
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Drone's battery is fully charged
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Drone bound to the remote control (message: “RC: completed!”)
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Camera bound to the remote control, and live image showing on the screen
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Take a test picture (message: “Capture complete”)
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GPS lock for the drone
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GPS lock for the remote control
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Flight Mode set to Angle
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Before to turn on motors: turn on audio if you want it (it has to be turned on every time you
start the remote control), start the video if you want the cam to be recording since the take off
(or you want to be sure to don't forget to start it later)
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