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UAV Pre-Flight Team Briefing

by peter campbell, from the Community

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Prepare your drone crew with a structured pre-flight team briefing. This reusable checklist covers legal operating limits, observer responsibilities, visual line-of-sight, separation distances from people and structures, OSC variations, radio issuance and channel checks, and validation of team roles. Use it to document briefing reasons, summarize key points for pilots and spotters, and confirm readiness before take-off to ensure safe, compliant UAV operations.

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UAV On-Site Risk Assessment Checklist

This UAV on-site risk assessment checklist guides remote pilots and teams through preflight planning and safety controls. It covers site hazards and obstructions, public access and crowd control, terrain conditions, and flight safety areas for takeoff, landing, emergency, and holding. The checklist prompts airspace checks including ATC coordination, FRZ considerations, and NOTAM reviews, plus weather assessment and GPS locks. It supports safe distance and separation planning, permissions within TOL zones, and documentation of mitigation in a risk matrix. Team briefing, observer duties, radio checks, emergency contacts, insurance verification, and final sign-off are included to ensure compliant, safe drone operations.

by peter campbell, from the Community

30+

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UAV Flight Checklist

Standardized UAV flight checklist covering pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight procedures. Includes airframe inspection, camera and gimbal setup, battery logging, transmitter and groundstation checks, video downlink verification, and safety calls for starting, take-off, and landing. Guides incident reporting, including categories and when to submit a Mandatory Occurrence Report, plus AAIB and CAA reporting line. Captures near-miss details, logs battery usage and condition, and references DJI flysafe self-unlock where applicable.

by peter campbell, from the Community

30+

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Briefing Register

This Briefing Register template helps teams document toolbox talks and safety briefings in a consistent, auditable format. Record site location, briefing title and contents, the person carrying out the briefing, date and time conducted, and duration. Include an acknowledgment statement so attendees confirm they understand the briefing, then capture names and signatures to complete the record. Ideal for construction and field operations that need clear attendance and understanding records for compliance and site safety.

by Tom Beever, from the Community

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On-site Risk Management Briefing

This on-site risk management briefing template helps crews align on safety-critical details before operations begin. Use it to capture task context, confirm fatigue readiness, review procedures, assess weather conditions, and verify site inspections. Outline identified hazards and agreed controls, check tools and PPE, and confirm helicopter and associated equipment serviceability when applicable. Include responsibilities for remote flight followers, review emergency response information and plans, and obtain crew conformity signatures with PIC approval. Ideal for aviation and field logistics teams needing a consistent pre-task safety briefing.

by Nigel George, from the Community

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UAV Pre-Flight Team Briefing

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