ALWAYS Perform your pre-flight checks to ensure safety
Pre-Flight Checks
Any time you are about to launch your drone, you should take a moment to run through pre-flight checks. Preflight checks will help to ensure you haven't forgotten a crucial step in the preparation process. Performing pre-flight checks prevents data collection mishaps and catastrophic errors resulting from simple mistakes.
Use your Pre-Flight Checklist before every launch!
Walk through the Pre-Flight checklist to ensure you haven't forgotten anything and your data will be collected safely & properly.
Environmental Checks
- Drone is clear of obstructions & people
- Check UAV Forecast again
- Wind gust is < 25mph
- Sustained wind < 20mph
- Good satellite coverage
- No rain or snow expected
Equipment Checks
- Base Station collecting
- Targets securely in place
- Drone is still level on solid ground
- Landing gear securely attached
- Arms securely locked in place
- Props fanned out
- SD card installed (unless you plan to pull data directly from the onboard computer)
Hand Controller Checks
- Joysticks centered & return to center when released
- Mission uploaded & downloaded
- Calibration & terrain following waypoints present
- All QGC Pre-Arm alerts cleared