ENsures team is following the Procedures and Operations Manual Acts as the interface between the Judges and Ground Control - keeps the Judges informed as to our progress and status. Gives Joe position the Judges and recieves bottle drop confirmations from them Holds the radio link to the pilot Provides antenna pointing direcitons Organises NMEA cable Coordinating with Judges during failsafe situations Antenna Pointer (Paul) Points the GCS antenna towards the Mugin RF links (Ron) Monitors the RF Link Quality Setup Assembling the Mugin (The night before) Assemble Wings and Tail Check for physical damage Check all electronics present and connected Check for working flight surfaces Confirm all batteries charged No physical damage to airframe, engine, propeller or avionics All hatches closed and secured on aircraft Area and runway clear of unnecessary personnel and debris Confirm SLA and engine ignition batteries charged Confirm fuel tank full Setup of the Ground Station (The morning of) Radio links active and working (with a decent SNR value) All laptops (x4 plus TV) working and networked All laptops sotware working correctly All Ground Station operators confirm Pre-startup checks Verify All servos and flight control surfaces responsive APM(s) running Pandaboard running RC radio link working Confirm GPS Lock COnfirm compass enabled, COMPASS_USE=1 Confirm Altitude lock Ensure flight mode MANUAL Airspeed calibration and check Reciever failsafe check
ENsures team is following the Procedures and Operations Manual Acts as the interface between the Judges and Ground Control - keeps the Judges informed as to our progress and status. Gives Joe position the Judges and recieves bottle drop confirmations from them Holds the radio link to the pilot Provides antenna pointing direcitons Organises NMEA cable Coordinating with Judges during failsafe situations Antenna Pointer (Paul) Points the GCS antenna towards the Mugin RF links (Ron) Monitors the RF Link Quality Setup Assembling the Mugin (The night before) Assemble Wings and Tail Check for physical damage Check all electronics present and connected Check for working flight surfaces Confirm all batteries charged No physical damage to airframe, engine, propeller or avionics All hatches closed and secured on aircraft Area and runway clear of unnecessary personnel and debris Confirm SLA and engine ignition batteries charged Confirm fuel tank full Setup of the Ground Station (The morning of) Radio links active and working (with a decent SNR value) All laptops (x4 plus TV) working and networked All laptops sotware working correctly All Ground Station operators confirm Pre-startup checks Verify All servos and flight control surfaces responsive APM(s) running Pandaboard running RC radio link working Confirm GPS Lock COnfirm compass enabled, COMPASS_USE=1 Confirm Altitude lock Ensure flight mode MANUAL Airspeed calibration and check Reciever failsafe check
UAVFlightOperationsManual.docx