Initial Procedures (first flight of day)
Action | Output | Tool Used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check Airspace for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | |
| 2 | Check Weather for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | https://xcweather.co.uk/ |
| 3 | Check ground personnel | Clear for flight YES/NO | On-site contact |
| 4 | DECISION Is the operation safe? | YES/NO | |
| 5 | Submit Flight Plan | Drone Assist (future - automated via Altitude Angel) | |
| 6 | Power up Base Station and Starlink | EcoFlow App - Turn on AC Output | |
| 7 | Check power status | Battery below 50%? | EcoFlow App - Turn on Generator if needed |
| 8 | Check Starlink and Base Station are online | Starlink App or Web | |
| 9 | Check Base Station control and video feed
| Video feed should appear with internal lights on | |
| 10 | Power on RC | ||
| 11 | Check RC connection | Rc should show connected and remote control should be possible | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 12 | Check RC battery status and turn charge on via base station web | RC should start charging if not at 100% | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 13 | Force close Skippy Scout and DJI Pilot apps | Airdroid PC App or Web | |
| 14 | Power on Drone | drone should power up - should be able to see this in video feed | |
| 15 | Launch DJI Pilot 2 | Airdroid PC App or Web | |
| 16 | Check drone battery level - if not 80%+:
| Drone charge should start, turn internal lights off to check battery status lights are flashing green | |
| 17 | Check drone:
| Clear for flight YES/NO | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 18 | Check drone Flight termination system | Activate it | |
| 19 | Check Airspace for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | |
| 20 | Check Weather for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | https://xcweather.co.uk/ |
| 21 | Check ground personnel | Clear for flight YES/NO | On-site contact |
| 22 | DECISION Is the operation safe? | YES/NO | |
| 23 | Check External camera feed | Clear of hazards/personnel/obstructions? | |
| 24 | Open Base Station drawer | Draw should open and be visible on base station camera feeds and drone camera feed | |
| 25 | Check RTK/GPS status | Satellites should be acquired and RTK should be ‘converging’ then ‘connected’ after a few minutes | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 26 | Check surrounding area via drone camera sensor feeds - check all sides | Clear YES/NO | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 27 | Force close DJI Pilot | Airdroid PC App or Web | |
| 28 | Open Skippy Scout and setup flight | Airdroid PC App or Web | |
| 29 | Run all checks on Skippy Scout flight screen | Clear for flight YES/NO | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 30 | Check Base station status | Clear for flight YES/NO | |
| 31 | Check battery power status | Clear for flight YES/NO | EcoFlow App |
| 32 | Check internet connection status | Clear for flight YES/NO | Starlink App or Web |
| 33 | Check Airspace for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | |
| 34 | Check Weather for duration of planned flight | Clear for flight YES/NO | https://xcweather.co.uk/ |
| 35 | Check ground personnel | Clear for flight YES/NO | On-site contact |
| 36 | DECISION Is the operation safe? | YES/NO | |
| 37 | Notify of take-off | Drone Assist (future - automated via Altitude Angel) | |
| 38 | Initiate take-off | Drone should take off and be viable on camera feeds | Airdroid PC App or Web |
| 39 | Monitor flight - Flight and Emergency Procedures | Airdroid PC App or Web |