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Unmanned Aircraft Pre/Post Flight Checks

by Wang Wei Foong, from the Community

Pilot in Command checklist for unmanned aircraft operations, covering pre flight and post flight tasks. Pre flight sections include regulatory requirements and local advisories, registration checks, battery and controller status, firmware updates, aircraft inspection including propellers, motors, gimbal, sensors, compass and IMU calibration, memory card, payload limits, and safety configuration such as return to home altitude, height and distance limits, and maintaining visual line of sight. It also covers flight area assessment, nearest obstacles, surface hazards, and emergency activity, as well as pilot fitness and weather conditions with Good to Fly verification. Post flight steps include disarming, damage checks, cooling components, reinstalling gimbal cover, housekeeping, packing equipment, and logging outcomes.

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